Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-24
LIVINGSTON on TRIAL.

k0lS Wa OUJeCteu 10 Oy prosecution.
Witness said he issued the rations ID
March 16. 1873; but could not remember
the number of Indians be issued to or the
number of nations. but he kept the account
Of Indians issued to, and number of rations
issued In this issue book and marked Ihep
down on the osy of issuing. and at the very
time q each Issue.
Here witness was allowed to look at the
book and testified as follows:
The number issued to, that day 10 White
Ghost's band vas 201 be issued thst day
to Eagle Feather for two 10 a family; hs is.
sued to "Standing Cloud" that day for .
family Of six; he issued to "Blsck Dog"
that day for . family of seven He did not
remember how long be hid been issuing to
Black Dog; he issued to Kettle Carrier Of
Running Bears band; be issued 10 Lone
Horse Of Bad Lodges bsud for . family Of
six; he Issued TO Glad Of splitz band for .
family of four; be issued 10 Head Driver
aud" 10 the Lodge" and to white Cow"
and Rabbit and Sandiog.i In the. Center, aoA
Black 8 one and Little C!ou , 10 white
Bears bsnd. He took the book over to the
: flee Immediately after the issue, bu. could
not say that be saw Mr.. Russell foot up
this issue. Ar the Indians marked in col.
u,nn 102he issued to. that very day, and
marked them down when he issued. He
knew about the tobacco found 10 loft Of
carpenter shop" when Capt. Douehefty
took possession; he saw II there 10 1870;
Capt French vas agent there before Dr..
Livingston; he was there at that time, when
be first cav that tobacco; Dr.. Livingston
had just came there as agent; it was then
below in what is now use as . carpenter
shop; it was at that time used 40 on issue
house; there were two lots at that time,oue
lot wa considered bad and the other good
tobacco; in 1872 part Of the bad tobacco
We put up 10 the loft of the carpenter shop
asd lhe balance WIS taken 10 building
that was to be used as an issue house; the
good tobacco was also taken { this building
but kept separate from the rest; the lower
part of the other building wss after that
used ss . carpenter shop; he could not
remember how often he had seen the to-
bacco in the loft since he put i:there; there
moulding, and boxes of hstchess and
'tove pipe 10 this loft. besides the tobacco,
sud there was 40 open batchway gong up
iuto this loft: the bad tobacco taken TO the
,thoe ;asta honoo oso uve a. e. ~oN.. a. /
1875, and given out for doing little jobs of
work It was black and mouldy tobacco;
hey never issued from this tobacco bot
rom good tobacco, they received every
ear. This poor tobscco was put In the
ellar to make more o in thealssue house
they also put sosp and bacon Ia that cellar
ONE times. This tobacco remained 10 the
ellar until Dougherty took possession; Dr.
livingston never issued or sold, OF dispcs.
. Of aoy Of this tobscc, and no white
IAN ever used It; some Of this tobacco was
'arked Upper Missouri Sioux Aeencv."
nd some addressed to Capt. French ; be
'ss present when this ,otacoo vas turned
to Dr.. Livingston b. Capt. French
nd heard some conversation between them
/ that time concerning this tobacco.
He Was not ailowed't 70 state what that
onyersation was.
he assisted Mr.. Russell in On inveatory
bout March 16. 1878; be knew that at that
me they were . little behind-in the anuui,
% Of coffee and sugar; be did not remem.
q any thing about the taking powder and
cans.
Goss E1aminasion BY dc Pfosecut;s~-Hs
lid he last saw the tobacco In the cellar
urinss the wister Of 1878, ia Jaauasy or
'ebruary, he did NOT remember which. He I
II out . box At that time. He thought
,ere was IA or Is boxes at that time. That
- the last time he saw it. He left The
Eency the last Of March or first Of April,
878. There were I've sizes Of these boxes
> the CELLAR; some 40 pounds aud soae
arger. He did NOT remember to whom they
'ere addressed. He did not think any Of il
rs addressed 70 Dr.. Liyipgstou. He could
cad writing some. not very veil.
He then read names in issue book.
He could not swear that the tobacco vas
'os marked with DR.. Livingston name. He
AZ this tobacco .. other sinea before, when
70 went to get boxes Of Il. He could not r.
member when he got il, OF bow many boxes
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