Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-08-03
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evening about dark, meant then to help
charivari. Put seven cartridges in the
revolver. Revolver was loaded at my
wife suggestion. Said we would shoot
it out of south door. Expect she saw il
when Hamilton and George had il about
noon. Extract of testimony of witness
at coroner's inquest was then read as to
what his wife said about shooting the
revolver, he said heidi not know wheth-
er he testified To it or not. AT time it
was loaded both me and my wife expect
| ed to take part in the charivari. Think
Hamilton knew it. Think he knew we
asked for dish-pan. Don't think any
thing was said to any of them about
my wife being unwell or having head
ache. Put the revolver in my hip peck
ct when | took it from my mother.
Don't know whether my wife saw me
put it there or not.
Don't think my wife was in any great
er hurry to get married than / was. Did
say ii was her who wanted a change OF
date. Reasons, were troubles in family
related i'll direct examination. She told
me part of this the Sunday evening be-
fore we were married. | don't remem-
Der just what part. Some part she told
me some time ago and part she told
me Monday night after we were mar
ried, the part told some time ago was
just after we were engaged, some she
told me before we were engaged. Don't
exactly know when we were engaged,
think it was short time after she went
home. 1t was sometime after we were
engaged that she told me about her
mothers going away, Idon't know how
long. Don't know exactly when the time
for our marriage was changed to June,
some time after had given up going
to Iowa.
Left Mr.. Bickfords soon after we were
married, don't know exact time. Think
it is about eleven miles from one place
to the other, think we got home little
after four o'clock. Ride was a pleasant
one. Did not try to make her mad, did
not tell Douglass Bickford so. Told
him never saw her mad or the least
bit out of temper.
Think my wife and | went to bed
Tuesday night about eleven o'clock and
had not been up there only short time
before the charivari boys came. Did
not have any light. wife undressed i'm
mediately after we went up, was a cur
tain between the west window and our
bed that was drawn up in daytime and
until Mrs. Hamilton went to bed. Wife
had only change Of clothing there, we
were to go to her fathers the next day
after | found her, that Is Thursday.
Both got up together Tuesday morn
ing, don't know who went down stairs
first. Wife put her night dress on her
satchel. Think put the revolver under
the bed the first thing after went up
stairs Tuesday night. Put it under bed
after had unbuttoned wife's shoes
Put it under front edge ofthe bed, if eth
er way twas towards foot of the bed.
Don't think she saw me put it there.
A person looking particularly for it
might have seen it but don't know
whether they could. Don't know what
time it was when my mother took the
revolver out of the drawer and | got it
from her, was short time after Hamil-
ton and Simon left. Short time might
be five minutes and it might be three
hours under different circumstances l
think. Might vary an hour and half
or two hours and still be little while.
which were said and which occurred
there. Don't think testified before the
coroner that twas after my wife went
to bed when laid the revolver under
the bed and that she did not know where
it was, would not swear that l did not
say it, Don't think | swore before the
coroner that when my wife had gone to
bed had the revolver in my pocket. If
did so swear | told the truth as near
as | could remember, but | don't re-
member of saying that.
Don't remember of saying anything
about filling anybody full of holes. What
1 said was that if it had not been for
Emma | would have been down long
before that but it wouldn't be to do
them any good. Would not swear that
| did not say it but don't think did.
Early in the evening wife said her head
head felt great deal better. Don't
remember whether we heard the shots
fired before or after we went up stairs.
Don't think she said anything about her
head aching before charivari boys came;
just as they came she said she did not
want me to shoot the revolver as her
head was aching worse than it was.
Can not tell how long charivari boys
staid. / think | got up and put on my
pants when they first came. Wife did
not get up OF put OH any of her cloth
ing. Did not get out of bed at all while
they were there. Did not hear Hamil-
ton and his wife speak after they came
up stairs. Did not hear any sound
after l went to sleep until got up and
made g noise myself, thought it was
about seven o'clock the next morning
Was no lamp lit in the room think but
was not dark, did not notice whether
the curtain was down or not between
Hamilton's bed and ours, was light
enough in the room to see my wife in
bed when came up from getting
drink.
On reassembling of the court at one
o'clock counsel asked permission to put
on witness who would occupy only
short time and who wanted to go home,
permission was granted and
FAYETTE RIEsER
was put on the stand and testified to
living near Hamilton's and Patrick
Welch's and saw man shoot at what
witness thought was hawk Wednesday
morning, June IA. Thought the shot
could be heard at Welch's That was
the only shot heard that morning. Live
about mile and quarter from Ham
ilton's.
sISLEY-CONTINUED.
Was not surprised that my wife should
have got up without waking me as my
brothers have often came in from dam
ces winter nights and come to bed with
out waking me. Did not think of look
ing around to see whether she was dress
ed or not as thought she was, did not
think she was up stairs when | went
down. thought she had got up and
went down stairs. Don't remember
whether the outside door was open or
shut when | went down. Witness then
described over again his making fire
and starting for water, did not know
whether he went to the stable or was
before going for water. Think spring is
about 100 yards away. Don't think |
told the District Attorney that / went
up stairs after / came back with the
water to see if wife had got up. might
have told him | was not sure she had
dressed and gone down yet Did not
call to her or anything of that sort.
Don't think | spoke to Mrs. Hamilton
or my mother to inquire if they had seen
her. Witness then said he started cut
and went to where he found the body
Went that way because could see most
Of the grove north OF house and saw
her coming from that direction the