Wisconsin herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1846-1849, 1846-05-02

r was traced. In attempting to follow
: the track of the buggy from the thick.
; ct, it was found 10 proceed in the di
: rection of the mill pond, but could not
: be traced all the way. At the pond
: howcver,it was found that buggy had
{ been backed down to, and partially into
the waters edge. Search was now to
be made in the pond; and il was made
lin every imaginable way. Hundreds
and hundreds were engaged in raking,
} fishing, and draining. After much
fruitless effort in this way, on Thursday
morning, the mill dam was cut down,
and the water of the pond partially
drawn off, and the same processes of
search again gone through WITH
About noon of this day, the officer sent
for William, returned having him in
Custody and a man calling himself
DIR. Gilmore, came in company with
them. 1t seems that the officer ar
rested William at his own house early
in the day on Tuesday, and started to
Springfield with him that after dark
awhile, they reached Lewiston, in Full
ton county, where they stopped for the
night that late in the night this DIR.
Gilmore arrived, stating that Fisher
was alive at his house and that he had
followed on to give the information, so
that William might be released with
out further trouble ; that the officer,
distrusting DR.. Gilmore, refused to re-
lease William, but brought him on to
Springfield, and the DR.. accompanied
them. On reaching Springfield, the
DIR. re-asserted that Fisher was alive,
and at his house. At this the multi
tude for time, were utterly confound-
ed. Gilmore's story was communica-
ted to Henry Traitor, who, without
faltering, re-affirmed his own story
about Fishers murder. Henry's sd-
hercnce to his own story was commui-
Gated to the crowd, and at once the idea
started, and became nearly,if not quite
ate Of he Araors. and FAD inveaaated
the tale he was telling, to secure their
release and escape. Excitement was
again at its zenith. About 3 O'Clock
the same evening, Myers, Archibald's
partner, started with two horse car
riage, for the purpose of ascertaining
whether Fisher was alive, as stated by
Gilmore, and if so, of bringing him
back to Springfield with him. On Fri
day legal examination was gone into
before two Justices, on the charge of
nun der against William and Archibald.
Henry Was introduced as witness by
the prosecution, and on oath, re-af-
firmed his statements, as heretofore
detailed and, at the end of which, he
bore thorough and rigid cross-exam-
lination without faltering or exposure
The prosecution also proved by re-
spectacle lady, that on the Monday
evening of Fishers disappearance, she
saw Archibald whom she well knew,
and another man whom she did not
then know, but whom she believed at
the time of teslifying to be William,
(then present y and still another, an
swering the description of Fisher, all
enter the timber at the Northwest OF
town, (the point indicated by Henry
and after one or two hours, saw William
and Archibald return without Fisher
Several other witnesses testified, that
on Tuesday, at the time William and
Henry professedly gave up the search
, for Fishers body and started for home.
, they did not take the road directly, but
: did 90 into the woods as stated by
t Henry. BY others also, it was proved
: that since Fishers disappearance, Will
; liam and Archibald had passed rather
an unusual number of gold pieces
t The statements heretofore made abou
+ the thicket, the signs Of a struggle, tht
f buggy tracks, &c, were fully proven
: by numerous witnesses. At this The
2 prosecution rested. DR.. Gilmore wa
t then introduced by the Defendants
G He stated that he resided in Warner
e county about seven miles distant from
t Williams residence that on the NOR
7 ming of Williams arrest, he was ou
e from home and heard of the arrest, anC
p of its being on a charge of the murder
r of Fisher; that on returning TO his owl
I house, he found Fisher there tina
/ Fisher was in very feeble health, ana
r could give no rational account as tc
where he had been during his absence
/ that he (Gilmore) then started IN pur
G suit of the officer as before stated anC
/. that he should have taken Fisher witt
him only that the state of bis heaitl
: did not permit. Gilmore also stated
h that he had known Fisher for severa
Il wears, and that he had understood ht
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