Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1879-11-21

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ssnsd Benedict, Who was wanted for q pre-
vious robbery, aud picked him up. HI
was plaosd in jail 70 await trial.
Ksrwis Wilson. tried upon 40 indictment
for Introducing liquor into the Indian coun
try. and found guilty. vas sentenced thil
morning to eighteen months Imprisonment
10 the Detroit penitentisrv and . doe Of dftJ
dollars. Tho judge 10 sentencing him bors
down heavily on squaw men, charactsrixipl
them % renegades from society aud men
who were ready to engage In almost any
disrepatable business.
Sone.o of our sportsmen are adopting the
popular idea that success in quail shooting
10 considerably augmented By the employ.
nent Of glass sights, used in connection with
muxzls leaders. When fixed at an elevation
Of about forty-fvs degrees the discharge
scattsrs % - to takssin all the quails in the
lneishboshood.asOns peculiar effect Of the
penisasat uss Of these glass sliishts has. been
noticed. When bed time arrives 1. man is
liable to retire With nothing on but aguazs
undershirt and . pair of hip boots.
One day last week a party BY the name of
f. X. Taylor: who has hsa locating
at Red Lake, in Brule county, turned him
self looss on Peter Nelson's ranch and had
things all his own way until the Brule City
court got hold of him. He assaulted Mrs.
Nelson and = hired man who defended her
and made himself generally obnoxious about
the premises. He was arrested and taken to
Brnle City for trial and fined fhy-fve dol
lars. In consequence of n%on-payment of
the sum assessed by the court, Mr.. Taylor
was brought to Bon Homme and placed in
Jail. After he has served out his time, there
are further proceedings in store for him.
The case of the United States against ST.
las Frank Beebe. indicted for the murder Of
George Lsndphsre. was called this morning
and the entire day has been consumed in an
effort to procure Jury. The regular panel
was exhausted al four O'Clock this afternoon
and Q special venire issued. Out of the reg
ular panel Of twen,y.four jurymen eight
were obtained who were deemed competent
TO sit upon the case. Most of the challenges
were made BY the defence, and . majority
# them were peremptory. The trial of the
case will be reached tomorrow morning.
General W. II. Dewey aud W. H. Nun.
70 arc COUNSEL for the prisoner and District
Attorney Campbell for the prosecution.
Edwin Van else, Of the legal firm Of Van
else 4 Whitney, Deadwood, is in the city
for the purpose of fixing up some papers
relative to . Black Hills railroad scheme.
1t has been. decided to construct a narrow
guage railroad from the Black Hills coal
mine to Deadwood and other important
towns in the Hills. The road is to run into
Deadwood by way of Crook City and Cen
tennial prairie, up the wildwood sulch,
and will be used to transport freight from
Crook to Deadwood, thus saving the diff.
cult wagon hauling over the mountain,
between those two points. Mr.. Van Cist
was met here by A. NJ. Purdy and William
Sinclair, jrn of New York city, who are to
loan the railroad company money for the
construction of the road. Matters are nov
in favorable shape and the road will be
commenced early in the spring. 1t will
prove . paying investment and will be 9
great convenience to our Black Hill
neighbors.