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


/ went over to Places for some fresh
water and sour milk. When got back
Tyrell was in the house. He began
upon me as soon as got into the house,
but tried to make peace with him.
He began to drive me out of the house,
striking me with chair. Igot the chair
away from him. Then he took another
chair to me and | got that away from
| him. Then he reached behind the
kitchen door and got this club and
struck me. Threw up my arm to keep
the blows off my head. 1t struck me
several times on the arm and hand.
After while L jerked it out of his hand.
| We were outdoors then. He kept try
ing to pull me back in the kitchen where
no one would see us or hear me holler,
but tried to get out doors and yell
for the neighbors. When he had hold
of me pushed him over against the
banking and he kept pulling at me.
| got hold of this stick. Twas so nervous
| and weak then could hardly lift it,
and the first time just let it fall on his
head. Here the witness stripped off
her dress-waist and showed the bruises
on her arm and shoulder also bruise
just above the ankle where she said he
kicked her.
@. What did you do to make him go
to pounding you?
A. Nothing unless he was mad be-
cause / came down to Lancaster to see
what could do with him. He was at
home when | got back from Places.
He said it was my last night and he
would kill me and take my money. He
said he would tear the house down to
keep me from living in it, because |
wouldn't sign the papers to sell it. l
did sign every other paper he asked me
to. but wouldn't sign paper to sell
this place, because it was all there was
left. He wanted to get the money for
it and 60 away to Boscobel where his
children were and leave me with moth
ing. thought it best not to 60 to Bos-
cobel, for knew his folks too well. l
had good deal of trouble with him
before. Last fall he abused me without
any cause. He struck me and threw
me down against a chest and knocked
all the sense out of me till didn't know
anything for long time. He was
cruel man. He would beat his horses
till would pity the poor things and
try to get him to stop, and then he
would pitch into me. | had trouble
with him whenever he would come back
from Boscobel where he would see his
daughters. This trouble last May was
about the place. John McKichan had
talked to him in the morning and in the
evening John came back to pay him a
little money, he said. | was getting
supper and was squatting down by the
stove. He told me to sign this paper. |
knew what it was and said wouldn't.
He rubbed his fist under my nose, and
then the fight commenced. He got me
down on the bed and struck me in the
face. But my arms were longer than
his, and l got him off and got away.
He grabbed me again and | showed him
down on the table, and that tipped over
and | showed him down in the stairway.
Then | got away and ran out doors.
He picked up the AK and threw it at me
as ran. went to Places and then to
Ransom's. They said | tainted away,
but don't know Iasked Mr.. Ransom
to arrest Tyrell and make him behave
| himself. MIR. Ransom said he didn't
have his justice papers ready at the
time.
Another time had trouble with him,
my mother was there and saw it. He
got me down and jammed me in the
stomach and injured me very much.
Another time he brought home mower
in the wagon, and made me help him
| lift it out, and | was confined on ac-
count of it. Then there was trouble
about my girl going to school, and he
| hit me and choked me.
@. Did you ever try to live peace
ably with him ?
A. would be living with HIM to-
day in peace if could Showing con-