Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-06-28
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The witness was questioned on TyrelTs
reputation for brutality and admitted
that all the stories he had heard had
originated since the trouble last May.
Re-cross examination.
Five or six years ago he, Tyrell, was
arrested for an assault upon his wife.
The trial was in my house. The trial
was sent to Mt. Ida. | knew nothing
of the result except what heard.
Frank Braudt was examined.
He was on the coroner's jury. He
described the wounds and appearance
of the deceased. His testimony was a
repetition of that of previous witnesses.
Nothing of Importance was ELECTED in
the cross-examination.
Mrs. Place was examined. She said
Mrs. Tyrell staid at her house on the
night of the homicide, was unconscious
an hour or an hour and half. Had
some conversation about the bureau.
Mrs. Tyrell said her husband had stolen
some of her things and she took re-
venge on the bureau. and had smashed
it and was going to give peice to
each one of the daughters of the de-
ceased.
Cross-examination.
When Mrs. Tyrell came to our house
that night she had big black marks on
| her arm and said her chest hurt and
she had a bruise on the hip. The re-
mainder of her testimony was a repeti
ton of that already given.
VIM. Anderson was called, the first
witness for the defense, although all the
other witnesses were evidently favora-
BILE to Mrs. Tyrell. He said he lived
about quarter of mile from Tyrell's
and had had known him for eleven
years. He said, l saw Tyrell at my
house on the 22d. Tyrell said he had
had good deal of trouble with his
wife, and he was going to put an end
to it, if he couldn't one way he would
another. He didn't tell me what he
was going to do. He wanted to go to
Lancaster and wanted to get a ride. |
saw the black eye she had from the quar-
rel in May, but saw no marks before
that. Tyrell's reputation for treatment
of his wife was not good.
| Cross-examination.
This was principally on reputation.
Witness had heard several persons
speak against Tyrell, but mostly since
the recent trouble. He had heard
Tyrelrs son was buried by the town in
Boscobel-didn't know 1t was false.
| Heard he didn't treat his other wives
well. When Mrs. Tyrell came to wit
ness's house just before going to Lam
caster, he SAID he had good deal of
trouble and said his wife was an old
devil and similar things.
The further testimony of the witness
on cross and redirect examination was
repetition of other testimony.
Mrs. Ransom was sworn and testified
to pretty much the same things as
previous witnesses. The cross-exami-
nation was lively and sharp and created
considerable interest and amusement,
but we lack space to give even the
points of it.
John McKichan, Writ Monroe, Alvan
| Richards and Mrs. Richards were sworn
| for the defense, and all testified that the
deceased was hard, tyrannical man,
who had abused his second and present
wives, Monroe saying it was said he
killed his second wife by inches. Most
of the talk mentioned by the witnesses
referred to the trouble seven years ago
and to the recent troubles.
o. j. Day, the brother of Mrs. Tyrell,
was called. His long account was prin-
cipally of time some seven years ago
when Tyrell prayed all night and read
a chapter in the bible in the morning,
very much frightening his wife. When
| he ended it was about 10 o'clock at
night and court was adjourned to $50
next morning. The next day o. j.
Day was again put upon the stand for
cross-examination but was not cross
examined.
/ Mrs. Sarah Tyrell was called TO the
witness stand. She is very tall, strong
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