Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-12-11

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was sick, and if he went away, and all
the neighbors, the COW must die, she was
so sick. Wednesday forenoon a man
came to buy an old reaper two neigh
bors made a search for husband a great
deal of talk was had about husbands alb
sence Thursday morning many neigh
bors came to search for husband Joe
asked of them if they had heard any
thing of father. Joe went with them to
search. The day after husband was mis-
sing, Joe went to fix a gate, which was
on the road to the field; #hen he came
back he said the fire was down; did not
hear him say he fixed the brands was
gone about half an hour. Husband
vest is at home Joe brought it home in
the morning about 10 o'clock never
found any Of his clothing; never knew
that Joe tried to sell the horses; --
said here is a bone; your boy killed your
husband and burned him up [ ran over
to the place where the bone was found as
quick as I could. / asked Joe, "did you
kill your father z" [ don't remember any.
thing more, for [ lost my mind.
Cross Eaamined-It was three or four
years ago that husband choked me; he
had me by the throat With both hands
could not scream heard the pistol snap ;
did not see Joe snap it; never saw Joseph
lay angry hands on his father; on same
day that we had the trouble, Joe told me
Good, ain'tI glad the pistol did not 60
| n p, 10 ,r,r &C Ill :; mould b.vo l-iIlod
me if it had could not see the place
from the house, where they were splitting
| the wood we had got new reaper; boy
asked me, shall we sell the reaper? will
father be mad the year before, husband
had told Joe to sell the reaper; would
give him some Of the money if he did !;
it was about O'Clock when they went to
the fields to split wood !; it was about l
o'clock when he went in the afternoon /;
girl and boy went with him; he ate his
dinner as we'll as ever; did not notice
anything uncommon about him we have
middling sized dog; he hunts in the
woods; dog went along with Joe; dog
went in the afternoon with Joe and the
little boy. CThe little boy 7 years old,
took his place by the witness,) The lit
tie girl was 10 years old; the brush piles
were 4 years old; the three were all cut
off in the clearing; it was the intention
to cultivate this field in the summer it
was about o'clock that Joe came to the
| house for fire the smoke which | saw
was not where the pile Of ashes was in
which the bones were found, bat in an
other direction; we called him back again
about O'Clock he then did his chores /;
we had supper by candle-light; be ate as
be always does; then he and the girls
went into the front room. Witness was
hers shown a diagram This diagram
represents our house IN the front room
| the children sang; Joe also sang we
went to bed about haIf-past 10; before
Joe went to bed, he took the lantern
went to the stable to see to the horses as
usual, and soon returned and went to bed {;
he and the girls sleep in the front room !;
my bed IS IN the next ON, close to the
partition, and close to the door to the
front room; the girls bed is close to the
front door; | know that they all went to
bed the little boy slept with me Joe
got up first the next morning; [ never
sleep 50 soundly but that [ hear any stir
about the house [ did not hear any that
night; L was awake before he got up; [
heard him when ne got out OF bed he
built tie fire and sang song; at break
fast he appeared as usual during the day
he was at work, and was at home in the
evening; | know when be went to bed i;
husband was IN the habit, when he wanted
to 60 to town, to just drop everything and
&c; he was oul of tobacco.
Question-HoW did he act when out
of tobacco?
Answer-He acted as man always
does when he wants it; sometimes he
staid away day and half, and some
times, bat not often, two days; he drank
some; it was myself who suggested to
Joe to go to Watertown and look for his
father; this was Sunday morning he re-
turned III the evening; [ guess he staid
at home that evening on Monday some
Of the neighbors were there; some talk
was had about having searched among the
brush heaps, and also by one of them
about the possibility of husbands having
come home drunk and fallen into the fire :;
the bones were found on the next Thurs
day; husband and Joe were on good
terms the day husband disappeared; they
had no trouble for more than six weeks :;
Charles her husband had been to town
about two weeks before, to get shingles
for porch, which was being built upon
the front Of the house.
Questionable Joe hear that there was
talk of having him arrested.
Objected to.
Objection overrulcd.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT told me on Tuesday
TO look out; that the people in town talk
ed of coming out. and searching for tie