Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-26

there we went to Donahue's and took o
drink of whisky, and then to George
Browns where 1 think we took a cigar.
There Dickey SAID in Browns, II am
the son of the Lord of Aberdeen He
said this to Seibert. We went from
there to Lange's, but we did not take a
drink there, but went to the Ger
mania house and there we
took o drink of whisky
and Dickey got the bill changed there,
After Cain and Callahan came into the
Germania house O'Brien came in and
asked Gain for some money that Gain
owed him (O'Brien). Dickey said Cain
was ali right hat he would pay. We
went frsm there to Balmat's, (Ihe con-
versation the same as detailed by Cal
lahan is here repeated). I had known
Dickey about seven months and [ saw
him frequently IN his W place. He al
ways drank when l saw HIM there. |
always considered him a sam man.
Cross Exdmination-I reside in Yank-
ton county. I come to town three times
q week sometimes more and sometimes
less. Once 1 went into his saloon when
he was not there.
MILLER,
being duly sworn, testified as follows: |
reside in Mitchell. l lived in Yankton
in the Last of 1884. / met Dickey OF the
4th of November, 1884, in his place of
business. Isaw him frequently up to
July. Dickey was drinking a good deal.
I saw him drink often.
I was in Dickey's saloon once When
Dickey threatened to throw Stewart ever
the back fence. Words between Stewart
and Tom O'Brien caused Dickey to do
this. l was there frequently when there
were as many as fifteen in the saloon at
night. l was present at other times
when the defendant had quarrels or
trouble. / was In the saloon one eve
ming when there were some fish brought
in. Dickey came with the fish. l heard
| Dickey talk with others and talked with
him myself frequently and from bis
actions | did not think him insane, but
that he was under the influence OF drink
all the time, and that he grew worse to-
ward the last. | was in there once when
he had a revolver.
TOM STEWART
r ecalled: / was in the saloon one even
ing when there were a lot of fish thrown
around the room.
VIM H. M'vAY,
being duly sworn, testified rs follows: |
reside in Yankton, and am cashier OF
the First National bank. L know Dickey
and haye done business with him. He
made the first deposit September 9th,
1885. My memoranda is made from the
books. He deposited on certificate
$4,000 in three payments. On the 24th
of September he opened an account with
the bank depositing $4,000, and l hao
many other transactions of business
with him and in them all / neyer noticed
anything out of the way with him.
Gross Examinaton-This memoranda
was made by myself. Dickey acted like
other customers in his business rela
tons with me.
JAMES DoNAHUE,
being duly sworn, testified as follows:
reside in Yankton l know Dickey; hav
known him for about Il year and a half
/ saw him frequently up to the time o
the homicide. / have talked with hin
and have heard others talk with him.
have seen him drink often
My business is keeping a saloon.
!, think that he drank very heavily during
, June, July and August. In my opinion
he was and is a sane man. ! have hear
Dickey use the expression, l. am the so
OF the LORD. 1t was IN my saloon
He came in and used that expression.
4 asked him where he got it, and be sal
, a man named Timmons, a coal exper
4 used it in his (Dickey's) saloon on tn
: night before. 1t was a common e.
, preston after that.
Gross Examtnation--I saw Dickey frt
qnently, and have seen him drink yer
often. Some days saw him drink thre
4 times, some days more and some day
less. Dickey drank when he first cam
to the city. Part of the time he was ne
+ under the influence Of liquor. l has
a seen him intoxicated, and when go b
q acted good natured, and he acted tt
4 same when he was sober. He did NJ
stsgger much when he was drunk.
have seen him Jake as many as 8
~ drinke in one evening. He vas mo
j. laxative than at other times.
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