The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1876-11-23
TIE CIRCUIT COURT.

We resume our report of the proceedings Of the
Circuit Court with an account of the Bohannen
case which in our last issue we reported as far
as the close of the case for the State.
After Mr.. Hayes formal opening, the defense
offered the prisoner VIM. Bohannen. witness
in his. own behalf After some some sharp sparr-
ing between counsel, as to the competency of
part of his tes tim ony, the prisoner testified sub
stantlall as follows: Had been with my father TO
Union Grove, and before we left it began to rain.
Whereat my father said was "a Cd d-n fool
not TO have started sooner on arriving home
unhitched the horses and went iuto the house,
supper was on the table and sat down, mother
said supper was ready and had better eat; that
ia Their had been there jawing and she supposed
he did not want any. said If ne don't want to
come let him stay away. My father was outside,
he then said ''if you are running this I'll clear
out" and said "I'll let you know you son of a
| BIB am boss here" then went out and slapt
his face, he then struck at me andIcaught the blow
on my arm we then cinChed, he kicked me two
or three times and had me by the hair. jerked
away from him and he fell down We were
standing near the door of the shanty, 1t dark,
he got up and went into the house, l Stayed in
were in the door yard, my father came out in
from to Sminutes, he was then In his shirt
sleeves, my mother WAS out there at the time my
father came cut; he said ""By Jesus Christ III
kill both OF you rs I'd look at you" he
then started for me, he struck me with something
he had in his hand on my head and the back of
my neck, mother cried out and he struck at her.
don't know whethcc he hit her or not. My
father struck me with half ola whifaetree (coun-
sci here showed witness whif1 etree, which he
identified as being the one his father had used)
he then struck me with bis fist, we then clinched
and he struck me several times. We were hay
ing rough and tumble, he then struck me with
his fist and knocked me down, and then he went
| into the house. I think il was about nine
o'clock. One of of the Bates boys came out and
said fathers shoulder was smashed and he was
| going for the Doctor. i went out with him to
where he was saddlng the horse. I said that he
couldent be hurt very lad went with Isaac
Bates into the shanty, my mother came out int o
the shanty there a lively sparring match between
counsel, occurred as to the admisibility of the
conversations had in the shanty) We stayed
in the shanty about two hours, remain ed there
until the Doctor went away. I went to bed
about half past two. On Saturday went to my
sisters at Chippawa Falls and from there went
to my Webster City, Iowa left my s1st er's
in Iowa with Mr.. Lucas On being cross examin-
ed the prisoner further testified:
1 don't remember striking my father after he
he came out of the house a second time, he had
nothing in his hand when we cinched, l had
nothing in my hand (here counsel showed witness
a knife, the same as identified by witness
Bates0
That is my knife. The last time I remember
seeing 1t was in my outside pocket. have no
recollection Of opening it or using it at the tine
of the quarrel did n OF know had stabbed my
father when he went into the house. did not
know had struck him. did not tell Bates
stabbed him with a knife, did not look for the
knife that night Isaac Bates and myself went
out ard looked for the knife that night after the
Doctor left. I did not run from my father he
could have caught me anyway. was a rod away
| from him, do not remember striking back dur
ing the last quarrel.
! Della BonanEen, the mother of prisoner and
wife of deceased was next sworn, her testimony
as to material facts was the same cs that of the
prisoner.
Drs. Newcomh, Saunders, and Farr, were ex-
amined as n edical experts, but their testimony
only served to support the medical Testlmouey
previously offered by the State.
At six O'Clock Thursday evening Mr., Quarles
finished his closing argument and case went to
the jury, whe after being out fourteen hours
returned a verdict of maaslaughter in the third
degree.
And nov comes cornelius Butler and complain
Ing OF John Green, shows that said Green has
deeauched his daughter Emma Clark, whereby
ne has sustained great damage. But irasmnch
as the claim was barred by the statute of limita-
; tions the court ordered non suit.
On Friday afternoon after hearing few mo-
tions The court took recess until Monday after
noon at two o'clock.
Court resumedMondsy afternoon at two o'clock.
The attorneys for the Deft in tie State VS. Jacobs
3 having moved for Change of venue, the remain
der OF the afternoon was consumed in arguing the
motion.
I'd Iuesday morning the Dist. Atty. having
moved for sentence in the Bohannen case, the
prisoner, VIM. Bohannen was sentenced to
j IN nrisonment at hard labor, in the State Pen
nen'iary at ~aupon, for four years,-the full ex-
: tent of the law, in his case.
S In the case of the State IS Rooney for criminal
= seduction the jury returned verdict of guilty.
fresh arrival of Gents furnishing ponds snch
:, az White AID colored Shirts. Underwear MuN5ers
n and COmfortars