Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-27
TIRELESS TALK.
THE DELUGE0F WORDS STILL CON.
TINUES WITH NO SIGNS
OF ABATEMENT.
The Legend Of Noah's Water Matinee is
Nothing in Comparison TO
This Tale OF Talk.
The Creyasse Widening and the Prospects for any
Repairs IN the Break Growing
GloOmier Daily.
SLOWLY GRINDING

Slo"ie' pUt Wnetlier tney Will grind eX-
ceedingly fine IN this case yet remains
to be proven. In the meantime the note
books of court, counsel and reporters
are assuming alarming proportions.
Ihesympathies of the community should
certainly be extended to any court
that has to go through this mass of
words and select from this maze of
statements such as bear upon The case.
1t is glaring fact that a goodly portion
of the evidence produced and put in
writing has about as much bearing on
the case as an account of Napoleon's
march over the Alps or the history of
the death of Socrates. Fortunately the
Goddess of Patience appears to have
given an extra tilt to her box when she
passed over the court room and so far
no causalities have been reported. The
evidence given this week consists nearly
entirely of that of the defendants in the
case up TO the close of the direct exam
nation of Sisley himself 1t is riven
with fullness that will enable the
readers TO form a good idea of the sto-
ries told by the parties principally in
terested in the proceedings.
4 ROBERT HAMLNoN-Continu
Cross-Examination- Witness belief
and opinion had been changed in the
last few days from hearing the testimo-
ny of the physicians on both sides. Do
not think | told John Enloe
that Mrs. Sisley was not killed where
found and did not kill herself. Think
my words were she might have been
carried there. Did not tell District At
torney Orr that it locked as if Sislcy or
myself had killed her and $50 helm me
God, did not Did not send for him
that time. Think this was the first time
he came to find out all | knew about
the matter. Am not certain but think
it was the first time. | sent for the
District Attorney to tell him what Char
lie Weller and Tom Galloway told me
about seeing Lew come out of the house
Thursday morning after the shooting
and they said he got up ard dressed
! himself and went out doors, said that
he went up the road north of the house
and went up TO about the center of that
/ little grove of trees. He then went east
right across the plowed land and went
on through to the edge of the timber,
went into the timber little WAYS. then
I turned south, came down even to where
the body had been laying, turned west
and then went west to where the body
was found, staid there Il little bit and
( then went on up To the house ANA they
i followed around after him. This was
the morning of the funeral. That was
what was told me. Had conversation
4 with Mr.. Bell since the examination
commenced but think the one with
/ Mr.. Orr was not. Don't think | ever
asked Wcch or Lamb or either of the
Peggs to refrain from mentioning in
their testimony the trouble or words
/ that occurred the night of the cha1yaTi
between myself and Sisley. ThinR |
was the first one that testified ut corO-
ner's inquest. Think did not tell them
\ that | did not mention it in my testimo-
ny and that it would be better for all
/ if they did not. Think it was Just the
other way; that is they stated it to me.
/ Did not mention it in my testimony at
/ first because did not think of it. Do
not think Mr.. Gardner asked me any
/ direct question about the fuss. If /
remember right he asked me if there
was any fighting. Did not tell Dick or
Frank Pegg that | knew what they
meant-that they meant to lay it onto
me, nor anything to that effect. Did
not know any good reason why Enloe
or Deitzman, Welch, Lamb and the two
| Pegs should manufacture conversation
that was never had. When witness first
saw the body the revolver was lying OBJ
liquely across the lap with the hammer
side up. Did not touch the body and
did not know until the next morning
how many shots were fired. Revolver
had been owned by witness since last
February. Got it from Chris Nagles.
Did not think he had shot it more than
once or twice that month. Nagles got
it in Iowa. Think | fired one shot from
it when ] went home, and one just be-
fore | gave it to Lew and those are the
only shots | know of being fired from it
in two months. Had never lent it 10
anybody in that time that / know of. 1t
was generally kept in the cupboard
drawer. Don't know whether Ssley
| knew where it was kept or not Sislev
/ had one of his own and has one now |
believe but think it is in the gun shop at
/ Plattevile. Don't know how many cart
ridges were in the box when Lew loaded
the pistol. | might have shot possibly
twenty shots That would include what
/ George shot. Went hunting again in
/ Inc evening Just when the team was
unhitched; went just up above the
] house; were not gone over ten minutes.
( 1t was pretty near dusk-got so per-
| son could not see to hold the sights on
anything. Witness said in answer to a
/ question as to what was said about
shooting into the crowd: | think we
were all together when Mrs Stout told
US, Think she said she was afraid the
boys would break up something and Lew
would shoot | told the boys TO come
on. there was not any danger: that if
/ Lew shot IN the crowd | would prosecute
him, did not say | told him 50. Might
! be mistaken about that but don think
/ so. believe that Mrs. Stout and my
/ wife were present al that conversation
/ with the boys. They were standing
/ about somewhere close. We were stand
/ ING within ten or fifteen feet of the north
west end Of the house. 1t is my i'm
preston that Mrs. Stout told the BOYS
herself. | am not certain that ! told
them. Couldn't say positive whether
any of the boys objected to coming down
/ or not. Don't remember of hearing Lew
I say ANYTHING about shooting that night
He might have said ii and / not heard it.
If he did say anything don't rcmem-
+ Der it.
Thought Emma Sisley was jolly that
evening, did not noticebut what she APP
pearcd As usual, never saw her cross in
my life. With the exception of seeing
her when she was up stairs in bed. did
not see her alive again after | left the
house with Simon. Did not understand
from anything that Lew or his wife said
before left the house that the charivari
would be disagreeable 70 them. Thought
| it was agreeable to both OF them from
their own conversation.
In conversation before supper Mrs.
SisleY told witness that she had shot
Doug s. revolver Did not ask her
whether she had ever shot more than
that once, Did not heal her make any