The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-02-28
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in this county. December %, started
for Wisconsin. Came to Madison from
Oldham. Missed connection to east
here. Did not know anybody in Mad
ison. Put up at Scandinavian hotel.
Met Lee and the others about 9 or 10
o'clock in the evening. On the street.
They talked to me. had never seen
them before. They asked me if want
ed to go to Lake Herman. Then asked
me if l would go into saloon. l would
not go. Then we went to livery barn.
They would furnish team if / would
pay. Said would pay when got back.
They asked me il had money! said,
"yes," and showed them about $50.
Then we went to the depot to get a
horse. Lee said they could not
get horse; but we would have to go on
a hand-car. Lee said he was an employe
and could get hand-car. / would not
60. Lee then got behind me and tried
to get on my back. shook him off and
squared off, and pulled my knife. They
laughed at me. Then they struck me
across the face, and threw stones at me.
I went to hotel to seek help; then went
up street with two men. They followed
after, throwing stones at me. When
the two men left went down street and
Lee followed me and threw stone and
hit me in the back OF the neck.
/ then turned on him. l knew nothing
of Lake Hermon when / came to
Madison.
Cross examination: did not go into
saloon with the boys. First went with
them to the barn. When we left there
two of the boys went away. At the de-
pot Lee tried to get his hand into my
pocket. Scott was on the other side. A
few steps further Lee hit me. I told
them il they tried to get my money /
would hurt them.
A. Frizzell sworn: Remember the
night OF this occurrence. A little after
IL PPM. several gentlemen and l left
the Lake Park to 60 to a restaurant.
As we left the hotel, man came rush.
ing up to US and appealed for protection,
saying some fellows wanted to kill him.
l said, "Come with us and perhaps
they won't hurt you." He walked
ahead OF us. The first one I saw fol-
lowing close stopped over and picked
up something. The other was quite q
distance behind us and appeared to stop
when told to let the man alone. The
nearest threw o stone, almost hittin q
Anderson. turned on him and told
him to desist. He then took off his
coat. went then to the restaurant and
met the marshal there and Informed
him. While we were walking up the
sidewalk, this man behind jumped for.
ward and struck Anderson. We left the
latter at the street crossing at McGilli.
vray's.
Cross examination Don't know which
direction Anderson went when we left
him.
Patrick Tierney, sworn: City alder.
man; remember the night in question
Saw the crowd on Mitchell's corner
Recognized Lee and Scott In that crowd
Heard Lee talk. He said he wasHmar
enough for that fellow. Lees reputa
tion is for being pretty quarrelsome.
Cross examination: / have seen him
in fight: have seen him into quarrels
in the alley.
B.C. Baarson sworn: Have known
Lee nearly seven years. Lees repnta-
tion is that OF being quarrelsome.
DIR. S. Wooley aworn: Have known
Lee three or four years. Know him az
being euarrelsome.
4 Cross examination: He told me him
self he was quarrelsome. He also quar-
relied with my threshing crew.
4 Defense rested at Ais p. m