Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-19
ni,sd asa chief b, him. I. Md no, been.

nised asa chief By him. II md no, been
his experience tha. there were moro Indian.
on the agency in winter than in hummer.
They usually wen in March 10 hunt beaver
but not very far away. He issued %ra,ions
to visiting Indians. He did no, know hosS
many visiting Indians were there ON the
10th of March, 1873. During that summer
he issueq some times to rs many az 1000
Indians up to the time Of the annuity issue,
when, nit getting any annuity, the visitors
left for their own agency. The anunu,ities wer.
given the name day the Census WAN taken
He thought all the Indians were there, bu.
could not say that every one was there. H.
himself knew nearly all the men and mos,
OF the women. Thought he could recognize
them anywhere. He did not know all tn.
children. He thought it was impossible,
from the knowledge he had now, to tell how
many Indians there were on the reservation,
hut at the time of taking the Genus, h.
counted them himself. He thought III. y
were all there hut cosld not say there wa,
not one away, but he did not BIZ ,ieve ,her,
we're ten. HIS employees at the sg-nc, whe,
he took possessi u, were E. c. Dlrf.-. fore.
man. William j. Seaman was there and NJ,
t,mmrnd put him on duty as warden
IN r, Richardson, Sawyer !" Geurts
Snents'n, laborer; Alher, Mesno, Lahore,
vert Hooker, lahorer; and one or ~
hers. He was absent some Of thu tim
ring The first TWO or three months. II
r'k wa the one HI put in charge at tho
mes. Did not think he yer gave Seams
iarge.- He did not think Hsmmopd W.
hyperion officer al that time. There W.,
At a number Of barrels u focal reported d
4lsar, but two barrels Of sugar we're fon,
nth the coal barrels. This coal was in
g hniidi'g he same one where the ha.,
ware, ETC., was stored.
Cross examination here closed for thu
present.
o., redirect examination witness said
That he stated in 30 = examination hi
could tell the weight of he boxes IN the Gel.
lar. He n"w said he found this by tax ny
he tare from the gross weight. The t,bac.
co he found in excess he passed to the Gre, il
of the government. There was an und, r.
At .nding between Or. Livingston and him
self thar h. should not take anv active meas.
ures for two DAYS, until Hammond came
The weight marks on the tobacco boxe,
were in.Ied. III. tobacco in the cellar wa.
IN large b 'xes. He thought about 14xl;
and twenty or twenty-five inches long, bul
could not sac this exactly. He took W
surplus tobacco on anp.her property return
besides his first one in Jun but he though,
that paper was not here. He offered tc
receipa o Dr.. Liv ngston for the property
when he took possession, but he would no
accept his rec-i t. The reason he did no,
h'd al the coffee and sugar at first was be-
cause some Of it was piled with the corn and
counted as sucl, al first. Tore. Indian vii.
lases were all on the agency when II, took
possession. Drifting Goose came in abou,
ak We ks after he took possession, With .
pat of HE band, not all. He staid only a
hort time and then went away, but some OF
his band s:aid ,h-r-. II brough, him and
his band in afterwards. AZ III. 10th Of
March he thought DR.. Livingston made
another issue before he took possession.
R' cross Eramination-IIe did not know
what the doctor meant, by making no
changes for two days. He understood by il,
that he did not wish him to open the ware
houses or make any inventory. The doctor
offered irst to turn oyer the agency to him
and then refused saying that he had author.
ity from the department and did not pro
pose to give 1t up till he was ordered to b,
proper authority. Tha, was the time II
refused to take the receipt. He had soldier,
to guard that property and he did NJ,
think DR.. Livingston had any access to the
government property after he took poese-.
sion. He did not take possession of Living.
-ton's wi private property and did no,
know whether the doctor had permission I,
take any Of bis private property. Hammond
superintendent the opening of the safe. H.
did not know that Livingston had any
horses at that time and dit notaf.tuse him
his own horses. He 1851 u him Leef which
he ever paid TO-. He never gave any bonds.
He was an army officer, and ranked as maj
or. He did not know whether Livingston
was allowed by H.mmf,nd to be present a,
the examination of safe papers or not. He
had the letter which passed between him and
the defendant and would produce them this
afternoon.
JOHN G. BEvER1DGE.
was called ant sworn.
He stated that he took the position of Of.
fee and issue clerk at Grow Greek agency
on the 24th of November. 1873. After be
took his position he discovered some coffee,
a surplus Of 2,4l42fbs over the amount borne
on the supply report, ia a loft over the is.
cue houe. 1t was in in sacks. There wap
also -four in the loft and some annuity
goods in cases. He made 4 discovery of a