The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1896-07-16


blood, body partially nude, with gap
ing wound in the throat; blood all over
the floor and spattered over the walls.
Found her dead. Had been dead about
| five to seven hours. Her waist had
been torn and hung from the shoulder.
Her head was in a direct line OF the
body. Hair was clean in front and
matted with blood at the back. Saw
| the wounds at the throat and upon the
top of the head. These he described
about the same as had witness Hansen,
who preceded DR.. Saunders. He stated
| farther that the internal fracture on
the skull must have been larger than
the external one. That wound must
have produced immediate insensibil-
| ity. His description of the wounds IN
the neck differed very little from that
of Mr.. Hansen's save as to ordinary
variation of words. Gould not see how
it would be possible for person to in
hiet these wounds upon himself All
the wounds were in the nature Of stab
wounds. Saw the cornknife after it had
| been picked up. He also identified the
cornknife. Believed the wounds in the
neck were inflicted with an instrument
of this kind in the hands of another
person. Judged that the death took
place where the body was found.
Thought the wound on the top of the
head might have been delivered from
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stroke, perhaps a little to one side.
Instrument was too light to cut through
the skull. Believed tue wounds in the
neck must have been made while the
woman was perfectly quiet on the floor,
since all the blows seemed to have been
struck at nearly the same place. The
loss of blood from severing the caroted
artery would cause death.
The cross examination was conduct
ed by Mr.. Baker Under questions the
doctor said that the blows which ere
ated the wounds showed some mechan-
| ical skill in the welding of them. Did
not believe the wound on the head
could have been inflicted by fall to
the floor against the small gutter in the
milkhOuse. The wound was caused by
some instrument in the hands of an
| other. The wounds in the neck could
not have been produced by the victim,
since they were made with the end OF
the knife.
On redirect examination he stated
that the discolorations of the arms we're
made before death. They were recent
ones and looked as though they had
been made in struggle. When the
carotid artery was severed the blood
would squirt several feet Thinks the
BODY must have been moved after death
ensued. Found big cloth which
looked as though it had been used to
wipe up the blood. The floor looked as
though an attempt had been made to
clean off some of the blood. The cloth
looked too large for handkerchief
Under Sheriff Harkins was called.
He said he was called to the
Hilgendorf place by the sheriff July 4.
Got there about II p. IN. Bernard
Hilgendorf was with him. Saw de
PENDANT in the yard walking around
moaning very loud. Acted as though
he had been drinking. Asked where
the milkhouse was. Defendant showed
bin where it was, but would not &C
company him. Mr.. Thomey came up
with lantern. Went together to the
milkhouse. Found the body as other
witnesses had described, but said one
arm was bent up. Defendant said that
when he got home from town he could
find no one. The house was all open.
He went around the barn and got milk
to feed the pigs. When he went into
the milkhOu he saw his wife muir
dered. Asked if he had alarmed the
neighbors, he said no. 1t was time for
the boys to come home and he waited.
Another reason was that he was tired
and hungry. Asked how the blood
came on the clothes he told the same
story about lifting bis wife up. Said
he had washed his pants off to witness
When the jury came all went to the
milkhouse. A juror picked up the
c0rnknlfe. Then the witness arrested
the defendant and had him change his
clothes. Identified the clothes the de-
PENDANT had on at the time. Found a
bottle Of whiskey on his clothes. Iden-
tilted it. Searched both the old and
new clothes and found knife in the
clothing he had on. Saw a pair Of
slippers on the north side of the wo-
mans head. Laid there very careless
ly.
On cross examination he stated that
on the day after tue murder he found a
pocketbook in a pocket of the skirt the
woman had on. 1t was a buckskin
purse with clasp top
William Crandall was called and
swore that he was a special policeman
on July 4, assigned to the island dur
ing the afternoon. Saw the defendant
| about . n m He crossed the hridOa