The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1888-06-22

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The trials Of the Indians, ROGER ant
Dan Tecumseh. CHARGED with the mur
der Of Poker Fam and Charley X snsn,
was concluded In the district e,ur.
court yesterday. The defendant Rnxp,
vas cross-examined and his testsm0n,
uss not shaken In any important t.as
firnias. HIS brother Dan was ther
called 70 the stand. His appesrAnc.
b very inferior, int be p-ovesI 10 b
quite bright zrd intelligent lie saisl
that he vas
rkEsEsr AZ rHx csKosssl
OF sam. Charley, sally and the oshe,
Indians on the dag OF the murder. br,
2 very short time He passed BIZ on
horseback, and later went back and
remained for . short time. He and
Roger then left together and went ID
the Indian camp 1t 8 O'Clock in fhs
afternoon and remained there until {
O'Clock He then went 70 EsntDn. lie
met raiiy on the road arid she told
him Of the double murder and accused
him Of H. She scratched him with Z
knife, which be tssok sway from her
Il win be remembered that II vas I
suspicious Circumstance that Poke;
Sans knife was found In Dan. pos
session. He testified that the knife he
took away from sally vas the one tina,
WAS identified as belonging to the muir.
dered man. The
wfTsEss MADE A LITTLE srrrcH.
To the Jury 20 the effect that IL he hss.
committed the murder he would moi
have stopped around Rsnson until be
was arrested, bat would have taken
leg bail
Martin Watson, another Indian t4s
tilted that he and his squaw came
along where Sally, Charley. Roger
Poker Sam and the Others we're. sails
was very mueh intoxicated and
WILDLY HfrkEfocs.
she was dancing and singing and max
ing good deal OF noise generally
she pulled Watson's wife of OF her
horse and made them join the group
Charley and Sam had both been
drinking enough To make them quar-
relsome. Charley seemed 30 have Q
grudgr against Sam. and charged him
with killing his tCharisy'z) father b,
bad tomanamus, or. in palmer English
by the supefhnnan powers accredited
TO the Indian medicine men. Watson
swore that Charley filiesi his pocket.
with rocks. and said that he
INTENDED To KILL POKER SAN.
Roger did not seem to be concerned
in the row In any way, bat rather tried
to act as peacemaker. Watson and
his wife left before the trouble reached
a climax. Mrs. Watson ssIbstantiatei
her husbands testimony in all impor.
tant particulars.
John Thomas swore that he had
known the two defendants and Poker
Sam for several years. Sam was nj.
ways
UGLY AND QraBREIsoAF
When drunk, and got into frequent
serapc-. Thomas said he had fire..
queIitly been instrumental In getting
Sam out Of trouble. He had Away
found Roger good, peaceable Indian
PROVING An ALfBf.
Indian Hancock testified that Dan
and Roger came 10 his house about {
o'clock on the evening OF the murder
and remained until q The father oi
the defendants and their brother sam
ssibstantiated Hancock's testimony
thus proving pretty strong abb FOL
the defendants.
ROGERS COOP CHARACTER.
Messrs. II. l.. Yesler. Hillory But
Ter and \. r. Cooms testified that they
had known the defendant Roger for a
good many years, and had never
heard him accused of q wrong act be
fore. They had always considered
him peaceable and weil-behaved In,
dian.
DIR. Jack. an Indian medicine man,
swore that sally came to his house on
the night Of the murder aud was VIC.
iently excited. She said that her hus-
band. Poker sam. and Charley Ma,
nam had been murdered, and claimed
that she did not know who had done
il. Tyce William testified To about the
same facts.
Indian Hen. rather a bright young
buck. added 10 the preponderance d
evidence
IN FAVOR OF THE DEFENSE
By stating that about ? O'Clock in the
morning after the tragedy Sally came
to his house aud told him about the
murder. She said that when the party
ni Indians were going up the track il
the afternoon her husband. Sam, made
her go on ahead, u he did not wan'
her To drink any more whisky. She
said she did not know anything aboui
the murder until evening. when 81,
saw Billy Wood, ard he told hel
about il.
Attorney General Metcalfe ther
called.Sheriff Cochrane as a witness
The attorneys for the defense raised
the objection that Mr.. Cochranc had
been sitting In the court room all da,
consulting with the attorney for thu
prosecution.
TWO WHISPERED CONFERENCES.
Mr.. Metoalfe then whispered inthi
sehriii-s car for a minute. Mr.. foch
rane hesitatcd for an instant and ther
nodded his head and left the coHr
room. The attorney general next he'll
a brief whispered consultation viii
Prosecuting Attorney Ronald. Mr.
Ronald closed the conference in |
stage whisper that could I've heard any
where in the court room. News tn
time to do it, Take time by the fore
lock" Mr.. Metcalfe Immediately ad
dressed the court a follows: "Nonl
honor. since | was first entrusted will
this case ! have endeayored 10 the at
most OF my ability with the aid q
Sheriff Cochrsne, 90 produce evidence
here that would tend 10 throw light VI
the crime and show where the gull
properly belongs. | must confess tina
from the evidence have heard Their
is now n doubt in my mind a to tn
guilt OF the defendants
THE PRISONERS DISCHARGED.
Chief Justice Jones stated that h
was satisfied Mr.. Metcaife had dom
all that was possible to get q. the fact
in the case aud he was not surprise,
nj the doubt in his mind. The Chic
Justice stated further that ii the cas-
were Submitted 90 jury and they re
turned a verdict of guilty he woul,
himself have arrested Judgment II tn
attorneys for the defense had not moy
ed 10 that effect Judge Jones then OF
tlered the clerk to enter a verdict u
not guilty, and an order diSehargini
the defendants and The jury. Tn
twelve weary jnrymen t'iesi OUT iron
their seats. and Mr. Hnmes waiSe'
his hand towards the door and toi'
the prisoners that they we're free. N
trsrnes General MescaIie shook hand
With Roger aud Dan. and they Ii'e'
smilingiy ou: Of the court room. The.
nvfScEp SO ExorioS
AMI seemed 60 take she result a.
matter ~ course. Outside they we1
met by several score Of Indians ans
were the lions OF the day. They wen
the centeT of an ainir:nS group a
sk.x, rs.fat.,d their rxnsrfenCcS IN Ia