Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-07-04

WAUPAoA, July IA slight sensation
WAS created today in the Curran trial
when the man who was hostler at Dor
sey's barn made the statement that
Haseltine was in the habit of dressing
in woman's clothes, and that the ones he
used TO disguise himself with when old
mar Houston saw him near the Curran
house were left in Dorsey's hands after
ward for safe keeping. Friends of the
Currans assert that on one night Hasel-
tine went TO the Curran house III dis
guise and hired room II, and that he was
-ecognized by the night clerk, who would
have been put on the stand at the pres
ent trial, were it not for the fact that he
is now insane. This new evidence of
the hostler, it is thought, is too late for
use nov, and will not be admitted before
the jury, even during the attorneys
talks.
d. j. Kelsey was put on the stand to
rebuff the testimony of Halliday, the Col
umbus expert, whose testimoney was tO
the effect that 10 guage wad could not
be used in a 12-guage shell. In court
Saturday the state showed by witness
Vaughan that the wads found in a sail
barrel opposite the Currau house were
1O-guage. Mr.. Kelsey, however. swore
that very frequently 10-guage wads were
used in 12guage shells.
Mr.. Felker offered in evidence three II
guage shells loaded with No. 10-guage
wads. Another witness of the morning
was WILDER +: Young, the former bar
keeper at the Curran house. By the tes-
timony of Mrs. Dorsey the state had
shown that Young was on Brown street a
few inmates before the shooting, while
Young himself had sworn that he was
standing on the Curran house steps at
the time of the tragedy.
Al $50 O'Clock the examination OF
witnesses was concluded, aud it was
agreed that the addresses to the jury
should be in the following order: Lamo-
resux and Brown to open for the state,
they to be followed by Judge Cate and
G.. W. Felker for the defense and Col.
Bird TO close for the state. A guess
makes the case go to the jury Wednesday
noon. The defense are making a great
point on the fact that the prosecution
after having subpo led f. j. Bigelow of
the Manufacturers bank OF Milwaukee,
to testify that the entries in the gun
smiths book were forgeries; were afraid
to put him on the stand.
The same was true in the
defense's claim, with regard to
W. j. Burke, an expert accountant, also
from Milwaukee. In anticipation of this
move on the part or the state the defense
han subpeae d Thos. Daily and Frank Her
tig, the cashiers respectively, of the Com
mercial and National banks, of Oshkosh.
As Messrs. Bigelow and Burke, however,
were not put on the stand, the Oshkosh
men were not needed.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock District At
torney Lamoreux began his opening ar
gument for the prosecution. He said in
substance that HaseItine pever fired shot
and that he thought the testimony showed
that he was murdered in broad daylight,
thesresult of a conspiracy executed by
John and Henry Currsn. What could
have induced six reputable citizens to ties
tify that they saw Henry Curran fire re-
uolver and then throw it toward Haseltine :
The district attorney wanted to know if
the jury thought Henry Curran would go