Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-19

and two hundred and aixtesn pounds had
been is.ued and sold. The coffee. sugsr,
beans and baking powder which no found
all seemed To hsviu good condition. IN Ia.
suing tobacco they took that which was
damaged. He did no, know when the sur.
plus tobacco was found.
Cross Eramination-IIe ven there Nov.
gath, 1873; found the sugar in the old issue
house, which was used as u general store
honse; this sugar was in barrels on which
was marked the weigh, and ~. s.. Indian
Agent, Grow Greek Agency" When he
found this sugar ii was the frst time he had
oeen in that building; found the baking
powder in the new issue house ; the surplus
found was about three hundred and twen,,
pnunds. In the new issue house was oth.r
commodities, such a. Il ,nr, annuity soods,
etc. He had been in the new i.su- house
before this time; was taking an inventory
when he M de this discovery which was the
week ending on the 7lh Of December 1873;
did not weigh any Of these gopds. hut took
the marks from the package; found III.
beans in two places. The old issue house
was used for forage, aud the new iss, e
house was used as a place to make the 'issu,'
and also for storage /; when packages we've
not MAJ ked he weighed them. The 1.8Ol
pounds of tobacco which no stated was nov
on hand was his own estimate; issues had
neen ma.. weekly since he came, except
nee, when they made n monthly issue; H.
had been present, he thought, at every issn.
Of tobacco except twice. The amount oil
tobacco that had been issued be. only CAV
approximately; some tobacco has bee'.
sold also no one was clerk there when h.
came there. He thought q Mr.. Langtre'
was acting before that. When he saI..
2,l6O pounds had been issued ant.
sold, it was his estimate and wb,
approximate. All Of this was 'sn, d except
100 pounds, which was sold. The amour,
sold and issued when he was not present ht
knew only from the returns made him b,
the storekeeper, who issued when he wa
not present. He had reference to the supply
book Of Capt. Dougherty when he spoke OF
SURPRISES. In ascertaining the surplus bt
made a comparison with the record of tn.
supplies on hand Nov. 80, 1875.
Redirect E1amination-He tested tn,
boxes Of baking powder by opening part Of
them and shaking the rest. and found tina
they were full. In that total of 2,1G0 pound
Of tobacco issued, part was issued to Indians
part sold to employees, and part issued 70,
work. So far as he knew, all that was issue,.
md seld was recorded.
Re Gross Eramination-He knew tn.
boxes he did notopen were full only so faI
as he was satisfied by the examination BIT
made, he did not know that they were bak.
lrg powder only the boxes were marked 60
CAPT. DoUGHERTY-
being recalled, said that sincehe took charge
Of Crow Creek agency he had not received
any tobacco except what he found there, from
any source. All issues, transfers, etc, we,e
made from what he found. Before Mr..
Beverage took charge. Mr.. West had charg
Of issues, he commenced to issue in the fir,
week of June, of that year. Before MI.
West took charge there was issued, ate,
witness took charge, about four hundred
pounds of tobacco. Witness here produced
correspondence between himself and DR.
Livingston. They were marked by tn.
Judge and offered in evidence. They con
sisted of copies Of his letters and DR.. Living
+ton's replies. T
Three letters were first offered in evldenc,
by Capt. Dongherty, dated March %, 1878
demanding the keys etc. of the agency, al,
also notifying that a guard had been pu
over the public property. etc, the reply say.
'ng he delivered possession Of the keys etc
because ne was obliged to by superior fore,
and not because he recognized.his authority
and he did SO under protest: Dr.. L,vings,or
remained on the agency until March 2Sth
1878. From the time he took possession I'll
the time when Mr.. Reveridge discover, {
The surplus Of sugar. &c, there was no add
lion to the amount Of tobacco, except wha'
ne found there. He did receive an addition
Of 5000 pounds Of coffee about the first o
August that year.
Cross Examinaticn-He could not tell a
bow many, issues he: was present from tn,
time he came there until West; came. H,
did not know Of HE own knowledge how
much was issued only from what he saw OF
The book. Mr.. Lanetree did the issuing
during that time.