Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1886-06-28

last hour of daylight and your last night
on earth" He took up a chair and was
going to strike her. She took the chair
away from him. He then seized another
chair and she took that from him. Then
he took pine stick two inches square
and about four feet long and offered to
strike her with it, but she took that from
him. After that they fought some time.
She pushed him down on the banking
on the south side of the house, and while
in that position she seized this piece OF
studding Showing piece of pine 2x4
about 20 inches long] and struck Tyrell
with it, good many times-she didn' t
say how many. She struck him after
he was down. / don't remember that
she said anything about trying to get
away.
@. Was anything said at the inquest
about her ability to get away?
A. don't think the question was
asked at the inquest. The first chair
was seized in the house. There was no
statement of how they came to get out
doors.
Cross-examination.
She remained at my house all night
after their trouble some weeks ago. She
said she was afraid of her life. She had
marks upon her arm as if struck with
the fist and black eye. That was be-
tween the goth and the last of May.
She complained of pain in her head, but
| didn't notice bruises. | did not issue
a warrant for Tyrell's arrest because |
did not think | was qualified as justice.
On the 22d of June she came to Lancas-
ter because she wanted him arrested or
something done to make him behave
himself That was after the eXamina-
ton of Tyrell by order of the County
Judge, when she came in to have Mr..
Orr begin arrangements for divorce.
Afterward she told him to wait till she
could consult her relatives. Then | re-
turned home with her. | felt uneasy
about her going to her house because |
thought he was man who might resort
to any attempt, and that she might lose
her life Carrie Richmond called my
attention to the disturbance. When /
came he was lying about eight feet from
Al. I, h., I'D nhas
mentioned was found about twenty feet
southeast of the kitchen door. We took
it and put it under his head. This club
was lying in the ditch where the earth
had been thrown up for banking. One
of the men discovered both clubs by the
light of his lantern. saw by the Ian
tern that this short piece had blood and
hair on it. 1t was not more than five
feet from the house. The two clubs
were lying not far apart. The long
piece was the one he struck or offered to
strike her with.
She told me the fuss began by his
throwing eggs ut her. saw marks of
eggs on the kitchen door, but asked no
questions about it. Mrs. Tyrell an
swered all the questions asked her at the
inquest, but some of the questions and
answers are not recorded. / think she
said she took the second chair away
from him also-the chair that was out
doors.
@. Did she state to you that she was
trying to get awayp
A. / didn't question her very closely,
for thought she would have to answer
before court, and didn't 90 into de-
tails. She stated she was bruised on the
arm. That was after the inquest in the
afternoon. l think she didn't say what
he struck her with, have forgotten.
@. Did you know anything about
Tyrell pounding or abusing her before
last Monday?
The court objected to the question as
a side issue, and as proving general
character by special acts.
Witness said, have no knowledge of
any such thing except last May. His
reputation was that he was pretty hard
man to deal with. | thought he was
brutal in his family. 1t was her coming
to me with bruises that made me think
as did. She said nothing about his
choking her nor about dragging her out.
REORGANIZATION.
@. You said that prior to the homi-