Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-13
Pressing for Points.
The Prosecution Have Been Hard at it
the Past Week With Very
Fair Success.
After Having introduced Weighty Load
OF Testimony They Rest
Their Case.
The defense Now Taking an Inning With the Oh
jet In View of 0verthrowing the
Statements of the 9th
er Side.
TIE SECOND WEEK.

ing arrived sooner. steady grinding
of evidence was kept up until Saturday
evening, when an adjournment was had
until Monday at one O'Clock D. IN. The
work was again taken up at that time
and continued steadily up to date. From
indications at hand it will take the
greater part of this week to finish the
case. The attendance of spectators has
been marked by great irregularities, at
times the court room being crowded al
most to suffocation and again giving a
showing of empty benches. As will be
seen the prosecution rested the case on
Monday, and the defense now have the
floor. The evidence brought out is Civ
en- below
PATRICK WEIGH.
was the first witness called and testified
that he lived between quarter and a
half mile southwest of Sisley's or Ham
ilton's. Was up at five O'Clock of the
morning of June IA and about six
o'clock heard shot, from the direction
of Sisley's house and in three or four
minutes saw a dog which witness had
seen previously about Sisley's, jump
over the fence. Dog came from same
direction as the shots. When witness
got into the field at work heard sound
of some one talking from same direc-
ton. Was at the pump, pumping water
when | heard the shot about rod from
the house. Did not hear more than one
shot, 1t was not a very loud shot but
knew it was shot. Did not hear any
screams that morning. Was in corn
field blowing when heard the shooting,
| listened but could not hear what they
said. There was not more than two
voices and they We're not talking loud.
| might have been in the field a half
hour when heard them, | thought it
was somebody in Sisley's cornfcld at
work, the talk was in an ordinary tone
of voice, it was between six and seven
O'Clock. | did not think anything of the
talking it did not create an impression
of trouble.
Cross-examination.- shot was
not very loud one but | could I'M
derstand it was a shot. Could not
tell whether shot sounded like shot
gun or a rifle. The field cornered with
Sisley and is not quite quarter of a
mile from his house, and | was in the
west part of the field. About twenty
five or thirty rods from the north line of
the eighty. The house is not in sight
from there, great deal of timber between
The dog was not i'll sight long, when
saw him | did not notice him much, /
had seen the dog a good many times.
did not hear any other gun-shot that
day. Do not know of anything that
made me notice this particular shot,
would have heard any other shots if
they had been fired
REDIRECT had breakfast and got
out about half past five and heard no
other shots.
Re-Cross-Had clock, noticed the
time when | got out of bed. Did not
notice when J went out to work but
know it does not take me long to get
my breakfast.
MRS. JOHN HALE,
was the next witness called. Live about
about a quarter of mile from Sisley's S,
| think west from them. heard of
Mrs. SiSley's death about Z O'Clock from
Mrs. Galloway who came past our house
and said, Mr. Hamilton said Mrs Sisley
| had shot herself. Had heard u shot
about six O'Clock or very near it, but
did not know where it came from
Would have heard any other shot if there
had been any. Went TO where the body
was lying. Lew was lying down with
his head in his mothers lap. All were
sitting Just above the body. The body
was lying upon very low and short grass
with a sheet spread over It Heard Sis
ley say my God! what could ! have
done" Mrs, Stout said Lew you have
not done anything Then Lew said
to Mrs. Hamilton Ibid you hear her say
anything and she replied that she did
not. Heard some say that writing
might have been left and Lew said ''do
go and see" | was not in the house
until afternoon. Saw shoulders of the
corpse when the sheet was turned back
and the right shoulder looked as if it
was baked. l should think the body
had been dead some time, froth was
standing up between her lips, did not
bubble but just stood there.
CrosS-eXamination-D Did not look at
the face until about half an hour after
got there, reason for thinking she was
dead, was the froth between her lips.
The body was lying on short grass,
brush and trees two or thee feet away
on the upper sides.
Redirect did not hardly think she
had shot hers If. ! heard report that
she had shot herself.
MRS ROSA LESTER.
was here recalled for cross-examina-
ton. Live about half a mile northeast
of Sisley's. Heard of Mrs. Sisley' 5
death from Hamilton, he appeared
pretty excited and acted as though he
was scared, and Invent up just as quick as
| could run-nothing was over the body
when ] got there Body and clothing
was as described by witness in direct
examination | was there all day and
all next day. helped straighten up
before the officers came from Platte
vile. | started to make the beds NJ
stairs and some one else finished them
as Mr.. Bickford had just come. Mrs
Hamilton went up stairs with me, found
beds rs though some one had Just got
out. That was the one Sisley slept in.
Look as though two had slept in the
bed. l could see a show Of heads on the
pillow. | could see the impression on
the pillows. did not see Mrs Sisley
night dress myself, but | heard some
body say il was there stood by and
saw them dress the body after the ex.
animation but did not assist.
Redirect don't remember who
told me about the nigh. dress l didn't
see any sign of it when was making NJ
the bed. | would have seen it if it hac
been there for I raised mp the tick ant
was looking all around. Did not SEE
any buttons burned off Of dress wher,
body lay Ny little boy and Georgi,
Stout picked some mp next dav. An
pretty sure ii was the next day. Didn'
see any swelling on either side Of neck
Was up stairs when Bickford came an,
the condition of the beds was the sam,
as described when he came.
MRR. MARY PEGG
was then called ald testified: | liz,
about half mile northeast of Hamil
tons Heard of the death of Mrs. Sis
ley about ten minutes past seven on TIA
morning of June 18th. Hamilton cam
down and said Lew Sislcy's wife ha,
shot herself. got my bonnet and wen
right up. Mrs. Stout, Mrs. Hamilto