Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-27

three months before the killing, that il
he did not quit drinking he would have
snakes in his boots or go crazy. I first
noticed this when I called for soda water
once and he gave me whisky.
JOHN BECKER,
being duly sworn, testified as follows: l
resid in Yankton and keep the Ger
mania house. Have lived here since
1866. I know Dickey. He took meals
at my hotel two or three times q week. l
saw him nearly every day and have
talked with him frequently. l used to
wait on him at the table and I believe
him to be sane from what / know OF
him.
Cross Exdmiaation-He came to my
place and took q meal once in a while. /
passed him on the street and sometimes
1 went into his place and had q drink
with him. 1 sometimes thought he had
a little more whisky on board than he
ought to have, but he was not always in
that condition. When he was drunk he
talked more than when he was sober.
JOHN DUFFACK,
being duly sworn, testified as follows: l
reside in Yankton and know Dickey. He
frequently came into the store in the
spring. 1 talked with HIM and from
what | know of him l think he was
sane.
Cross Exaniaation-I saw him about
three times and talked with him, he told
us of being lost in the mountains in
Arizona.
I. L. PRATT,
being duly sworn, testified as follows
l reside in Yankton and l know Dickey.
| heard q conversation in Browns saloon
In which Dickey took part in. MIR.
Timmons was there and he said; 81 am
the Lord of Aberdeen and called me
nis son. Dickey came up and SAID 81
am the Lords son." L introduced
Dickey to Iimmons and went out. /
first saw Dickey in the afternoon of
the killing day. [ saw BIN in front of
Donahue's saloon. / thought he was
intoxicated.
Cross Examination-When I saw him
he was going down Capitol street on the
sidewalk that I was building. In
Browns saloon l. told Timmons that l
did not think [ was his SOD because I
was the Oldest man of tho two. Dickey
was going south on Capitol street
when saw him the
afternoon of the homicide. de wanted
to hire out to me, but | told him 1
thought he could not hit a nail. He
laughed and went on.aa
GUS sEIBERT
recalled. I Raid before that Dickey was
in Browns saloon a few moments before
the homicide. He called himself the
Lords son and called me brother This
was all at the time he was in the saloon
on the after noon OF the killing. Maj.
luminous called every one his son. [
never heard him call Dickey his son, but
be has called me his son, Timmons
called himself the Lord of Aberdeen.
JOHN CAMPBELL,
being duly sworn, testified as follows: 1
live in Yankton and am a machinist. I
know Dickey. Isaw him first sometime
last winter. I saw him last about the
middle of July last in Browns saloon.
Maj. Timmons, Dickey, myself and the
bartender were there. l was talking
with Mr., Timmons when Dickey came
in. Mr.. Timmons said to Dickey, 81 am
Lord of Aberdeen, you are
my son, SIT down and let me talk to
you"
FRANK CosGRoyE,
being duly sworn, testified as follows: l
live in Yankton. I know Dickey since
1884. / am a laborer. l saw Dickey
four or five times a week up TO the time
Of the homicide. / talked with him fire.
quently. Inever noticed anything pecu-
lar up to that time. From my knowl-
edge he was sane.
Gross Examination-I saw Dlckey
drink a good deal, but l think he was
sane. | don't think I ever stated to Tom
Stewart that Dickey would be in the
asylum before long, but [ am not posi-
tive about it. Dickey and I shook dice
a great deal in his saloon. I don't re
member having seen anything q 80
about Dickey; he was always jolly AID
good natured.
MISS IA NOLAN,
being duly sworn, testified as follows; l
reside at George Cowling's in Yanl ton.
I know the defendant and saw him at
Mr.. Groves on the day of the homicide.
He was in the dining room standing up.
It was at dinner time. He was very
boisterous and L thought at the time
that he was drunk.
Cross Examjnatj0n-About the same
as the direct.
CHAs. WATERMAN
recalled. ! saw O'Brien on the after
noon of the 22nd of August in Donahue's
saloon. He was in there about two or
three hours. He went out with me
about five o'clock to the post Office.
O'Brien had not, 1 think, been out of
the saloon for two or three hours before
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