Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1882-03-08

several days previous to death, intending
to show death from exposure and drink.
Although the jury remained out for four
and a half hours, there was at no time
any disagreement among them on the
question of the prisoners guilt, the only
question being as to the degree OF the
same, some favoring verdict of murder
in the first degree, others one of man
slaughter While the verdict created
some surprise, the great majority OF the
public was thoroughly convinced OF the
prisoners guilt not perhaps so much
from the evidence submitted AS from many
facts and circumstances in regard to the
prisoners treatment of his wife, which
had become known, but which, owing to
the rulings of the Court, it had been i'm
possible to bring before the jury. When
it is known that the prisoner by severe
kicks on the stomach two years ago had
produced miscarriage on his wife prov
ing almost fatal to her life, that only
through fear of him she had taken to
drinking and continued to drink, that
she had repeatedly expressed fear of
her life and had warned her relatives
that some day they would find her dead
at his hands, and almost expressed q
wish for death rather than continue ton
of the miserable life she was leading,
there can be no doubt that the prisoner
richly deserves the fate in store Tor him.
The evidence showing the manner in
which the husband and his relatives on
the Sunday, Monday and Tuesday pre-
ceding the murder had piled the unfor-
tunate woman with liquor, when she
was almost dead drunk and unable to
hold the cup to her lips, and had taken
the children away from the house on
Tuesday, created in the minds Of the jur-
ors strong suspicion that the murderer
premeditated, and that the relatives de-
sired her death, mainly to keep her from
diyulging what she undoubtedly knew
In regard to the murder of her uncle two
years ago by the hands of her husband
and of which she had often spoken. The
murder was committed when husband
and wife were alone in the house, but
the prisoners own story relative to their
actions on returning home that Wednes-
day evening, ofhis sleeping almost unin-
terruptedIy, although not drunk, for
nearly IS hours, the manner of his find
ing the body dead aud Of his actions
after such finding, was so weak, and so
terribly picked to pieces on the cross-ex-
animation, that it was impossible for the
jury to believe it.
A motion for a new trial was entered
and will be argued before the Court at
Chambe on Friday, the 18th inst; but
the Judge was so careful in all his rul-
ings, giving the prisoner every benefit of
any doubt that it is not believed that
new trial will be granted either here or
III the Supreme Court, and the prisoner,
who was Immediately placed in Jail, will
undoubtedly suffer the extreme penalty
of the law, as he deserves. During the
entire trial, amid the terrible scathings
of the District Attorney, even at the
time Of receiving the verdict, the prison
er exhibited the most stolid Indifference,
no feeling of shame or grief apparent on
his face, and he to all appearances the
least concerned of all in that great crowd
that thronged the Court House through
out the trial-the prosecution was ably
represented by District Attorney James
B. Hayes associated by j. Dick, of Bea-
yer Dam, and the defense by Judge Ell
we'll, FL w. Lander and E. P. Smith,
who did all in their power to save the
prisoner. The deceased, whose parents
are people of high responsibility, had
borne 5 children during her 6 years of
married life, 2 of whom are left motherless
worse than fatherIess and living with
Boyle's parents. The prisoners relatives
as they appeared on the stand, are, &C
cofding to the universal opinion, ga
hard crowd"
JUNEAU.
Circuit Court adjourned until April