Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-24
THE LAMpPnERE MURDER.
Delss On Trial lsr u Csnnissisn
sfthe Bleedy Deed.
saturday Ae,sr..,n,. rr.e..a,.x..
one. Il. cAxxAcK.
being duly swora testified:

being duly swora testilsd:
Direct Eraninatton.-I was travelling on
tho Firssteel road, from Belott, lowe. on the
4th day Of July, In company with William
H. Willlams. Stlas Frank Besbe aud Geo.
LAndpAere; wa srsveltng With . team and
ouckoeord buggy. on our wayto Brule City ;
arrived Of Grow creek about noou, un-
hitched, turned our horses loose. and got
dinner; aftsr dinner VI tried TO shoot some
birds. bot dtdat get any; We wanted the
birds for bait 10 60 failing; didnt kill any;
Besbes gun wouldn't 90 Cd, and Beebs BE-
ing angry. took the gun By the barrel, and
broke Il against . tree; We then went 10
sleep, and Gee. Landphere did the same;
Williams asd I woke up. and Mw Beebs
grsasing his boots; Beebe picked up . quo.
and polishing the gun TO Landphere's head
6rod; then turning himself towards 10 said
stalk about sand, or grit, you eco I got it,"
I didn't 80 Landphere move after the sho:
va fired; Beebe then asked % 70 help him
carry the body away; I retused. 20 did Will.
Hams; Beebe then said he would do IL him.
self; then he wrapped ths.quilt around the
body of LAudphere, but turned himself to
10 aud said he Vas not dead. and shot him
again In the head With the pistol: then
Besbe took the body and carried himiou
the left side.of the buggy, and hid It 10 the
brush; I did not know the place where he
put Il; Bsebe came back and said to vii.
liams end myself 10 pack up; said We must
not leave the quilt around the body, for It
would give us awsv; Bsebe VEN back
to get the quilt, and hid It With Land
phere's clothing In different directions; We
then left for Sam Coon's ranch; on the road
Beebe told mo that if ever I squealed on
him he would kill me, or some Of his
friends would; ct Coon's ranch Beebe asked
Mrs. Coon the road to Brule CITY; left for
Brule City end camped at Red Lake; Viii.
liams and myself agreed that one of 10
should stand guard while the other would
60 s;. e 11ssp;,; ! d %a.Im slsep ;.i see ass !. the
LEFT Red Lake, and asked the road 10 Brule
City from Peter Nelson; We reached Brule
City In the afternoon, aud camped there
Williams and myself made up our minds 10
20 to some one and tell what Beebe had
done; Beebe left US to 60 out to look for Q
pony I ride to Bijou Hills to msil Q letter
to his wife; I asked him why he didn't take
his wi horse, and he answered that he
wanted to rest his pony, for he had q long
trip to make. wishing to 60 to Canton; I
told that to Williams, and Williams vent to
James Somers and told him the whole sto-
~; Somers said he would come and arrest
him.
Here the U. 8. Attorney presents q car
bine to witless, which 10 Identified by said
witness % being the carbine used by Beebe
In killing Landphere. The gun stock of .
broken gun va also shown to witness and
was identified - the gun stock Of the gun
which Beebe broke after unsuccessfully DR..
ing at birds. Csat. hat, cap and boots were
also shown to witness. which were identi.
aed % the property OF Landphere.
Witness further testified: When the
shooting occurred I was standing near the
buggy. on the left inside; when Beebe car.
ried away the body, the head and feet were
hanging down; do not remember If the
body was dragging on the ground; Bsebe
was gone i've or six minutes; / was una
ware of the fact that Beebe wss going to
kill Landphere, about half minute or
o minnie before he fred the
shot; We were campsd In . patch of timber (;
do not know the points OF compass.
The direct examination being closed, on
motion Of attorney for defendant, the court
adjourned until Monday at 8 O'Clock, .. NJ.