Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1854-10-02

and thar war'nt any deer on EN-: the brea
IN the blades Of grass which you know
greener when fust broke than at othe
times, was yet green here; it hadn't fade
out as If 1t had been done a long time 2
go, and dry-not bit of it. Somebody
foot trod that grass down that very da,
we all went thar to sarch. Them stun o.
the end of the winlass had been moved.
KIN tell ye; they never growed so, never
The green line of dry stuff on stun tina
has laid long time in the ground Will
the grass all round it, above the grass, dom
Iget as dark and wet as that on them stun
not above ground, but they do below
mark that-on these above; faint nat'ra
to be so; couldn't be SO; I hain't trapped
thirty years of my life for nothin'; no
tralled the Injun without KNOWN some
thin of these things. l give it as nv lib
crate opinion that that winlass war'nt OF
them diggings but short time afore we
went there, and I'd like to see the mar
as does say it faint so. It's all I've pot
to say.
A rigid cross-examination did not shake
Old Jake's opinion in the least.
During this last examination Rosen-
burgh had sent Bliss for Jenny to come ur
and testify. Tom knew nothing of this
She was told but in part what was wanted
OF her. AT first she refused to 90, but af-
ter considerable entreaty, and lint that
she could be compelled to attend, she con
scented and Immediately accompanied him
AS soon as she arrived, she was brought
forward to the stand amid the vast multi
tude.
She threw one hurried glance around
the assembly and shrunk away as much as
possible to escape the eager gaze of the
crowd. She did not see Tom, for he sat
on the side farthest from her and shaded
by two men who stood little in front of
him.
She was requested to detail what she
knew of Toms connection with a windlass
on the morning of the day he claimed the
lead and the story he had given her to &C.
count for his early appearance. With a
falterlng voice, and considerable confusion.
produced both from the new and embar-
raised position she was in, and the fear
that all this proceeding was designed as
an injury to Frost, she narrated faithfully
what she had seen and what Tom had said
to her. She said briefly, that she saw Tom
on the morning in question, just at sun
rise with windlass on his back, going "a
pldly in the direction of Dummy's lead ,as-
'end the bill and throw the windlass appa-
fently over clu1np Of bushes, disappear
within them, and in few minutes appear
again and hasten off in direction oppo-
when asked why he appeared at that mn
usual hour, he repeated the story Of get
ting Hare's windlass to assist in getting
CATERS young cow from the mineral hole,
and failing to return it punctually, Hare's
threat of bodily injury if it was not brought
back on the next morning early; and his
At the conclusion of her testimony she
was dismissed, and wendell her way home
slowly, with vague suspicion that all this
would work evil to Tom, in some way, but
how she could not tell; and her heart
grew sad and heavy. Her mothers taunts
about TOMS trial only served to increase it.
Hare made his appearance and testified
that he had never said to Tom what Tom
had reported to jimmy, that he had not
had his windlass for the purpose stated by
him, and that he knew nothing of what
had been said.
CATER; who, for wonder, ON this day
was quite sober for the first time in 8
twelvemonth, stated positively he had not
had heifer or cow in mineral hole IL
his lifetime, and, consequently Toms story
was false.
At this point in the progress of the tri
| al, a man, apparently recently among them
well dressed and wearing the air Of one
who had seen much of the world, of rath
er easy manners and address, stepped for
ward and asked to be heard for momen
or two, as he thought he might throw SOM
l. light upon Che matter. All eyes were a
once turned upon him with eager curiosi
ty. He paused a moment for permission
to proceed. 1t being granted, he went Oh
to say, that having. that morning arrived
in the neighborhood, and hearing Of til
race, came on to see it. Having heard
portion of the trial now in progress, his Gu
riosity became considerably excited, and h
made inquiries from the by-standers as t
all the facts in the case, and he had com
to the conclusion that, had he time to g
and examine the ground in question, h
thought he could throw great light upo
the affair. sThis looks" he continued
'slike presumption in me, an apparen
stranger, and would, were I stranger, b
so, but | am not, at least to the groun
upon which the dispute has arisen.
once worked there with my cousin, Rich
!, ard Sanders, with Frost for a partner {
Richards. I am of the opinion, therefore
that there is an error as to the precise spo
and if time was given me, | could soon as
Icertain ii"
i The court, upon moments consulta
ton decided to hold open for one hour fc
i the purpose. This new incident served t
add double interest to the trial.
i Young Sanders went with a portion {
THE jury upon the ground and examine
lit infinitely, took the bearings of severe
of the ranges, and showed by his manne
/ that he had considerable acquaintance wit
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