Tanana leader., 1910-04-14
KERR BOUND OVER
IN WHISKY CASE

Gallaher had read the complaint he
asked the accused man what he had to
say.
1.-The complaint, there, your honor,
is not the same one that was read to
me when l was arrested"
The justice explained the difference
in the nature of warrant and COM
plant, and the defendant continued:
1.-THE complaint there, your honor,
charges me with giving or selling
some intoxicated liquor to Indians, and
says I sold one bottle of whisky to
Alexander. All I can say is, don't
remember anything about such trans
actions. have beea drinking a good
deal myself lately"
Call your first witness, Van," said
the court.
Walter Nicolai, sworn. said Big
Luke, Johnny Glass and himself were
in the defendants cabin the previous
Thursday afternoon. He said he got
nothing to drink there except coffee.
On further questioning he said the
coffee tasted like whisky.
Johnny Glass was sworn as inter-
prefer and Little Luke took the stand.
He said he saw Johnny Glass. Walter
Nicolai, Big Luke and Alexander there.
He drank out OF a cup he saw on the
table; it was whisky. Somebody told
him to drink: could not remember who.
Kerr was there drunk, walking around.
House was dark: couldn't see well.
Only took one drink and had not had
one since.
Big Luke, the next witness, said he
went into kerr's cabin alone. Kerr
said, Hello, Go you want drink of
water?' He did not want any water,
but drank some coffee, and while
making fire saw a little drop of whis-
ky in a flask and drank it. Then Little
Luke came in. Did not know where
the bottle came from the whisky the
other boys drank came out Of. Was
bringing in wood, making fire; did
not watch them. Did not see any other
bottle.
Johnny Glass testified that Kerr was
a kind Of u stranger 10 him. He went
into Kerr's cabin with Waiter NicoIai.
Found u cup of whisky on the table:
drank it. Saw no bottle. Staid there
about four hours. Walter, Little Luke,
Big Luke and Alexander were there.
Only had one drink. Didn't see Alex
ander or anybody else buy any whisky.
Saw Alexander take two dollars out of
his pocket. He said the Indians have
Il custom of looking the other way
while friend is taking q drink. He
went there after mitten forgotten by
his uncle Ella. 49,. 49,.
Alexander, sworn, said he was ar
rested Friday, April l, for being drunk;
bat he was not SO drunk he didn't
Auow v hat he was doing. He raised
no disturbance. Was in n. G. store:
Mr.. Munro told hin TO get out quick
and he did SO. Was in Kerr's cabin
with Big Luke. Johnny Glass and Wal
ter Nico!ai. Took drink Gut of a cup
he saw on the table; nobody gave it to
him. Went in again in the evening
and paid Kerr 81 for a bottle CT whisky.
Kerr was drunk; didn't see him drink:
never was in the cabin at other times.
Don't know who filled the cup. Kerr
was walking around. In answer to
question from defendant Alexander
said he bought the bottle of whisky
from him sure. Witness said he took
two drinks out OF the bottle that eve
ming and drank the balance next
morning.
Moses was called and asked what he
did with his money on returning from
Fairbanks some time ago. Said he
just bought grub; no whisky. After
paying his debts he had $l4 left, and
spent it all for grub.
Leroy Fl. Davis, defendants witness,
said Kerr was over 10 the cabin occu-
pied by himself, Geise and Boyd Thurs
day and Friday. Didn't remember even
being in Kerr's cabin. Never heard
any talk between Geise and Boyd re-
garding testimony to he given in this
case.
Kerr was held in the sum of ST 900.
Alexander was fined 81 and costs, ag-
gregating Sl4.50.
Kerr having retired in the custody of
the guard, Justice Gallaher lectured
the natives, there being several pres
ent as spectators. He told them in
giving testimony it was their duty to
tell the whole truth, and said that out
of all of them Alexander alone had
done so. A cynic might observe that
out of all of them Alexander alone
went to iaiI1 The iusiice said that