Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-10-14
NUMBER Al.

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| can't remember a word what it
commenced about. Not a word.
Just before this was up in the gar
den picking up crab apples. Had
been digging some potatoes before.
| think | came TO the house without
being called. | think when | got
here she said supper was ready.
From the best of my recollection
rm not positive however, should
think went and took a seat at the
table. Table all prepared for sup.
per. | can't tell what | did. /
don't remember whether | got up
and went toward the door. Don't
remember what the first cause of
the disturbance was, whether it was
her or whether it was me. | don't
remember anything that took place
before she began to hit me on the
head. Gave me push and hit me on
the head with stick of wood
Have not been in the habit of quar-
reling to any great extent. We
have sometimes had some spats--
words. ! won't say there never was
a blow passed between us. On one
particular occasion possibly there
might have been blow or two. |
don't know ss | can tell you how
long since. May have been six
months, or year, or even longer
possibly, After | shot the gun.
/ only intended to shoot near her.
Possibly when both barrels went off
it may have brought the shot nearer
to her than | intended. | know it
did good deal, because | didn't in
tend to shoot near her at all, and
would have given anything | had if
| could have brought her back TO
life. | was not under the influence
of liquor to any great extent.
was crazed like after had been
pounded on the head SO. | had
taken some liquor as had been in
the habit when at work No more
than usual. Although | can't state
positively. BURKE tAlRcHlLD.
DIR. JNo. VIVIAN sworn:-l am
practicing physician and surgeon
and reside at Mineral Point III Iowa
county. Have examined the body
of Mrs. Jane Fairchild here dead.
| Injury to the head afla brain was
the cause of her death On lett
side of head, Gun shot, small shot
at close range was the cause OF the
injury. About O'Clock last even
ing first saw the body Of Mrs II.
She was breathing but perfectly un-
conscious at that time. She died
little after three O'clock without be-
coming conscious. | examined Mr..
L. Besides pistol shot wounds there
were three or four bruised wounds,
cuts, such az would be done with n
blunt instrument, some with sharp
edge Of q piece of wood and some
with the flat side.
JNo. H. VIVIAN.
INQUIslTIoN.
State of Wisconsin, City of Mineral
Point, County of Iowa -ss
John Commins, Justice of the
Peace, notified Of the murder of
Mrs. Jane Faircbild, issued precipe
to jury for holding inquest on the
murdered body:
An inquisition taken at the house
of Burke Fairchild, in the town of
Mineral Point, in the county Of
Iowa, on the roth day Of October,
A. ID. 1886, before John Commins,
of the Justices Of the Peace of
said county, upon view of the body
of Mrs. Jane Fairchild there dead
by the Jurors whose names are here
unto subscribed, who being duly
sworn TO inquire on behalf Of the
state where, when, and in what man
ner and by what means the said
Mrs. Jane Fairchild came To her
death, upon their oaths do say that
after hearing the testimony Of John
/ Chapel, James O'Neil, Edith Fair
child, Samuel Sims, William Crib
bic, Joseph Jones, Winfield Davis,
] d. L . DdNlS anu ipulhV az Shii",
that the said Mrs. Jane Farchild
came to her death by a gunshot
wound inflicted by a gun in the
hands of Burke Fairchiid, without
any justification whatever.
JosEpH PRlDEAUx, GEORGE MAsTEN,
! WILLIAM SANDS, NJ. ]. MINOR,
i JoHN OPIg, l.. w. SuAFERs.
In testimony whereof the said
Justice of the Peace aud Jurors of
this Inquest have hereunto set their
hands the day and year aforesaid.
JOIN CoMMGNs,
Justice Of the Peace.
Mr.. Fairchild was one Of the
earliest settlers Of Iowa county,
having come here some forty years
ago, or more. For some time Gin
the forties" he was a merchant in
Mineral Point, but for some thirty