Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-23

ous Ny the delence furnishing food fol
entertainment not contained i'll the well
known story of the murder. The de-
fence had the floor all day yesterday.
The defence continued it's side OF the
case through this forenoon and into the
afternoon, presenting witness after wit
LESS IN s~ubstentiution Of the proposition
that Dickey is insane and was insane at
time of the shooting. No other effort at
defence has been made in the examina-
ton of the. witnesses for the defendant,
Fridays Testimony.
CHAs GUY,
being duly sworn, testified as follows,
| reside in Yankton. [ have lived
here Six years. / am in bust.
ness on Second street. 1 Lave been
acquainted with Dickey for about a year.
L knew O'Brien about four years. l saw
Dlckey frequently. 1 was IN Diekey's
saloon about Z o'clock in the morning on
the day of the shooting. Dickey sni
O'Brien were there. O'Brien was outside
OF the bar, Dickey was inside. They
were having some talk about an account
Dlckey was nervous / went away with
O'Brlen; went to Browns and then to
my place. | saw Dickey again that day.
lie came to my place and invited the
crowd to drink. They came up 10 the
bar and Dickey filed his glass, walked
away and soon came back and asked
who was doing that, and why don't you
treat me. We had trouble IN making
him believe that he was treating. I saw
him again that day, in his place. He told
me then about a big fight; and then he
threw them ali owe the fence. He has
told me at different times about making
Sl5O a night. | saw the revolver.
Dickey tried to pawn this to me for
500 This was about noon on the day
OF the homicide. l did not take it. He
told me a great many queer things. 1
thought from his manner that he was
not rlgct. My opinion is that he was
not in his right mind. He said that he
had sent east for a revolver, and when
1t came he showed it to me. He said
that he bought it for protection; that
some big men were after him.
Gross Erdmination-I saw him a great
many times when he had not been drink
ing, end he was very much unstrung. /
saw Dlckey about six times a week, or
once a day. | next saw Dickey for the
second time on the day CT the killing,
about noon. l don't known where he
got the revolver. [ don't know how
many times he has made me think that
he was not right. [ could not say how
many times [ saw him before he opened
his saloon in the morning. Dickey
roomei on Cedar street between Second
and Third streets. 1 did not see him
again that day,
d. GULLY,
being DULY sworn, testified as follows
| reside in Yankton. Have lived here
eleven years. | know Dickey. Have
known him a year. [ have known Mr..
Dlckey very well. Have seen him
everyday. [ have had many
talks with him, in his saloon.
These conversations were of the literary
kind. Dickey seemed to be very witty.
He imagined himself sometimes a pro-
fessor and sometimes a poet and would
pass from n subject 10 another very
quickly. | saw him the morning of the
shooting. He WAS very much excited.
He wanted to borrow $500 before night.
| have seen Dickey waiting on custom
ers and he would forget to take the pay,
One thing struck me as queer. he want,
ed his w~asherwoman to get his wash
every day; and another, he wanted a bar.
rel of water every day when q barrel oil
water would last him q week. I consid,
er him insane. He made strange and
queer gestures. He had that peculiar
look which belong to men who are out
of balance. I think that he was bereft
of considerable reason.
Gross EGanUnati0n-I said that his
conversations were brilliant but
highty. He changed his subject
very often. | saw him quite frequently
l never saw him when L thought he hac
been drinking. He was always the sam
10 appearance to nae. Liquor was no
the cause of such actions.
JOSEPH BUDD,
haipp Il rIu rrorn +o,t;Eal %, rall-.
reside in Yankton. I have resided her,
over six years. / have known DIcke,
over o year, and knew O'Brien abou
five years. [ saw Dickey the day of tn
shooting in his saloon on Third street
He waited to borrow SIS 90 on his revol
> yer. did not have the money and h
, told me to get the money. He told m
once that some COW boys came the nigh
: before, that he whipped two of the1
and threw them over the back fence. Fl
showed mt where he had thrown Their
over the fence. He went away sewers
. times and left the front door open. FL
said he threw Tom Stewart over th
s 100000 in Colorado, He wanted I
e have a boxing school, and said that /
would haul saw dust and put it in tt
d back yard. At the time that he told n
that he had thrown Stewart over tt
a transom l was in there when he threa
ened to do it, but he didn't and the ne.
day he told me that he had done it.