| Show TILE THE CASE OF THE DEFENSE A kurluk cassi and an hof of alee indians did the he milling A of do fenie bela bra ila I 1 august 1 1875 abo defenso placed N smith anti and silas bills S smith upon the karld ye members of the iho lasa I 1 lis login lituri and cousins ol of george A smith the object of the defense WM was to prove by these that the tha last named smith traveled through tho the territory for tho the BOO we purpose of coun counseling soling tho the people TO SAVE GRAIN as johntony army was approaching ing and war with tho the united states domoj both of theeo brothers traveled ravo ledl irith tho prophets prop tota counselor and listened to lis ail aa dresses but tny any design against i the arkansas naia emigrants was never uttered utter eil and aad lowherd low hero did be ll 11 counsel tho the poo plo to sell fell lliam iio both of these thebe witnesses were put through a searching choai by mr dashia the latter winced painfully pain lally in ia LIS hla hands and both showta an aa infirmity of 0 memory that was preter natural mr sutherland in ia exam clamming log th 0 latter calr witness drew draw out much infer mation about a party sparty of emigrant who followed tho the arkansas company after an aa interval of several weeks and ano HAD WITH TIIE INDIANS sir mr baskin objected to such test mony many as irrelevant mr sutherland made a statement of whit what bo be expected to prove and promised tho the court be would connect it la in the lonio oDi oi ex bishop farnsworth of sewn deaver was called upon to testify anil and ho he sabo also got into a long ions story about ladica hostilities ho directed against this thia letter emigrant party mr me buskin baskin let thu this run ran on soma time anil and he ha again objected mr sutherland reiterated his statement A guard of 0 ills emigrant train called dokes party HAD BAD buot AN AIT INDIAN AT CORN CHECK whom he bo caught pilfering pil from the I 1 raia at night this ibis fired tho abo indian heart sod ami the whole band started out to wreak vengeance upon the abo first cret train they should encounter this was waa follo follow wail cil up by many subsequent details det aili the court sustained mr bashias buskins Bu Ba skins objection to the irrelevancy of this testimony and mildly cen cea gurail nir mr Buther liand lor for getting evidence before the jury under ft a promise prot nio ho he could not foidl who followed tho the upon the stand was a model witness the tb people hero loll fell of hn his trading off of a wife for another mans man s elonso and race nyma a cow to boot and they ill all declare him to bo be so BO abandoned in ia morals that they would not dot believe him under oath this man sworn that he was waa engaged clag agoa eg as guard to tho the smith party and thera them irom from beaven to soma distance north at fora corn crack tho the royal party ca camped m el within twenty or thirty rods roda of in tho Arkan arkansans sans and during tho the night and early morning several small groups of iho eric cati indies came over to tho the smith camp to cou verae M mr r hoops described them AS a a I 1 LOW DOWS MEAN party of infidels whose solo eolo object ia life was wai to poison pt inga infect dead beef carcasses anil afia alir lir up trouble lowith with the indians Ind iDS at corn greek creek they placed several isolele of poison in ia the tha sp riago oga and mr robin eon died from drinking the abo poisoned they aso also po poisoned tho the carcus of a dead oz ox and an am indian died d ed from eating it thoo lies were all cooled cooked up for the occa aioo tho the citizens here say fay tho the man vi nu as not at corn cora creek to see EC the poisoning done and was tubo rood to 10 deceive the jury mr baskin took this genius in hind hand and devoted aa hour hoar and a half perhaps to making him falsity his bis statements TUX UA HAS if UNDER TIIE LESH of the atto rady and frequently ap coaled with bult an n imploring look to the court lor for protection this poisoned springs story etory and ad this thia infected ox yarn bavo long been repeated OR a a justification lor for the iho slaughter ot of women and children ut at mountain meadows U adoba they have dever been credited by any person ot of ordinary judgment because if we give the arkansans Arkan sans credit for common bemo they certainly never would wanton wArlito ull ty laya provo provoked kod tha indiana 1 1 to hostilities when they hoy were conscious their might mi lit r pay tho the ot of their rally to worn aware tob toti the story runs flies jul ju as the smith party parly were about starting three camo came over to require if the ilia indians torild he bo apt to cat the ibo llesh b ol of a doil dead oz ox sog sing to ia their callop asme ot the ibo royal party mado made bower they thought they would there were toa tea wagons in alif prophetic outfit t they hey were batched bitched up roay to start the witness h bid ad jest jast seated himself in ia the lack bark U c ono ot of the wagons when looking back ila bo a little dorman gorman doctor approach tho the carcot feib it three abreo times with a two edged dagger and the then