The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-12-09
INDIAN DRINKS.
KNOWS NOT WHAT
Black Bottle Drained, Contents
Unknown"
SO SAYS TABBY WEEP WHITE
INTERESTING TESTIMONY IN
CASE OF j. A. GARDNER.

John A. Gardner IS on trial before
Judge Marshall and a jury in the Unit
ed States court upon an indictment con-
tanning two counts, one of which
charges him with selling liquor in
March, 1908. to Ware. an Unc9mpabgre
indian, and to Ungaska, a Ute. i'm FeD-
1uary' 1904. The case was begun yes
teiday morning and at the time OF ad-
JouIhment FOR the day the prosecution
hdd hnlshed its testimony. The defense
NIL have an inning this morning.
mus far the testimony has been con-
siderably mixed, owing 10 the native
cunning and real or assumed forgetful-
ness and lack of comprehension Of
some OF the copper-colored wards of
Cllcle Sam, who are relied upon TO
prove the allegations of the indicr-
meltS One popularity of the Ute was
made plain by several of the witnesses.
and that is that they do not reckon
tlme as do the pale faces. They de-
clare that they have no words in their
language that distinguishes morning
from afternoon, and that they reckon
year as occurring between SHOWS"
With them from one first snow 10 an
other first snow is a year, and when
tney want TO Indicate the number of
years that have elapsed since an occur
renee to which they desire to call at
tehtion. they say, ''one, two, taree
SHOWS, or more, as the case may be
Waro, VINO is the only Uncompahgre
among the witnesses, the rest beng
Ctes, testified that he visited the
strip or No Mans Land" near Fort
Duchesne in March, or Whereabouts. I'M
1903 and bought two bottles Of strong
liquids. one Of whisky and the other
on alcohol, from Gardner The pur-
chase was made on lane occupied by
q man named Reynolds and he gave
Gardner 20 for the two bottles.
Go Halves on Whiskey.
Ungaska, a Ute, testified that he
made a purchase Of two bottles Of al
conol Tor $50 "A bottle from Gardner.
Another Ute known as COcOanut con-
lilDuted VI Of the purchase price Tn
Saska put in 81 After considerable
questioning Ungaska said the purchase
OF the liquor was made some time i'm
FEBRUARY 1904. He said he was behind
haystack when Gardner went to the
place where he got the liquor and could
nave seen him enter and come out OF
the building, but did not want to see
nm, and in order that he might noe see
nm deliver the liquor to Ungaska
turned his back. But while behind the
Aaystack he saw Gardner hand bottle
that looked as though il contained al
CohOl TO another Ute named Ungup
lie saw Ungaska with two bottles of
alcohoi just after Gardner left him.
"Tabby Weep White" Forgets.
Tabby Weep White. who talks Eng
lish, and who seems to be more inteli-
gent than any Of the other Indians
called 10 the witness stand. proved
tough proposition for Assistant District
Attorney Cherrington. He testified
that in March, 1904, Gardner gave him
drink cut of a bottle but he could
not tell what the liquid was. He had
previously seen and tasted whisky, but
he, had never seen or tasted beer or
Wine. The liquid was darker than
whisky, and he was certain that il was
not alcohol. Tabby couldn't remember
the testimony he gave before the grand
jury, and his memory was deficient as
10 a number Of other matters about
which the prosecution wanted him TO
testify.