Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-13

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Witness description of body was same
as that of other witnesses. Pistol Law
on lap of the body pointing little to
the left, hammer upward The dress
was smooth, not rumpled. She had no
carriers on. We did not know where She
was shot until the DIR. came from town.
Did not see any bullet holes till he came.
| Witness thought clothing was burned a
third of the way down the corset. Wit
ness identified pieces as part of cloth
| folded between corset and body. also
identified pieces of chemise. The hands
as they lay were on the dress. The
dress was of cotton goods and was not
burned except on the breast and sleeves.
Witness staid till about nine, then went
home and came back again. Witness
put her hand on the forehead of corpse
when she first came, and found it cold:
did not try to see if it was rigid, but
Mrs. Woodward took hold of one arm
and said, ''How could the woman be
dressed when she was so cold aud stiff. =
| Don't know as formed anv conclusion
how long she had been dead. / thought
| she had been dead quite little while.
When l first noticed her a little blood
had run out on each side of her nose.
While Mrs. Stout and the others were
| sitting near the body heard Lew saw. 80
mother, what have done; Oh, my God,
mother, what have done. They have
all been so good and kind, how could
this bel and whether he had done any,
thing TO make her shoot herself. Think
Mrs. Stout said, You have not done
anything, my son. and then he would
say, chow could she have done this ~
he asked Mrs. Hamilton if she had said
anythingto her and she said no.
Mrs. stout told about Lew going af-
ter water in the morning when he got
up and then went down and found his
wife. Think Lew called to her to run
quick and that she answered no, she
had only tainted. Said she was lust
getting up out of bed when Lew holler-
ed Hamilton was out fetching horses
at the time. Witness thought the Doc
tor came between y and o'clock and
sent us all up to the house during the
examination. Witness helped put the
night dress on the body when it was
laid out. Did not remember who
brought it; looked as if it had been slept
in. Witness believed when she first
went up to the body in the morning that
Mrs Stout said Lew had raised up the
shoulders and head when he first found
her and then let her drop again.
Cross-eXamination- not look to
see whether front door of house could
be seen from body; could see front of
house. Never stood at the body and
looked but knew could see house stand
ing not far from it. Should think trees
were some three or four feet away from
the stump. No limbs were hanging over
body; it was in clear place. Ground
north of body was little higher than
where the body lay; did not notice as to
whether ground was depressed where
body lay. Not very far from where the
body lay TO continuous timber. Did not
know whether place where body was
found was most convenient place to sit
down. Had sat down there but did not
notice it. Might have laid down in the
same place to show Woodward and the
folks Thought Mrs Woodward touch
ed the right arm when site spoke about
its being rigid, Saw Atson neck and
nostrils, not ON mouth or body. Heard
some one say in the afternoon that the
doctor should go down, Lew was going
to faint. Did not observe any ashes
about the body when | first went there.
Pistol was about four inches from the
hand.
Mr.. James Norris was the next wit
ness called but developed no new facts.
MRS. JOHN DErrZMAN.
was next placed upon the stand. Live
about two and half miles from Ham
| iltOn's and am somewhat acquainted
with the defendants. Went over there
on June 18th. Got word that Mrs. Sis
ley had shot herself. Reached the place
about 2 o'clock. Mr.. Holcomb came to
the door and wanted to know where
Lew and his wife slept. Said | did not
know but Mrs. Stout would and spoke
to her. She said we would 90 and show
them. ! went with her up stairs. Lew 5
| bed was in southeast corner of the room
| and in the northwest corner of the room
was Hamilton's bed. They asked Mrs.
Stout why the covers had been tossed up
as they were piled in the middle of the
| bed. She said Lew had been looking
around as though he had been looking
for something. Bed seemed to be smooth
and the sheet was on it smooth and bed
on the side looked as though some one
had been sitting on it. Pillows had no
slips on when saw them and had no
indentations on them as | saw. (In an
swer to question from justice) did not
look to me as though anybody had laid
on them. Did not know whether pill
lows had been handled or not before ]
came. The other bed was not made up.
Looked as though persons had slept in
it, Made up bed in evening but saw no
indications that any one had slept in it.
Saw Inc body after going to the house.
General description of body is same as
others. Only thing peculiar about face
was strcaks which seemed to run back
from mouth to ears. Was bandagt
over top of head and under chin when
first saw the body. Eyes pretty neal
closed, her left arm laying on polonaise
Judged in my own mind from appear
ances that she had been dead quite F.;
while
BY the Justice. @. Where her arm
lay on the polonaise was it where burn
ed portion would come against it?
A. Yes, sir.
Cross Examination. Did not sec TIE
wounds until the doctor had rot through
with examination. The doctor ther
showed them to us. Were not so very
big. Did not notice light streaks unit
after, after She was laid out. Did no
learn whether bed had been made III
when | saw it that morning nor wa
anything said about pillow cases being
q oil haI 4. n.
except the quilts, which were pulled NJ
in the middle of bed.
FRANK PEGG.
was the next witness and testified to liz
ing about half mile northeast of Ham
iltcn's. His story of the charivari coin
cides with that of other witnesses witt
the exception that he stated that Mrs
Stout and Mrs. Hamilton came out an.
told them TO 20 back as Lew threatened
e. shoot Was at the place on morning
tina, body was found and was asked b.
Mrs Stout to take horse and 90 fo
Mr.. Kamm and John Deitzman. Wher
| went up TO the stable George Stou
went up with me. | asked him if h,
heard any shots that morning. Tie sale
he did hear three or four. / asked hin
what the folks in tho house though
when they heard the shots He SAID the
thought En-. was down there shootin.
at q tree. This was about all the new
testimony brought out by the witness.
MRS. ELIZABETH MARTEIL.
was next called and testified. Live i
town of Lima. Am not acquainte,
with any of defendants. have seen Mis-