Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1892-03-11

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the Indians, haven't you? asked Major
Cole in crosse Xamination.
/ have, replied the witness.
Thomas Jefferson was next called
That's the coat | and major found, said
he. 1t was rolled. Major examined if
and found blood on it. The blood was
fresh.
The witness testified that the trail
leading down TO the beach from Ben
nett's was used considerably bv the IN
dams going to Lummi especially m
muddy weather.
Georges coat tail i'm rag, was then
| brought up and handed to witness and
was identified by him.
The prisoners wife was then called
to the stand. She is "A serious and sober
! looking klootchman. NV name said
she Through the interpreterl Is Felicite
! SwilOOs. | don't know how long |
have been married, but think about
twenty years. We have had eight
children. Only three are living. the
oldest is 9 years Old. Don't know how
old the second one is. | have a baby
| three or four months old. | did non
see George or Henry have watch the
night they came home from Lummi.
! never saw George have a watch.
Henry Williams did not give me "A five
dollar bill. Henry never gave me a
cent in his life. George and Henry
both acted as though they were drunk
the night they came home from What.
com.
Peter James, Matthias Paul, Albert
Descanum and Richard Squidui were
called TO show that the trail leading
down from Bennett's was the route
usually taken 10y the, Indians between
Whatcom and Lummi.
Mrs. Alexander, the stenographer
who took the testimony of the cOroner's
inquest, was called to testify to the cor
rectness of the record of the inquest re-
lating to the testimony of Henry Will
liams.
Solomon Balch and Hilaire Crockett
testified further touching the place
where the watch was hidden, after
which court took recess until p
o'clock.
Sheriff DeLorimier was the first wit
ness called in the afternoon. went
to George Swiloos' house Sunday, said
he, to make the search. ! searched up
stairs and down. If the watch had
been there then ! would have found
it.
George Swiloos, the defendant, was
the last witness placed on the stand i'm |
behalf Of the defense. His attorney |
stated to the court that George spoke /
fair English, but he wished to conduct /
the examination i'm his own language,
which was allowed over the objection |
Of the state. The prisoner betrayed no /
agitation while on the stand. Hiseyes |
avoided the glance of the attorneys or |
jurors He sat looking at Tie floor, Oc- |
casionally glancing at the Interpreter |
His testimony is as follows
My name is George Swiloos. / !
don't know my age, but think | am |
about 40. My oldest child is 9 years |
Old, the second 4 years and the young |
est three or four months. / have been |
sixteen or seventeen years on |
the farm on which ! now live. have |
thirty acres under cultivation which ] |
cleared myself have fifteen head Of
cattle, four horses and two breeding |
horses, bought at White River. One is
"A running horse. | have harness,
wagon, sell-binier, hay rake and every
thing needed on "a farm. bought it |
with my own money. ! have ID sheep.
My house Is not very fancy. It is old !
a
which got to build a good sized house.
On the day Moses GOunkin was killed
| came to town with Henry. Henry
got the first bottle Of whisky at Sc
home. Henry and ! were drinking
and we gave some TO Old George. We
walked over to Fairhaven to get some
groceries of johnson. We got the
groceries and went down to the COM
Gf AFa TO- a uplg ]
and Henry and / took drink at the
bar. Henry paid for it. got a bottle
of whisky. | took four pairs Indian
knit socks to the company's store and
| traded them off for shirts. / bought
"A pair of shoes. We then went over to
Whatcom in street car. / was pretty
full and do not remember how got on
or where got Off Next thing / remem-
ber | was i'm the saloon at the bridge.
bought three bottles of whisky.
About 1 o'clock or after we started
home. / saw Old George after | left
the saloon. | don't remember which
side. Old George asked me to go home
i'm his canoe. | said / would 90 i'm the
canoe if Henry would. Henry said he
would rather walk, for it would be cold
i'm the canoe. We started on the street
lThirteenth). This side Of SqualicOm
creek we went on the rail
road track. We walked on the
railroad track until we got opposite
John Benefits. Here ] went down
the mud steps to the beach. Just rs |
started down / heard somebody calling
Henry. / did not look around. !
walked along the beach until got past
the gulch where "A stream Of water
comes down. The next thing / re-
member was when George TealIsh
woke me up. got up and walked
down to the beach. George wanted
me to go with him in the canoe. | told
George | would wait for Henry. After
George left Henry came and woke me
up. | asked him where he had been 50
long. lie said he met a friend. We
started on home. When | got to
Marietta | went TO a house aad asked
for something to eat. ! was drunk,
and the most | remember was that /