Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-06-29
SOUTH.
SECOND FLOOR or uorsr
and got him and some others out aft,

C-Stairway. Died Of Mrs. Stout and son.
Bed Of Hamilton and wife. H-Curtain.
and got him and some others out after
they had gone to bed, to come up and
help charivari the newly married couple.
That when they reached the hill above
the house Mrs. Stout and Mrs Hamilton
came up and met them saying they had
not better 90 down as Lew threatened to
shoot if they did. Hamilton then went
down and got his gun and returned to
where the others were and said .'follow
me boys | can shoot rs well as he can >
That they then went around the house
and then sat down for u time when
some one proposed to 90 round again
when Lew said if they did not so many
would get around as started. But in
spite of the implied threat they went
round the house several times. That
they then went inside and the boys said
to Lew that if they had done anything
to hurt his feelings they were sorry for
it and ''would take it all back.' Lew
replied that he had nothing against any
from outside. Then Hamilton spoke M
and asked him if he had anything against
him (Hamilton) that if he had he beg
ged his pardon, when Lou replied that he
had enough, that he had met with very
cool reception when he came. After
some further words of no great moment
those living in the neighborhood took
their leave.
All the inmates of the house denied
any quarrel between Sisley and Hamil-
ton until it came out from other sources
and then said that some words did pass
but not of enough moment to be taken
notice of.
Both sides are equally confident and
what the result will be is hard TO deter
mine, although the general drift of pub
lie sentiment is toward the belief that
the dead girl was murdered, whether by
the parties now under arrest, remains
to be seen by the examination. Should
they be held by the court it will be evil
dence sufficient to the average mind
that they are justly suspected, while
should the opposite course be taken the
proof will be equally strong that they
were not criminally connected with the
affair.
Under the first warrant both Mrs.
Stout and Mrs. Hamilton were arrested
but change was made and another
warrant issued against Sisley and Ham
iton alone.
The greeting between Hamilton and
his wife and Sisley and his mother. when
! they met in the court room, was affec-
Tomato and cordial and the ladies re-
manned with them until the crowd had
left the court room, which took some
time. Sisley's sister Mrs. Baker, of
Ellenboro, was also in attendance and
| remained beside her brother tin the last
moment.
The examination when it commences
is expected to last several days owing
to the numerous witnesses to be exam
med
The many suggestions and suspicious
which have found expression since the
Lima tragedy that Ribbey, former
lover of the dead girl, was the assassin,
are laid at rest by letter recently re-
ccived from Webster City, Iowa. The
authorities state that Ribbey is there
and has been there for some time, es-
pecially on the dates proceeding includ-
ing and after the murder, and can
be produced at any time he is needed.
This letter effectually settles one set OF
theories although throwing no light into
the dark places.