Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1897-06-18
Coudotte Convicted Of
Murder in First
Degree.
The Punishment Of the
Prisoner to be Death
by Hanging.
Court Adjourns to Mon
day, the Twelfth
day Of July.
Friday.


ALEC. CouDoTrE.
The tenth day of the Coudotte murder
trial opened with the defendant being put !
on the stand to explain some of his testi- |
mony. He said that he conveyed wrong
impression the day before when he testi.
fed that he knew, when at the guard
house In February, about the murder. He
thought. at the guard.house, that he was
being questioned only about the beef be
had stolen.
In crosstexaminstion the defendant said
that he lied to Mr.. Armstrong az that
time; but, II he had known that he was
being questioned about the murder he
would have told the truth.
The defense here rested. In rebuttal
the state called States Attorney Arm.
strong, who denied some of the state.
menss made on the stand by DR.. Ross.
He also contrsdictcd some statements
made by one Of the witnesses, Moses Mar.
tin, for the defense.
JosEPH FULLER.
Testified to seeing the defendant and
George Defender at Csldwelps on the
night Of the 18th.
n. p. CHASE
Stated that he saw the defendant on the
10Th Of February, and bought quarter Of
beef of Caldwell which had been bought
Of the defendant. The beef was timber
st the time he got it-on Tuesday.
This testimony was to establish the fact
that this beef was killed latter than Mon.
day morning, % testl1ed to by Coudotte
and Blackhawk.
II tended to corroborate the Indian boys
h thsis statement that tue beef was killed
on Monday night by themselves, the de.
fendant and Blsckhawk, IN the woods
near the Splcer house.
ATTORNEY e. 8. ALLEN
Testified 10 contradiction of the Testimony
OF Moses Martin.
A. c. WELLS
Testified that, in the talk he had with
the defendant IN the Williamsport Jail
the defendant said DR.. Ross was at hil
house on Feb. 18th.
w. B. ANDRUs
Testided az to conversation he heart
Dr.. Ross engage in on May 24th.
WILLIAx C0Lv1LLE.
This witness testified to there being elm
trees In the woods southwest of th,
spicer house. 1t will be remembered
that the ludian- -hoya testified that th,
fsseer they helped to kill-was tied to ar
elm tree. The defense had introduced
Witnesses who said there were no elu
trees In that locality.)
| ROXY CALDWELL,
OF Winona. said the defendant am
George Defender were at her house o.
the night of Feb. 18th. She told then
about the murder and the defendsn
grlnned. The witness admitted In cross
examination that she Is now under arres
for attempting to kill an Indian.
PAUL HoLYTRAcK
Said that on the day of the murder th,
defendant told him that he had his haut
hurt. This he told him IN the Sp,ce
house.
| SPENCER +. CHILcoT,
OF La Grace, 8. D., said that on Ma,
14tb, Dr.. Ross was at his house. The,
spoke about the spicer murders, and Dr.
Ross said that Coudotte had stated tha
be could prove an alibt by Dr.. Ross Til,
doctox further said to the witness that b,
(Dr. Ross) did not believe he saw Cou
dqtte at bis (Coudotte's) home on Feb
18th. r
LITTLE BEAR.
This witness testified thst on Jan. Ill
he WAS sentenced 10 two months in th,
guard.house. but IN confederation Of joiii
ing the temperance society he was let ou
after one months service in the guard
house.
The state here rested. f
Andrew Slater, for the defense, said h,
gave the defendant some tobacco to pu
on . cut on his hand on Tuesday, the do,
before the murder.
The defense here rested, q
The pleas Of the attorneys now began
The pr Decution waved the opening I'D
dress, and MI. Lynn Was the flrst speaker
He was followed by Mr.. Stevens for th,
defense, and the closing speech was b,
Mr.; Armstrong, for the prosecution. tn,
Judges charge had been written, q thl
request Of the defense, and II was read Il
an Impressive manner. 5sss:
! The court announced that the jury
would be allowed 70 use the courtroom
for: their deliberations, and the audisnc,
6led out Of the house. B
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