Iditarod pioneer., 1912-09-28
CAMpRELL'S TRIAL
 FOR FOUL MURDERS
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 shovel-nose boat, about 30 feet long, and painted a dark blue. Campbell left Georgetown about June 10 or H., when he said he was going back to the Hoholitna. Accused went alone, and said that he had cached his outfit on the Hoholitna. Regarding Campbell's financial condition, witness testified that the accused had told him he would go down to the Goodnews-b bay district if he only had little money.
 Albert Hibbert, who runs the K. C.. that he had known Campbell since the fall of 1910. Sold accused little stuff in Juue. last year, including some .3O-4O rife ammunition. Campbell did not pay for the goods at the time, as he said he had no money; witness went | good for the amount. Later on, in the saloon, when Campbell was drunk, wit ness heard him say that he would brain the Nelson boys. He took no notice of the remark at the time. Ac- cused had been drinking for q week. He had got into some trouble over some stolen whiskey and blamed a Swede for it, and through him the Nelsons. Wit ness saw the Nelsons pull out for down river followed shortly after by Camp bell. He never told them what ac- cused had threatened to do with them. Campbell had boat painted lead color. The Nelsons took no whislSey along.
 II. C. Labelle testified that Campbell had asked him for some .3O-40 ammuni- | ton.
 P. Anderson said that he was cutting wood on the Kuskokwim in July, 1911, when Campbell came along in boat He had been drinking. He asked if the Nelsons had gone by, and witness said no. Just then the Nelsons came along in their boat and came ashore. | After about 15 minutes they pulled out 1 again, followed by Campbell. They ap- peared to be on friendly terms. Camp i bell had offered to sell the Indians whiskey, but witness had warned him not to do so, There was also some talk of the Nelsons transferring some of their effects to Campbell's boat but they decided to wait until they got lower down the river.
 With George Fredericks, the George town trader, as Interpreter, several In dians testified in behalf of the prosecu- tion.
 kookick testified that he knew the Nelson brothers, as he had seen them some years before. He described their appearance, and the boat ia which they were travelling. He also saw about that time boat painted blue and talked with the man therein, who wanted to trade. He had never seen the man before. Looking around the courtroom witness indicated Campbell d, the man he had seen on that occa sion.
 Jacob, very intelligent native, whc didn't know how old he was, indicated on a map where he had seen the boats pass. One was new boat, and the other was a blue painted shove-nose boat. The man in the latter was ot medium size. with dark hair, and he traded with another Indian for two muskrat skins. Looking around the courtroom. Jacob identified Campbell as the man in the blue boat. He saw defendant later on on the other bank oi the river, and went over to see him. Campbell asked him what he wanted and witness replied that he was simply making a courtesy visit. Witness pointed out where he saw the boats a second time. Witness had gone to the island and helped in the search for the bodies. The clothes he wore were his own and bought with his own money he had paid S9 for them at Boots Nel. son had paid him to go down river with him. Witness indicated which way the wind was blowing at that time-il was blowing across the river at almost right angle.
 Little Waska Mo- ? testified that he lived at Tuluksak, and that he had a winter and summer residence. He was at his summer camp, and rememb bered on one occasion going upstream in a birchbark canoe to get some fishtrap fences, which he had used the previous season. It was in the evening, and as he looked across the river in the direction of an island across from where he was he saw two boats, which he described. At that time he saw no men around. Presently, just as he was about to ap- proach his fishtraps, he heard a shot coming from the point of the island op- posite-where the boats were. He then heard three yells. Immediately after the last scream there was another report. He looked across the river and saw man standing on the bank. Wit ,occ oo,,11 pot Caa tho ma n pla inlv hui