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

" t''V iouSc anu II lnt} nau NOT gone 10
bed would go up stairs and pull off my
boots like as if was going to bed and
then would jump out of the upstairs
window. SO | went on down To the
house and went i'll. | heard Lew and
his wife up stairs laughing. | got my
gun and some cartridges and went out
OF the door and around to where the
boys We're. went out between stable
and house where | met Mrs. Stout and
my wife. They asked me who the bows
We're, L told them, told them they was
all our neighbor boys. She said all
right she Was afraid there would be a
crowd of roughs who would break up
things and might make Lew mad and he
might shoot in among them and hurt
some of them. | said there was no
danger of that as they were all our own
neighbor boys and did not come for the
purpose of destroying anything.
went on up TO where the boys were and
they asked me what we was talking
about, and / stated TO them Just the
same as | have stated TO YOU. They
asked me if | thought it would make
Lew mad. ! told them no. | did not
think he would get mad after having
boys come, that Lew and his wife had
both saId that they would come down
and help them. Dick Pegg said he was
afraid Lew would get mad and shoot in
among us. | laughed and said If he
shoots in among us we have got guns
and can shoot as fast as he can" We
started then and went down to the house
Hamilton's account of the further Incl
dents of the evening agrees with what
was stated by other witnesses except in
regard TO Lewis saying he would come
down and fill some of them full of holes
if it had not been for his wife This
Hamilton denies hearing but was not in
the house all the time other BOYS were
in. just before the party separated
witness asked Tom Welch what time ii
was and he answered either ten minutes
before twelve or ten minutes after
When going up to bed witness saw Lou
and his wife in bed or the former was
lying outside on the cover with shirt
and overhauls on. Did not know wheth-
er they We're asleep or not. Arm of Mrs
Sisley lay over Lewis neck and was bare
nearly TO shoulder Might have been
night dress with sleeve pushed up and
Il
not know. Went 20 bed and to sleep
and heard no sound until | woke mp in
the morning. The first thing heard
Wednesday morning was Lew taking off
the top OF the stove, turned over and
spoke to my wife saying Emma it is
time to get up Lew is making fire, we
have oversight ourselves We got up
and dressed and went down stairs As
we went down Lew picked up the buck
ct and started for the spring. pulled
on my boots and started out after my
horses. As | went out the door Lew was
standing straddle of the fence facing
the house. He was holding bucket out
above the fence ! supposed he was
coming from the spring, don't know
whether he was or not. Invent up north
of the house fifty or seventy-tive yards
where my horses were hobbled then
started and went back to the stable
Had to 90 around the east end. had
Just got into the stable Nv horses had
not quite got in yet when | heard Lew
holler as | never heard anybody holler
before, My first thought was that he
had hurt himself pretty bad and run
out and called ..What is the matter
Lew?n He commenced hollering '.Oh
mother, Oh mother" He was then on
his knees. jumped over the fence and
run to the door and cried Mrs Stout
come out here for Lew has nearly killed
himself She jumped out of bed did
not have all her clothes on, was bare
footed. She must of passed nie like
streak of lightning, cleared the fence,
how she got o.er | dom know, and
started towards Lew, and Jew seen her
coming and started to meet her. He
says "she's dead, she's dead Mrs.
Stout says mo Lew she has only faint
ed Ny wife and me both started TO
90 there My wife told me to take
the baby, she jumped the fence and run
right on past me. | started and run as
fast as | could with the baby. Before
we got to them heard Lew say mo
mother she has shot herself Nv wife
and went right on up and Mrs. Stout
said she was dead. My wife said. Bob.
20 for some OF the neighbors quick"
started back to the barn and got my
horse and started to 90 when Mrs Stout
says "Hola on Bob you must come and
see the exact position of the BODY"
/ turned my horse and rode up probably
eight or nlne feet from where she was
| asked who | should go for or where
should go. Mrs. Stout said Ego for
some Of the neighbors go for Mr.. Wood
ard. The story of witness from here
relates to his notifying different ones
and he returned to the house he thought
about half past nine. When witness
got back Lew was lying with his head
in his mothers lap and there was quite
a number around. After q while he
got up. Alb Daily and me went up to
the house. Lew started a little head Of
us. Mrs. Stout says Bob take that
gun and hide it for fear Lew will get il
and shoot himself for he is pretty near
crazy" 1T is the greatest wonder in
the world when he saw the revolver Law
ing there that he did not pick it up and
shoot himself. We went up to the house
and Lew stated to 20 up stairs and ]
said 10 Alb DAILY ''Ab take that gun and
put it out of Lew sight for if he gets
hold of it he might shoot himself He
took it out from under the flour chest
and started out What he did with the
gun / don't know from that day To this
Lew came down and asked me If |
wouldn't look around the house and see
if | could not find note that Emma
had left. And did and found nothing
The testimony for some distance from
this point relates to the doings Of wit
ness up to arrival of coroner and con
ycrsation of witness with BickfOrd in
relation to funeral.
Further on witness had known Lew
SsleY Intimately since last November
Had known him By sight for about
year. Bought half interest in place
some time in January and bought the
other half in May last There never
had been any trouble between them. /
did not tell Frank or Dick Pegg not 70
say any thing about the trouble Tuesday
evening. Frank Pegg said to witness,
I'VE are going to be arrested, all Of Us
chariyari boys, for coming up Tuesday
night, and thought if they were put on
the stand they better say nothing about
the words Tuesday night Witness told
him he should tell the whole truth about
it and told other boys so Pegg said he
did not see anybody mad nor did not
think anybody was mad. Coroner :
jury and all looked for motive for the
act. Did not know rs the had any idea
it was the chariyari b :. Dad nut tell
DeitZman that We had a two hours con-
yersation or any conversation after the
charivari bows left He was simply
mistaken The conversation. was be
fore tney came. Did not tell Enloe that
if put on the stand would have to testi-
fl that Mrs. Sislcy was murdered and