Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-26
THE LAnoPHERE 4
Bsbss On Trial fsf To Commission
Of the Dleody Deed.
T..sa.y Asser.e.n.s proc..a,.~..

being on the stand, testified:
Cross EIoRisotiox-I was In Beloit ovel
9 month before I startsd on the expedition
I own the buggy and one horse; Beebs
owned the other horse Cammack, Beeb.
and myeslf owned the tent when we started
when I let Beloit I had . carbine. . rifle
and . revolver, Canmack had . shot gun,
Landphere hadia revolver and Beebe q re.
yolver and IN old muskst; the first day on
leaving Beloit W went to Sioux Falls, /
think; l do not know who proposed to
Cammack and Landphere t. 20 with US
we started to 20 70 the Missouri river; We
had no point decided I had the same arms
with me ct Coon ~ at the time I started ; We
got on the road . shot quo, q revolver, .
pair Of blue shirts and ahorse pistol I frat
saw them on the road, in the buggy, between
Ffresteel and Sioux Falls; they were left
on the buggy; We left them at Brule City.
l.. IHers the court orders the quilt to DO
brought in, and given to the custody Of Drs.
Miller and Ettsr to determine what was the
nature Of the spots and stains on the quilt,
and also to examine il any bullet passed
through it,
.Witaess further says: The blue shirts
.hich l saw on the buggy were somewhat
similar to the one I have on ; l do not know
where the articles which were brought in
came from ; the shot gun was left in Brule
City /; I did not take any articles in q sod
house between Sioux Fslis and Firesteel:
I do not know where the articles came from.
I only know what Beebe said; he said he
bought them from nome teamsters /; We were
seven or eight miles ahead of Beebe; l do
not remember If I arrived at Firesteel the
same day or the next.
The shotgun was left in the possession
Of Somers ; the horse. pistol is in Brule
City somewhere; the navy blue shirts / saw
them last in Brule City; I believe there
was . pair of buckskin sloves-I had for
gotten that; l took the horse pistol 1t Van
Meters and | believe also the shotgun was
there the shirt / have now on, il not one
of those navy blue shirts ; the one I have
on l bought in Yankton; cannot tell when
Beebe changed his clothes he changed his
shirt; Cammack drove the buggy between
the camp at Grow Creek and Coon's ranch
Cammack has o the coat that he wore at
Grow Creek I changed my clothing first at
Brule City; | changed my pants; l do not
remember il had a coat or it was q warm
day; the pantaloons I wore on the 4th of
July l wore them out the shoes 1 had on
are also worn out; l traded . rife for a pair
Of pants at Felicia Fallas' !; l put the pants
On right there, and over the old ones 1 had
traded . pair of boots for a pair of mocs.
sins at Felicia Fallas'; l had no o%pportuni.
Y Of telling about the murder to Sam Coon;
We camped between Coon's and Nelson's
ranch; I saw Nelson; I had no opportunity
Of telling anything to Nelson ; Nelson 10
neither large nor small; didn't say ANYTHING
about Besbe on Saturday didn't speak
to Nelson; We mel two men on the road from
Red Lake to Bruls City We met also one
man who overlook US ; I have been in the
psnitentiary for . crime-forgery 1 was in
the p~enitentiary n year, less Is days; it
was in Iowa I got out Of the p~enitentiary
two months before Beebe; 1 came alone to
Beloit and my wife and myself found Beebe
there We made up our minds to 70 to the
Missouri river a long time before We saw
George LandPhere and Cammack three
months after leaving the penitentiary 1 got
married; Beebe got married . month
before I did; Va married two sisters.
Redirect Eraminatton-I was % years
old when l was sentenced;I do not know II I
made any attempt to tell Coon of the q
der OF not; l was afraid to tell him I was
afraid to tell him In the presence of Beebe:
l started from Grow creek after the muir.
der, as soon % I got ready; I did not at
tempt to arrest Bsebe after he killed Land.
ephere, because I wa afraid Beebe was arm.
cd to the teeth; Cammack and myself went
after tho horses; Beebe was around
the wagon; l don't know what he was do
Ing; We saw the extra arms on the wagon.
and Beebe told us that they came from q
teamster Beebe changed his shirt at Brule
City ; | traded shoes for mocasins at Fele-
eis Fallas l came In town With james
Sonaers 10 . wagon; since I have been
before Judge Congleton, I have been per.
iectiy free ; We went to the Missouri river
to lake up lands, Cammack and Landphere
started with III to take up land.
JAMES soxER.,
being duly sworn testified:
Direct Dramatically name is Marvin
Somers, 1 live in Bruls City I know Silas
+. Beebe. l saw him first in Bsule city on
the first Sunday after the 4th of July last !:
l had no conversation with Beebe about the
murder Of Landphere before We reached
Springfield l did not threaten the defend.
ant, nor promise him ANYTHING if he made
. confession; the defendant was in custody.
under my charge, at the time the confession
va made; when l got to Springfield, Beebe
didn't know what he was arrested for; Mr.,
10y WIN uAAAs i UAV nun what no wa
arrested for; Beebe said 'ths boys souesled
on me-" he said that he did not know What
he killed him for; said, he didn't know
what he did with the body; Beebe com.
menced crying; W talked after that, but l
do not recollect it; I do not recollect apv
more particulars, though l know
We had some more talk about il.
l was informed of the killing Of Geo. Land.
Phers BY Williame and Cammack on Sun.
day, the 9th Of July ; I think 1 was inform.
ed about noon; they cams to ace me in the
afternoon.
s.Examinatiio.- The conversation be.
tween Beebe and myself took place between
Springfield aud Bon Honme; Cammack.
Williams, Senator Young and a man un.
known to me were with us; Bsebe and nv.
self were in the wagon; the other persons
didn't hear the conversation; We changed
team. at Emmons' house; We came, I think,
~ the Telegraph road the conversation
took place before We changed horses; 1 rode
With Besbe about two miles; the conversa.
ton took place during these two miles and