The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1874-03-05

death. Did not notice the broken
window until the day after they found
the body. Don't know what became oi
either the batter or the cakes. No act
or word Of Defendant on the night they
sat up attracted the attention Of Wit
ness to the batter any more than "a
other things
Witness saw Defendant on Saturday
night and on Monday night bef're the
the body was fouud-one night a,
Brockway's the other At his own house
Tn the night they sat up they had
supper, Defendant got supper. Don,
know that Defendant aud deceased
ever had any quarrel. Defendant said
he was going to leave.
On re direct examination on-Witness
stated that Deft. wanted him to haul
away wheat just as he had been doing
that he wanted to raise $500 to bring
his family from the old country. and
to keep enough wheat for seed and
.rist. That he wante to buy an od.i
OK. Asked witness to help him seed.
The night they sat up, when shey had
supper. Deft. washed the dishes and
tea pot two or three times. washed on,
the sugar that was iD the bowl Their.
was only little in it, sticking around
the bottJm.
Witness described the hog pen and
it's location, said he fed them on
Thursday evening. There was straw
and manure in the trough. Did moi
Look US il there had been any bate,
there.
Witness had said tho body would
have to be opened. Dett, said h.
would not have him opened in that
house.
Witness is special administrator Of
the estate Of Edward Mccormick
Has given bonds. Received an order
from the Judge Of Probate to sell
wheat.
Re-. cross examination.-Deft. did
not sx. Why he did not want the hody
opened. Did not wash the dishes any
more than a good housekerper would
DO Wanted him to haul wheat ju-'
US he had done before for Edward Nc
Cormick.
Witness first examioed the hog per
on Thursday. There vas nothing pc
cuIiar about it, Think if hogs wer-
not fed from 9 o'cl"ck Wedn-sda,
morning till Thursday evening. tn,
would he likely t" r'~t aud throw ths
straw aud manure about.
Mrs. Ruth Br"ckway being sworn
said Had lived Eve years I If mil.
from Edward Mcl;urnick. Had know,
Deit. s,"ce last spring. Saw him Sat
urday, January 3lst about dark al
her house. Some one asked him what
luck he had hunting that day. HI
said he came very near killing tw,
chickens near EDWARD Mccormick ;,
straw pile. Ds't., Joseph J"ues and
Wm. McGinnis went 10 Wm. Root.
Saw Dett. the first time after Edward
body was found. on Wednesday NOR"
ing fIe came for witness to 70 to
the house and clean up and be com
paay for his daughter. Came abou'
daylight, Did not mention his broth
er's death. Went to E. McCormick' ;.
house. Found Wm. Roo: there
cleaned up the house. Did not find any
provisions in the house, Saw pau
cake on plate. Deft. said that va.
all he had eaten that could hurt him
and took the plate away. Don't know
what he did with it There Vas ca,
Of oysters open and few taken ou'
The pa" of batter Was oc the shelf b..
hind the stove near the window
Could be reached through the viado~
There Was br,ken pane Of glass
Wanted pan aud asked Dett. It she
could take the batter pan. He said
she could aud brought the swill pail I.
empty the batter in. There was about
3 pinrs Of liquid in the pail, vas fro
Zen aud looked like strong tea-kind
VI greenish black Dsit. said it was
just as he had f"und it. Ssid he found
it beside the bed. Emptied the batter
into the pail.
Deit. and McGinnis talked abou,
feeding it to the hogs. Def. mix.d
some ground feed in it and took it ~,
Dnn't know what he did with it
Wanted the pail again aud Dett fetch
ed it. Asked him Why he put it OF
the wood shed roof-he said it Va.
safer from the cattle One Of Edwart
Mccormick g straw piles is Gloss to tn.
stable and the other back ia the fed
In going from McGinuis' to the straw
piles one way is past the house.
Saw Deft. on FRIDAY evening bef:'r,
Edward McCormick's death. Re
marked that Wm. Riot, Joseph Jone
aud Edward Mccormick were goins
t. Redwood next day. Dsft. asked il
Edward go,ogP
Cross examination.-Heard Of Ell
ward Mci!ormick's 3 death on Tuesda,
night. Saw Def. on Tuesday Whe,
emp,ied the batter iuto the swil
pail. the Def, McGinnis, my husbant
aud Annie we're there. Deft. turned
in the ground feed and took it on
right away aud cams back ia . f.,
minutes. Went just ~ any one wouls
20 10 iced hogs [n going from eithe
our house or McGinnis' to the strsv
piies in the field the direct road woul,
not be past the house. Don't knov
which straw p,la D.ft. said he killet
the chic kens at.
I, showed that Saturday and was
bitter c.,ld day
Wm. Broock way Sworn The distin
tive points Of Of his testimony wer,
that he resides half mile from Ed
| Mccormick and . few rods :rum Nc
tiinnis' where Def. ndant boards. 81,
Defendant on Saturday Jan. 3lst. ke
tween his house and Mc,iinnis' shoe,
ing at mark about IL o'clock. Hs'
some conversation with him. Defeu
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