Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1886-01-25

that a
H. GREBE,
being duly sworn, testified as follows:
| am a tailor in the city of Yankton,
and was in business on Third street in
1885. My place of business is two doors
east of Dickey's place. I saw Dickey
nearly every day in 1885, and have heard
him talk. L have heard HIM speak of
mines that he owned, and also of an in
terest in the Jencks coal mine, bat that
he did not want everybody to know it.
Dickey said that he was doing a good
business, and once that he was about to
open an Intelligence Office. | met
Dickey face to face one day, and had o
square look at him, and I thought from
the look of his eyes that there was
something wrong, and l considered
Dlckey upbalaLced.
Cross ETdmtNata0n-I have seen
Dickey often, l have had business with
him, u he has always done the bust
ness straight enough. think he drank,
more or less.
MARY ROBERTS,
being duly sworn. testiies as follows: l
i've III Yaukton, at the Minnesota house.
[ knew Dickey and O'Brien. l remem-
Der passing by their saloon one day,
when Dickey rushed out of the door and
nearly knocked me off the walk. O'Brien
was after Dickey with q knife. O'Blien
came as far as the door and then went
back. Dickey went the other way.
Cross Eramtnation-This was on
the last of April. [ was going
to see my daughter who
lived across the Rhine. l went 10 the
saloon twice to find my son Tom. I saw
Dickey and O'Brlen at both of these
times. [ never told of this until the day
before yesterday. o. Brien had a knife
in his hand. 1t was not a Ratchet
Dickey just got out the door wher
O'Brlen came out.
GUS sEIBERT,
being duly sworn testified az follows;
I reside in Yankton. Have lived hert
Tor eleven years. l have known ThomaI
{O'Brlen. Was raised with him. He wat
about as tall as l am but not as heavy
was we'll built and muscular. l kno,
Dickey. | have seer him nearly ever.
day, and have talked wit
him. BE wanted me to go int,
partnership with him in a saloon. II
wanted to open o restaurant and then
fish market. He said he had plenty O
money and that he would fix up a palac
saloon, aud her he talked about open
ing an exchange. He said he had tb
largest interest in a big mine IN Mexico
[ went to his place one.nigbt and bough
three beers and in payment gave him
dollar which he put in the drawer. II
did not give me any change. He forge
1t. I saw him on the day of the shoot
lLg about twenty minutes before th
killing in Browns saloon where [ wori
[ saw him several times that day.
don't think he was quite right IN b.
mind. He seemed to he Eighty. Il
would change the subjects of convers,
ton very quickly. l thought he WI
near having the delirium tremens
That time.
Cross EramindtG0n-In the saloon tbs
day he drank a glass of whisky.
: don't know how many times he was
there. [ don't know what he drank c
was worse at last than when he can
, here.
; DR.. HALL
sworn: l reside in Yanktop, am an M. ]
. of thirteen years practice. [ have had Q
perience in treating insane people. III
doctor here explained to the jury the n
ture of the usual disease OF the insane.
have been in the court room since Il
testimony of Mr.. Wilson. should ST
> t.. at, from the facts developed by t
l. evidence as detailed by the witness t
tue defence, the defendant, MIR. Dicke
u was insane. A person laooring und
any delusions of persecution, if sudden
confronted by the person who has be
Is the subject of said delusion would
liable 20 commit a tragedy. A pers
D using the exclamation credited
Dickey on the day of the shootil
namely, the Lords son, etc, could
called an insane person. Decisions, |
traying the fact that the subject i
garded as very grave signs of insanit
A person laboring under such delusit
as are ascribed to the defendant wo
fad a perfectly natural course in
drinking of intoxicants, that is, he wol
I'd take naturally to drink.
nd Gross Examination L could not, wi
es- out a close n lengthy examinati
:. make a satisfactory diagnosis of
case. | have not had experience v
u, alcoholic decisions, but [ can
=" auth rity. l don't think these delusi
are the result Of the use Of alcoh
:. liquors, because delusions the result
the use of alcohol are of an obscene
ture.
ore DIR. W. j. MURPHY,
being duly sworn testified as follows
las reside in Yankton. l am q physical
five years experience. l am a grad
M. of the ALBANY medical college. 1
the county physician for Yankton cou
l have had about eight months OF ex
ience in the treatment of insane pee