Daily press and Dakotaian. [volume] (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1875-1880, 1880-03-23
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Continuation OF the Evidence n Pre-.
ccedtngs before the United states Court,

MONDAY FORENOON,
The examin .tion Of Mr. William d. Rus.
sell was continued by the defense.
Witness said that at the time of making
the "lis.' referred to on Saturday, they cor.
rected the census roll Of the whole tribe,
men, women and children, which was kept
10 the census roll book which they left a.
the agency. AT that time to the 6es, of his
recollection, there were in the agency, be-
tween 1900 and l,4OO Indians. Of these,
about eight hundred we're entitled to draw
%rations. This last number had increased up
to about eight hundred and eighty.six on
March l6. 1873. He knew that an Indian
calling himself Black Dog, came to the of.
flee with White Chest, aud he gave him a
ticket and put his name on the tissue book"
in pencil, about three or four weeks before
Cap. Dougherty took possession. He knew
an Indian BY the name Of Rabbit; remem-
bered him because he always claimed to be
one hundred years old. Rabbit was there
when his ticket was issued, but was sick
most Of the time, and some one else usually
brought his ticket in. He did not know
the Indian Glad-persons.ly, but he remem-
bered the name, because the last part of it
was too vulgar to be written on the books,
and therefore they always placed a dash
after "Glad," indicating that there was more
to his name. He did not now remember
the Indian "Kettle Carrier"
Witness said he kept all the books, &C.
counts. ETC., at the agency while he was
there.
A paper marked ~" was here offered in
evidence by the defense, which was a blank
belonging to the property return" and
was offered to show the form thereof.
This was objected to by the prosecution
and ruled out by the court.
Witness was next shown in instruction
book marked 1T" and asked if cer,ain
blank therein was the one they were re-
quired to use atthe time Captain Dougherty
took possession.
Witness said 1t was the form that they
used for making the vouchers each week
from the Indians, for the supplies they re-
ceived.
Here a long time was occupied by the
defense in making offers and in objection 10
the over ruling of them by the court, &C., &c.
Witness was asked If he was sufficiently
acquainted with the business at the agency
and was so acquainted on March 22d, 1878,
80 as to be able to state on what papers and
vouchers debts and credits we're allowed
the agent for receipts and issues made by
him.
This was objected to and the objection
sustained.
Witness then said that such a blank vouch-
ct, as was referred to a short time before IN
instruction book sc" he thought was made
out, but never forwarded to Washington.
This voucher was not connected with the
Supply report" but with the property re-
tu'ns." This voucher was a receipt for the
supplies of the week.
The prosecution here admitted that paper
A was not made out in duplicate or tripll-
cate.
Witness said be was not allowed tn be
present at the inventory made by Capt.
Oougher'y who took possession by military
torce. Came there about noon. March 22j,
1873, and came TO the Office aud said be
bad come 10 take possession and Dr.. Li,-
ingston refused to give him possession till
he saw some proper suthorty from the
interior department. Capt D%ougherty then
ordered him out of the Office, and he wen,
ont by superior force under protest. Capt
Oougherty took all The defendants private
property, except what was in his
dwelling house. He took defendants
horses and KEEP, them until be lett the sgen-
cy. BE used the team for riding around the
Country.
The court then took a recess until / 80
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MONDAY AFTERNOON.
Examination of William D. Russell, re-
sumed.
Capt. Doughertv was only present a small
portion OF the time while the inventories
heretofore referred to, were being made for
the first two weeks after taking possession,
Dougherty was away nearly all the time
and Durfee had charge Of the inventory
ing. hAa&
Witness was then asked if either he or
DR.. Livingston we're permitted TO make any
inventory of the property at that time, or
permitted to enter any Of the buildings at
the agency except their " houses.
1t was objected to and ruled out by the
court.
Witness said DR.. Livingston demanded to
be present at any invoice of his property,
but be was not allowed to be, to his knowl-
edge. He knew the family that drew "a
tons on a ticket, that had the name of
eagle Feather" lie remembered the
name of eagle Feather" being placed on
the list; it was an old woman that got the
ticket. Int he thonoht the flicker vaa ;eeuod