n roun POUR POISON INTO tan inc INCISIONS from a lial half ounce shil MI some soma lo in didus diani came up then than traded railed two or more dioro buc kiLina for ajr tho the dead still in ia leolea ox and then rot to work my ing it thia while the iho omi graut train wm oil off tho the poison dealin 9 dotor dodor with tho the bucko kics in IB his heads binda mounted his borso standing la in a brush near by and rodo rode after his bis this thin cock anil and bull story al nil I 1 true what does it amount to tho the stabs inflicted upon a dead nod and rigid ox he bo liko like wounds made in iho water the iho would close as an the VC weapon 1 on was wan w withdrawn tb drawn end and ir if a bovI bighead leaT or thed the poison soul bo be poured upon it no cono no would 0 Ile tho the little hijo boj alad the ho weapon E been cit kept in ia the flesh and used to t pry tho the cut open a small amount night inight be poured in ia to infect the tha spot nod thus thu 3 riuso death to tho the indian eating it 1 ceon gg was talon taken when ho he had bad fia co islieb his story which opportunity ho he improve dia in afternoon tha the by intro dicing iscah incidents on oa the ro assembling of court A mr baskin got at lim him the gross grosa abour dit r of tho the german d doctor cater pon pois aning tho car carcass ci roisa ciss ILo carrion with the ibo indians and their setting to work remo the hido hide all passing before hu his ayro like a dumb show while the ho wagon ho he wag seated in ia was driving driling off WAS ALL SO 60 OllOS ISLY SLY that tho ilia necessity nece sity ot of assuming it was taa probably suggested to him accord ur got ts niter iter him in his crom lamination examination tho the conf confused ased p e u 1 1 I r bad a to break a home strap at al t abo h 11 ll hurt 1 1 lobich which required tylo tying up with beok sling thread and ana detained tho p parly aly 1 half an hour this saved caved his chronology chrono lofa i but the boosi aad rambling story ho told lela oad and tho the painful spectacle bo be on the iland divested his testimony of any credibility this buo in ing ex ci bichop farnsworth WM was examined by tho defense who alo aho told tho the aimo story etory about a dead oz ox and an am emigrant anil and two over thel iho body but ho he cliff cliffored ered from tho ilia preceding witness in many material facts halo cat cathe ox diffor oatly rem no DO noc ident happe happening to the harness at starting starling and had bad abo emigrant train corralled instead ot of on the tha start tho the jerman doctor ne HE AMO ALSO A tho prisoners counsel were sorely perplexed to agree upon a theory of defense they desire to abow to the jary tho the aholo Tern territory tory from corn creek to fort harmody alive with lud indians ians tho arkansas craige ardts hid ad poisoned and a dead oz ox at corn cora creek and a guard of a F train lal shot an indian pilferer pa r bishop farnsworth lims ims an intimate int imato knowledge low ledge of indian character s that when a body ol of indians indiana is is once arouson a ali st their white brethren brot bron no DO on CD agat treaties ca c cn an appease the them in like the murderous malay they aro are bound to ru a a muck tho the duke dolie train suffered differed very severely Bovero lr and was w only from destruction by the intervention of c a party parly ot mcd irom from beaver num to Moan Noun tiia tsin balows to the aima wrongs and tho the destruction ol of that entire arkansas party was duo due to tho the simo same thirst for tho the prisoners pry oDeca counsel say my thoy they propose to co show that no DO white men maa participated in ia the massacre nias sacre and that john D leo lea TOOK so NO PART IN K TIM this is an ambitious ambit ioui attempt and it will take tomo stout blint shearin to ito establish ana BD tuch such bute ol of th things a still tho the prito forier nor is ca entitled titled to tile tho effort trio jury is ia kept entirely aloof from any intercourse inter courso with tho the world deputy marshal stokes his has tho the principal caro care ol of L them bem the they y aro are allowed to no DO newspaper and tabei corr ia opened and aad reid raid morning and evening they take a walli walk into the suburbs under ciro card ol of a deputy marshal ma it is thought tho the CASO will ovll I 1 bo be given to the jury tung day or next bat I 1 cannot find cal any person who has tho the slightest belief ehst a verdict will bo be found F P L or graut ville giuins 21 ittin district Grant aTillo is the came bamo of a now naff mining airich recently organized in county ten en southwest team from grantable on oil a range of mountains bearing the some name with james bickett as recorder the district u rich in ia copper and lead and several fair prospects have hato ro recently been opened tho the osceola which has been developed with a shaft fifty feet ia depth shown a vein or of copper lour four feet in extent tho the oro ore of which from fifty to sixty po per cent with a small traca franc ol of gold the district Is ia easy ot of access and add las ha an abundance abunda of timber and water |
