Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-12-18

back again; he wanted to sell second
hand reaper; then he spoke about turning
out to hunt for his father the next day; he
wanted Fuller to tell his neighbors to
come; he said the ground had all been
hunted over around there; and the best
place to begin was where they left Oft. in
a marsh northeast: | understood it to be
a marsh toward WATERFOWL; he said the
last he saw of bis father he was going TO-
ward Watertown across O'Connor's lane,
looking up at a large tree; the next day.
we went to the house; Joseph was there;
they asked him if they could search the
premises; he said yes, anywhere they
chose; / think he went into the house; we
searched the we'll at the house, and also
on O'Connor's place, then We went
to the chopping; Mr.. Fuller and others
were ahead; Fuller said, Here are bones,
and We needn't search any further" Joe
was near me; Harvey Whitemore picked up
bone, and said to Joe. e" That looks too
bad;" Joe said nothing; at first sight, |
thought it rather changed his countenance;
guard was put around the heap; it ap-
peared about level; I saw three brands
one of them two feet long and eight
inches through. The bones stuck up
smooth and white. They were lying east
and west, six feet long and four wide; |
picked up nothing, | saw gallows buckle
picked up.
Cross-eramined By Judge Orion
When We went 10 the house, We raped
at the door; some one came and let us in,
and set chair; Joseph sat with his back
to us; he was eating; he turned around the
6rst thing, and asked us if we had seen
his father: the statement which Joe made
as to his fathers leaving was in answer to
question by Foster; the conversation
about the colts was introduced by Joseph;
he said, II don't want to keep them, be-
cause my father will not come back; =
that was his language; when we went to
the field Joe was asked where the long
heap was; he pointed to the exact plsce;
when Fuller said, "Here are the bones"
all of US, Joe included, went to the spot;
[ think / heard him charged on the ground
with having killed and burned his father.
Orson Wnitwore sworn for the state-I
first went to the house of Schnepf, April
10, toward night; Corey and Brooks Full
ler were with me; when the door opened,
| heard Joseph say, "H.ve you heard any
thing from my father - he told the girl
to get some chairs; Fuller said. when
did he 90 away, and where were you
working 90 Joe said that his father said
he must go TO town for some tobacco, or
borrow it, and, if he did 60 to town, he
would see Meyer about the seed wheat;
Jooeph .aid, "We will search tomorrow;
I have track; I said, Il heard your
father had 10 coat on" he said that his
father said that lie would borrow one; be
said they bad searched around there, and
it was agreed that we should go to a
marsh; the pile was spoken of; at the barn
Joseph said, do you want to buy those
colts % Fuller said no; Joe said he would
like to sell them for his father would not
come back; be had searched all over; [
said, "Perhaps he has fallen in a hole in
the marsh, and perhaps We will find him
Tomorrow" he seemed anxious to have
search made; in the morning, there was
large crowd; some one proposed search
ing the same ground over; Joe and | were
sitting on the porch, and they asked him
if they had leave to search; he went into
the house and asked his mother, and
came back and said, Eyes, search where
you please,--ir the cellar or anywhere
else" [ was with Joe when they found
the bones; IS we came up, he appeared as
though about to walk right on to them;
they stopped him; and he sat down on a
log; when we were returning from dinner
| said to Joe that they might bother him
considerable, and [ wished his father
would come back; he said he wished SO
too, but his father might have gone to
Germany; I have here two nails and one
button. picked up by me from the ashes.
At this point the court adjourned to 3
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The interest manifested 10 the case is
unabsted. Although the prisoner mani
tests keen interest 10 the proceedings. he
is self possessed and quiet.
PORTAGE CRY, Wis, Dec. 6.-the
court convened promptly at 9 O'Clock A. M.
Orson B. T11hittemore recalled-It vas
Reuben Fuller, and not Brooks Fuller,
who went back with me from the field to
the house. ...-. .. ....
Cross examined By Judge Oton-The
language of Joseph was. that, when his
father went off, he said, ''burn the heap"
[ don't know what heap was meant; he
said be had drawn three loads of wood
and put upon it; | understood he meant
cord wood, although he did not say cord
wood, and [ don't know as he meant that;
no one has talked to me about it since
was sworn on yesterday; I am not certain
whether he said cord-wood or not; when