Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
RUNNING THROUGH THE WOODS


tlnued to speak for some time longer on
the different points of testimony, pay
ing his respects to counsel, witnesses
and defendants with facility and the
greatest impartiality, touching up the
shadows in manner that was some
what suggestive of flaying process
and concluded with the remark that he
would no longer occupy the time of the
Court.
The court then touched briefly upon
different points of the testimony and
stated that he should hold JohnL. Sisley.
Robert Hamilton and Mrs. Stout, to
await the action of the grand jury.
AT THE ANNOUNCEMENT
of the decision of the court Mrs Hamil-
ton burst out into an uncomfortable fit
of creeping and after the court Was some
what cleared she was taken out Of the
room by her husband. Sisley at first
shoaoed no change of countenance but
after time, when friends had crotoded
around him, the
TEARS ROSE TO THE SURFACE
Hamilton appeared to take the decision
as indifferently as he had other incidents
of the trial only protesting his inno-
cence and intention of proving it when
the case came up for trial. Mrs. Stout
,Cas not IN the court room ,Chen the de-
cision was announced and did not come
in until the room Was sCell cleared of
spectators When she Went Immediately
to the side of Sisley and for the first
time they seemed to realize the enormity
of the charge. Here they acre suffered
to remain by the sheriff until the room
tcas cleared and then Sisley was taken
back to the Jail and the great examina-
ton aOas over.
LEWIS SIsLEY CONTINUED.
witness continuing said he had talk
with Mrs. Bickford on the day the body
was found and asked her if Emma was
laboring under any depression when
she left home, and she said Eyes but
this is not my fault then she started
away and as she did so | said no did
not think it was. Had no further con-
versation with her ON the subject only
she said when was up at Bickford' 5
that Emma was gone now and for me
to try and be happy. When going from
Platteville to his place Bickford said just
before they started for the cemetery
Dave DeitZman said to him that
maybe Hamilton did it and Mr..
Bickford told him he did not believe it.
Then he said maybe did it and Mr..
Bickford told him to shut up, that he
would not hear word of it.
Mr.. Bickford told me this between the
old Playground and Mr.. Stevens. Wit
ness said he had no bargain with Ham
ilton how long he was to stay. Was in
tending to stay until this fall.
DISCRIMINATION no bargain
with Hamilton how long was to stay.
Had sold out to him but no papers had
been drawn up. He had paid me and
we was intending to come to Lancaster
and see Mr.. Bushnell but had not had
time to come. Did not think | still
owned the place. When / sold out 10
him he told me that If wanted to help
break up some ground and put in what
crops we could that could have half,
and there was nothing said about how
long | should or should not stay or when
| should give up the place. / under
stood had a right there until fall. Did
not suppose my not signing papers did
not give him right to bring anybody
he pleased. twas his place but had not
given up yet or given any writings and
| did not think it was quite right for him
to invite a crowd to make noise when
| was satisfied that none of the folks
cared for it and having property on the
place and crops / thought | had as good
a right as him. | was not joking in
what | said to him. Had intended to
ask boys to go away but my wife said
they would only laugh at me. Did not
mean for them to think meant to shoot,
only that we did not want them there.
Thought they could take it any way
they wanted to. Don't think | said it in
a joking way and don't think / said it rs
though was mad. | think they under
stood what meant.
Am testifying from my own recollec-
ton as near rs | can remember. Think
| remember better now than when was
before the coroner. / think | can re-
member more that happened there.
There was some talk about shooting
Witness here went over the agreement
between himself sand wife, told in the
direct examination, adding, l think
heard Hamilton say something about
shooting l couldn't understand what,
after he came in and got the rifle. This
was at the beginning of charivari and
all | can remember of hearing anything
about shooting now, may have been
more said. did not think that the
boys got the impression that was mad
but thirk they thought had rather
they mad not come.
Odd you testify before the coroner
went around many more times there
wouldn't all of them get around, they
thought Twas mad and quit.
Al don't think gave it in them
words. That wasn't my meaning either
don't think.
Odd you testify before the coroner
as follows: They did not make hardly
any more noise Hamilton said. when
| said they wouldn't all get around,
you mustn't go to shooting.' Did
you testify to that?
A Il don't think did in them words
| think said they might not all get
around if they went around many more
times. think it was Hamilton said
that mustn't shoot, told him | had
not said was going to shoot. that
generally meant what said, | think
that was the words that used
Idon't remember whether this was
said immediately after my statement to
the boys about going around the house
or not. | don't know whether the bows
had gone or were just outside the house
before they started when Hamilton and
| had what talk we had. Don't know
whether testified befor" coroner so or
not but don't think Hamilton thought |
was mad. If | did so testify it was as
likely to be correct as my present testi-
mony.
Think boys could beg pardon and
then not think was mad. Wife might
have told me not to say anything to
Hamilton when he came up because
she thought we would get mad if we went
to talk about it, as she knew did not
ike it because they came | had said
at the supper table that | wished they
wouldn't come but if they did come we
would have to get rid of them the best
way we could. My mother aud wife,
Hamilton and his wife, were present
when | said it. Relieve something was