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

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some can'tsay if the bark was on it
was sound; on the north side was
crotched stick the ashes presented an
even surface, may have been an inch or
two above the surrounding surface; [
saw good many small bones sticking up;
! they were whittier than the ashes think
the bones lay the whole length OF man,
east and west; there were Wagon'or sleigh
tracks on the south and west side of the
ashes in coming and going from the
road to the cleaing, they would naturally
go by there the place is nearly all open
to view from my house think we pick
ed four or five hairs from the beetle;
they were four or FIVE inches long; we
did not preserve them, as it did not strike
as as necessary; they were dark, coarss
hairs; there was great excitement at the
time of the finding Of the bones; heard
no talk of lynching.
Charles o. Gonaor sacorn for tie state,
Am a sou of the last witness the FIRE
spoken of by him was large one. [
thought | saw man; did not seeit
move; the fire did not change while |
was looking.
Maay Jane O. Conner acorn for the
,State-I am a daughter of Mr., O'Conner
[ noticed the fire spoken of by him. 1t
was bright fire, and looked to me as
though some man was burning it up. [
saw the figure of some one moving; saw
it only once it looked as though 1t was
walking around it looked as though
some one had a handspike or something,
burning it up; it was large fire; there
was also another very small fire.
Cross Examined 6y Judge Orton-I
was standing by the north end of the
house; [ think staid about five miautcs /;
l recollect of fathers having gone to the
barn [ think he had been to the barn
before | saw the fire j: 1t was about II
o'clock that [ saw the light; said moth
ing about it; could see stump near
the fire, at the end towards me the NOV
ing figure had something on his head he
stood to the north of the stump [ new
er spoke Of it to anybody; | did not
speak of it to the family, the Monday
morning after have never spoken of it
to any one else I was not taken to be-
examined at Watertown I saw fame
cant say how high Twas 5 last Octo-
ber
Brooks Fuller sagorn Live about two
miles from Schnepf; heard of bis absence
on the 7th of April; went to the house on
the 10Th, the day before the bones were
found, about O'Clock. Mrs S, Joe and
children were all at home; was with Milo
| Cory and Orson Whilmore; wen in; joe
asked if | heard from his father; said no;
came to learn about it. Joe said he and his
father went to the fields to split wood, spit
up one log that made 10 or l2 sticks. Them
his father started and said he WAS going
to Watertown; said he went without coat
or vest; left his vest on stump; said he
was going for tobacco and to tell Il man
be couldn't take him that seed wheat The
going was so bad; had no news flom him
since; had not been drinking the day be-
fore; had had no fuss. Asked the family
if he had any money when he left; Mrs. S.
said no. said | thought it strange he
should go off without money or clothing.
Joe said man tha! had $500 in his pocket
would not MUD how he went I asked
Mrs. S. if her husband had that amount
of money she said no, she didn't think ho
had any Joe said he did. because he lied
to him; said his father told him THAI he
had been to see Mr.. Mule, and pay him
up; he had not done SO aud must have
that money with him. Spoke of his colts
and we all went to the barn. Said he
wanted 10 sell the colts, they were leo large
for him TO handle, and his father would
never come back Asked me If [ didn't
want TO buy a second hand reaper-here
is good one, never used much; said no.
Alter a little asked Joe if they were going
to search more for his father said yes, TO-
morrow; and glad you come up, as it saves
me the trouble of going down; asked me
to bring up neighbors. Said he would
meet US on a marsh about two miles from
there if they had gone when We come.
Got out the neighbors and went 10 SIS
house. J was at home; said the night
before, the place had all been searched,
and there was no use of sarching it more.
Was some talk in German; appeared to be
feeling Mrs. S. said we could search.
Joe said perhaps had better search the cell
lar first. Started 90 the search-spread
out in the lot Joe showed where he and
his father split the wood. Asked Joe
where the big heap was, he told me the
night before be had drawn so much stuff
to. The night before told him, I heard
be had burned the big brush heaps. He
said he did. When his father went away,
he told him to burn a brush heap. Asked
him if they burned well. Said one of
them did, Had drawn 2 or loads Of
big wood and put Oh one, which burned
well, Said his mother thought he was
foolish to burn it, and shouldn't have done
90 but WAS afraid his fathnr would ho