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


with a Ratchet. He was walking up and
down inside the bar. / saw him
and talked with him frequently.
He locked Wild and nervous. I don't
remember the season. / did not from
the appearance of Dickey, think that he
was in his right mind.
Cross Eramination-I did not think
Dickey was drunk at the time. I think
this was in April.
JOHN SCHNELL,
being duly sworn, testified as follows:
[ reside IN Ysnkton. / have lived here
since 1878. My barber shop is next door
to the room occupied by Uickey &
O'Bren. 1 knew O'Brien, and am &C
quainted with Dickey. l saw him fire..
quently and had many talks with him.
He told me once of his mines in Mexico,
and of the large amount of money that
he had sunk in mines. He was
not connected in his conversation. He
would skip FROM one subject to another.
He told me once that he was going to
throw out everything in his saloon and
have an intelligence Office. No words
had passed between us before. He
usually came over in the morning and
would tell me of the large crowds that
had been there all night, when really no
ana hnl 1nnr n r,n -1r-nx,, aI.1.l
that some one would break into the shop
and be said that he had to stay there
and watch. He showed me a revolver
one day with which he meant to protect
himself. ] saw him very frequently,
and up to the time of the killing, and /
don't think that he was always in his
right mind. When he was telling me
these things he was walking up and
down like a crazy man.
Gross EGamtndti0n-I first noticed that
he was not right when he first went into
business. He became worse in August.
He was drinking some l said in a talk
with you French), l said that he was
crazy and drunk too, but not crazy
drunk. He had the revolver about six
weeks before the shooting. A drunken
man is liable to do anything. l don't
think he was drunk at any of these
times. Sometimes he acted drunk.
.ss4I W. d. RUSSELL,
being duly sworn, testified as follows: L
reside in Yankton. l am acquainted
with Dickey. [ first saw him in Febru-
airy, 1885. He went to Grow Creek with
Mr.. Palmer and myself. He was with
us about q week. He was quite a talker.
After WI had located his claim he told
US that he intended to start a town. He
was particularly useless as help. He
| was possessed of the idea that we were
to have a fight. At one time we met o
scouting party, but no trouble ensued
and when WE got back to Kimball he re
ported that he had seen the Indians and
that they were burning cabins. J. was
over the same ground and nothing of
the kind happened. l never knew him
to be connected in his conversation.
He wanted me to go into partnership
with him in the importation of oils, and
he showed me some letters on the sub
!ect but they were of no account, while
be had told me that there were millions
in it. His manner, speech and appear
anee were out of the ordinary, and l
think he was not sane,
Gross Egamination-He was with us on
the reservation about o week. ! did
not see .hlm again until | returned
to Yankton IN tie latter part of May. l
think he drank a great deal of liquor.
Many drunken men might act in the
same way. [ have heard some. | saw
him frequently during the months of
July and August and he appeared to be
in the same condition.
Redirect OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES were
burned on the reserve about o month
after these statements were made by
Dickey. Our party left here in February
but did not get ON the reservation until
March.
a. T. MATTIsoN,
beng duly sworn, testified as follows;
l live IL Yankton. Have resided here
over q year. I know Dickey. 1 knew
OBrien. [ have seen Dickey very fre-
quently during this time. l saw
Dickey on the day of the shooting,
at Groves eating dinner. 1 heard
him, as he sat at the table
he threw his hands above his head, and
said: "The Lords son, and doing WE'LL
This was IN the day Of the homicide.
He always talked about being the Lords
SOD, with a laugh that seemed out o.
of place He always looked nervous
have heard him say that he could gel
all the money he wanted. L loaned hin
five dollars, and he came in the day be,
fore the shooting, paid it, and asked MT
| think as many as ten times if he haC
thanked me for that money. / though
it queer. 1 have heard him tell abou
throwing Tom Stewart over the fence
and he also told about the big crowt
that had been there the night before.
considered HIM insane from his action
and appearance.
Get your ice houses cleaned for / an
bound t o commence cutting at any time
CHS. WAILBAUM.