The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-10-31
INDIAN TELLS Of
FORGING NAMES
Defense Produces Earlier Testimony
to Refute Johnson's in Ex-
tradition Case.

Guthrie, Okla, Oct. 21.-Maek John
son, the Kickapoo interpreter. through
whom most Of the land deals IN ques-
ton were made, was the governments
star witness on the stand Saturday in
Mexican extradition cases. He cor
roborated in detail the stories of the
other Indian witnesses in regard to
the occurrences at Guarjardos house
land denied that the Indians whose
names were affixed had signed either
the deeds or the checks to which his
name was signed as witness. He de-
clared that he had signed at the direc-
tion of DR.. Conine, without paying
much attention to what the papers
were; that he did not know at the
ltime that they were deeds, but had
learned so since. He also testified that
Panotho, wife of Mahshahshe. whose
name was signed to one of the deeds.
had been dead eight or nine years.
He testified to going to Mexico with
Kankenapaha and to her being sick
with consumption and very feeble at
the time. He corroborated Kishketon's
statement in regard to CARROTS pay
ling the woman $500 at the Indian camp
when she was too IN to get out Of bed.
Johnson was subjected TO a very Sc
we're cross examination and his testi-
lmony was shaken somewhat by the
showing that he had testified differ
entity in deposition taken at Mon
clova. and in civil suit tried at Te-
lcumseh. He declared that he was
drunk at the time the deposition was
taken at Monclova and did not know
to what he was testifying. In the Te-
lcumseh case ne testified, on direct ex-
amination just as he did today, but
on cross examination reversed himself
completely and affirmed the correct
mess Of his Moncloya deposition IN
which It was stated that the deeds
were signed BY the IAdians MS they
lpurported. His explanation OF the Te.
cumseh testimony vas that Grimes
and Joe Adams. one Of the attorneys
in the case. had seen him between his
direct examination and his cross exam
lination and had threatened to send
4 him to the penitentiary if he did not
Testify the way they wanted him to
do
The Monclova deposition was read
in full. In ii Johnson denied having
written a letter to Senator Teller from
Eagle Pass. declaring that the trans
actions were fraudulent and that he
was willing to testify to that effect
In the deposition he stated that he was
drunk when this letter was written
The defense then introduced an affi-
davit made by Johnson in Blakeney's S
ofEice in Shawnee, in the presence Of
j. D. Lydick. F. B. Reed, ]. NJ. Aydo-
lott and J. L. Roehuck. in which he
declared that the transactions in con
Ineetion with taking the deeds were
regular He was asked whether be
Ihad not told Joe Adams last night
THAT Kearful had threatened to send
lhim to the penitentiary for perjury il
he did not testify the same way that
Inc did in Mexico IN July He replied
that he did not, but admitted having a
conversation with Adams and Gysmes,
in the course of which Grimes gave
him 81 Blakeny asked him if he
had not been drinking meseal just be.
fore be went on the stand this morn
ing, which the witness denied.
]. r. Jacobs was recalled for fur
ther examination in regard to the first
two Garrett deeds taken by him at
Moncloya.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Spencer and