Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-06-11
The stable.
NORTH.

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: s. Esis. ' Shsss X,s Is sptes,. body wa. found.
~hee Ike shed seax aS so%
the ,,outhwest corner to where Il Joined She
T., Po,n. where Mi. spic.r's body was found,
partially covered by manure.
Ut With manure vas found, which q Is supposed
Friday.
The first thing after opening of court
was the arraignment of Frank Black
degree. a ~ The mformatio@ 70 Hesl I Was ae that rst
which practically had been filed against
Alec. Coudotte. 1t charged the defend
ant with the killing of Thomas Spicer,
and was divided into five counts. The
defendant pleaded mot guilty."
PiitLLtP 1nEtktsD (sTANDINa BEARl.
In the Coudotte trial, which was then
resumed, Phillip Ireland was the first
witness. lie needed Interpreter Nc.
Laughlin to help him over some of the
hard places. He is a tweIity-year old
boy and lives on the Cannon Ball. On
Feb. 18th Phillip was at the house of
Holy Tracks father. He left there on
the morning. of the 18th and went to
the, agency with Holy Track, where they
met the defendant. All this time he
talked with. Holy Track about killing
the Spicef family. On the 18th they
went to the Spicer house, talked with
Mr.. Spicer and looked at the horse he
had there. Witness then went to
whisky Of Red Caldwell. On Tuesday
the witness was Gold by Coudotte to
take a gun and 60 over on the following
day to Spicer's house. On the morning
of the 18th witness and Holy Track
went over to Spicer's and entered the
house. They had not been there long
when Coudotte and Defender came in.
The witness story from this point on
that given by Paul Holy Track lie
described the killing of. MI, Spicer in
much the same Way as it had been de-
scribed by witness Holy Track The
witness recognized the ak, spade and
pitchfOrk produced, as the implements
used in the killing of Mr.. Spicer. and
they were introduced as evidence. The
witness described the robbery that took
place i'll the house after all the people
had been killed. He described infinitely
Ine @ search1ng @ Ior valua6les by Coudotte,
frn, +Ia you';sos SouIose yTTh .a away WIN MN
a cnnvarapt;n,, Sa nod ,.,;t1, vnone Mtt o4tu % %
tia n,orT hnsgsn e.g ,,ss ~ VIII SouuoeCe ~
VII suI, IL, rnnt"tfo vir ro Sa,'? lssGivaeion, IN
# Ia womld natb;mm bTen ehont all - q ',olse LOTS
fer IIe exnia;ned thaS s the raason s,,s ,iise ~
had jaft nafender,s ,.u mama v,le ~ ,Gsy of , ne
first Confession Voc ] haco,,so o"I ~ -. ,!.ns m.s
% sorry t FOR mafomder Mde oeoinuse Ma ne e,s way
Blackhawlx .hecamse tzI2l,ct ~ h, n,Siuueu MY 1usa
the inst;nafor ] Of the mnrders s'"A was
On cross examin,tion tic w;+nose
e~ano;not;nn W @ "u S,,+ a" gG 1;tt, ~ ms ullec.
was made IN BIC eu;Ion"a % h, ,i,iessloll ~ att.
navs For The dnfonsa Ti,o uy vne aStot'
ad that he l,;t TIC o,d ina,' "i,ss Nc, SSaI-
dnn1 IN tho hari. ond IA tha4 S a'ie: ~, WI -,
down He G;S not % Lmnay yy sMo s.rtth tihei, aGll @
was vaaL or strnn NJ "sMHuv,asi sHata,as sn., slig
statennant mods hu tbo '9vHrs ,,it,o oaa aeau az
nrii sa,iAraiotave ~ +Sn Sn;na,. Mtvless ~, vi
deIs.. This stafement ;mnl;catoS l,iaoi,
hawk and stated that he wac sraaont n,aon+ a.
tha scene Of the murders anf + nsod on q.
AK in helninp to Kill some of The i u;et;nas "s1
His story also made RlacshawI VINE the
| leader Of the mur0prOnS asaoult Tho
witness said he did maka s1"i, q .+atn e
| ment. hut it was not ali trna . e''''o'
/ A r..w.,,a
i a. y. Ellis.
"A. y; Wells SAID that ON the l4th of
April ne mad conversation with the
defendant IN the presence Of several
other persons. The conversation Was
had In the Sioux language. It was
afterWard reduced to writing, but moi
IN the presence OF the defendant. The
conversatlon related to the Spicer mur
aers. C0u9otte SAD tlien that on the
i1th OF FeDruary-the day of the mur.
Gers-he was az WlnOna, where he met
blackhawk az M, near Jerry Hart's
saloon, ana .Blackhawk asked defend
anI 20 g0 with him to kill the Spicel
ialnlly. Inc wltness, the following day
na9 announcer conversation with CoudOtte
anu a1 Coudotge sald ne met Paul Holy
Track ana Philip ireland at Winona
on tne alternoon OF February 18th. HI
also told tne witness that he and Black
na nawk nag M starIea out TO XII man nameo
neppeI, LOT WHISKY. Waen they got te
rePper mouse ana called him from bed
tney iouno mat ne had noyHhisky, and &c
tney uiu mol XIII MN. rms was two o.
M 1nree Gays before the 18th Of February
me Wl.ness va was tolu ny Coudotte that be
1 Nas hlraiu they Wouid Dring hlhln guilty
alu .As therefore staDbed himself with tht
L lugSNAOu sOI committing suicide.