Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1872-03-28

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then that Mary had hallucination that
she ought to cut off his head; that she
| took knife and cut through his neck
| handkerchief into his skin until he bled.
when she said that his neck was hard
as iron, and that God didn't intend
1 that his head should be cut off. "Oh
how we hollored /" SAID the poor luna
tic. Then we butted our heads
against the wall, and 1 told Mary to
hat me on the head with hatohet. She
did, but it didn't do any good. IT was
sore next day, but is well now" This
was last week some time the poor fell
| low could not remember. 1t seemed
| to me- he said, "that as Mary couldn't
cut my head off with a sharp knife
/ when l told her to cut away, that moth.
D ing could kill me. / felt that as long
as 1 believed in God Almighty nothing
l read my Bible day and night, and l
believed in God Almighty with all my
soul. "
THE LAST DAY.
We inquired about the children
again. He said they believed in witches
as strongly as Mary did. They were
not afraid of him, but always when he
came home they met him with shout.
But Mary would have spells. On Fri
day last, she went to bed, and laid as
if she were dead, and he couldn't arouse
her. She said she saw vision of her
own coffin, and the collins of the chill
dren, but not his. She said the end
was soon coming She did not under
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Heaven without him, "but if God
Almighty said SO, it must be So" She
had one of these spells. She
went to bed, and wouldn't get
up. He thought she was dead
She didn't feed the children,
and wouldn't have fire. They both
sat up in bed nearly all night Some
times he would get up and read the
Bible. In the morning she wouldn't
have 4 fire. He told her he was ''tired
OF this foolery," and if she didn't quit
it he would leave her and never come
back. But he added, pathetically. 81
told her she should have every cent ]
had in the world,-I wouldn't have
taken cents from her for millions, for
she was good wife TO me; couldn't
| nave iOunu II DCbttl plit III AL oilt
world" There was enough OF this talk
to fill page of the Journal.
Marquardt went on to say that on
that day Saturday 81 was a little
against her, but didn't quarrel with
her. We didn't quarrel. We only
argued about God Almighty, the devil,
and witches. She got to thinking that she
was witch, the children were witch.
es, and that witches should be killed.
The Oldest child said she was witch.
All the children sald mamma did it
Caught them), but they wouldn't say
that l had anything to do with it, I'M
less Mary (his wife) touched them"
Then Marquardt would go off again IN
wild way praising the goodness Of his
wife. He said he made the fire burn.
notwithstanding Mary said it wouldn't,
and after while Mary got up and
MIXED the COWS. Then he Went to
reading his Bible and got to crying,
and then another talk with Mary when
he went over to his neighbor, Jack
Yields, and told his trouble, Mr.. Weld
seems to have understood Marquardt's
situation, and tried to pacifv him, but
was unsuccessful. At $50 o'clock
Saturday night Marquardt said he was
mt another neighbours house, Mr.. Mil
ler's and that Mrs Miller, without any
fire, got him a boiling hot cup of coffee
in less than two minutes. "How she
did it. Mister Che said), without fire,
nobody but God Almighty could tell.
But as my wife couldn't cut any throat
off with sharp knife. | knew that
hot coifae nor poison could kill me, so
| dram. the coffee and they looked at
me with establishment. Then the ma
MAC went on to describe that at 10
o'clock he would be afraid to go home.
But as it was only half past nine there
was no danger. He started off, saying
"when | got out OF the yard | shouted
to God Almighty to strengthen me. L
had four miles to go, Mister. Some
times, sir, it was so dirk l couldn't see
an inch. Then again it was as light as
day. got into creek half-leg deep,
but L knew God Almighty was with me,
and l was safe,
THE TRAGEDY.
Il finally got home. had q big
! bulldog there, to keep the thieves
away. He never had been cross to me
before. but somehow he fought me. |
seized him by the jaws, as samson
caught the lion, and tore open his Jaws.
| knew he couldn't hurt me. | called
on God Almighty to strengthen me. l
almost tore the mouth of the dog open.
He scratched my hands little with his
paws But he was conquered; l gave
him a kick and he left me. went to
the house and told Mary we had better
90 to the woods with the children. She
took one, | took two. l sat upon the
fence when she gave me the child she
had | held them in my arms tight