Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-05-14
THE SAGE TRIAL.
Special Correspondence of the Globe.

Special Correspondence of the Globe.
FARIBAULT, May 1.-THE Sage trial
was resumed this raorning at a. m. The
state rested Friday evening and J. L.
Tewnly opened for the defense this morn
ing. The defendant, L. M. Sage, was the
first witness and testified as follows
live in Faribault; three years ago 1
moved to Minneapolis and remained there
| two years; went out to Montana and was
there at the time states witness, Matthew,
| testified to my talking with him about
| Shipley; am married three years; married
| the widow of d. Gravsr, daughter of MIR.
Burgetty, and moved to Kenyon, in March
| 1882; moved back here and went to work
| for Newell as engineer in his mill at Nor
| ristoWn December Is, 1882; bearded at
hotel there; came to Faribault twice be-
| fore the homicide, the last time Saturday
| evening and went back Sunday, Mr.. S. G.
| Durham came and served replevin papers
/ on nae for team, Jan. 2. This was Mrs.
Sage's team; bought them for her with
| her own money. l took the team TO Nor
| ristown to keep; no one at home to take
| care of them; Durham told me that l had
| better go to Faribault and see Mrs. Sage
and fix the matter up. told my employ
er I would be back as soon as
could, perhaps that night, Dun
ham and 1 hitched up; Idrove to town
| alone; drove to my barn on Elm street;
left my house with my stsp-daughter; went
| to Mrs. Maloney's about p. m. to see if
my baby was there; baby was not there;
we went to Mrs. Baxter's; went there to
see my wife about the replevin papers;
Mrs. Bakers boy said Mrs. S. and baby
had not been there; 1 asked Cenia, my
| step-daughter, if John Burgett or old man
Burgett had been here; she said yes, she
thought her mother had gene home with
them; made up my mind to go out there
on coming down 1 remembered B1rgett's
threats to shoot me; went to Bloxam's and
bought the revolver; told Bloxam when I
was going out that an old Dutchman
threatened to shoot me, and thought l
would have something to defend myself
with; Bloxam said ysu had not better
| shoot anyone unless you have to; said l
| guess won't shoot to hart anyone; at that
time 1 had no intention to make anyone
smart; Cenia had tsld me mamma was
not at home, end then she was oat to Bur-
| gett's; it confused nae some, and I went to
look her up before going to the expense of
| getting a team; 1 went to Mrs.
Lyons because Mrs. Sage had
been there often; the front room
was dark; there used to be a door at the
| side of her house; / went there but found
the house had been changed and no door;
looked in the window; came back to
where Cenia was standing on the sidewalk;
then turned to GO north; had walked few
steps when some one came up behind me;
| tried to strike nae and called out to some
one to como and help him arrest me; he
came up behind and said, shield on want
what you have Ia your poeket!7 the word
"arrest" made nae think it was an officer;
some one grabbed my arm; I said
what do you want Eas for? where are your
papers? If you have warrant you may
| arrest me; all want is nay ckild." He
said, "G-d-n you, ysu have raised hell
long enough" He was excited and furi-
Gus; two men had hold of my right ARA;
l saw him raise his club 10 strike me; I
said, gentlemen you had better look out
what you are doing" 1 told them all l
had done nothing and was not going to
hurt anyone; they were palling me and
hauling me about; Shipley pulled out his
handouts and tried to pat them ON nay
| left arm; / told him he had no right to
do it, and asked him to let me alone;
he then pulled out his club and hit me on
the head; ny right hand was thsn held by
one man, Fay left by ShiPley; the blow
stunned me and made nae reel; 1 hardly
know what then took place; have no
recollection of the first shooting; at first,
| previous to the shooting was frightened,
when 1 heard the word ''arrest," got over
that; I then thought they had ne right to
arrest me; was not angry; my mind was
| somewhat confused ander the eiroumstan-
ees; heard Leary's testimony in regard
! to he shooting; I think it is about true;
l next remember I was running north of
| Main street; do not recollect when / fred
the second shot; don't resollect of falling
| down in the snow; might have said God
| dam you, don't you follow nae" Have a
confused memory of starting to run;
went to my barn on the grsuRd floor; saw
| party coming to the barn; they were
armed, and l ran APP stairs to hide in the
hay; never saw Shipley bat once to knew
| who he was; that vas On Main street Oh
the 9th day of December, 1882; don't re-
member taking the she'll ont after shoot
ing; might have reloaded; thought there
was danger from Burgett because he had
threatened to shoot me at his place:
went there after a horse; he was at the
barn; we had trouble about she horse:
when 1 was going away he said, ''If ysu
ever show your face here again I will shoot
YOU; we had tussle abozt the horse and
harness; had on cap when I was
struck by Shipley, he made a bruise two
inches long and one inch wide.
!Cress-examihatisn by Mr.. Hahn-I had
confused idea some sEe was shot; didn't
know had done it; 1 heard parties say
Shiplsy was shot when I was in my barn:
have no idea about cooking the revolver;
the confusion commenced when l was hit;
have no knowledge of cooking the revolver
at all; the blow reeled me; have no recol-
lection Of having my hand on the revolver:
saw Townly after dinner next day; was
wild with excitement then;L first saw Ship
ley when TovnIey seat me after him;
came back could net GnS him; Towaly
said, II found him, there he u.s." he pointed
to man on TheoPold's corner; when 1
first drove to my barn sn this day opened
the barn dosr; it came off its hinges as it
had & hundred tiMes before; they were
rolling hinges; the team went into the
barn while 1 was pdsktng up tks door; the
sleigh caught in the frame and broke it,
BuFgett has besn away twelve years and is
the right kind of man to shoot; believe |
he would shoot.
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