Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-06-11
SATURDAY.
THOMAS MARTIN.

SdtpFudy.
THOMAS MARTIN.
The first witness called by the defense
was questioned by Attorney Stevens He
gave his testimony through Interpreter
Mclaughlin. He was Thomas Martin,
a full.blood Indian He went To- church
the Sunday before the murder. Wedncs-
day-the day of the murder-he went
to the big school," about sixteen miles
q sled and team to take "the school.
child (hfs twelve-ycar-old sister,, and his
brother was with him. He left home at
0 a. m. and stopped ut George Defenders
house at II noon. Georges wife and Leo
Smell-the. Bears wife were there when he
arrived: He had dinner there. While he
was there Charging Eagle came, and also
George Defender and Leo Smell 1.-The Bear.
They came from the south with load of
wood in sled. After dinner he went on
to the big school with his brother and sis
ter; left his sister there. On his way
home he and his brother again stopped ut
George Defenders, about p. n.; the two
Martins renamed there all night; when
wife and Leo amt his wife, Charging
Eagle came after he arrived.
At this point Attorney Allen, OF coun-
sci for the state, asked that the witness
for the defense be scqucstered; IN other
Words that tile court order them to leave
the room while each of the defendant's 8
witnesses was tcstifying. Mr.. Stevens,
one Of defendants attorneys, stated that
he was perfectly satisfied. with such an
arrangement. Whereupon the witnesses
for the defendant filed out of the room. -
Witness continuing, SAID that he re-.
mained at Defenders until next day at 7
a: M; and that George was not away from
ton Of Defenders horses in the fall Of
1896, and also last February. He has had
no roam horse this year. 1t will be re.
| membercd that Paul Holy Track and
Phillip Ireland testified that Defender
| rode roam horse about the time Of the
murders.] Defender had little straw:
berry roam riding horse in 1896 the horse
was well:known in Defenders neighbor-
hood, as he ran in many races, witness
had seen him IN three or four races the
horse strayed last year when the leaves
began-t0 fall, and he had not been seen
since. Those who staid at Defenders on
witness, his brother, Defender and his
wife, Smellsthe- Bear and his wife, and
Joe Charging Eagle
MIR. Aliens crOss-examinatiOn Tor the
state was complete, thorough and pro-
longed Every possible effort was made
to entrap the witness; and, in spite of the
fact that witness was positive as to
happenings on the day of the murders,
there were great many days subsequent
to the murders that he could not connect
with ordinary happenings. He said he
was not related to Alec, but his brother
fused to be married to Alec. e SISTER,
He had stopped at Defenders on Feb Sd,
last; did not stop all night; had not stop
ped there since; didn't know Where Mrs.
Smell the Bears home was; had known
Leo about five years, Leo lives about a
mile west of the big school, and about
four miles from Georges; Charging Eagle
| lived the other side of witness house;
Smell-the- Bear was at Defenders for the
purpose Of getting some hay with which
to save his horses: he has no children; he
and his wife were to reman all winter at
Defenders; witness stopped at Defender q
on his return from school because his
team was nearly played out; had driven
the team eighteen miles; the roads were
very bad; he knew it was on the 18th be-
cause the priest was at the big school the
Sunday before, width was on the 14tl
thought OF it after going TO the agency,
early in May; had not earlier figured out
the date he took his sister to school Ind
stopped at Defenders because his brother
was treasurer of the Black Gown society
at the big school house and kept his dates
in book; and he knew when he took his
sister to school by the dale of the priest
being ut the school. He heard Defender
had been connected with the murders, anC
then he looked the matter up. A police
man told him about 1t, and he went to sec
Father Francis, the priest, and told hin
he had figured out the date he was at De
tenders.
Witness was interr0gated by Mr.. Aller
and by the court as to ITS renlembrance o.
what hc was doing on number OF othel
days; but he could not remember viii
the exception of Feb. 21st, when his wife
gave birth to child, and the 28th. wher
seventeen head Of his cattle died. Defen
der had seven horses In October, 1896 ant
six after that.
AT l2:45 p. nj. court adjourned untl
Monday, June 9TH. at 2 p. m. AT adjourn
for Indian Agent John Cramsie and fo
Father Francis. The subp@nas were @ is
sued by the clerk, and Deputy Sheriff
Livermore at once started for the reserve
tion to serve them.
Monday.
THOMAS MARTIN-Co tinued.
At the opening of court, Thomas Maj
tin, the full-bl0od Indian who was p1vin
testimony when court adjourned Saturda'
noon, was further cross-examined by MI
Allen, hut to no effect. :.
/ HARRY McLAUaHL1N.
The defense called Harry McLauphlin
He aQid roforrin n IN Houdot$ata ta1er.,,, =,