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

band, the day of the cattle fair; told my
husband then that | saw him; did not
K now OF the advertisements; Schnepf usu-
ally carno In to see US, but did not then; [
saw Schnepf 60 by our house, going east,
at 3 O'CLOCK in the afternoon; | had my
account book in my hand; attend the
meat marketjno one else was 10 the market,
-Schnepf did not walk fast; he had no
suspenders; | observed him closely, be
osuss he was dressed so poor. aud I
thought he must be sickj saw him right
in The face, first from The small window
and then from the show window, he had
on old boots, kind Of over on one side; the
pants were soldiers pants; he had mud on
his boots; it was damp day, not raining;
ne was sober this time; | don't know If
there was buckle oa his pants; they
were patched on the hnees and back; the
sleeves of the shirt were of different
color from the rest;I got out of my chair
and looked after h,m; his has WAS kind of
yellow gray, and dirty.
Mrs. Schnepf recalled By defence, and
examined by Judge Ortom-Schnepf
had on when he LET, AN old kind of gray
hat; the shirt was light blue, with sleeves
of different color; the pants were old,
and patched on tie knees aud behind, most
all over. " "5-'tes,
Hrs. Kneszel recalled by Mr.. Wey-
mouth for further cross -eeanai,eatto,s
Joe Schnept did not come to ouI house
cattle fair-day, to inquire about his father;
be was never there but once; on fair day
when my husband told me that Schnept
was lost; told him no, saw him that
day; the first person | told tha, had
seeu Schnepf was Blebe,; he said he saw
him too, aud he spoke; | told every one
who liked to hear It; Williams aud Null
berger counsel for the prisoner came to
see ms aud said, I'VE here you have
seen Schnepf";; | told them yes; they did
not tell me TO keep it secret; am sure
that told Williams and Mulberger on
the morning OF the inquest; Schnepf walk
ed so slow thought him lame; did not
mind his hands; don't know if he had nit
lens or gloves; the sleeves were darker
Than the rest of the shirt; the body was
Kind of striped; he had no comforter; am
sure that it was either the day beore or
.he day after election that saw him;
sm more sure that it was the day after
hau the day before; | would swear six
lines that it was the day after to ouce
hat it wrs the day before
The court here sdjourded to Monday
morning al 9 O'Clock.
The "election-dsy" spoken Of by the
witness was Tuesday, the Cd day OF April
asst, of course the ''day after" would be
Wednesday, the Sd, upon which Schuepf
The witness is an intelligent
German woman, who testified co, 6dently
necessary to say that her statements upon
the witness stand added to the intensity
of the interest already manifested 10 the
case.
So far during the trial, the prisoner
has maintained the utmost composure and
propriety, but is constantly watching and
the intensity of his interest
in the proceedings. He sits quietly by
his counsel, and occasionally comr1uni-
Gates with them.
Just after the court adjourned for din.
ner, and while the bones were being done
up in papers, Mrs. Kiner, the half. sister
of the alleged deceased, approached the
table upon which they lay, and, begging
to see the bones of her brother, kissed
the charred fragments, and burst into
paroxysm of hysterical grief.
Both the sisters Of the prisoner are
adult girls, intelligent, and speaking good
English. They have each been twice
upon the witness stand during the trial,
and to them such trial-of brother for
est self lfcontrol is indeed wonderful
Very quietly and earnestly they watch
their shrewd, practiced interrogators,
while the great tears drip from their
cheeks. Once or twice, one oi them has
hidden her face in her handkerchief; but,
though the 1.-THE little form quivers for a
there is no sound, and soon the
solemn, but bright, young face appears
again, as earnest and patient as before.
All the developments connected with
the case-the relationship between the
victim and the prisoner; the
almost entire destruction Of the body byI
the suicide. during the trial,
of suspected person; the sworn state
ment of Mrs. Kiner, that she saw the
trial, at Watertown-surround it with a
and clothe it with an interest al
most beyond parallel. 5 d.
1t is proper to say that, if Mrs Kiner
saw Schnepf on either of the days altern-
atively mentioned in her testimony, it
must have been the day of his disappear
anee. as there Is no nretence that he went