The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-20
INDIAN LAND CASE.
Carr Tells of TeabO's Energy
in the Murder Case.
EVIDENCE AS TO CHARACTER.
Well-Known Men Who Would and
Would Not Believe the smooth
siwash-Lawyers Out OF Temper.

United States land office. The principal inter
est eeniered yesterday in the testimony of At
torney L. NJ. Carr, aud in the eudeavor, on the
part OF counsel for the claimant, to establish
Joseph Ieabo's reputation for truth and verac-
n.y. large number OF witnesses were exam
ined on this point. At one time, when Mr..
Carr was on the stand, he gave testimony which
MI carson, Teabo's counsel, said was stump
speech. The charge was Indignantly repudiated
oy Judge Strudwick, who objected TO the use of
such language. The lawyers eyed each other
intently for few moments, but, cooling down,
allowed the case to proceed in the usual way.
The first witness OF the day was Joseph
Ieabo during the progress of whose cross-exam-
NATION the hearing was adjourned the day pre-
vious He was asked why he would not call the
notary. +. Lemmen, and finally stated that his
SIDE would call Lemmen, and later did On
redirect examination, Teabo gave the same tes-
tmony as before, without variation from his
original statements
Edgar Lemmen testified that he was the
notary before whom the acknowledgment of
the REIMBURSEMENT was taken. He stated that
Jackson did not appear TO understand what was
said TO him in English, but that Teabo and
1ustln said that they had interpreted the mean
ing of the instrument to Jackson, ana that
Jackson understood ii. Concentration
ELECTED only the same story.
Z. L. Terry, ID. l.. MCGOWAN and W. B. Jones
testified that Joseph Teabo's reputation for truth
and veracity in the community was bad.
John II. McGraw also testified that he had
known Joseph Teabo since about 1880, that he
had known people who were acquainted with
Joseph Teabo, and that his general reputation
for truth and veracty was bad. On cross-ex-
animation Mr.. McGraw said he had had no
business transactions with Joseph Teabo, nor
did he know OF any criminal act OF which Teabo
was guilty.
AT this point Judge strudwick asked permits
fed nf
the records of the cases of the state of Wash
ington VS.. Jackson, for the murder of Kennen;
OF Jackson VS.. Teabo, in the contested land case
in kitsap county, and of the judgment in the
same case. Mr.. Carson argued in objection to
the admission of these records that it was no
use to lumber up the records OF the case or to
drag in outside issues, that they had no con-
nection with the case. were not relevant, and
that if they were, an improper time had been
chosen for their introduction. He further
added that the decision in the Kitsap county
land case was not final, as it was still pending
in the supreme court of the state. Judge Strud-
wick claimed that the records were part and
parcel of the rebuttal evidence and were en-
tlrely relevant to the question at issue. The
certified copies of the records were admitted
and MIR. Carson asked for an exception.
Attorney Z. NJ. Carr was then sworn. He said
in substance:
have lived in Seattle since February, 1854.
ana nave practlcel law all that time.
prosecuting attorney for the district embracing
King, kitsap and snohomish counties from
April, 1e90, to the following January. / have
known Joseph Teabo for some time. Teabo
came to my house some time in the forenoon of
Sunday. July 20, and exhibited TO a card
showing his connection with some detective
agency, and stated he was detective. He told
me that he had arrested the Indians who had
killed kennen in kitsap county u week before.
He said he had heard about the killing in Kit
sap county, and that Jackson had run away;
a fai tan- HON, and hod tad
him. He seemed proud of it. He had also pro-
! cured an attorney for Jackson and taken him
over to kltsap. When the accused APP
| torney, Tustln, advised him TO waive exam
inaton. He got commitment and took
| the prisoners TO Sheriff Comstock, who refused
TO lall them. Teabo then brought his prisoners
| to Seattle. Comstock said afterward to me that
ne Knew the men were not guilty, and Tor that
reason would not Jail them. Teabo said that
| Tustin or Crews had written the commitment.
| said that the commitment was of such a char
acter that no justice of the peace had made it
| out. told him Teabo) that would see that
| the men were jailed on the commitment as
| thought II a good one. Teabo said he had the
| Indians where he could get them. ! instructed
| Sheriff Woolery TO put the Indians in Jail, ami
| that on Monday the day following, / would look
| into the matter. | did not file inform alton
| against these men because l could find no evil
| dence against them. Later | went to the King
| county Jail in comnany with Sheriff COmstock,
| OF kltsap county, to examine the prisoners |
| could not make Jackson understand me. Sheriff
| Aofilsl0ck aCteu as interpreter. 1 tried again to
talk with Jackson, but never got anything out
/ OF him except through an interpreter On a
third visit TO the Jail we took Interpreter in
order to make MIN understand us and me him
have never been able to bring myself to believe
| that he could understand English only in the
| most imperfect way. think his knowledge of
| English is extremely limited.
| My term expired on the first Monday in jan
| uary, 1881. Nv successor was the present
prosecuting attorney, John F. Miller.
| On eross-examination Mr.. Carr was asked
| would he have done as Teabo did under similar
! circumstances. He replied that he found no
| fault with Tesbo at that time Mr.. Carr stated
that he had suggested to Mr.. Peters TO look into
| the MISTER and To defend and protect Jaekson's
| interests. lie had learned of these matters
| from Comstock. Mr.. Pitts misunderstood the
! question or was mistaken concerning the inter-
/ view regarding the contract made between the
| counsel who were engaged 10 protect Jackson's
/ interest lie further said
II Jackson spoke a word of English that day
] did not understand il. Yes, ! did suggest to
Peters and strundwiek that thought Jackson
needed protection. did also say that thought
ne was IN bad hands, and IL was done while
was prosecuting attorney.
Counsel then fell 70 wrangling over certain
questions and the register stopped the examin-
alton on those lines.
Judge C. d. Emery said that he had known
Joseph Tesb0 for eighteen years, and that as far
as he knew his reputation was good He had
never heard Joe's veracity impeached but once,
and that was when he had given evidence
against man for selling liquor to Indians. but
the man afterwards pleaded guilty. Judge
Emery said he did not know exactly whom Joe
associated with, ss he moved in somewhat diff
ferent society. He had not talked with Others
about Joe.
W. A Harrington said he had known Joseph
TcabO for number OF years, and, far as he
knew, his reputation good He had never
heard anyone talk about Joe except John Foun.
tain, of White River. lie said he was Il truthful
man.
". II. shoudy said that he had known Joe for
eighteen or nineteen years. He did not know
much of Joe for the last five years. but thought
that his reputation for truth and veraciiy wa,
good
J. Thorn. of Rentou, said he had known Toe
IeabO for seventeen years, aud tha: his reputa
ton was good
II. A. Bigelow testified that he had known
Joe Ieabo for many years, and in his opinion
his reputation for truth and yeracity was good
He had never heard his yersclty discussed.
Both aides closed here and tie decision now
rests with Register 7. NJ. Reed.
DE- JACK SEATTLE.
How He Secured Picture of His
Brother, the Chief.
Three siwashes stood in 'front.' Of Lowrasn (