Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-16
Brewer walked fast towards the kiln, when he
went for the gun.

Brewer walked fast towards the kiln, when he
went for the gun.
Cross Examination When De Lassauis
lasked me if | feared being shot. replied
" mol am too young to be shot. DeHher Of
lus had any fears, and turned IT OIL as Joke.
mr.. Poe got on with me near grocery, KEEP
Inv " bio. mouthed- X entock - loaded rails
kaccordinu TO De LIS order; Brewer forbid me
from taxing up rails from the worm of the
fence De i. didn't take up The rail which he
Itook hold of-~as | saw him; we were both
'I,ak;no from The same worm, and both were on
The same side of the fence; was not alarmed
Inn The gun fred. and then l was somewhat
Ialasned. What state know am nc. mis-
l,aken. McDanies and Galloway were on the
ground Galloway was near by Mr.. Poe
walked off, something of north course, up
Congress Hollow; Brewer did not forbid De
L. from taking the rails; De L. was turned
around looking at me when Brewer came from
The kiln with the gun. The distance from the
kiln to the road is between four and eight rods
/ should think about six rods; don't recollect
any cluster of sturnps on the ground; DE L..
was about half way between the road and the
kiln when Brewer shot; Brewer went 10 the
kiln Immediately after De LIS taking hold
the rail; thinks the muzzlc of the gnn was
about three feet from De L. when il went off !;
/ was not much alarmed when Brewer came
out with the gun; Brewer didn't intimate to
| De L, that he was going TO get gun, or to
shoot; Brewer had the gun in a raising posi-
ton when it went Oft was not aimed thinks
Brewer went to town to give himself up, as he
said he would abide the Law; JUS. Turned
around as he was striking De l.. with the gun |;
De L. was walking with his cane !; De l..
stepped back as the gun went off, and raised
mis- cane in the act Of guarding himself as
Brewer struck; didn't state at the examina.
ton that De L. raised his cane in striking
position Galloway stood so as to prevent me
from defending De L.; Galloway, the second
time ] ran up, acted as though he would pre-
vent me, though he did not thrust me away
Galloway put his hand on Brewers shoulder,
and said, that's enough;" he used no force
| did not state on Galloway's trial that Gallo
way slated me back two or three times, five
or six feet at times De l.. did not strike but
once with the cane, he pushed the gun out in
a numbering way !" De l.. called me twice
Iran up the first time, and did not see the dirk
the second time saw the dirk the cane, l
think, was hickory; De l.. had not time to torn
as the gun went off. the cane was not a sword
cane. Don't think Brewer picked up the gun
don't know what he did with it.. r
.andreU Poe, s,oorn--Says, that on Wednes.
day, the is, Of April. got on wagon with
Mr.. Thomas. as was going from Edwards
vile to my house, to ride; Thomas was going
to haul some rails on some ground which Gal.
oway and Brewer had Ola their ground; Mr.
Thomas said that he thought there would be
difficulty; De Lassaulx soon came up and or
dered the teams,er TO haul the rails on some
vacant ground; De Lassaulx. Brewer and Gal.
/ loway had a conversation about the rails, and
De L. was not forbidden by them; soon after
De l.. shook hands with me and started away
after had got abon, 90 steps from the place
heard the report Of gun; turned around and
saw Brewer, Galloway, Thomas, and De Las
saulx; Brewer was then just in the act Of
striking; / then heard the cry of ''murder;'
Mr.. Thomas ran up and Galloway threw him
back; ran down, and Thomas was standing
near De L.. and Brewer and GallaSau ahan'
/ 49, ---.--sfro rurr on; asked II any more
murders were TO be committed, and Galloway
answered, I" VOC are safe !" Brewer said, what
he had done he did in self defence; we moved
De l.. TO branch: asked Galloway to assist
and he would not; De l.. died soon after we
got him TO the road. / assisted in stripping
| De L. at his house; Mr.. Thomas and myself
first raised De L., assisted by another man
whom have since learned was Mechanics;
no one else aided. The clothes produced are
those that De L. had on at the time he was
killed; De L. had no weapons about him, bu
a small pen-knife; De l.. had small walking
lsiick, of the length suitable 10 man Of his
size; De LIS habit was to walk with cane
Just at the time saw the stroke of the gun,
saw Thomas thrown back by Galloway-and
] then started TO run, and saw no blows after
wards. Brewer expressed no sorrow; Brewer
and Galloway stayed on the ground some Ter
minutes, and lief, after the Doctor had beer
lcalled. The distances on the plot are not cor
rect; the place on which | stood was high, ono
the ground where De l.. was killed was ast
high, with hollow and branch between
De Lassaulx passed the compliments Of ih'
day to Brewer and Galloway when he CAM
up, and was answered pleasantly; did no
think there would be any difficulty when left
as there were no objections made. while ] wa
on the ground, to the taking of the rails; De L
said the ground was purchased Of Mr.. Eunor
and he did not wish any Improvements made
!, on il.
Cross -Eramination.--De Lassaulx lay SOM
thirty feet from the kiln, as | came up, on
lille knoll, near stump on which had m
foot when left him; it was some two or ihret
minotes after left before heard the gun;
was almost al the same instant, as l turned
lhaG Brewer struck, and Galloway hurled OF
Thomas; was northeast of them; Thomas
Brewer. and the others, were not great wa
from being in range. was not much excl
ted at the time; was enraged at Brewer, DO
more al Galloway when | saw Thomas hurle'
back; DID not make proposition on tina, dal
, to several persons, TO buy rope TO hang tn
, defendant, but tried to prevent others from
doing 90. M
DR.. SaIG stoorH-Says he was called on tn
, frs, day Of April. about 2 o'clock p. NJ, b,
= the report that man was killed. whom a