Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-29

boarded with me at Braudley's. My
fathers name is Isaac Day-mCther is
dead-and he resides in Mitflin. |
have fault of getting would
drink every time come to town-and
Alex and | were drunk on day and
night that he was killed; in fact | was
SO drunk Thursday night that | dent
know what | did do ! have often
thought | would take the Kelley cure,
but SO many men drink again after
they have taken it that | don't know
whether it would do me any good or
not. Anyway. | was going to quit
drinking, and this time | drank once
too often. | have just bull. new
house on Denenen's place and was on
my way back to Potosi last Friday
morning to buy some new furniture
for the house when | was arrested by
Constable James Jackson. who is one
of the kindest and best officers Potosi
ever had That was the first knew
that my brother was dead. The body
of Alex was found by some man who
works in the brewery. | heard them
say. Don't ask me anything about
the trouble between me and my
brother at the creek for have prom
ised to say nothing and | guess have
said too much already. o, how much
in your experience as reporter do
fellows get who have committed this
kind of murder?
From a person who has gathered all
sides of the affair, we give the follow
ing:
Ed Day, Alex Day and John Braud
ley were chopping wood for James
Denenen. who is a saloon-keeper at
Potosi, and lived in the house of
Braudley's father. On the day of the
homicide Ed Day did not work but
went to town in the morning and got
drunk; drank whiskey until noon,
then became sick and vomited. In
the afternoon he began drinking
again, but drank beer instead of
whiskey. About dark Alex Day and
John Braudley came to town with a
wagon on which was a wood rack.
The three met in a saloon and took
two drinks Of beer. Braudley then
left them and did not see the DAYS
until it was time to 90 home. He
found them in another saloon and
they drank together again. They
then started for home at about 5
o'clock All were more or less intoX-
icated. but none Of them needed any
help in order to get along. Braudley
rode on the front axle Of the wagon
and drove. Alex Day sat on the hind
axle and carried some packages while
Ed Day rode on the side rail of the
wood rack They sang and talked
along the way until they passed the
church, then Alex scolded Ed for get
TING drunk so often and some hard
words passed between them. When
they reached the brewery saloon Ed
wanted to stop and get drink. John
and Alex did not want to stop. Ed
got hold of the reins and tried to
turn the team in to the brewery.
Braudley prevented him from doing
so and drove on 100 yards. Ed then
struck Braudley in the face aud turned
and struck Alex Day also and at the
same time jumped off the wagon.
Alex also jumped off the wagon, OF
fell of from the effects Of the blow
A fight then ensued in the highway
behind the wagon and about ten feet
west of the bank of a small stream.
The bank at that point was about 81
feet deep from the top to the bottom
of the creek; the water was four inches
deep, and the bottom OF the creek was
rocky The team had walked all the
way from Potosi to where the fight
oprurrpd II then Stood StiU f0r some