A.-Le nn for JOT1:1 tkere?Aslenr, .110t Ti:k Collector.rdtnefis excused.--o-.11olme Willis,a wi ness called by the Plnintiffs, beiii duly sworn, testified.S2 folloT in an7,wer to the nrcte,ions proroundei to Lr by.Mt. Norrnn;Q.- Whn:b is your Dr??- Fort-Holnes Willis.'here do you. liveAt ii1i,L:•• in your lk-.si,,.. yearn.There is a nome "Holmes Willis, attp.ched to the Sunnletriental•Trety, are you that Holc,o Willin?•.- 1171re you ,JAd y other offices?A.- Hove be in the Lej.slature fewt,lent.Q. liave you held any other offioesA.- 1 Jon't know any others juflt now,ijid you ever know a ':27i.n in this country by the nF1J.Je ofMurri 1]. ATA.,er. ?I knew him.T7T; the extent of your acquaintrInce vith him?L- It la-1,27 been about twenty five ye'71rs f7..ince he ciTie here,I lon't know how ion., he lived in our Eci*borhood; it17t, h ,I.,TJe been % yenr.Q.- Did you know him well?times and ohool bu, in-
A I s d, he lived in our nei ; 1-saw 1,111u frequently.or not,A. Ion t know; he look.c..-1 like 9..a „he treated 1,)y the Authorities hero 'is an I mil an?in 1#11.t way do you mean?Q the authorities of the Ni;Linj here treat as anmU '7121?A. I t know ; doe. that Llean to vote vij hold office?•- Did t:! ey recDiTi ze him?A,- I t VIL .k they lid,r)you h. ow whether Gov. Overton took some intercEt in himand irr:-..)tc back t fiL( 1. out tribe be bclonipy d to?•- Overton wa a merribei4of his church and rrote back there tofind out 7h.q.t Tribe he 1A-,!lon,7,e(1 to.Do you 1,.u' low whether Gov en. ior Over toil oi ri poti ti on ?- NO, 5f, I don't kDw thatQ.- You E,4,..y he looked like an Lai in; that,ne dark?A.- rQ there were you born and raised?A - On the north 'bank of the 1101 Liver,A.- Ye:,;Mr, rni ;You hare lived rwiong the Indians all your life?Q - is it nos si b e for you, hay i n6 lived alron7ie n.,11 your lifei f a .oe. rso n is of ii.:iinn blood?Yes, qir, I hive ire dark, can toil whetherthey ire Inlians netobject to that, of course,ix. No ;- Di 1 his nnral i,ppe aranc iMicate he wi,s an Ix -1(1i ?
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SPENCER B. ADAMS, CHIEF JUDGE.WALTE
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SUMMONS.United States of America,IN
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INDE X.List of applicants to Dawes
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justice to them and their husbands,
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ATTIDAVI - OF WILLIAM QUINT AITATI.
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Subscribed and sworn before me this
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