Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-06-11
M y GHGfts.

This witness, a constable, had made Gw0
searches-one on the f8tb and one on tfe
20th Of FebruaryAs-fot the purpose Of
finding evidence regarding TIC nhrders,g
He bad been through the river bottofa
southwest Of the Spiccr homestead he
had found the tracks oftwo men, and two
only in the bottom; one track was made
by u man with No. y overshoe, the
other by man wearing moecasins he
found no tracks Of sled, OF horse or OF
any other animal. Witness further stated
that there was no elm timber Il mile aud
half distant, southwest, from the Spicer
place, and. in fact, no timber of any kind
except n few brush. Witness swore posi-.
lively that no beef animal could have been
killed and tue carcass taken out Of the
bottom on a sled without leaving tracks,
and that, as no such tracks were foundt
witness was certain that Holy Track bad
he'd as to the killing of the steer that was
tied to the elm tree, as related by the CON
fessed murderer, Holy Track. Also, that
the snow was too deep for team and
sled TO have been driven in there.
G. A. PATTERSON.
This witness had been with the second
searching party. and he corroborated the
testimony Of the preceding witness.in
every particular as to the assertion that
the tracks Of two men were found; that
there were no elm trees where Holy
Track had sa,d the steer was tied to IN
elm tree; that the snow was too deep
there for sled and team to have been
driven in there the way Holy Track had
said 1t was; and that, IT the sled and team
had been so driven In, the tracks would
have been visible, and there were no evil
dcnces at all of such tracks. The wit
ness like the preceding, contradcted
Holy Track point blank.
CuAs. WELSH
Had made an examination of the regio,t
where Holy Track said the steer had been
tied to an elm tree and killed, and could
find no elm trees there's
MARTIN GREEN
The testimony of this witness was cor
roborative Of the testimony Of NJ. 2.
Chase aud @. A. Pattersoni
JouN w. CRAMs1E,
Indian agent at Standing Rock, had been
subpGnaed by the prosecution, but he was
put GU the stand by the defense, and his
testimony was mostly explanatory of his
connection with the hunt for the mur-
derers He thought at first the murders
had not been committed by Indians. He
changed his mind afterward, and for this
reason; After the body of Thomas Spi-
Ger had been carefully examined il was
found that he had been shot in the back
with shot and large spherical ball which
! was near the surface. In hunting rabbits
and other small game which they could
get close up to, the Indians, to save pow
der. used but very little of ii, and evil
IDENTIFY but little had been used when Mr.
Splcer WAS shot. Ii white man had
| loaded the gun with which he was shot,
the ball would most likely have gone
clear through the victims body. He had
| told his chief Of police tp 70 quietly
| about the matter. sons not to raise susplc
cioD among tue indians. He had started
for Washington the Sundayn after lhe,
murlers,zaad auEl1gs bis .,absdice n,stterss
cGunetted Wiz. tllel search the In,iijs, &,
dercis wcrs in the haiids Of Itis subs1diss
mates 4,
Hs355.s FRANK MARTrN.
A the night session this witncss, q
brother Of Thomas Martin, the Latter Of
whom had been the first witness for the
| defense, testified that he had beensaL.p De
fender house at noon and in the even
ing OF the day Of the murders, and TINT
he saw Defender there. He also corrob.
| GRATED his brother Thomas as to church
services ut "tlle big school, having beer,
held on the Sunday preceding The mnr;
| DER His memory us to other dates, how.
ever, was bad, aud he could not rememsg
ber the day upon which the seventeen
head of cattle referred to by bis brother
| died. The crossexaminatiun9 did not
shake his direct testimony, and, ii his
story had been committed to memory, il
was well learned. : sls3s. s5
After Frank Martin had given his evil
deDce, court adjourned to Tuesday, juno
9Th, at 8 u. III.