Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-12-13

get up and go into the kitchen about 6
O'Clock. They all got up shortly after
that. Severson, who had slept with the
boy, left the house, and Mr.. Wadsworth
went into the kitchen. Witness did not
see Severson alive that morning. After
Fred had gone out, he came in again be-
fore breakfast, and asked if he would
have time to milk. He was told he
would, and he took the milk bucket and
went out again. He also asked the wit
ness if she had heard the dogs bark that
morning, and she said she did. He
asked. what they were barking at, and
she said probably coyotes. She asked
him to get her an armful Of wood and
he did so, and on his return he took the
milk bucket and went to milk. Witness
did not know if he had a lantern when
he came into the house. She saw him
once through the window the east win
dow, looking toward the stable. Wit
ness did not know OF her own knowledge
where the boy went, but supposed he
went to milk the COWS. A. few moments
after, they ate breakfast the witness,
Mr.. Wadsworth and Fred Roehm. At
breakfast there was some conversation
concerning Stevenson. They were Won
dering why Ed had not come to break
fast, and why he was so long away, and
Fred remarked he wondered why Ed did
not come. The witness said he had
probably gone to get his team, so he
would have time to look for some oun
tain sheep later, and Mr.. WadsWorth
suggested that perhaps he was cleaning
the stable, and it was taking an un-
usual length of time. When Fred first
came in witness asked him where Ed
was. He said he did not know. Mr..
Wadsworth said to the witness that she
had better go and look for Mr.. Severson,
and she said she thought it would be
better for him to go. When the meal
was over, Fred got up from the table
and asked if he should go and look for
Ed. Mr.. Wadsworth replied that he
did not think it necessary, Ed would be
in directly, and Fred then asked if h
should turn out the lame COW and Mr..
Wadsworth said he should. The boy
left the house, presumably for that pur-
pose: witness did not see him again until
he came back and announced that Ed
was dead: she was coming in through
the back shed door, and heard the boy
talking with Mr.. Wadsworth, saying:
81 know he is dead from the way he is
lying" She stepped up to Mr.. Wads-
worth and asked: "What is it, Mark?"
and he answered.: Erred says Ed is
dead" She asked the boy if he was
sure of it, and he answered a~ffirmatively,
and told where and how he was lying:
they discussed the matter, and it al
asked what had caused it: she had said
the horse must have kicked him, having
been the first to make this suggestion:
she had then said to Mr.. Wadsworth
that they must go down and ascertain
what had happened, and told the boy
that if Ed was dead he had better bring
a buffalo robe, but as he could find none
it was suggested that coats would do,
and the boy secured some. and they
walked to the corral, she and the boy in
the lead: the gates were closed, but Fred
unfastened them: they went in and saw
Severson lying there: Mr.. Wadsworth
was following them into the corral: she
walked toward the body and said--''the
horse must have kicked him." She saw
a spot of blood on the right temple, and
what appeared to be a bruise: she saw
also a pool Of blood under his face, and
placed her hand on his head: she then
looked up and saw Mr.. Wadsworth COM
ing and said-"don't come any nearer
Mark-he is dead" She had assisted
the boy to cover the body, and Mr..
Wadsworth then told the boy to go to
Reads and asked them to send some
one to Medora to notify the coroner: she
then walked toward Mr.. Wadsworth,
who was shaking so he could hardly.
stand, took him by the arm and they
walked toward the house where they
waited till Fred came with the horse.
Further, witness stated that Mr.. Wads-
worth had stood ten or twelve feet from
Severson's body: he had been suffering
from paralysis and her own health had
been poor-especially so at that time:
their relations with the Reads had al
ways been friendly, and Mr.. Young used
to come to the house occasionally, and
their relations seemed always friendly,
although he and Mr.. Wadsworth had
had some trouble regarding stock.
Witness stated that it was about two
hours after Fred left the house before
anyone came, and then Read and Young
arrived; the coroner came on the 22nd,
some time before II o'clock: she had not
been examined as a witness, but had
been present a part of the time, when
MI. Wadsworth and Fred Roehm were