Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1848-11-10

: Render ard Lean both remained ir thu grocesy all
the evening Neither Odel nor I:eart trea ID the
other during the evening, they both sslIaIls each
paying for himself; saw no weapons about Lean
Lean gT6unded in tie LEFT SKID afsi on toe in
side Of the right thigh. Dr. Ross;was INN diate
Iy sent for. SOFA.
Cross-ecaarire5- Witness does rsot gnov ti,at he
said cdcll ought 70 be hung; thinks r1w lie 81 ght
LeAEvas about five feet Six inches Sigh: shinks
there was not much blinking in he ocer5, that
evening" thinks there were othefs ii dui.ag II e
evening; had known Lem IL! naen-hs !, The
stream OF blood from the md II. II flli might
have been nearly large as a: pel sons wrist
Odeii was cutting tobacco or hi nils wish his
knife when he saw it In his hand: Cdeil sid moi
ask fer liquor when Render and ;.ea, last CRANK
witness does not recoect of drinsing any Himself
during the evening, might have .doee SC ! odell
appeared civil; no unpleasant co.vassatiorf; does
not know that Odell was drunk; ;sayy d.irs kni.e
in sheath at Leans side whe4s taxing IF his
pants which was either fa5tened to .ais p5nts OF
ii belt; did not see the woun. III Leans side
until the next day; heard 70 ot:er inoiselin the
streets; did not distinguish the corr crsa don be-
tween the parties; each appearedto b rakisg hold
of the other when witness w,nt 20 tic door
could see 40 difference 10 which vas frss in the
act; did not hear any thing abo..,t aean shaving
kicked odell or BACKED his eyed Oh. ior;aer oc-
cesien (
To further questions by the Fsoe. cutting Attor-
neys--Witness said odell might hive as,1ed for
liquor which he refused to let him eve; oes NOT
recolect; the talk in the Got Gerry losld do
not discover any knife in Lean s!ha5is dI.ing the
scuffie; thinks it not possible that srch Jas the
case; the knife was tight in the sheath; hunlbel
of persons were present very so:n @ltcr tie cry O.
murder.
Cross-erominsd.~ not see sdeiI havSa kni,e
when in the street. saw both 11Ont the sime he
went to the door until they separated; I'ean had
the appearance of quiet, peaeeab,,. mar.
Doct Dauid Ross, sworn-says h. is pl!actisIne
physician; was called upon TO eSansne Tbs wound
Of Joseph Lean, at the groeery:f YIN. Ttrrill on
she riGht of thu 1o+h TsIsz ec;h a, ;,-;4
found him supported by some Esersins AID bleed
ing freely from the thigh W53ne4s innsed.ate1
ran home for Instruments on recurring fo;nd Lea
dead; might have been dead wb;en te first sarriy ed
removed Inc pants and exarnintl tie uotsld in the
thigh, which was one and salE or two niche,
long; made an incison to the a.teIs7 and took ont
portion oft; the wound was on ;i4he ulsper part
and inside OF The tn Oh, the fe,nolal artfry was
cut in two; the cutting of said artsry wcald have
produced death in from five to tn NJ r,lte5 thinks
the wound four or FIVE inches. de;n the wound
appeared downwards. but hi asterv was ca,
a4;sre off; it must have been sone with a large
knife; the wound was n2ort..l ole and caused
death, Witness was called up5n 70 in s,ext da,.
10 examine another wound in Che Side Of the dc
ceased; found a wound about.tha short ribs on
the left SIDE which made thr i .eisio,.s in the
bowels; thinks this mortal svoslnd and ,ro,,14
have produced death in few: daFs; TIE wound
was at right angles with thc b.dyL saw. no kni 9
about The body of deceased. Witness attended
the inquest. Thinks deceased v-asia healshy man.
remembers that the cl2:hes w&re also car 10 cor
respond with the wounds: thee thrice missions in
the bowels were made at the same tbr,,ss
CaOss-erafniged-By the incfsior in t,,s side Il e
small IN .estines were cut; The ar,e<v il She ,hieb
was nearly the size of man. fl ler, AID in tins
ca'e about one inch below the surfce tie sire m
OF blood could not be larger in the orfce Of the
artery; It might appear larger, thinks i prisoner
mate the wound in the thigh i.e i.sust Lave been
bent or in STOPPING posture; he e, erizg of said
artery would necessarily prodr.ce ehatb Witness
thinks the liver of deceased was; hat enlaro
ed; saw nothing else that pre:entad an .,n,yboc-
some appearance The Ever! might lave been
natural.
Inc clothes tie deceased had oil al tie time ii
his death were here ordered l;y the Prosecnt
attorneys to be brought forward, But before they
were produced, the Court adournel until CLOCK
on Monday morningl
Queen d; Carey sworn-SaJs that on The nigh
OF the 18th of July ls47, whse l6 was lin bed in
an upper room in the house Of Col. Nlhols. he
heard prisoner say 10 Lean. ~.ol1 are !. Damn 4
imposter and thief Lean repslie. aHo,s can Won
prove that" Prisoner replie'. have j, mind 10
cut your damn CUTS out lear replied, Gut
away and be damned Wi.ness SAID he next
heard The rocks and gravel ratlefs Ode:l made a
plunge with the knife, and Lean crSs 20 I'm rler!
he was well acquainted with EOdj and knew their
voices; got up Immediately AID F.ent r., the win
dow saw Lean going towards errills grocery.
and odell towards Col Nichels bar-room door
witness went down immediately wen. out the
barToom door, and went over 10 IarriIl grocery.
saw man holding Lean, and Sar7uel Tirr;llhold-
ing wound IN Leans thigh. F.itnes3 went to
bed, on said night just as the.clccls strscll 10
The fuss took place about half an hou4 af er: il
was still night, bright staI.lielt AMI witness
heard no noise except that hetv cen Gdell and
Lean odells words were lou1 AID ang.v; heard
other words between them, bur dilnot understand
them, just before the cry OF murder. saw Tho
wou2d IN the thigh that nights The 4,indovv of
the room IN which witness SLEPT vas di1ectlv over
the 'bar-rooEl door and up.at The trae. Odell