Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-08-06
THE SIOUX CITY MURDER.

of the evidence brought out by the
inquest in the murder case OF Rev. Geo.
@. Haddock we take the following testi.
mony, the most important presented:
THOMAS JARVIS.
q. What is your name and occupa-
tion? A. Thomas Jarvis; hostler at
Merrill's stable.
@. Did you let horse out last night
about 8 O'Clock? A. Yes, sir; to q. q,
Turner.
Q. What time did he come in? A,
Just 10 O'CLOCK.
G. Will you describe the rig he had !?
A. A buckskin horse, known as Buck
skin BLY," top buggy with side laps
and one seat.
@ Who brought in the buggy? A..
The man that was shot.
q Did you see any parties around the
barr that did not belong th-res A. Yes,
sir.
Q. State all you know about this
:2s..aer Tel! II IN es few words as nos-
sible. A, ! never saw either one of the
gentlemen until they came for the horse
to go across the Floyd river. / could
not getit cut of them at first, and i was
not going to let them have the horse
There was party in asking lor these
gentlemen or asking about them. I
should think he was Swede, he talked
broken. He asked if there had been
any parties got n horse to 20 to Green
vile. / told him did not let any for
that. | was at the desk and he wanted
to know who that man was that drove
the horse. l told him L did not know
anything about it. He wanted to know
his name and told him. He wanted to
know what time they would be in
and told him, | did not
know anything about it. Re went out
and spoke to one of the other boys.
@. Did you ever see him before2 A..
No; but saw him since, shortly after
the shooting. Ho was man with u
red moustache and Wore round Derby
hat and rough clothes. never saw
him before that night that know OF.
@. Did you have any converation
with Hsddock when he brought the bug
gy back? a. Yes sir; he came IL to set
tie for the rig, and asked where Mr..
Merrill stayed evenings, and j said that
he was at home. He went out and said
there was mob or crowd on the corner !;
he asked ii any parties had been locking
for him. said there had. He said he
could take care of them and take care of
himself.
@. Did you go TO the door? A. Yes,
sir; and l saw number OF men standing
on the corner.
@. How long was it after he left the
barn the second time before he was shot
A. Long enough for me to go. behind
l,e hDr nd hn fron
loosenea the horse and let him 60 and
went over to where the man was shot.
@. Did you zee the man fall? A.
Yes, sir; he staggered a moment and
then fell on the walk. / don't think the
men started to run until after he went
down. And then it seemed as though
there gas lnts of them. thirty at least
came from the alley below, and the barn
and paint shop, and all the streets
and all went up Water street.
@. You say that there. was at leas
thirty OF them? A. Yes sir.
@. You didn't know any of these
parties personally? A. No, sir.
@, Who was there when you got
there? A. John Ryan was lifting hin
up, and this man Ipgledue came over.
took a lantern when went over.
@. Did these parties run or wall
away. Did they come from behind thu
livery barn. a. No. sir !; from the alley
some from the alley on the other side.
q. You say you saw this man tina
inquired for Haddock after the shooting
A. Yes, sir; he came in after the shoot
ing and asked ii | ever saw him before
He wanted to know If remembered
seeing him come in and ask about thi
rig.
@. What else did he say? A. Their,
was crowd in there and [ was bus,
hltching up rig. When got it hitchet
up he was gone.
@. You thought he was Swede? A
Yes, sir; he spoke broken.
JULIUS LTBERToN.
@. What is your occupatlon? A
Work TOR Davis & Co,
q. Where were yon last night abou
10 O'Clock? a. At the engine house.
q. You may state all you know abou
the shooting in this case. A., The frs
thing Isaw was man standing in from
of Dineen's paint shop, across from tn
engine-house. He had arubber coat on
and there was another standing acros
and INN ediately in front of Merrill
barn. Soon after that man cam
| across the street, and he got perhap
two.thirds OF the way acre Sc wliel
another man came up behind him ant
shot. did not zee the weapon, but
saw the. .fash. The man that shot wa
back of him two or three feet. / di,
not hear HIM say anything. After th
an attempt to hollow. e
/ n l. 1, t,,. L
| on? a. No. sir; the one in front OF tb
| paint shop had.
| @. Where did the man that did th
shooting come from? A. From til
hotel, or that way.
| @. What kind of q looking man wa
he? A. I could not describe him.
| Q. Which way, did he run? a. 81
ran north; ] could not see him NOR
than ten feet. The man in front OF th
paint shop ran south. j did not kse
4 anyone else. s3
/ q. How did the man that was she
act? A. He,stgggered to. the sidewall
| Q. Where was he standing when b
was shot? A. On the crossing, abou
two-thirds. of the way across. The othe
man stepped up behind him aud sht
and ran away. ! went and put on m
| boots and started down stairs. On
man ran north and one eouth.
i @. Did you recognizes any of thel
men? A. No,Isir. ...ls...s.s,
i % Where did the mau come fro
that did the shooting? a. suppol
from the Columbia house: he came fro
that direction.
II @ Did you see any parties at Il
corner, or see any parties run towar,
the corner A. i No, sir.
II @. You could not say definite.