Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1867-12-25


next morning, he went to fix the gate; he
was gone half an hour,--might have been
An hour; Meyers troubled me last summer
after my husband was, goue; he went By
and called US names. and said, Charley
Schnepf, come over here poor fellow -; he
said it he was dead he 'wss sorry for him.
81 Theresa .Schnepf on the stand-Es-
apss,aed By Judge Orton---I remember o!
Brooks Fuller and others coming; they
raped and were let in; We did not kuow
who they were then, and Joe asked about
father; heard not cord wood mentioned
or about burning brush; | was present all
the while; remember of Mr.. Whitman
saying Sweeney told him they were going
to arrest my brother; on the Wednesday
night before, if | am not mistaken, Joe
went to bed before did; the first I heard
OF him the next morning he was building
bin; he had not been away any evening;
have heard some angay words between
Meyers and father,I do not know what
about; the last wood drawn into tie road
WAS in the first part of March, the fire.
wood L think. was drawn from the clearing.
Cross-esamined By Mr.. Thorn-I don't
remember whether myself or my sister
| first went to bed. 5. a..,.. ~ ...f .
Mary Schnepf on the stamd-Ex-
onaided by Judge Ortom-I remem-
Der OF Corey, Brooks Fuller, and Whit.
more coming to our house,; did not hear
Joe say anything about burning. or cord
wood; think should oave remembered
| it; was out with him drawing it; we
drew old stuff lying around on the ground;
[ saw none taken froln any pile; was
with the wagon all the while; am pretty
sure heard Joseph 60 to bed the night
father went away; the next morning he
woke me up by singing; he was home the
next night. a#
Mrs. Schnepf was recalled to the
stand, and the axe produced. They took
the axe from the we'll; this is the one we
used around che house; Johnny had it
around the house that forenoon, the day
that SpsIding took it; did not see what
tools were taken to the field we had three
axes; they generally took the other axes,
and this was used around the house.
John Schleiser ss0ora for defence-
Examined by Judge Schnepf
and | married sisters; on Saturday, Joe
was 10 the yard; his mother came out and
asked il | had seen her husband; we went
to search, and Joe took US to the clearing,
within about two rods where the bones
were found he showed us where he said
his father got over she fence; we went there;
there was snow and men 8 tracks in the
snow; did not put my foot in them; they
were, ,about my size; might have put nay
foot in the hole, but | am not certain
whether did or not; Schnepf's boot turned
over a little; so did the mark of the track
it was about the size of mine; the toes
pointed northeast the tracks were old ones
and some new snow had blown in; there
were FIVE or six Of them, and then we came
to bare ground, and we wenton 10 the same
directions and found more tracks; still
further on We're some tracks on the ice;
can not tell if more than one man had been
along; don't think We found any more
the ice was two miles from the first track;
I have known Joseph good while; he
has been good enough; passed on his own
way. 1e-
Nicholas Hanley on the stand-Er
amia,ed Through interpreter) By Judge
Ortom-When we went to Schnepf's
house, Saturday, she told US her husband
had been gone four days; 1, and Schiller.
and Joe went to search; We went in the
clearing where the wood was chopped; Joe
pointed out the direction his father went;
we went that way, and saw track there,
and we believed that was where he went
along; IN the afternoon, We went on fur
Their 10 the same direction, northeasterly;
I was there again on Monday, with more
persons; and went to the tracks by the
fence; have known Joseph twelve years;
he has been good boy.
Cross examined By Mr.. Weymouth
He was good to his father; they have
exchanged words, but nothing serious.
John Schroeder sworas for detence
|-E1amiaed 6y Judge Ortoa i
have been we'll acquainted with Joseph
for eight years; he has been good boy;
never heard anything against him up to
ast-spring; worked there 10 harvest, be-
fore the old man went to the army.
Henry Schroeder sworn for defence
|-E1amined By Judge Ortom-My
brother and live one mile from Schnepf's S;
| have known them eight or ten years ago;
| worked there three summers; I know them
well; Joseph's character was good enough;
can't say anything against him.
Cross examined By Mr.. Weynaouth--
| first worked there seven years ago, and
the two succeeding ones; the third one
was the last year before Schnepf went to
tha War. [ have not heard that Insanh