Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-07-27

headache. Believe | had headache
when | went to bed. Did not notice
any strange smell or odor First oc.
Cured to me that might have beer
chloroformed after | heard about Rib.
hey. Did say. to Mr. Bell since thus ex,
animation began that if Sisley went tc
the spring and dipped up water in
the time he seemed TO he could not
have done unless he had wings,
Mr.. Bell asked me if | thought he
could go there that quick and | said
if he did he would have to have wings.
Went right ont around house to where
horses were after seeing Lew at the
fence. Hazel-brush INSTRUCTED view OF
body as witness was leading horses
down to barn. Did not see anything OF
Lew after seeing him with the bucket
until | saw him at the body. The body
was probably between fifty and seventy
five yards from the stable. Thought it
was about twenty or twenty-five minutes
from time heard stove lids rattle when
| first woke up to time heard Lew call
| ing when by the body. Was from ten
to fifteen minutes after | saw Lew by
the fence to time heard him call.
That is as near as can Judge. Noticed
Mrs. Sisley was up in the morning when
came down. Did not look for her or
think anything of her being up. If |
said did not 90 nearer the body than
the fence until | went with horse, must
have meant fence north of body. Did
not see any wounds on body before 90
ing away and don't know that | ever
saw any.
Redirect What | said to Enloe was
a mere personal opinion without any
personal knowledge. As near as can
remember | said to Enloe that she might
have been carried there. Did not know
of any serious misunderstanding at the
| charivari. Measurements as to dis
tances were just guess work.
MRS. EMMA HAMILTON.
was the next witness called. Was wife
of former witness and one of the de-
PENDANTS in this case. Her story was
substantially as that told by Hamilton
differing but in very few points. The
first witness heard of charivari was at
dinner when she said to Emma Sisley
that they would have to 20 out and help
them and she said she guessed they
w
met Hamilton when he came in after
tire gun they told him not to let the boys
break up or destroy anything or Lew
might get mad and shoot into the crowd
He said they wouldn't and if they did
he would pay for it. He said Lew
would not shoot, or dare not shoot, did
not know which one it was, one of the
two, then he went up TO where boys
were. Had not heard Lew say any
thing of shooting up TO that time. Speak
ing about Lewis answers to boys wit
ness said when he was asked to come
down he gave as his reason what had
been said. | believe that was the way
he said it. Mr.. Hamilton asked him
what had been said and he said he did
not have to tell or that there had been
enough said or something like that.
don't Just remember how it was said.
Then Lamb said we will have to give
him another rattle or round, don't just
remember which and Mr.. Sisley says
If you go around many more times"
or start around many more times, you
will not all get around Mr.. Hamil-
ton says you will not shoot will you"
or ''you are not going to shoot?" and
Mr. Sisley SAID Il did not say | was
going to shoot did I?'' That is all re-
member they're saying about shooting.
Witness then went into little room to
take care of her baby, heard Hamilton
and Sisley talking but could not tell
what they said. Witness continuing
said that after some more talk. | told
the charivam boys wished they would
all go home. That we We're all tired
and sleepy and that it was time we were
all IN bed, and they set around a little
while and TALKED and joked and then
went away. | don't think it was more
than five minutes or it might not have
been that long before they went.
Witness denied having any such talk
in the house as was detailed by Mrs.
Jerdoe in her testimony and her further
testimony was materially no different
from her husbands.
The cross-examinatlon failed to shake
her direct statements to any appreciable
extent.
GEORGE STOUT
was the next witness put on the stand.
Full name was George Herbert Stout.
Thought he would be eight years old
this winter. After the usual prelimina-
ry questions witness got down to time
of LEWIS marriage. He did not 90 with
Lew when he was married but remained
at home. Thought Bob took the car
riage back the day Lew came home.
Remembered about the charivari. All
he knew however was that Simon went
out and stood by the wagon box and
then, after while wanted to 90 to
Faux 5, and after a while Bob went in
and got his hat and went with him
and in answer TO questions witness said
that when they came home he was in
bed. They did not make noise enough
to wake me. Did not hear them 81 all.
Had laid down on the bed in the little
room where ma and me sleep. Did not
wake up until the next morning. Guess
ma undressed me. First thing | seen
in the morning was Emma Bickford |
saw her out there behind stump. She
was lying down. Lew and ma and En-
ma Hamilton was there. | heard Lew
call down there was what made me go
down. Ma got down there before did
All the folks were down by Emma when
got up and | dressed myself and went
down. | remember ma saying she
thought she came out there to hide the
revolver or snoot it of or something and
shot herself. That was before she knew
there WAS four shots in it. Lew said
'that was the girl he loved" and ma
said THAT was the girl we all loved"
Think Ben Lester was the first one of
neighhors who rot there Knew Frank
aud Dick Pe~g. Went up 10 stable with
Frank Did not have any talk with
Frank in the stable. Don't remember
his asking me anything about whether
heard any shots that morning. Did
not tell him whether | heard any shots
or not. Don't remember any talk and
did not hear any shots Went hunting
with Bob the day before and shot a few
birds. ! shot the gun once. Shot at a
tuce. Only remember of shooting once.
Emma Bickford was down to the spring
where Lew was working that day or
around home somewhere
discrimination Day | w3s out
hunting with Bob was day just after the
wedding. Had never been hunting with
him before 1t was some time IN the
middle Of the day that we went | think.
Did not shoot but once. Shot once
with the revolver when he brought home
the cartridges. Shot the revolver first
out in front of the barn. Bob cooked it
for me and | shot at stave. He shot
first; then he loaded the revolver for me
TO shoot. Went ont where body was
found after we got done shooting and