Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-07-09

ing in Iowa. | was at home that night
heard a shot fred and Ben said have
killed a burglar, which afterwards
proved TO be a ma2 working en- q
neighboring farm. lie was illiterat1
and beneath The association of Ben,
In trying 10 prove the viciQus char
acter Of Rahbe VI. s. Combs testified
that he had 5een him kick & water
basin across the room. Mi. Harris,
that he saw him kick the kitten "out
OF doors" Jacob Norm, tina. when he
came home from Mitchell, one Of his
mules was dead. Thought it had died
in some way at the hands Of Rahbe.
One dorgensen was there aS the same
time. Rahhe and Jorgesen get into
trouble In the night ard came down
stairs ealing for help thar Jorg-
ensea was striking at him. Gross-ex.
Babbe Wa trying to get away from
Jorgeusen when he came down stairs.
Mrs. Norm being sworn testified that
Rahbe had followed her mother With
the pitch-forli; that he had threatened
herself with violence: that he took the
gun and threatened The life Of ONE Jor-
gensen, a farm hand With Rabhe, at
our place. lie Was kind when he did
not have these spells. Cross-ex. She
said that Rah3e was always sorry al
terward, for any threats. and acknoWl-
edged that she alway5 treated linn
kindly. lie and Jorgensen had had
trouble when he came Tor the gun. He
followed my mother about the width
Of this court room.
Brady, of Mitchell, testified that Raj
be had worked fer him three OF four
weeks, and that he would fly into q
passion at the least provocation and
want to fight. / had che fight with hin
Cross-eN. Showed passion at two differ
ent times, mace no resistance after
had hit him once or twice. lie was
good hearted and always sorry after
his troubles. a. j. Brown testified
concerning articles found at the
Combs and Harris farm house, DIR.
Miller testified that Ben Solomon pre-
scented himself to him at Waterbury
besmeared With blood. He found up
on examination u scalp wound over
the parietal and frontal bone on the
LETT side. He found an ear wound, the
top being cut Of. Cross-eX. the great
est diameter OF piece OF ear was ! inch
least Il. The cut seemed to be a clear
cut no ragged surface.
REBuTTAI.
". i. Crane, Nj. d.. gave expert tes-
tinlony concerning the wounds OF Sol
omon's head. 10 cut off tire upper
tip Of the ear would require q quick
blow With q sharp Instrument. Such a
knife could not cut but might tear the
ear off, Wound on the head could not
be made with said knife, but must
need a sharp instrument.
DR.. Matthias testified that he had
seen ears torn OF with such an instru-
ment: but not cut Oil.
DIS. Miller, Dundas and Melcher cor
rob0ra5es the above testimony.
Peter Nelson said he had never seen
Rahbe get angry. Solomon was the
strongest Of the two. Saw blood on
outside OF the door. MI. and Mrs. Dan
burg of Mitchell, who had boarded
Rahbe, said they had never known OF
his passion. j. \. Riegel testified
that he had see blood spots Oh the
outside CT the door NOV. Is. The blood
spoots upon the door were seen by
Messrs. Preston, Gafiin, Blank and
Gunderson as pointed out by Mr..
Riegel. Mi. Housner and Goodrich
corroborated the above.
Testimony closed.
EprToR HERALD;-One OF tAe most
Important topics tb"t should 0 be
agitatlng the minds of the voters OF
Jerauld Co.-is;-who is to be our next
RuPCLlllpSA4Qta1tU VI ICCi1COA2s ioGNG&l
names have Oecn mentioned, and a.
mong them. that OF '. $. Binford of
Pleasant Township. Aslhage known
Nj. Binford for more than Two wears
past, lfeel that can heartily advocate
his candidacy. lie followed teaching
as profession Tor SGyral years before
coming to Dakota, SO there is 10 doubt
OF his fitness for the position. 80 sue
ceed as County superintendent neces-
states the persons having been a sue
cess as teacher.
To the people Of the middle and east
ern portion of the Co. Mr.. Biuford
may not be extensively known, though
many must have ma,l2 mis- scqusint-
ance during the Temperance camp
meeting" he being one Of the commits
tee on arrangements. and present the
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