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

Trial of the Case in the Co
lumbia County Circuit.
fContinued from last week.)

! Examined on IHT. tHoFa-I was with
the prisoner during the search on SUM-
day; Joseph said it was kind of queer
that his father disappeared SO suddenly !;
! Noon son was with as; started to 20
across the plowed ground in the dirce-
ton of the clearing; Joe said it was rath-
or muddy to 90 that way, we would go
through the meadow; to go by the mea-
dow was around the clearing, and more
from than toward it; 1 think that, on
tho way, he spoke about his colts, then
he showed us how far they had searched
the day before that is, to O'Connor's s
hill he said they had found nothing,
and he thought it was useless thing to
search further; we were searching an hour
or an hour and half; he showed US two
or three tracks in the snow he said, I" Be
careful and don't step into them, +" if they
should make any search hereafter; [
think we went further, and looked, but
found no others; Joe pointed down into
the hollow, and said he saw his father last
down there asked him how his father
look ed whether he acted out of his head
that morning; Joe thought minute, and
said it seemed as though he did that he
thought he acted queer, and did not look
up and bright when We were searching
we separated, and | said to Joe, T" You
don't think he has gone and hung
himself; he said he didn't know if it
was child who had gone into the woods,
we could search for him, but, I" If he is
fool enough to hang himself, he can go to
hell" or 'to the devil" Il forget which
he said, but it was one or the other, and
I will take my oath, of it; | had got tired,
and thought it was no use to search
further we then went to an old house
on Martin Moons land Joe and | went
into the celler. and searched that; then I
went home | did not see him again until
[ saw him in the carriage with handouts
on.
Cross.exam;ned By Judge Orton-
O'Copnor's hill is right east of the clear
ing; ihs tracks were on Moons land; it
looked as though the one who had made
them had jumped over the fence from
O'Connor's land; it was better walking on
the grass than on the plowed ground; We
went to the same place that we would if
We had crossed it; what he said about his
ia hers acting queer was that be did not
know but he did; was invited, | think,
by Joseph or his mother; [ started to go
to the clearing. and it was then that Joe
said it was muddy on the plowed ground.
Wn. Seaman ssoorn for the state -
Eramided By Mr.. 7horn-I reside in the
town OF Waiersowu; | have worked on
Schuepf's farm; Schleiser asked Joe on
Monday If another search was to be made;
Joe said il the rest would,go, he would.
John O'Connnr re-called-I WAS at
home the day of the burning; Joe did not
to my knowledge, fix any line-fsuce be-
tween US; none needed fixing, to my
kuowledge; be may have wanted to fix it. /
Question by the court-It was nearer
for Schnepf to go to Watertown by the
route which Joe said he took than to 90
by the house.
Cross-eramined By Judge Orton-Fsnce
often needs fixing in the spring; don't
know whesher the fencs was in repair or
not.
Nicholas H;nley s,oor7a for the state
Ezonsiced Thorough 'nterpeter) dg Mr..
THorn-I have known the Schnepf family
twelve years; | know OF no trouble be-
tween them; they exchanged words some
times. and disputed while at work; | live
a mile from them; never knew them to
fight.
Mary Kiner sworn for the state-Ez-
om;nad By Mr.. Weymouth Charles
Schnepf was my half brother: lived half q
mile away; when Joe enlisted, he came to
tell me good-bye; l asked him why he
should 90 to war; be said be could not
live at home; that his father drank too
much; he said nothing about the property;
he said in Eoglish something which | did
not fully understand about a chance BY
and by; was planting potatoes; he only
staid a few minutes. .-s -ae I
Crossezamined By Judge Orton =
Have not been to the house since year
ago last July; / have too many children to
60; We are good friends; thought always
be was good boy enough.
John Heinrich sscorn sor the state-Ez-
rn,ined By Mr.. Thorn-I know prisoner;
have known him as long IS any one; we
are cousins; / have been there when he
and his father had some words; they did
not agree very we'll; have had the pistol
spoken of; it was q two barrelsd one; Joe
told me be snapped it at his father; he
said he and his father had quarrel, and
he meant to shoot his father, but it mis-
sed for the first time; he did not say he
was glad or sorry that it did; it was three
or four years ago. sa
Cross-ezassine By Judge Orton--Joe
told me that the day be fred the pistol, he