Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-07-01

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I trial this afternoon was very damaging
20 the defendants Jas Collier, a Min
uesota man, swore that Stout had pro
posed 10 him TO rob Mead, and when
he said he did not want to, accused
him Of not having the nerve Stout
then said he ana Prior and Lea had
enough nerve to rob Mead and kill
him. Peter King swore that while in
the woods Prior said he was glad Mead
was dead and that he helped do it.
! Or. Rousevalle, of Chicago, said he and
Prior went hunting shortly before the
murder and used No. 5 shot the same
as found in MeId's head, and a local
I newspaper for wadding, the same as
found in Mead's room after the murder
I He found the indeutatiOn on the wall
about the same as those from the
stock Of Pnor's gun After the doctor
! loaded the gun after the hunt it was
not discharged. Witnesses Collier and
King We're shown to be prejuliced
James Walder, of Amigo, saw Prior
drink In that town and he said he was
spending Mead's money.
= Startling evidence was given by
Michael J. Harris, the convict witness
brought from Waupun where he is
serving q life sentence for murder.
Harris came into court handcuifed
and an officer sat behind him on the
witness stand. lie said that hc worked
near WmpaCa fora man named Wheel
or i'm October, 1852, and that he was
iu Wauqaca on the night of the murder
! Having spcnt an Of his money in So
looms ne went at about . or 10 o clock
to a shed that stood behind Meads
bank for the purpose of sleeping there
4 1t was nos the bank wood shed, but a
shed that stood somewhat apart from
the bank building.
He went - sleep, and being awaken
cd in the night by a noise, looked out
He saw Tab Prior on the sidewalk
and recognized him RE saw man on
he sidewalk passing along In front OF
Mead's bank, and pointing To- Alfred
Lea who sat in court with the defend
ants. Harris said he thought THAT was
the man Then he hcsiEttcd and srid
he was not sure
He was positive that he slw PTiOl.
whom he knew at the time. and. said ne
i recognized Prior because there was a
fash OF lightning at thut moment
After the man whom he saw had pass
XXI the bank hs saw two uen approach
ing from the direction of Il. l., Browns
whom he could not identify on account
OF the darkness, went to rhe rear win
dow Of Mead's bank ana pulled ont
the screen.
One of them went inside while che
other remained outside and stood ON a
box 10y the window There was a third
man on the sidewalk beside the bank.
Harris said the man who went into the
bank was there four or five minutes
then he heard shot and tire three men
ran. As they ram he looked nc his
watch and saw that it was hlst twenty
eight minutes past eleven o'clock. He
noticed that one man ran towards the
Fulton livery barn Harris was still
on the stand when court adjourned for
dinner
People in the court room were aston.
, iShed by his testimony AMI listened to
him so silently that his low voice was
heard In every corner Of the room. He
mad to raise both OF his hundcuffed
, hands when he took the oath, but the
irons were afterwards removed at the
request of both Judge Cate and Mr.
$ Quarles,
+ Harris said he had slept in the same
D shed ON previous occasion when he
} was i'm Waupaca. and had spent all Of
4 his money, and he showed himself en-
r trely familiar with the surroundings
= OF the bank. The murder for which he
1 Is serving a life term was committed
5 i'm 1854
5 #. NJ. Guernsey. of Clutouville, was
? The first witness this morning Mr.
3, Guernsey was district attorney az the
t time when the defendants were indicte,
ANA he testified that last fall when the
i ease was called before Judge Wells an'
e postponed. Gus Bronson, n brother o
the defendant +. G, Bronson. came I
$ him and had a conversation with him
t at which T.. c. Bronson was present
a The substance of what Gus Bronson
@ said. MS remembered by Guernsey, wa
d MS follows: You have wade only on
mistake and that is this; The fellow
q over he-e should have been Indicted J.
!, Eds place and Ed should have bee
!. indicted tn lis place" From the diree
e ton IN which Bronson pointed when n
e said "this fellow over here Mr.. Guern
l. sey understood him to use that expires
q sion as referring to Alfred Lea. III
e Guernsey was not cross examined
5 William Stratton, who was a witues
Yesterday. was recalled and testiile
that In September. 1882, he received
letter from Il. C. Bronson, in whie
4. Bronson said he must have some none
/ bv October 10 because he owed Slo9
:. 10 NTead's bank and had TO get in FUND
Il with which to meet this obligation
: Statton. who had dealings with Brol
SIM when the latter was a merchat