The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-02

ter made him promise never to be seen
in the town again. Firing off the re-
volVer Hunter remarked that if he
ever went back he would get his body
plugged full of holes. They promised
to watch for him every night.
The night was bright moon light at
the time of the attack. The men were
all disguised with masks over their
faces, mostly hankerchiefs.
A warning had been given him by
John Button. Here the court ruled
out theconnection.
When Mr.. Buckmaster wanted to
know the length of the pole Demund
said it stuck out ten feet ahead of him
but he. couldn't say how far behind.
This created great uproar of laugh
ter.
| he said he was still suffering from
the effects Of the treatment received
from the mob.
In the cross examination by Attorney
Fisher, who appeared for all the de-
| PENDANTS, Demund said he had been a
married man but that his wife had
been dead about twelve years. Lived
in Pleasant Prairie a month with
Stephen Crosby before he went to Salem.
Was in Milwaukee before that, and in
South Dakota before that.
He said he had had but two CONVEX
sations with Hunter.
The cross examination of Demund
occupied a great portion Of the FORE
noon.sA When Mr.. Fisher pressed the
matter Of identification of anyone in
the mob Demund stumbled some,
though he did not get very badly " rat
ted He had told a very straight
story 50 far as the happenings of that
fateflll night was concerned and it is
evident that the defense will make no
attempt to break any of its details
down. The weak point in the case is
conceded to be the Identification Of
anyone by Demund. Who formed that
mob? That is the question. But even
that is admittedly pinned down close
by Demunds positive certainty as to
some OI Cn6 men.
The cross examination was not COM
pleted before noon, and demund was
replaced on the stands at l:50 o'clock
when the case was taken up again De-
mund said il was about 3 a. m. when
he rea8i9ed Pleasant Prairie. Mr..
Fisher questioned him closely concern
ing the travel on the road up from
Antioch, prior to the mob's calling, with
the evident purpose of setting up in
defense that men might have come
from that town to tar and feather the
complainant. Demund had not MOTTO
ed anything more than the ordinary
travel.
E. W. Ripley took the stand at 2:30
o'clock. He said he was a justice of
the peace. Had conversation with
some of the defendants on June %.
When Mr.. Buckmaster asked the
witness what had been said Mr.. Fisher
raised a storm of legal objections. JUS
tice Slater finally allowed the witness
to answer. Witness said he had talked
with Hunter and .Sibley. A statement
was made that Demund was a very IN
desirable person and should be run
out of the place by Hunter. Sibley
said that he wanted satisfaction out of
Demund. He did not think Hunter
had said that he and Slbley had been
to see Demund and had tried to pick a
row with Demund.
Mr.. Buckmaster tried to pin the wit
ness down to answer the question of
whether he had not stated that Hunter
had gone to Demunds shop to pick a
row. Ripley finally admitted that he
had heard Hunter make a threat
against the complainant. Witness had
a conversation with Sibley at formers
place in the evening and went to Sib-
ley's. A party of dozen men went
with witness. Clark and Hartnell were
in the party. Saw Barnes after the
visit. Barnes wanted to know how
matters stood. Told Barnes that mat
tiers were complicated, but that he
thought they would right themselves.
Demund met witness and sought ad-
vice about the situation. Witness left
the town at about 10 o'clock.
| On cross examination witness said
that none of the men who had talked
with him showed any great desire to do
wrong.
DR.. Bacon was called. He said he
was in Salem the day of the
assault. At about eleven o'clock that
night he heard a pistol shot. Went to
the door and saw a crowd of people
about Demund's place. Heard them
hallowlng and saw scuf1ing going on.
Saw rail with something on it, but
could not distinguish exactly what was
going on. Thought there were twenty
FIVE or thirty men in the crowd, Heard
some one shout shut up" but could
not distinguish the voice. Saw the
men go by the house. Did not know
what had been done with Demund until
next day. Heard some one call for