Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-29
MURDER At POTOSI.
Edward 6. Ddu Is Charged With
Killing His Older Brother,
alexander Ddu.

court Of Justice Henry Coons Is IN
progress the hearing of Ed. G. Day.
who is charged with the crime OF be-
inc instrumental in the death OF his
brother, Alexander Day. who was
found dead last Friday morning. Oct.
%, about one mile and a half below
the Potosi brewery
The body was found by the Busher
BOYS beside and partially in the
creek which runs down the valley to
Grant river. The feet and body re-
clined upon the bank and the face lay
downward and was buried in the wat
CT to the ears.
The authorities were notified and
coroner's jury empanneled before jus
tice Coons composed of the following
gentlemen: Messrs Newton, j. Turn
er, Joseph Swale, VIM Langstatf'
Thos. Galway. John Fure and Bennett
Elscamp After viewing the remains
and hearing the evidence the jury re-
turned a verdict, the substance OF
which was that Alex Day came to his
death by blows on the head inflicted
by his brother. E. c. Day.
Two slight wounds were found on
the head of the dead man; but the
skull was not crushed and blows did
not in the opinion of the Jury produce
death and were only instrumental IN
throwing the man into the water
where. in a helpless condition, he
suffocated No witness was present
when the fatal blows were struck.
The two brothers were alone IN the
darkness. On Thursday the brothers
came to Potosi and drank freeiy at
the saloons In the evening they got
into a wagon driven by young John
Braudey and rode from Potosi as far
as the brewery with him where they
stopped to get drink. The brewery
saloon-keeper was in bed and they
tried to get him up, but he would
not do so. In the words Of one Of
Braudev they pounded around the
brewery and chewed the rag with
each other until he became weary
with waiting and drove off and left
them. With a view of finding out, II
possible. what then took place be-
tween the two brothers, the HERALD
reporter visited the Grant county
jail Yesterday and was locked with
the prisoners for two hours.
We found Ed. Day seated at table
ih one Of the corridors playing game
bf cards with a fellow prisoner q
lyoune man who is serving q short
: term for Il misdemeanor Nine or ten
other prisoners were sitting around
them. reading the latest city papers,
which Deputy Schloesser had pur-
chased for them and talking politics.
After the game Of cards was finished,
the prisoners gathered about the re-
porter and some Of the late arrivals
asked to know what he had done and
how long he was in for. Older in
mates OF the Jail soon Strengthened
them out. and To be agreeable, the re-
porter took a vote on president q the
prisoners with the result that two Of
them were for BRYAN and the remain
der for Mckinley. Ed. Day said he
was a Mckinley man from away back.
1t is a difficult matter to interview
a prisoner on his crime when others
are standing BY listening. BE his
misdemeanor ever so Slight, a man
dislikes to confess it even before GRIM
mails of o greater degree 50 that the
reader may well imagine what dis
advantage the reporter was at Will a
, crowd standing about all eager to
{ hear what Day had to say Of the muir
der and continually throwing out
such remarks as .Look Cut What
You Say" He's Going To Putt il in
.he Paper; 1T viii al Come up
Against You at the Trial; Ills Inter
viewed NJ When | First Came Here
and Lied About Me Like Pirate.