Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-24

must deliver COZ buahels, and that would h,
his guage ~ to whether he did his work
Hainea told him he'd deliver Il about the
lstof June, and - soon A. he went home he'd
commence to burn. l went over to Weasing.
ton Hills subsequently, and found he'd burnt
the lime, but he was absent. went to the
kiln myself and saw the lime. Was sent
over by the doctor. / left word to com
nence delivering it, which he did-three
loads that month. Haines was paid bv a
q check. (Shown = cheeky That's it in
my hand writing. I was there when Haincs
signed the roll. He come in with load, /
think, and before going home, he came into
the office and asked il the doctor had come
around, and said that he wanted to see him
about the lime. The doctor came in and
his telling the doctor to order some things
The doctor told him he'd let him have q
bull, and he order tho things. He signed
the check the same time 40 the pay roll.
telling the doctor to get those things and
credit them up with the bull. Think the
doctor took the check and paid him some
currency. This Was after signing the pay
roll. and after the check had been torn
from the book, hut not endorsed. I saw
hin, sign the check. With regard to the
cattle: After the delivery of the lime In
June, Haines got a yoke Of cattle for other
lime. These other cattle were left by
Hedges at the agency. They never cost
Livingston anything. Hedges told him he
could keep them if he wanted to. No hay
at all was cut in June.
cRoss.ExAMINATIoN.
Mr.. Russell, you testified that Bellon Le-
Clair worked as q laborer or that agency
for 20 days. How did you know that! A
Because he delivered lax cords Of wood.
I didn't see him cut it. That's the only
way l knew he worked 26 days: didn't
see him raise an sx. The only
way I knew he cut wood was that he deliv-
cred that amount. That's my only knowl-
edge on that point. (The LIE Claire check
shown to witness.) Livingston, Brocknan
and myself were present when LIE Claire
touched his hand to the pen. 1t was a few
minutes before LIE Glars check was issued
to him when he signed the pay roll. l think
the endorsement is in Will Hudson's hand
writing. Bellon said he couldn't write his
name then. Don't think he ever was em-
ployed before. He requested me 10 sign the
pay roll. think l told him to sign it, and
he asked me to sign it because he could not
see very we'll to follow a line. Was under
treatment. Have known his coming to the
Office six or seven times to consult about his
eyes. Never paid any attention to his eyes
and couldn't see them because he always
wore goggles. Am positive he took the
check soon after I tore it out. Think l laid
it down on the desk and said 'here is the
check" Didn't see it after he went out.
Didn't see him take it up. The check had
been written out q short time before in the
book. l wrote out all the checks for the
same quarter at the same time, | think.
didn't read the check to him. The doctor
told him to sign the roll. He said "all right
and I got out the paper and signed his name
as he touched the pen.
FURY might have signed the 30th of june
or soon after in July. Think FURY and Car
penter came in together. 1t was either tina
way or Carpenter and Laramie came in to
gether. Think they told him they had com,
in for their pay, and the doctor told them al
right, he'd settle. l got out the receipt roll
and signed it while he touched the pen.
tore out the check. He said he'd prefer tn
currency. After he touched the pen and
made the mark, l then tore out the check
Don't know whether l gave it to him or t
Livingston or laid it on the desk. After
did one of the three, l know that he sal,
he'd rather have the currency. and the doc
tor took it and gave him the currency. DON
know what became of the check after that
He said II want the money" or word
to that effect. After he said that Liv
~ineston gave him currency. 1t WASH
gold lor silver. 1 saw him ....han'
John some money. l saw it was green
cacks-or very good counterfeit. Alter b
he handed it to FURY l saw it in FURY
hands, and saw him count it over. After h
got his pay he went out Of the Office dool
I was present when he signed the pay roll,
and at the time the contract was made
There might have been other conversation
between the doctor and Flurv, the same day
but not in the office. FURY drew ration
during the month, or his wife did.
l saw Carpenter 4 portion of the TIM
might have seen him a dozen times or les
I think he came after his pay with Larami
either FURY OK Laramie. Am not SUI
sure Laramie was present but prefer to stat
it was him if either.
Here the witness was badgered about l
minutes as to whether it was FURY or Lars
nie and Carpenter, or Laramie or Flur
and Carpenter, or Carpenter and Laramie
or Laramie and Carpenter, or FURY an
Laramie alone, or both, or laramie an
Flarpenter or Lury and Ceramic, or Flual
2 amyentery, or neither, or something or o.f
> er. The reporter gave it up.)
Carpenter said when he came to sign til
pay rolls something that l didn't understand
The doctor explained TO him through an il
terpreter in substance to sign his nam
! there. it was for his pay. Don't remembe
who interpreted. 1t may have been 1.-THE
t FURY or Laramie. After the explanation
was made to Carpenter he signed the roll
About the time he signed the roll l got on
the check and laid it On the desk or CAV
it to the DOCTOR Carpenter said throug
the interpreter that he wanted that Wagon
, sad the doctor said all right. My impre.
sion is that Livingston was not presen
when he signed that check, but had gon
out to see about the wagon. l swear pos
itively that Carpenter in my presence wrot
this name on this check. There were do
two checks.
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