Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-04-14

!, .sss. Grow csssk when he selo,..a
~ Anto'ss L. ciairs. Dr.. Liyinr,,oo M
Russell were present. He art .av 4 o..
dssk ofAr. Russell. Either DR.. Li,in...as
or Russell gave II to him to ..dor,.. I""1
no aligned the draft he lef. l. on Ii. do..
Antoine Le Claire told him 10 aim =.
When he signed Il he did not receive an
money, nor had he siacs. Hsdidn,t r.m...
Dor whether any one took the dram M
carried it away. When he sigued The NJ.
per DR.. Livingston, Antoine Le Claire ana
myself we're thers. DR.. Livingston took n.
paper and vent to Hudson's store. HI. ,;a
come in the evening"" Whe. .v.n;n.
came; l told Antoine 10 Claire to ESQ .;,t
me. He said no. it was all finished nov
lie did know whom he endorsed the dram
what 1t was for, but not for what auount
Knew who 1t was for, and on what accom-,
Supposed it was in pay for the tr,n,porta.
ton from Red Cloud. No one told him n.
amount. in the presence Of the three -.
what it was for.
Twas there at that time any money
due to you from DR.. Livingston or III. v.v.
eminent on transportation? A-No.
Q-"by did you suppose this draft "a.
IN payment ofmoney ON this transportation,
know anything about that.
Q-Do you mean that you were exn.c,;r,
anything from the government on that? 4
No.
Q-Then how did you understand this
DRAFT was for money to be paid you for tho
transportation? Al didn't understand vhv
it was 60 arranged.
Witness was shown q third copy and ak.
ed if it was his signature thereon. II. "a.
piled it was. He thought that he signed all
three at the same time. He did not know
that when he signed them he was making
billagainst the government. Didn't have sny
purpose in signing them, but Antoine lie
Claire told him to eign then and he did 90.
Livingston and Russell were presen. at the
time. 1t was in the Office of DR.. L~iyinpston
at Grow Creek.
U. s. a~ttorney-State to the court the rea.
son why Saturday you testified YOU had
never signed your name D.e-m.a.n.s. and
why you state to-day you did sign the
vouchers in that way. Al made a mistake
when l signed them that way. I remember
to-day signed them. Ny name is Demans.
didn't remember on Saturday.
Odd you eyer receive from DR. Lying.
ston any part Of that Slll.0o? A-Never.
Odd you ever receive it from anybody.
A-Never. Only received my wages from
Antoine LIE Claire.
CONGRATULATIONS.
Odd you assist in hauling the goods
from the steamboat landing to Red Cloud
agency, and when it was? A--Dont re-
member the exact date, but did help haul it
from the landing to the agency.
Q-How far was 1t from the Grow Creek
agency? A-Fifteen or ai1teen miles.
Witness further said that he took Antoine
LeClair's team to freight with them. There
was also men by the name of Mushrst
and Handle, had two teams, horse and OK
teams. one by the name Of Frog had a
team. They were seven days hauling it
about two miles. The others worked the
same length Of time. The others we're To-
dams. Didn't know them very we'll. They
might be able to write their names. Don't
know.
Q-were you not informed by Mr.. Rus
sell or DR.. Livingston that the money to be
got by that freightinE was to be distributed
among them all? Objected to and objec-
ton sustained.
Estate again who was present at the
time you signed this voucher marked "l!"
A-An:oine LeClair, DR.. Livingston aud
Mr.. Russell.
Q-At that time was it not explained BY
DR.. Livingston that he would make but one
voucher, which witness would sign, and the
money would be distributed among them
all! A--No. it was not
Q-Do you know whether any person
} cashed this draft? Al don't know who
did.
, Q-Whst was done With the draft after
yon signed 1t? Answer substantially the
: same as In the direct examination.
lN~oTE-Further on In the testimony It
will appear that Paul Demans testified this
afternoon, on cross-exanlnation, 10 the fact
that be signed the voucher and had the
whole: transaction properly explained to
hin-EDs.l
PUBLIC SALE OF SHORT HORN