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

was about an Inch OF snow; / do not
kn ow what Schnepf Gid with the first
money !; what paid him. in April he
wrapped spin a handkerchiefs and said
he should take it right to Mr.. Mute.
Gross examined by Judge Olton-My
brc ther-in law and tather-i1 law knew
had paid the money z 80
Beng MITE s1cOrn for the State-~I had a
mortgage against Schnepf of 81, 500; in
January, 1867 he paid me $500 ,sthe,last
time l saw HIM was about the middle of
March; he paid me then S1,l50; that
left balance of about $500 due me Mon
day or Tuesday7after bis father was, miss
ing, came to me at Watertown, and in
quired for his father, and if he paid the
money, and what more was due.
Cross e-EqnE1ned By Judge Orton--Joe
worked for4me once, there seemed to be
good understanding between him and
his father, who wanted the money to buy
land for Joe's benefit; [ never heard any
thing against him, he seemed a good dis
positioned boy; he2seemedl very anxious
about finding his father Il had heard of
the feeling in the neighborhood before
Joe came to NE; he asked my advice as to
advertising L told hm.the best thing to
do was to go home and givealllnformaton,
and help in finding his father; he seemed
very anxious about finding him, aud was
a good deal troubled about the work.
The court then adjourned to 9zo'clock
tomorrow. Ssa 2H5ao4 hs9gaua
1t will be 'apparent from the testimony
that the defence contemplate an effort to
establish the theory that Schnepf. if MUIR
dered, was the victim of one Frank.
Meyer. bis neighbor. Meyer COM
mitted suicide this morning by hanging
himself in his barn. It seems that sus-
picions have existed that he was the MUIR
derer, But no sufficient Developments to
wrrrant his arrest. The effect of the
suicide upon the Status Of the case now
being RED, is scarcely a proper subject
matter for speculation in. this connection
PoRTAeE Cry, Wis, Dec 7 THE.
court convened at 8 A. NJ, and tie trial
proceeded. ..'.. ,'a52l osss 71sw s9'si
7 Josep1 Giles s,sora m for the stat5--I
took some suspenders from the prisoner
in jail; there are the ones. [They were
offered and received in evidence s5s.S7l-
Mr.. Weymouth stated that Mr., Giles
was sheriff of Jefferson county, and that
they desired that he should 20 by the
train about to leave, to Jefferson county
to subpoena some witnesses for the pros
ecution,. but that he (Giies) had that
morning been. subpoenied on the part of
the, defence II asked that Giles should
be then examined, or should have leave
Of absence until Monday. ~ Ssz
Mr., Orion EXPRESSED bis opinion that
the sheriff of Columbia county was the
proper officer to execute the process of
the COURT, 90.
/ Mr. Weymouth said that he desired
tho services of Mr.. Giles. as a detective
in ferreting out what. he believed to be
another murder, abiding TO the alleged
suicide Of Frank Meyer. on the preceding
day. b.. :. ; -.-aE =. ..'. :
Mr.. Giles was discharged by the court
until Monday morning, s~-.e - go S7...
Dr. Spqloing recqzled-Here are The
other bones Of which | spoke as presenting
no, eNidences Of identity ) they have
remained in my possession, = The witness
here produced about, two quarts of small
bones, from three. inches, long to very
small, --REPoRTER,] [ can make nothing
of these bones in the, dirt introduced
yesterday as containing animal matter,
Pins Ioelie s'cor,s for the .state-I was
alsoldler in the same company with de-
PENDANT ). [ first heard OF. the disappear
anee OF his father the Sunday before the
bones were found >, did not 20 there until
thesday before they were, found !, | asked
Joe whore it would be best, to search !. he
saidslhe tracked him on Monday east to-
ward the railroad Il said - Glow could
you track him p there was two to three
inches of new snow he said maybe |
Knew it better than he did /. said, 81
hear you said your father has gone to
Germany; how could. he go without
money aor clothes with him 2" he then
said his father had 500; I told him !
did not believe his father would 60. off in
such-a way j L don't think he made any
reply Isaid everybody within ten miles
knew his. fathers and that some one. would
have seen himsinithe. time he was. gone
Isaid, sit looks rather queer; | hear
thateyou have shot at your father y he
said it WAS not SO I said !. I had, heard
that his mother had said 50 herself, rand
my opinion is, if we want, to look for
your father, we have not to look far; |
helieva uo,,f Lillod him, - @ta='f
Il DIR. Ezra Carr and DR. johnson, by
consent OF. the prosecution, were here ex-
amlned as witnesses on the part Of the
defence, Ito enable, them to leave to-day.
Ezra Carr saoora for the prtsoner---I
have been a physician FIVE or six years,
and been connected with a medical col
lege; am now professor of chemistry and