The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-19
TEABO ON THE RACK.
The Defendants Side of the
Indian Land Contest.
HIS WITNESSES ADMISSIONS.
They Tell . Story of the Alleged Sale,
But Cross-Questions Worry Them
-Teabo's Murder Story.

alleges Joseph IeaDo secured from him by
fraud, was continued yesterday. A number of
witnesses were examined for the claimant,
Joseph Teabo. Several of these were his rela-
tives Another was witness in the fraudulent
oeea case IN kitsap county. Joseph Teabo had
ms chief examination and was being cross
examined al the time OF adjournment The case
VIII require several more sittings before the evil
oence is complete.
Joseph Garrison, whose father was a negro
and whose mother is a klootchman, testified
that he had known Jackson for years, and that
the latter could both speak and understand
Eugish. On cross-examination itappeared that
ne had talked but little with the contestant, and
then only briefly and at long Intervals He fur
'her testified that he had always lived with his
mother, an Indian woman, but that he knew no
CHINOOK; that when he did converse with Jack
son u had been while the two men were at work,
and they had only talked about the work.
william Henry Davis, the husband OF Garri-
sons half-breed sister, thought that Jackson
could speak and understand English, but ad-
United that the latter did not understand the
language well.
George Teabo, brother of Joseph, testified in
substance as follows:
On June 2, 1890, Jackson offered to sell to him
REIMBURSEMENT of the land in controversy for
she sum OF $780, He knew it because OF a note
~ memorandum book he keeps and in which
he records his business affairs On October 6
his bro iNr Joe had hired MIN to go TO the land
ana TO engage in clearing it, On October 10 ne,
his wife and hired man were in a row boat on
their way to Jackson's place. having their
household furniture in the boat. When near
The land they met Jackson in a canoe. jackson
replied that they were going TO occupy
Jackson said then that il they would not i've
on the land he would return to Joe his s25
George said then that he had nothing to do with
that, aud if Jackson wanted to DO anything
shout that part OF it he would have TO see Joe.
Then Jackson and the Teabo party ali went TO
the place together. Jackson moved ont his
things and the Teabo crowd moved in theirs.
Jackson put his tnings in his canoe and went
the time, ana mad three hired men helping him
IN the work OF clearing.
The witness then faced the ordeal of cross
examination, ana ioundered about considerably
under the fire of the contestants counsel.
He was asked ii il was not John G. Fountain,
of White river, who had hired him to clear up
the land. He answered sNo," but admitted that
Fountain was lending Joe money with which to
do the clearing.
His attention was then called to an entry in
the memorandum book, which read: "Hired out
to Joe and Fountain"
At this point an intense discussion took place
between Colonel Carr, for the contestant, and ].
ii. Carson, for the defendant The latter in
sisted that all testimony concerning Fountains
connection with the matter should be excluded.
Colonel Carr, for the contestant, stated that be-
fore the closed it would be proved that
Fountain was the man who was putting up the
money, and that Joe Teabo was acting in his in
terests The question was admitted.
Teabo attempted TO explain the entry. He
stated that three or four days prior to October 6
Fountain wanted him to work, aud he prom
ised to do so, but Joe offered him better job,
and for that reason he put down in his book,
work for Joe and Fountain. Toward the close
of his cross-examination George Teabo was
much confused
Mrs. George Teabo, a white woman, testified
that she was with George in the boat when they
met Jackson, and that they ali went to the ranch
together. AS far as she knew, Jackson made no
protest whatever. All the conversation between
her husband and Jackson was held in the In
dian language, which she did not understand.
