Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-20


ready to go on and witness answered in
very low tone ''you are too low for
me" Counsel persisted and witness
again answered. Il an not able to talk
to you. You ask too many fool ques-
tions.i'
The court here interfered with a re-
cess for a few moments during which
time counsel and court endeavored to
arrange some way in which the witness,
who was suffering extremely, could be
let 60. There appeared to be hitch
some where, for on the court being call
ed to order counsel for defense brought
his batteries to bear again on the poor
old woman.
After few questions the counsel pro-
duced what he alleged to be the testi-
mony taken before the coroner's Jury
and proposed TO read it to the witness
and have her pick out such parts as
We're not true. Counsel previously had
asked the question, ''Who has talked Ia
you that you should testify differently
from what you did taen.
The question was objected to by Mr..
Carter as insulting and impairment.
Mr.. Bushnell.-Who, if anybody, has
talked to YOU that you should testify
differently here than you did there?
A. i don't know as | have testified
different.
Mr.. Carter Does the counsel wish to
know if anybody has tried TO bride the
witness?
Mr.. Bushnell. -That is the exact
point. Go witness.) Who, if anybody,
has told you anything about testifying
differently now?
A. | don't know as any one has.
The suffering of the witness at this
time was plainly apparent and the sym
pathy of nearly every one was aroused
in her behalf, and from appearances a
storm was not far distant
Mr.. BUSHNELL will read over the
testimony.
Before he had time to proceed Mr..
Carter jumped to his feet and entered
an emphatic objection to line of prac-
tice which the gentleman said would not
be permitted in any court, and protest
ed, in the name of all that was fair and
reasonable, against what he termed
such cruelty as was being practiced
against the witness, who, owing to the
mental and physical strain to which she
had been subjected for the past weeks,
was unable to bear it..
Mr.. Bushnell replied in a forcible
speech maintaining his rights and stat
ing that the course was forced upon
them by the prosecution, who had not
called the witness and the defense were
obliged to call her, and charged the
prosecution with unfairness.
This called District Attorney Orr to
his feet with an indignant denial of the
charge of unfairuess and stated that the
counsel and his witnesses had, ever
since the case commenced, been going
up and down the street trying to man
ufacture evidence.
Mr.. Bushnell-lt is false.
Mr.. Orr. 1t is not false and | stand
by my words.
Here the witness, who was sobbing
piteouslv, was led from the court room
at the order of the court.
Mr.. Orr, continuing, denounced the
course pursued by the defense upon the
witness, charging that the scene had
been forced upon the court purposely
and broadly intimated that the court
should interfere for the protection of
the witness.
The court said that he had gone to the
two leading defendants during the re-
cess and one of them had said ''for
Gods sake not to put her on again
and the other had agreed to it, but the
counsel would not give way
Finally the squat passed over, and
the defense, finding the court and the
public opinion as evinced on the faces
of the spectators against him, withdrew
from his position with the remark that
he had no desire but to be rs delicate as
possible with the witness, which re-
mark caused an audible smile.
The next witness called not being
found, the defendant,
ROBERT HAMILTON
was next called and sworn. Am one OF
the defendants in this case. Am twenty
three years old and husband of Emma
Hamilton one of the other defendants.
Witness was here told go on and tell
his own story which he did as follows,
commencing on the Sunday before the
tragedy. If | recolect right Lewis
Sisley and Mrs. Stout started on
that day to 90 to Mr. Bickford's. Mrs.
Stout, as | understood was going there
to see about work, and | told nv wife
did not believe that was what they were
going for. ! said believed Lew was
going to be married. She thought not,
| said | thought SO because ii not what
would Lew want of money on Sunday.
Sht said she did not know. | said
knew, it was to pay the preacher fol
splicing them and she says. ''Well il
he is he never said anything to us about
it. Here follows other conversation on
the subject of no material point and
some further as to what occurred on the
Monday morning following. After din
ner Hamilton took balky mare he had
and started out to trade her off and moi
succeeding came back by Ben Lester s
where we will pick up the thread of his
narrative: | met Ben Lester on my way
home and he told me Lew had got home
and was married.
This was Monday evening.
Yes sir.
He says "well we will have to
charivari them | guess" said
YES. that is the calculation
guess" | said that Lew had always
said that when he got married if the
boys came to charivari him he would
give them something. He was a great
hand to charivari himself That ended
the conversation with Lester. As | was
going down. may be hundred yards
from Lester to Pegg's Frank and Dick
Pegg were out in the yard. Frank says
"halloo Bob, have you been trading
horses?' | said | had and asked him if
he had anything TO trade, or trading
stock. He and Dick then came to the
fence and Frank got over. He came
and looked over my mare but it was
getting kind of dark and he couldn't tel
much about her but said he would look
at her in the morning and give me q
trade if she suited him.
Mr. Beebe-This was Frank?
Yes, sir. Dick was sitting on or stand
inc BY the fence Frank says then,
Lew is married, | guess. as he passed
here a few minutes ago with couple Of
ladies in carriage. He added. 1--WE
viii have to charivari them | said
that was what Ben Lester said; that he
guessed the boys would have to get NJ
a crowd and charivari them. Frank
asks. do You think Lew would give
them anything ifi they Gomez
said that he would, and would he'll
him give something Then be said,
I'VE will gather up crowd and come
up. What night shall we Gomez"
said did not know vet for certain whe-
cher they were married or not, but that
/ would find out and let them know
That ended our conversation, believe,
that evening. | wont ON hnme- Then