Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-06

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wanted to know if tLey told ANYTHING
about the few wordst they had that night.
| told him that they had, He said he
could see what they was trying to do;
they was trying to lay it onto him.
Something like that. He said to me
that when got on to the stand and they
asked me anything about the fuss to
say that | did not hear anything. Mrs.
Hamilton, Mrs. Stout and Lew did not
tell it. They allowed the best thing |
could do was
NOT TO SAY ANYTHING
about it. He said it would make it
about half and half. During cross ex-
animation witness made further state
ments that Lew said, the last time that
they proposed to go around, that they
might 90 around once but if they start
ed the second time some of them would
not get around and that they left Hamil-
toms that night about twelve o'clock.
MATTHEW LAMB,
one of the charivariing party, was the
next witness, who testified; Simon Sis
ley came along with James Foy to our
place. Twas sitting in the stable door.
They asked me if | was not going to the
chariyari. | asked them where. They
said Lou Sisley was married, and Rob-
ert Hamilton was getting up crowd 10
90 and charivari them. | did not ask
him any more and we started along. |
did not have anything with me. Simon
Sisley had horn and James Foy a re-
revolver. | believe that was all. Re-
volver was 22-calibre though do not
know Just what size it was. One of them
james Foy-had bell in his pocket.
That was all they had. We went along
until we could see the lights in the house
and Simon Sisley says; ''you stay here
or 30 over to a little clearing nearer the
house and l shall 90 down to the house
to see if they are there. will stay long
enough SO as they will not expect any
thing and then will come back to YOU
boys" So after little while, | don't
know how long, Simon and Hamilton
came up to us and said they was down
there. | supposed he meantI Lew, and
some of the boys, | don't know who,
asked him if Lew knew anything about
the charivari but he said yes; guess he
expected it
EXPECTED THEM LAST NIGHT.
SO then we went along the road north
east of the house, probably half a mile
or more, don't know exactly how far, to
see if any more were coming. Hami-
ton said the boys from over the river
said they would come over. Then we sat
down there and Simon Sisley blowed a
horn. James Toy shot a revolver, then
we heard a gun. Seemed to be near the
river, northeast of where we were Some
of them said 1.-the other boys have
come" We staid there little while but
nobody come. Hamilton said he be-
lieved he would run down the road to
see what was the matter. He was not
very long away when he came back with
Dick Pegg and Frank. Some one said
this is
A SMALL CROWD.
Some one answered, | don't know who,
we will go down anyway. Hamilton
says: you boys can stay here or walk
along slowly and will 60 down to the
house and get my gun and revolver. +"
We walked on slow, Frank Pegg and
behind. We walked on down until we
came in sight of the house when we
heard somebody saying something, we
could not tell what it was. Then / said
to Frank Pegg, '.let us 90 down and see
what is the natter We went down to
where the rest of the boys was. Hamil-
ton was there and heard him say that
he
COULD SHOOT AS STRAIGHT
and rs quick as Lew could. Tue testi-
mony of the witness from this point cor
roborates that of the preceding witness
cs with u few slight variations. the only
new point being that Sisey said that he
would have come down before if it had
not been for the trouble before the cha
rivari but did not hear what the trouble
was.
THOMAS WEIGH
was the next witness called and testified
to the same facts as Lamb, further saw
ing that the last time Hamilton asked
Lew to come down he replied that . it
might be q sorrowful crowd if he did
that he would have been down before
and filled some one full of holes if it
had not been for En- Mrs. Sislev).
That then Hamilton said, "LewIyou said
when the boys come you would come
down and help them charivari." Lew
says, II know | did, and | would if il
was not for what passed before the char
ivari." Bob then says, ''What do you
mean? Lew says, Il don't mean any
thing to any outsider or any one outside
of the family or any one that is not liv-
ING in the house," and that after sitting
there few minutes more but making
no noise the party went home.
MRS. ROSA LESTER
Testified on direct examination that she
was informed of the finding of the body
by Mrs Hamilton, who came after her
and said, my God, do come over we
want YOU" said En- Sisley had shot her
self This was about ten minutes after
seven in the morning Went up to
Hamilton's Immediately and went
straight to the body. Mrs. stout, liam
ilton and wife and Georgia, were there
by it when witness got there The body
was lying IN clear place but trees
were near by, they put some trees over
her after awhile, body at that time be-
ing uncovered. Body was living down
on her back with the head towards the
house, head higher than the feet One
stump at her head and one at her feet,
head was lying on the ground and
straight with the body, with eyes shut,
but they opened after a while. Mouth
open u little bit. little froth running
from ii on the upper side. Some dry
blood had come out of the nose. Was
redder near the nostrils lower part black.
Left arm was living almost straight and
left hand open. The right hand was
was drawn back a little Straight by
side but drawn little back and covered
up little by her body.
THE PISTOL.
a seven shooter, was lying across her
body Legs were straight, side hy side,
and close together, heels on the ground
and toes up If heels were not touching
they were close together, clothes were
drawn up above her shoes, about one
inch above. Here the dress was taken
from the dead body, also pistol were
produced and identified by witness.
Thought that was all that was left of
the polonaise except the cuffs, which
were also left unburned. Witness did
not touch the body nor did not see the
body lifted. When first got there Mrs.
Pegg put her hand on the face and said
it was cold. Heard some one say that
it was all stiff but the neck. when wit
ness first got there. Some time after a
sheet was placed over the body and the
face covered up Deceased had both
shoes and stockings on, shoes not but
tcned ND and Stockings down AT the heel