The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-12-28
TIE SHOOTING AFFAIR.
OF THE TESTIMONY At THE P
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CONTINUATION OF THE TESTIMONY At THE PRE-
LIMINARY HEARING
William J. Granger, defendant, sworn. said:
/ am the defendant in this case; was % last
July; | am printer and writer know the
complainant, John A. Killeen | have been
working for and with him recently COM
menced working for him about six weeks
ago / was engaged to do the editing of n
newspaper which he said he was going to
start and to do what work in the Office had
time to do; have seen this circular (exhib-
it AZ; Mr.. Killeen wrote it he wrote it to
advertise the paper think the majority
of them think are now in the Office he
sent some away, or carried some TO Chicago,
I believe; got up the copy for the outside,
four pages of this paper exhibit B two
exhibits offered in evidence and admitted !;
do not know who got up the copy for the
inside pages; most Of it was set when |
came; I furnished part of the print for
the inside, there not being enough had
some difficulty with John A. Ki!leen last
week; | heard the testimony of John A.
Kileen heard something he said about a
crayon portrait coming from Chicago; did
say that it was paid for in advance; had
some talk with him on day before Thanks
giving about time, &c.. he asked me how
much copy / had ready and l told him /
had had time to get but very little copy
ready yet that | had been in the Office all
the time, and he said that it was the under
standing that was to do my writing nights
/ told him that did not understand that
was to do all the writing nights, that
would be willing to work nights, and do any
way in order TO make the paper succeed
and | said, Mr.. Killeen you know that il
is an impossibility for me to 10 all of the
writing nights and to work in the office all
day. I told him that when I made the
agreement TO work in the Office what time
had that was to be the judge Of the time
he said that had agreed to work night and
day and that should have TO do as
had agreed and told him that the agree
ment was not so understood, and further
told him that | had intended to dc
most of my reading evenings, as 1t was nee
essary that | should keep posted in order to
make The paper first class, and told him
| that did not have time enough outside Of
| the cffice to do this paper, mean
ing this exhibit b justice fol-
/
should make no other agreement than whai
he had made told him if I@could have
more time to write on the paper next number
that | would be willing TO work cheaper if
| had more time, and he told me that he die
not want me to work cheaper but wanted
me to do just as he said then SAID | die
not have time enough to do the paper jus
tice and that ought TO have it /; then HI
said, g we'll you can have all day TO
morrow -Thanksgivng-to do your writing
in !" believe that about ended the converse
ton on Wednesday; heard testimony o
complainant about pretended agreement oil
Sunday; | believe told him I would b
willing to work cheaper if could have NOR
time | did not agree to work cheaper, TN
less had more and could have more time
heard bis testimony in regard tc converse
ton last Friday when ! came in in th
morning don't think that Mr.. K. ha
come down yet wien he came, [ told hiI
that had put the copy in the drawer that
had gotten ready yesterday | should iudg
there were nearly two columns, not quite
between one and tWo he said. 81 will loo
| it over after awhile = and went to work /
the case for about an hour, when he too
! out the copy and glanced ii over hastily an
J said, what did you do yesterday r. sal
! wrote that copy in the envelope and b
said there was not an hours work there an
! said, = didn't tell you to stop home yestel
} day and get copy ready ~ said yes. an
did the best | could; this was all /
J it what is called humorous matter: th
/ paper is called funny Paper: and b
} scoded for some time, and told him that
. thought had done fair day work. havin
taken good long incoming, it being Thank
/ giving, and furthermore told him that it n
/ quired thinking and not writing alone to q
. up that kind of copy. and that two columns
: day was considered good days work
: then we stopped talking for awhile and aft,
LII saw that he had reprint matter cut out fl