Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-05

seemed to have rallied little. / sa'
him again, in the morning, about min
O'Clock; seemed about the same as in th
evening. except that he had eyacuate
the bladder twice, and what he passe
was most all bloody. | saw him again
shortly after noon, and found his pulls
| between lao and $50, and his tempera
ture 1929, heart sounds were ill-defined
thought he might live until morning
Saw HIM again this morning. He hal
been dead twelve hours
Q.-'.From your examination, wha
was your opinion of the cause of hi
death?''
An my opinion, the gun-sho
wounds were the cause of the man:
DEATH
DIR. V. T. Kinney who was called Will
DR.. Barber was next placed on tn,
stand.
DIR. Kinney sworn and examined.
Q.-..Dr. you were called to attend
Samuel Gadlin.
Al was called with DIR. Barber
to attend him about five o'clock of the
afternoon of June Goth. | have fol
lowed DIR. BARRIERS testimony careful
ly and can only confederate his state
ment. didn't see Gadlin again that
evening but did the next morning but
there was no special change. Perhaps
he was not suffering as much pain as
the night before, but he had been given
morphine eto allviate the pain. His
pulse at that was running about $50.
| did not take his temperature.
Q.-s'When did YOU next see him?''
Ar saw him again in the evening
about quarter of SIX
Q.-'sWhat was his condition thenp''
A.-"His pulse was impossible to
count then. No distinct heart sounds
at all. His respiration was very light
and laboring. | remarked to gentle
man in attendance that he would not
live more than an hour
Q.-'.Did you see the shot taken out
of his back?''
A.-"Yes sir.
Q.-''What was the shot?n
Alt was a buck-shot?''
Q.-"From your examination of The
patient at different times, what, in your
opinion, was the cause of his death?''
A.-"Gun shot wounds
The next and last witness was Deputy
Frank Rewey who was present at Cad
Inns death. His testimony was as fol-
lows:
Frank Rewey sworn and examined.
Q.-'Were you present when Samuel
Gadlin died?n
Al was
Q-.'When and where did he die?"
Ain the female department of the
Grant county Jail about quarter of
eight, Wednesday evening, June 81"
Q.-''Were there any others pre-
sent?n
A.-''A colored gentleman by the
name of Shepherd and District Attor-
ney Orr"
Q.-"Had Shepherd been present all
the time
A.-''No, only about half an hour.
The jury retired on hearing the evl-
dence and aftera short time spent in
elaboration brought in verdict to the
effect ''that the said Samuel Gadlin
came to his death by reason of gun
shot wound from the hands of some
person or persons to us unknown"
Wednesday, evening John .Tndge and
Pat Battle, who were of the party that
is supposed to have fired the fatal shot,
were in the city, having come in UNI
der fear that they would be mobbed
by the negroes; such story having beer
brought to them by some not over vera
cious fruit tree peddlar. AS soon as
Cabins death was known they were
taken in custody by the officers. They
offered no objection and waited quietly
about for further proceedings. These
further proceedings did not come, for
the simple reason that no one was
found who would sign complaint
Not but the shooting was roundly de
nounced as murder, but each reprcsen
tative citizen begged to have himsel
excused as he was certain his neighbol
would do much better. The officers
firing of the farce told the men to %
home and return in the morning Thi!
they did, being promptly on hand. NJ
complaint having been filed up to tn,
time the jury rendered their verde
Judge and Battle were both permitted
to 90 TO their homes until such time a.
conscientious scruples of the friends o
law and order should give way enough
10 allow complaint being made.
Monday afternoon complaint wa
made and warrants issued but up {,
the present writing no arrests had beer
made.