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

not there SO he came BIZ *, Emm,
Bickford was there when Simon Sisle,
came. Remember seeing her. Went I,
sleep after he went away and don't re
member seeing her again. The nig',
Emma came there Bob Hamilton sal,
charivari boys would not be there tina
night but would come next night. Die
not hear anything said that night as
know of. Did not know they were com.
ing. Did not see Lew have the reyoly
er that night. First thing heard tn,
next morning was Lew call out there
Think ma was in bed with me wher
Lew called, am not sure. Remember
ma putting on her dress as she went our
there; put it on by fence ] was in the
door putting on my pants when / saw
ma standing by the fence. Bob was
standing by the fence and Lew was out
where Emma was, don't know where
Mrs. Hamilton was. Ma Just grabbed
up her clothes when she went out OF
the room and put them on as she went
out. Was awake when Lew called.
Heard ma say she had gone out to hide
revolver or shoot it off after Mrs. Wood
ward came. Mother and have never
talked about this. Have heard her
talking to Emma Hamilton. Have heard
them talking about it more than
once, not a great many times.
Don't know-what they said about
it. They were talking about her
being killed and about how she was
killed. They were up stairs at Lanes
when they were talking; no one else was
there. Mother never asked what | re-
membered and has never said a word
about what was done there that night
that J know of. | never told her what
/ remember to have seen. Never told
anybody. Frank Pegg did not ask me
in the stable if | had heard shots that
morning. Hamilton told me next day
near the spring that we did not think
this was going to happen when we was
out shooting birds. Did not think that
Emma was going TO be killed. Have
talked with boys | have been PLAYING
with here. Did not know boy by name
of Ralph Strong. Did not tell him that
Lew shot her. Never told other bows
that somebody came and put handker-
chiefover her head and shot her never
told them nothing like that. Didn't tell
Mr.. Orr that my mother told me she
heard | said | saw her dressing body
in the stable. In response to another
question n moment later witness admit
ted that he did tell Mr.. Orr this: moth.
er has told me not to tell no
stories about it. Had told her
that never told any such sto-
ries and | never either. Nobody sent
for me to 20 irto Mr. Orr's office but
don't know whether the door was open
or shut
Redirect Mr.. Orr took me into that
room there and asked me about it and
| told him. Remember about being out
and remember about Bob shoot
ing rabbit in the evening. He shot it
down there by the breaking. Remem-
Der going out in the woods with Emma
Bedford to hunt ginseng. Did not go
very far.
SIMON SISLEY.
was next called. Am brother of defend
ant Lewis Sisley. Knew about the
charivari. Met Hamilton on the road
as | was coming from town, on Tues
day. He asked me if | was coming over
to the charivari that night. ! told
him yes, | was ready to come, any time
when it came off. | was working at
Mr.. Loomey's, then Hamilton told me
it was coming OF that Ei-ls,'t that Lew
was married the day before | told him
that / would be there. | went over
that evening with some of the boys,
when got there no one but the family
were present. The story of the chariv-
arl as told by the witness was about the
same as that told heretofore, only as he
did not 90 into the house when the talk
ing was going on after the first time, he
did not know what was said and only
heard Lew tell witness he
would look better at home and he told
him he did not know whether he would
or not. Thought by the way they talk
ed Lew was little mad about some
thing or did not feel just right, supposed
he did not like it the boys coming there
The cross-eXamination developed moth
ing more than what had been testified
before except to corroborate the state
ment made by former witnesses rs to
what Hamilton said when he came back
to the crowd to the effect that he could
shoot as straight and fast as any one.
MRS. OLIVE NJ. STOUT.
was the next witness called to the stand.
Was the mother of Lewis Sisley. He
was married June II, to Emma Blck-
ford. | went with him to Mr.. Bickfords
in covered carriage Sunday morning
| never was acquainted with Mr.. Bick-
ford. Had seen Mrs. Bickford at Mr..
Mallards where | was sewing. Do not
know how long Lew was going with
Emma as | did know much about it, was
not at home, was working around all the
time lived in Platteville before going
out to Lima. | think between twelve
and thirteen years. | think Mr.. Stout
died about five years ago last February,
might have been six years, don't re-
just now. Lewis has been my
principal support since his death. His
so far as | know, was agree
able to both families. did not hear
Mr.. Bickford say anything about it but
Mrs. Bickford said she was well pleased
and thought they all were Think we
got home about four o'clock Monday
Think Lew and his wife went to bed
early that night Mrs. Hamil-
ton and me sat up quite late baking
bread. Had no way of telling time
Hamilton / think went to bed before
they did. ] did not get up next morn
ing until breakfast was ready. Was
there in the house throughout the day
Mrs. Sisley was in and out of the house
She complained of headache in the fore
noon. We had some sewing we intend
ed to do while she was there and told
her ! was tired and we would not
sew any that day. | believe she helped
around a little that day. | don't know
as | was in the bedroom most of the time
lying down, there wasn't much to do.
She cut out shirt for Lew in the after
noon and sewcd some on it, don't know
how much
@ was there any charivari boys
there that evening.
A-Simon came in the evening. did
not know that he came to the charivari
After he went away mistrusted he had
gone to get some boys TO chariyari but
did not think there would any boys
come. | saw the revolver in the even
ing. Heard Lew and Hamilton talking
about it. They had it at the door /
was in the bedroom and heard them
talking about loading it, Heard after
wards that they had loaded it. Lew
put it in the cupboard drawer and said
there was a loaded revolver in there and
for nobody to touch it. Here witness
stopped to speak of Emma Sisley 5
complaint Of having the headache in the
afternoon when she came up from the
spring and thought it was made worse
BY walking up hill. thought when we
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