The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02

mentioned, will be on view in Messrs.
Morgan & Carnie's yard for some days.
1t is certainly due to the facts in the case
to state that it is to Mr.. z. G. Simmons
that the city cemetery is adorned with this
splendid work of art. His respect and adj
miration for the soldiers who saved this
country from disruption in 1865 is well
known and this is one of the many forms in
which his respect is manifested.
The preliminary examination of Will
liam Gates, held for the murder of Eugene
l.. Sullivan on the premises of Geo. Shields
In the town of Bristol on the evening Of
Oct. 18th, 1889, came up before Justice Sla-
ter Monday morning. Court opened in
Justice Skaters office and was adjourned to
the Court House. Two witnesses, Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. Shields, had not arrived, and as
they were the most important witnesses
court adjourned until afternoon in order to
give time for them to arrive At noon it
was learned that they had come up from
Chicago to Bristol on Saturday, but had re-
turned and were not available. While
thew were in Bristol they had conversed
with some one who had led them to believe
that If they came to Kenosha they might be
placed under recognizance and in the event
of their not being able to furnish bonds,
they would be placed in jail. They were
also told that they were not obliged to come
to Kenosha if they preferred not to; so be-
tween their advisers they concluded to re-
turn to Chicago and evade the trouble
and risks of appearing in
court. This left the state without its two
most important witnesses Their presence
was regarded as almost necessary to make
out case enough to warrant the binding over
of the prisoner. Attorney Baker did the
best he could with the witnesses he had,
but he was obliged to rely upon circum-
stantial evidence and the case was not near
y as strong as it would have been made if
Mr.. and Mrs. Shields had appeared and
testified. Mr.. D. G. Lloyd undertook the
defense of the prisoner, and while the state
did not have very strong or we'll connect
ed case against the prisoner,
not much could be said in
his behalf twas peculiar case Of the
difficulties attending legal work. While the
lawyers worked away for dear life to elicit
valid evidence, one could not help thinking
that if it were allowable they could get the
whole story from the prisoner in about five
minutes. The Justice in Bristol went
straight at the matter, put the prisoner on
the stand and permitted him to criminate
himself as much as he wanted to. When
asked the circumstances, he told them a
plain, simple story Of how he went up be.
hind Sullivan while he was milking a cow
and held with one arm while he stabbed
him with the other hand. He told how he
cut his throat and stabbed him and how he
took him by the heels and dragged him out
into the barn-yard. It is very likely that
if he had been placed upon the stand in
Justice Slater's court he would have done
the same thing. He sat in his chair and
watched the proceedings in the court with
less apparent interest than almost any other
man in the room. He did not appear to
comprehend that lie was being tried for
murder, cold blooded, brutal murder; and
occasionally when something occurred to
stir the risibilities Of the spectators he
would smile in blank sort of way as if he
did not more than half comprehend the
cause of their mirth. 1t is said that he
worked at Mr.. Shields place four or five
years and never received any wages except
his board and clothes. He said it was
the best home he had ever had
and he wanted to stay there
The absence of Mr. and Mrs Shields pre-
vented many pertinent facts from being
brought out The only point in doubt
seems to be the sanity Of the prisoner.
Attorney Baker directed large share of
his questions to the subject of the prisoners
intelligence and probable sanity, and he
proved that the prisoner was sane enough
to do farm work, and appeared to under
stand what he was doing, but he failed to
prove LnaG he was sane III OtHef uIreCCIOnS
in which his relationship to those around
him was involved. 1t would probably be q
difficult matter to prove his sanity on the
subject of personal rights, justice and pen
alties, ard his actions would certainly indi-
cate that he was not very bright in several
directions. Messrs. James Britton, j. Z.
Dixon, G. M. Bishop, E. Jones, Adam Dicks
haut and Mr. and Mrs. H. Reber were
placed upon the witness stand and bore
testimony in the case. Mr.. Britton, J. E.
Dixon and Mr.. Bishop occupied the stand
on Monday afternoon. Mr.. E. Jones all
Tuesday forenoon and Mr.. and Mrs. Reber
and Mr. Dickhaut Tuesday afternoon. The
case was closed Tuesday evening, Justice
Slater binding him over to the Circuit Court
without bail.
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