The Wagner post. (Wagner, Charles Mix County, S.D.) 1912-current, 1912-06-21
INDIAN WRITES STORY
OF CRIME FOR WHICH
He NOW STANDS TRIAL
Tells Of Numbering Young Man
Who Ordered Him OFF Prem
ises With Shotgun.

SisSeton- y ID, June ia dramatic
incident in the trial Of jos High Bear
and Jonah Star for the murder of
Roland Judish developed when the
states attorney was permitted 10 read
TO the jury the written confession nj
High Bear. made in his cell in tins
county Jail here.
The state showed by witnesses thaG
High Bear had asked that States At
torney Batterscn visit him and that
the official. together with Clinton CroaL
an indian half breed. who was nomi-
mated Tor county attorney at the re-
cent primary, assistant in his office.
Thomas Mani, associate counsel for
the state. N Sheriff John 5. Swanson
went to the jail and that High Bear
told in fun the story of the crime and
in~criminated Jonah Star. High Bear
volunteered to write the story out in
full and a been permitted TO do SO.
This written story OF the the erin"
covered Is closely written pages Of let
ter paper.
High Bear said that he and Star.
whom he met on the road. were talking
about n INC which the Indians in
tended TO hold at a place near Big
Coulee on the following Wednesday
and Thursday. and that while they
were talking the Judish boy drove up
Ag3S Ioau WIFI 4 luT1btT wagon anu
team. and with several cattle ahead
OF him in the road. They say Judish
drove into the ard and put away
the horses and cattle in the barn and
came out of the house with q lantern.
Star and High Bear then walked to-
wards he barn. intending, as High
Bear writes, to ross the ward and go
to o Seven Brothers house. west of
the Judish place. to sing Indian songs.
When hey came to the barn Roland
JndiSh. who was the only person on the
place. stepped out and accused High
Bear Of having broken into the house.
and elso called him name and ordered
MIN OF. High Bear and Star hen fol-
lowed Judish. who went into the house
and came out with a shotgun. which
he pointed at High Bear. telling him
TO get off the place or he would shoot
him.
High scar says he then advanced on
Judish and wrested h from him
and threw il away. AS he did SO he
says the Judish boy struck him with his
fist on the back of the head. The
| High threw him to the ground and
struck him with his fists Star ran uE
and assisted him TO hold Judish on the
ground. and kicked Judish about the
lei Then Star ran OF and returned
with an iron bar. with which he also
struck Judish about the head. until the
| latter ceased to speak or move.
They then lifted the body up and car
ried 1t into the house and placed it or
| the bed Star folded the dead boys
arms across his breast and then tbs
two left the house. taking with then
the dead boys suit of clothes and shoes
a revolver. and also the shotgun. which
had been left outside.
The defense attempted to show thai
the confession was given under prom,
Use of leniency by the states ATTORNEY
and under Instructions which Higf
Bear thought were mandatory. The
question was left to the jury by Judg'
McNulty. as is his privilege under tn
South Dakota practice.
The state then rested its case and
the defense interposed motions for di.
rected verdicts for each of the defend
ants. Both. however. were denied.
The first testimony introduced by th'
defense was that of High Bear. who de.
clared the confession was untrue anC
proceeded to relate anew the circum
stances of the crime. In his new stor,
he stated that he alone was the guilt!
person and that ona Star had NJ
connection with the crime,
1t is thought the case will be submit
ted to the jury late today or omorro