Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-25

ventory shown here not ia bic hand writing
VA wi,h the inventory when he was taking
It..
MR.. 1. H. WEST
called BY the defense, said hs was at the
agency from June, 1878 to February, 1879.
He had charge of the stores from June to
December. While he was there there was
thirty.nine barrel, of sugar received, un-
ming weight, weigh from two hundred aud
eighty to three hundred pounds. 1t was
received in August, '78. 1t was put in the
new issue house. There was also some
baking powder received some time in Octo-
Der. He thought four barrels, approximate
Ing one hundred and forty to the barrel.
Beans we're received at the same time of the
baking powder; from Eye to six thousand
pounds. Coffee was received at the same
time Of the sugar. He thought twenty.four
sacks; from one hundred to one hundred
and sixty pounds to the sack, and put up
stairs in the new issue house. The baking
powder was put in the new issue house.
The beans we're put part in the new issue
house and part in the old issue house. The
coffee was put up where there was -four and
annuity goods. He noticed the names on
all the tobacco when he took the inventory.
Some had French's name On it; some DR..
Livingstone; out the most Of it had U. S.
Indian agent on it. He knew q woman by
the name Of Eagle Feather; he knew Glad
and Head Driver and Little Cloud, Stand
ing.in.the.C Center and Kettle Carrier. Little
Cloud was a man about twenty.eight years
old; broad across the shoulders.
Cross examination Eagle Feather was not
at any issue to his knowledge; nor was
Standing Cloud. He did not remember
Freuch's given name. He Issued from
tobacco in the alcove. He did not know
whether these beans, sugar, ETC., were taken
up on the clerks supply report or not.
Redirect eramination-Some Of the
tobacco in the alcove he was told not to issue
from. He had seen Eagle Feather around
there often. He was ordered all the time
he was there not to disturb part of that
tobacco IN the alcove. This, to the best Of
his recollection, was that which had
French's name on.
Antoine LeClare called and sworn.
He lived at Crow Creek agency /; had been
there thirteen yeare as interpreter; was
there in March. rs; Eagle Feather wa an
old woman, had a family Knew Standing
Cloud. He was a man, the head of a fami-
ly. He drew rations there at that issue Of
march 10th, 1875. Knew Black Dog. He
was a Santee. He came there that spring
from Sisseton agency. He remembered
when he was put on the roll. He acted as
interpreter. Russell and Dr.. Livingston
were there at that time. Thought he wal
put in Bad Lodges band. He got a ticket.
He Knew Kettle Carrier. He came down
there that spring from Standing Rock, and
drew rations that spring. Knew Glad,
he was there then and is there now. Knew
Lone Man, Head Driver, White Cow, Rab.
bit. Little Cloud. Little Cloud was a young
man. Rabbit was an old man. Knew Black
Stem and Standing-in.the. Center. Black
Stem came from Two Kettles band at Chey.
enne agency. All the indians named he
knew were there in the spring offs.
Gross examination
1Witroso thou rovo %ba ror,o, IS AL.,>
different Indians in the Indian language,
which our reporter failed to report.
Witness was at the issue March 18th,
1880.
Court took a recess till 1880 p. M.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
The cross examination of Antoine Le-
Claire was resumed.
Witness stated to what bands the various
Indians named by him this morning belong.
ed. Some of these Indians went away when
Capt. Dougherty came. but most of them
stayed there. He did not know the month of
the Issue he testified about, because he did
not know the months of the year.
Redirect examination-Some of the Indi-
ans vent away Just at the time Capt. Dough.
erty took possession. Some had gone and
some were just starting for Jim river and
other places.
JOHN RICHARDS
was called and sworn, and testified as follows:
He vas at Grow Creek at different times
from 20 to '7S. Part of the time he was at
Brule, and part at Crow Creek. He was
there when the agency was taken possession
BY Capt. Dougherty, and worked for him
after that till May LIST, 1878. He knew
about the tobacco in the carpentershop. He
at Crow Creek all the time from rs to