Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-12-03
the LAvDPnERE MURDER.
Bebee On Trial for tho Commission
Of the Bleedy Deed.

T"esday Morning's Proceedings.
alias FRANK BEEBn,
the defendant. bslsg on the stand, lest6.
ed: 4
Cross Examinations II made the acQuaint.
ance Of Landphere last June; I made hls
acquaintance about . month bsfore Nc LEFT
Bsloit for Brule City; Here the, Uuited
States attorney Allows to witness Land.
phere's photograph, and Witness identified
the same. I got acquainted with Williams
In the Anamoso penttentary. whore I wa
serving Q term; Williams was driving
when We reached Grow Greek : Csmmack.
Lsndphere and myself wers walking by
the eide of the buggy; I think We oil help.
cd to unhitch the wagon; I took the ponies
and vent about 80 or 40 rods away 70 picket
them out; l tied them with Q rope to some
small underground; the horses we're fac.
ing the creek; It might have taken me ten
minutes or moro to tie them; when I re-
turned to the camp, the boys were taking
out Of the buggy. the tent, blankets aud
some OF the firearms; I do not remember
It anything else was taken out Of the bug.
gy; the tent aud blankets were spread out
on the ground; I remained in camp about
ono hour before I went out hunting; I
took Williams muzzle loading rifle; 1t was
not the gun that wac ah0wn to me yester.
day I was gone one aud . half Ur two
hours; l couldn't swear positively If I was
gone one and q half or two hours;
I went down the creek; I mipht
have walked one or two miles; I did not see
anybody, and I didn't bear anybody when
l got back I laid my gun down . few min
utes after l went to cook my dinner it took
me about twenty minutes to cook my din
ner ; it might have taken me FIVE or six
minutes to grease my boots; Isaw Williams
pack up his gun while I was greasing my
second boot; Williams took his gun from
the rear end Of the wagon. which was laying
against the hind wheel, aud walked up be.
are you readyT Williams started from
the left hind wheel Of the wagon; I might
have been twenty feet from the buRgy's hind
wheel; he passed between me and the bug
gy Hank was standing between the wheels
on the left side of the buggy he was stand
ing almost against the buggy; Hanks face
was looking across The wagon; Hank an
swered, YES, Sam" Hank was facing me
at that time; he stepped 70, ward towards me /;
he stepped somewhat in my direction; he
stepped along the buggy towards the front ;
Williams was almost opposite Mr.. Land
phere; he had stepped over the tongue Of
the buggy; Landphere was laying to the
right Of the buggy; Williams had reached
a place about opposite Landphere's head
Cammack pulled his revolver; I said,
"What are you going to do boys" Viii.
liams was standing between me and Mr..
Landphere; they said to me, "You will
find out !" l believe Cammack said the
same thing it was q very short time be.
tween the time l asked them what they
were going to do, and the time when !
hollered to wake up Landphere; I think
I hollered, George, look out !'
I made q spring for the buggy; when I saw
Williams take his carbine and point it to.
wards George Landphere's head, l hollered
George look out" Cammack stopped me
and SAID that if I did not 90 back and 81,
down, I was a dead man 1 eat down imme-
diately, for was covered with his revolver
I walked backward to the camp fire, watch.
ing Cammack meanwhile; I squatted down
on my feet and hollered, George look out !"
George woke up and raised his head up,and
laid his head up on his elbow; 1t was but q
short time between the time l hollered and
l heard Cammack say one, two, three. wit.
ness to prosecution, Understand me right
sir: Williams walked around towards Land.
phere, and l then sprung up to wards the
buggy, but Cammack made me walk back
by covering me with his revolver Cammack
pointed his revolver towards me, while I va,
walking back when I sat down Cammack
turned his revolver away from me and
pointed it towards Landphere; Cammack
was then standing close to the left fore-wheel
of the buggy Landphere was lying about
thirty or forty feet from the buggy; he wae
laying side way he was laying in an OBJ.
lique direction to the buggy ; Lsndphere'e
head was towards the creek; he was laying
partly on his breast; while he was sleeping
I think he was laying partly on his right
hip; when Cammack said one, two, three, ]
made . spring for my revolver, which va.
then in the buggy; Cammack then wheeled
round and pointed his revolver at me and
said "if you ever squeal, you are dead
man )" 1 am not afraid Of you single hand.
ed, but both of you can do what you please
here; I was then near Cammack with my
revolver in my hand; l then stepped out
one side to the left of the buggy, two OF
three steps; they asked me to help them Ia
carry away the body; Williams asked me
to do it; Williams CAM probably three OF
four feet from me he said "come and hell
me to carry the body away;" l told HIM
that I wouldn't do it, and said my hands