Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1883-07-12

leisurely over to the team, as | supposed
Richards would be along soon.
walked along the east side of the house,
and crossed the yard. don't know
how wide the yard is. Perhaps three
rods. | went through little gate,
and got few steps from that, when the
first thing that attracted my attention
was Ora yelling ut Pat. Judge. /
| couldn't repeat what he said. Stop,
Patn or Quit, Patn l couldn't re-
peat the language now. He was talk
ing very loud, and that was what at
tracted my attention. Hooked around,
and about by this time they were APP
pearing by the southwest corner of the
house. Then saw Pat and an ak, and
Ora was trying to prevent him from
striking Samuel Gadlin. Almost imme-
diately, it might have been few Sec
onds, heard the report of gun, and
almost at the same time was looking
at Gadlin, and he gave spring and
came right over on his hands. From
where was, / couldn't say whether on
his hands and knees. He evidently
went a little distance, and when he
raised up on his feet he was few feet
from the house. Twas not near enough
to be accurate about it. Pat. Judge at
tackled him with the AK, and they didn' t
stand still by no means"
Q.-Ora and Pat?
Ayes, sir. Ora trying his best to
stop him, and Pat. trying his best to hit
Gadlin with the AK.
Q.-After he got up?
A.-Yes. The negro throwed up his
hands, trying to defend himself, but
don't think Pat. hit him seriously with
the AK
They had got perhaps two rods from
the house. Ora finally got hold of the
AK. In the meantime had come in
side the yard. Ora got the AK away
from Pat and got the negro separated
from him. We got the negro to the
little gate. When Ora took the weapon
away Pat sort of cooled down. know
he followed right up to the gate and
remember shutting the gate and he was
right the other side, and l told him
not to come through but to stay on the
other side, and with that he turned
towards the house. remarked to Ora
that we must get out OF there as soon
Us we could Gadlin then began to
show signs of weakness from the effects
of his wound. He said it was impossi-
BILE for him to walk to the buggy. |
took him under the arm on one side
and Ora on the other and we walked
him to the buggy slowly. Ora tore the
hind seat loose and we laid him down
and Ora sat on the rear part of the
buggy and partly supported him.
Q.-While on the premises did you
see any other men than these defend
ants?
Al did not
On cross examination witness said
he had seen no guns in the hands of
the parties at the fence. Didn't know
whether the boys came back when Ora
came back or not as did not see Ora
when he came back. Did not see any
guns about the house. Did not know
where Pat Battle and Pat Judge went
when they went out of the house.
When witness heard the noise in the
house, after he went out the gate, he
could not distinguish words. Did not
hear Richards say '.Tll have to shoot
you," to Pat. Seemed TO witness Ora
told him afterwards that he told Pat.
after he got the AK away, that if he
did anything more he would shoot him.
Didn't hear it but was under tho inn
preston Ora told it.
When the shot was fired witness could
see the north and west sides. Couldn't
see the door of the house. Couldn't
have seen any one who might have
been standing on the front side of the
house. Saw the defendants John
Judge and Pat Battle, when coming to
the house from the cabin, but witness
did not think he saw either of the boys.
They might have been a rod or two
but they were right there east of the
house. Didn't see either of these de-
PENDANTS at the time the shot was fired.
Thought that if any person in the house
had fired the shot they must have had
to step out of doors, judging from the
position of the wound. If they had
shot from inside the house witness did
did not think they could have made a
center shot as they did. Didn't think
it possible for any one to stand inside
the house and make that shot. There
was no one but women in the house to
witness knowledge. Witness didn't
see any of the parties he saw at the
fence, when the shot was fired and did
not know as be looked in that direction,
was thinking more of how to get Cad
lin away.
| DIR. A. Ii. Barber was next called.
His testimony was the same as given
before the coroner's jury, and published
last week.
Mr.. William Pollock was then called.
Live three miles southwest of Lancaster.
Have seen defendants. Saw John
Judge about noon on the day Gadlin
was shot at my house.
Odd you have any talk with him
that day about Gadin?
A.-John Judge came down to me
about noon that day and said Gadlin
had been doing something bad to Pat
Judges daughter, and he said they
were all disgraced by it and he wished
for me to go over there to see if they
couldn't get up mob or something to
that effect, and didn't feel like going,
that is all.
Odd he say anything about
what the mob was going to do with
Gadlin?
Al don't know as he said in par
ticular what they was going to do.
wouldn't say positively that he said
what was to be done. | was tired and
didn't stop long with him.
Cross Examination Gadlin had been
around for five or six years but witness
was not particularly acquainted with
him. Judge was on foot when he came.
it was only little ways to come across.
Had no gun with him. Judge said that
they calculated to have mob to hang
Gadlin or something to that effect.
Wouldn't swear he used the word mob
and wouldn't like to swear to word hang
but thought it was something to that
effect. Witness was pretty sure, when
he came 10 think oil it. Didn't expect
II would be more than talk. Judge did
not say anything about getting out a
warrant for Gatlin
Odd be say anything about his
fear that Gadlin would escape?
A.--No sir, not bit of it. All he
said was that they had talked to Gadlin
down there and he said he was no,
afraid Of any white man at all; that he
wasn't going to escape.
Witness was not with Judge over
three minutes. Judge said nothing al
all about guns.
John Pollock was the next witness
called. Was the son of the proceeding
witness and lived with his father. Was