James II. Wilson told what he knew of the
case. He stated that he had formerly been en-
gagged in the bowling alley business, but was
now gaining living by locating men Oh gov
! eminent lands. In July OF 1890 or 1891, he was
| not sure which, he met Jackson in Seattle, and
asked him II he, Jackson, had a REIMBURSEMENT
| TO sell. Jackson said no, he had already sold it,
On crossexamiuation it was developed that
| Wilson was one of the subscribing witnesses to
the deed which Joe Teabo had secured from
Jackson, and which Judge Denny had decided
was fraudulent. He had also been witness at
that trial. At the trial he had sworn that Jack
sou thoroughly understood the deed. He did
county was held six month, year or "A year and
nall ago.
Joseph Teabo's examination occupied the
greater portion of the day, and the cross-exam-
iuation remained unfinished al the adjourn
msut OF the session at D O'Clock yesterday after
noon. He was nervous and restless on the
stand. His dark eye flashed, and mis- lips trem-
bled III anger when occasionally the opposing
counsel probed him deeply. He had documents
aud letters quite ready, aud generally presented
the appearance OF II man who had his story well
prepared He testified in substance as follows:
On Friday, July Ii, he met Jackson at Mitch
ellis point, and the latter offered 70 sell him the
REIMBURSEMENT on the land for so Teabo
said he would borrow 81 from one Edgmond,
and agreed 10 buy On the following Monday
he in Seattle and waited for Jackson all
day. On the Tuesday the latter showed up, aud
he and Jackson went to the office of Fred Page
Tustin. The persons III the Office were Fred
Page Tusiin, his partner, ". +. Crews and the
two Indians. Tustin drew up the relinqulsh-
ment and wrote JacSsou's name 10 the docu-
ment, the Indian making a cross as his mark.
TUstin told Jackson in English the contents of
the paper ANA asked him II he understood il.
Jackson nodded his head in the Affirmative.
Iustiu told the witness 10 interpret the nature
of the paper 10 Jackson in Indian. The witness
did 80. Then Crews went out and came
back with a notary public, before whom
the REIMBURSEMENT was acknow lodged.
" .tness kept the paper in his pocket from
July II 10 October I, before he filed II in the
land Office. The witness and jackson then left
the lawyers office together. On the street jack
son told him that he WIS in trouble; that he had
killed 4 man--John Kennen. Jackson told the
witness that he had hit keuneu on the head
with IA scautiing; told how long the scantling
was, and said nc wanted TO run away, and that
on that account he had sold the REIMBURSEMENT.
Tesbo said that this was the first he had heard
OF the murder. Jackson wanted TO know what
to DO. The witness advised him TO frat see If
the man dead. Jackson would not go 10
kttsap unless 1eabn and Iustin went with him.
I he men then returned 70 TUstin's Office, where
Jackson again repeated the story of the killing,
and asked Tustn TO 20 70 kitsap. Jackson was
stsaid OF arrest and next dav jackson, Tusttn
ana Joe Ieabo went over 10 the church at Port
Orchard. Jackson wanted 10 go home and
change his clothes, which had blood on them.
He did not want people TO see the blood. He
went 20 the homestead place and brought
back the papers. Ihe next day the witness, Joe
Teabo. took Jackson before the justice of
the peace az sidney, and Jackson told
the justice that he had killed kenueC. The
justice told the witness to arrest Jackson and
take him before the coroner at Chico. and gave
Teabo n paper a. authority for has action. After
the inquest the coroner told Teabo - take jack
Tusiin waived examination, aud TeacO was
commanded 10 put Jackson in the ktt>ap county
iasi Tustin wrote out the commitment Judge
nickey signed X aud the witness then brought
Jackson and Kelly, the other suspect. 20 Seattle,
ard here went 70 the residence Of Z. N. Carr,
then prosecuting attorney. and showed him the
commitment lie telephoned 10 Sheriff Wool
crf q take the prisoners and pace them IN the
King county Jail The witness delivered over
his prisoners 10 the county
Joseph Teabn then " ith s sigh barred himself
fo- REORGANIZATION. lie was asked II be had
net attempted TO secure another piece OF land
from Jackson.
He had had slawsuit he said with Jackson
over ten acres, hut the kitssp county court had