Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
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She said he had better have shot him
self through the heart. She said she
tbought that if he had shot himself
through the heart he would have died
quicker. Witness then stated that she
showed him how she would shoot her.
self but could not pull the pistol off with
her finger in the position she held
the pistol. Pistol belonged to witness
and she had shot it three times at a
mark. Miss Bickford had told witness
that she had had what she called faint
inc spells and told him not to throw wa
ter on her if she should have any while
with him. Did not,tell him whether she
had more than one.
Cross-examintion made no change of
Importance in testimony.
WIN. S. WATERS
was next sworn and testified to the good
character of Mrs Stout and Lewis Sis
lev Did not know Hamilton and his
wife. Lew had worked for witness some
three years about nine months in a
year. and had always been good,
faithful boy. Did not hear of his abus-
ing animals while working for him. Had
trusted him with a team on farm north
and they had come back fat and looking
well. Did not know whether Sisley
carried a revolver or not while working
for him. but if he had known it should
have discharged him. Have not spoken
with any one about what | should testi-
fy here
Cross-cxamination made no change in
testimony except that witness had not
heard character of Mrs. Stout discussed
good or bad previous to fourteenth of
June.
NH. CHARLES WEITTENHILLER
was sworn and testified to the good
character Of the defendants so far as he
knew and had been acquainted with
them for some time, and especially with
Sisley.
MIR. THOMAS JENKINS
was next witness called and testified TO
the general character of Mrs. Stout
while living in Platteville some years
ago. She had lived near witness from
1874 to 1877 or and had heard nothing
10 show that she was not quiet and
peaceable. Thought Lew was more
than an usually industrious boy.
Cross-examination developed no new
points.
DIR. BARBER RECALLED BY PROSECUTION.
doctor, will you produce to the
court the piece Of leaf that was found in
the body of Mrs. Sisley.
Leaf produced.
q Have you examined and com
pared that fragment of leaf with other
leaves, if so state what examination you
made, whether you are satisfied as to
its identity.
Al have examined it and compared
il with leaves Of sumach, oak. raspberry
rose, elm, ironwood and hazel. don't
remember all the kinds have examined
and believe it to be irOnwoOd.
Q-Will YOU look at that button and
piece Of cloth and lace and say if YOU have
examined any substance there (pro-
dIcing portion mcntlOncd)
Al have examined it.
q. State whether there is anything
there be sides cloth, lace, button and pin.
If SO what is it,
A. have examined il and find a
piece of leaf between the button and
lace.
A. Have you satisfied yourself as to
what kind Of q leaf that is. If SO what
iSlt in Your opinion.
A. From the best examination |
could make without removing it Judge
it to be an ironwood.
@ Have YOU any opinion as to
whether it has been exposed to fire or
not.
At looks to me rs if il was there
when tho cloth was burning or being
burned.
Q.-The fragment of leaf on the glass
side is the same fragment which you
found in track Of ball No 4, is it not.
A. believe it is.
Cross Examination
WillNou state just exactly where
You found that fragment, where you
first discovered it.
A.-The fragment Of leaf that found
at post-mortcm was in the track of ball
No 4, and rs stated before, from an
incl to an inch and half from wound
Of entrance, lying between the rib and
muscles. lying on the rib and under the
muscles, between them. picked it up
oil from the rib.
Counsel questioned further rs to place
where leaf was found and To refresh the
memory of the witness stated his rccol-
lection of the course ofproceedurc at the
second pOst-mortem. TO which the DR.
replied that such was not his recOllcc-
ton of tho case and in answer to queS-
ton gave his recollection as follows
After making the examination of the
body and removing the clothes we meas
ured the external wounds as Mr.. Bush
nell says from the center of the sternum
ton the skim as near as we could
could locate It. | think we next
opened the head That we then
went back TO the sternum. cx-
tended the incision had made to the
top TO locate the center through the en-
tire length Of the sternum. That then
turned back the skin over the left half
of the piece detached by DR. Robertson
That IneXt detached the muscular tissue
down to the ribs and We measured the
bullet holes FROM the edge of the stcrnum
and not from its center. Bullet No. , we
measured on the rib and from union of
coastal cartilage and Sternum. That
it was chile dctaching This muscle
that piece Of leaf was found and
while following UP the track of
ha.l No. !. That | then turned
back the stcrnum and located the
wounds rs well as we could i'm lungs
md heart in the thoracic cavity That
the lungs and heart were moved Suili-
Client To discover the bullet holes in the
poStcrior wall of the thorax. That the
lungs and heart were then detached and
were further examined on the ground
and rhat after that time no further cN-
animation Of wounds was made in the
detached portion.
First saw the piece of leaf in the cloth
Ing yesterday.
Redirect Bullet holes Nos. |, ,, aud
3. were round. clean cut and somewhat
blackened No had been enlarged
both up and down and presented some
thing Of nm nci,cd appearance. Sup
posed II had been enlarged with n knife.
The court here asked the witness a
question a> To- whether he knew of any
means Of death which would prevent in
voluntary couiractiouS Of the muscles
whichwaS answered hv the witness next
day rs follows: do not know Of any
forms Of death in which involuntary
muscular contraction are impossible.
en- imagine death 10y lightning or such
severe injury rs to prevent any marked
cOnyulSiNc acts In death from chloro-
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