Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12
lBuCK-SH0T BILE.
Examination Before Justice Keene, to
See Who Was Responsible for
Its Appearance.
The Testimony as Presented Before That
Magistrate In Regard to the
Shooting of .Gadlin.
As Result OF the Investigation, Three Of the De.
PENDANTS are Held to Await the Action
Of the Circuit Court.

II. ohepneru, maue tuesday morning
as announced, John Judge, Patricl
Battle, Patrick Judge, John Judge
Jr., and Frederick Battle were arrested
by Sheriff Rewey, Thursday afternoon
charged with the shooting of the negro
Samuel Gadlin. The case was brough
before Justice Keene, who had beer
summoned, Thursday evening; but asid,
from the reading of the complaint ant
the entering of the plea of not guilty OF
the part of the defendants, nothing wa
done that evening. At eight o'clock th,
next morning, court opened for the ex
animation. The first witness called OF
the part of the state was Deputy Orr
Richards His testimony was the same
as given in THE HERALD heretofore.
On cross-examination, the only new
points developed were that when the
witness went after the guns in the even
ing, he found John Judge at Pat. Bat
ties. but his gun was over at his house
Thought that around by the road it was 8
mile or two from John Judges to Pat
Battles. During the struggle in front
of Pat. Judges house, the negro at
tempted to get hold of the AK, but wit
ness did not know whether he got hold
of it or not before witness took the AK
from Judge; did not think he did. The
negro said nothing during the struggle
that witness heard. Saw the mother OF
the child when he went into the house.
Her mother said she was fifteen last
March. Thought there was four or five
persons in the party he saw after the
shooting. Pat. Judge had son, about,
in witness judgment, twelve or thirteen
years old; but did not see him about the
house at all. The party were about
eight OF ten rods away going over a rise
of ground when witness saw them after
Che shooting. They had got partly
over, and were also partially hidden by
weeds and growing corn, so witness
could not tell positively whether they
had a gun or not, but thought they did.
Could swear to John Judge, Sr., and
Pat. Battle, and thought the others were
John Judge, Jr and Fred. Battle.
Thought it was Pat. Battle carrying the
gun. Went into the negro's cabin, and
the only weapon he had was jack
knife, which was taken from him.
Didn't see any arms or guns in Pat
Judges house. At the time witness
passed, on the way to the house, John
Judge was sitting at the corner of the
summer kitchen which, if the house had
been square to the points of compass,
would have been the southeast corner.
Saw no guns, might have had gun in
door few steps west for all witness
knew. Pat Battle was a little distance
east of Judge. He was the first man
witness came to, he had no gun so far
as witness knew.
Q.-''Did you make the expression
''Pat, keep away or I'll have to shoot
you?"
Al don't know what did say "
Q-"You kept talking to Pat?"
| A.-'Yes.' In answer to another
question, ~ don't know what l did
say. ! didn't keep still, know that. "
Had no recollection of telling Pat he
would shoot him. Pat did not say any
thing that witness could remember after
the words shat settles it.
! The next witness called was L. L.
Baldwin, who, after stating how, IN his
official capacity as justice of the peace,
he became involved in the case, and
the incidents connected with the swear
ing out of q warrant by Pat Judge,
testified rs follows:
Pat started ON for home and said per-
haps we would overtake him, but we
did not as it was some little time before
we started. made out the complaint
rs far as could and inserted Samuel
Cabins name as defendant, but ]
didn't finish either part until | got
down there Ora and went down and
got to the point he has already DIES.
cribed, about half or three-quarters OF
a mile from where the road turns off.
Then saw these defendants, they were
on the road. Pat Judge was farther
along on his way home. He had passed
these parties. We stopped and they
seemed to understand what our bust
ness was. They seemed to have con
siderable fear that the negro would es
cape if we went around to the house
together, and he saw Ora and coming
They were afraid he would make foi
the brush and escape, and they thought
Richards better 60 from that point
across lots to where Gadlin was at work
know Pat Battle proposed that they
surround him SO he couldn't get away
Richards said if some one of the boy:
would go with him TO where Cabin was
he was not afraid of his getting away
On that Richards jumped over the fenc,
and think both boys went with him
They struck off across the fields ant
went around the road. / overlook
Pat Judge after short distance ant
he made some remark to me abou
where / would lind the road to turn of
the main road and he struck off acros
} lots. drove to the end of the road bu
couldn't drive to the house. l. knew
when | was most there, because | coulI
hear Pats voice. | Immediately wen
in the house, when got there, thinl
Pat Judge and Pat Battle went right il
with me, and they were both talkin;
loud and talking all the time.
: Q.-"Who do you mean by bo.hg"
II A-..Pat Battle and Pat Judge
couldn't say what they were talkin,
about. | presently told them | wante'
5 them to get out of the room and give m
) a chance to talk to the girl. Here ensue
the talk the witness had with Judge
daughter, in which she told him San
5 Gadlin was the father of the child, an
her signing the complaint, after whicl
witness sat there few moments wait
ing for Richards, finally made some re
! mark about his coming, and was in
G formed that Richards and Gadlin wer
: over in the latter's cabin. Continuin,
from here witness said: II went owe
to the cabin and found Richards an
Samuel Gadlin and gave Richards tn
warrant. staid there moment o
: two and Ora said, we II be down in
! few minutes and | went TO the nous
: and then went to the spring q fe,
/ steps off and then went back into tn
:. house and sat down. In a few minute
girl | supposed to be John Judge
9 daughter, remarked, they're coming
. On that went to the door, and wen
: out and met them little east of tn
house, between there and the cabin
and walked along with them. couldn'
say whether ahead or behind. but m
impression is | was behind We ha