Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1891-07-18
Old Murder Cleared


Louis Sisly had, on her death-bed,
confessed to the murder of her sons /
wife than they were when the dis
eoyery Of the fearful tragedy was
committed nine years ago
In 1882 Lou Sisly, of this county, /
was married to Miss Bickford. |
The second night after the wedding |
the dead body of the young bride,
perforated with bullet.holes, was
found, lying in pool of blood, in
"a wheatheld near the house,
Suspicion Immediately fastened on
the husband, though there was little
evidence that he bad slain his fair
young wife of two days. Sisly's
arrest soon followed. Theauthoriues
collected all the cjrcumstantlal eyi.
deuce that can always be found
against man under suspicion aud
he was placed under arrest Then
followed notable trial in the
justice court that resulted ia
Slsly's being held to the circuit
court after AN examination lasting
twenty eight days creating the most
intense excitement. Out of the
hundreds that heard the oyidence
not more than half dozen believed
the prisoner innocent Some IN.
fuenual friends came to his rescue,
however and furnished bail for him.
AT The following term of the circuit
court continuance was secured.
After that the case was STAYED off,
what evidence there was against
Sisly fnltered away, aud to TINS day
the case has never come to trial.
For some time old Mrs Sisly has
been very i'll. The other day her
physician told the old lady she Vas
likely to die, but this sLatemeut was
rejected by lheinyahd. She ordered
three more doctors sent for They
came and sustained the verdict OF
their coufrere When finally she
became convinced that death was
near, Mrs. Sisly confessed 70 the
doctors that she herself had com
milted the crime of which her son
had been SO long accused. The
shooting, she said, occurred IN a
quarrel over some matter that
augered her terribly. Her uncontroi-
liable temper betlered her. Sheseztd
her sons revolver near by aud
emptled the chambers into her
daughler-iu-law's body. When her
murderous work was complete, Mrs.
Sisly said, she carried the body out
INTO the field and laid the pistol be-
side IT to give an idea Of suicide.
The details have not yet been taken,
but an aute.mortem statement will
probably be got at once by the dis
trlct attorney.
Mrs. Slsy said that her sou knew
Of her guilt but shielded her all
through his own trouble, refusing
to say a word that would throw sus-
picion OF his mother. She said that
before she died she was compelled
to clear him Of the crime aud then
she could 20 in peace. Mrs. Sisly
is not yet dead, but the phy siclans
say there is no hope.
The Slely murder case attracted
as wide attention throughout the
state at the time as did that Of Rose
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