Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-16
kate eulbery HAN Arrested


der Sheriff Win Dyer arrested Mrs
Kate Gillbery Hall at the residence of
Tom Blackburn in the western part Of
Lancaster on warrant sworn out by
her husband Sam Hall who charges
her with improper relations with
Charles Mccartney. Familiarity kno vn
as .Faln Mccartney was also ar
rested by the husband on the same
charge and the unhappy couple are
now confined in the county jail.
Tuesday morning the HERALD re-
porter Was admitted to the women's
ward Of the Jail where he found the
luckless Kate lying on her iron bed
wrapped in a gray blanket, her cloth
ing all on but sadly rumpled and in
neglected state which suggested the
notion that she had not disrobed
Monday night on going to bed. Her
eyes were inflamed and swollen from
weeping; her naturally swarthy but
rather pretty face was pale and hag-
gard from worry and heart-siekness.
Sitting up on her bed in an exhausted
condition that gave her weary atti-
tude indeed, she answered the report
er's first question How did it all
come about, Katy ?n-with an uncon-
trollable outburst of tears and between
sobs said;
SAMMY husband-has lied
about me-
''How old are you. Kate9"
Il am twenty-six years old
.'How long have you been married?n
'.About seven years.
Have you any childrene"
Eyes; girl six years old and boy
four years old
Have you been in the habit Of hav-
ing trouble with your husband?'
Il left my husband once before. five
years ago. because he wouldn't make
a living for us he was so lazy and be-
cause he choked me. Staid away from
him four weeks and he coaxed me
back. He growled when wanted him
to buy things. He saws wood for a
living, has no trade and is not worth
any money. 1t takes him all summer
to saw cord of wood and consequently
we had very poor living. The chill
dren had little excepting what friends
gave to them
''How old is "Fal' McCartney?'
Il don't know. He lives with his
father Robert Mccartney who is neigh
Dor to us; is not married. aud ! don't
think he is as old as | am. Ny hus-
band brought him to our house to play
cards with him and he had no business
to do so. Don't think | ever spoke to
Mccartney till last January. l never
had anything to do with him except
to talk with him when he came to our
house. My husband blamed me for
being out nights with Fal when | was
sitting up with my. sick sister. Mrs.
George keitlinger, who died He al
ways suspected wrong of me. Last
Saturday night | was over to George
Keitlinger's with two of my sisters
and / came home about midnight but
my husband claimed it was 4 O'Clock
Sunday morning when I got home
Sunday morning we had words about
it when he choked me and left and
went back to Geo. Keitlingers. Staid
there until middle Of afternoon sun
day wher went back to my band 5;
found the door locked and that he had
gone to his mothers and taken the
two children with him Then went
back down to Georges where | staid
until Monday morning. when | again
went to my husbands house and find
ing the door still locked went to Black
burns where | staid until 10 o'clock
Of the same forenoon when I was ar
rested and brought here to Jail.
DO you think you can clear yourself?'
II don't know. / will have hear
ing tomorrow "wednesday and I
don't care much what they do with
me. II get out OF this all right
will 60 to work for my brother-in-law.
George Keitlinger, and | will never
live with my husband again.
Charles Mccartney will have hear
ing on Thursday OF this week
Sam Hall. the plaintiff, is apparently
an honest, Woodworking. well-mean-
ing man. and it is public talk that his
wife Kate is little sporty, but