Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-04-23

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childish wonder. Kate Hail looked
at her husbands remains, dropped
INTO corner as far away from the
corpse as she could, remarked. That
is what he gets for choking met"
pulled out handkerchief and fell to
crying bitterly.
Justice Baldwin called the people
to order, after the jury had viewed
the body, and the following evidence
was taken:
WILLIAM HALL, brother of deceased,
was first sworn and testified in sub
stance as follows; Mother and | were
alone here when Sam came home this
morning at about half-past six o'clock.
He came in buggy with Tom Emery.
They had a single buggy and Tom
was holding him up. He did not say
much after he came home. Wanted
me to take off his shoes and did not
say where he had been last night and
yesterday. Did not say what was the
matter and did not seem to want a
doctor. Got up twice after going to
bed: was sick and throwed up cou-
pie of times. When Emery suggested
going for a doctor Sam said we had
better wait and see. Got up off of
mothers bed and went to the other
| bed. Drank some tea. went to my
brothers house as quick as | could
and when we got back here he was
dead. do not know where Sam was
yesterday; he left here about Z o'clock
yesterday morning saying he would
be back about the middle of the after
noon. He ate breakfast Thursday
morning before he left and that is the
last l saw him eat here since. He
made no complaints that / heard He
ate breakfast at Frank Halls, who is
my brother. .
ELIZABETH HALL, mother of decd |,
testified My son Sam left here about
6 O'Clock yesterday morning. He
took Freddie over to Franks and went
over to Shanley's and got Bessie and
brought her home here to me. He
kissed her and cried over her before
he went. | thought he was going to
Lancaster, but he did not say so. The
night before, he had said he would
i find a place for Freddie and would
then find place for himself to work
by the month. He was a quiet and
timid boy, always at home. especially
nights. This morning after he came
with Mr.. Emery he said: Mother,
am going to die" He vomited three
times and / saved the sheet. Vomited
green stuff. Said he didn't want to
die. Complained of his stomach. He
came home about 6 o'clock and died
at about 10 o'clock this morning. /
asked him if he could get up off OF
my bed and go to the other as want
ed to lie down being nearly worn out.
This was about one hour before he
died. and he got up and crawled from
one bed to the other with the help OF
a chair which | got for him. In dy-
ing, the only struggle he made was at
the last three breaths. He was very
sick and vomited easily. First time
he went out at the door and vomited,
after that he could not get out His
eyes were CLASSY, but be was conscious
to the last few breaths. He kissed
me and seemed sorry to die. The last
words he said were: II Irish they Were
shat apr and of course you all know
who he meant by they. He
did not complain, only said, 30. ma,
am so siekr' and lay upon his stom-
ach. Complained of his stomach most;
once of his bowels and went out once
alone; also complained much of his
legs hurting him. When he got up
} to 90 to the other bed he fell broad
length upon the floor striking his fore
head and cutting it and bruising his
face. That was when | helped him
with a chair. He drank little gin
have given him about pint of drink
altogether. | washed his feet and
they were cold and clammy and his
hands were also very cold When he
was a boy he had curious spells that
/ we thought to be fits; but he has not
had any fits during the last ten years
that know of. He had salt-rheum
some.
FRANK HALL, brother of deceased
testified: Sam came to our place with
his little boy about 6 o'clock Thurs
day morning. They ate breakfast ard
he said he wanted to leave the boy
with us for the day. l supposed he
was going to Lancaster with his little
girl, as saw him go to Shanley's and
get Bessie, but l didn't ask him. He
did not say he was going to Stitzer.
never knew of his being in Sitter.
MRS. HENRY HILIGER said her broth
er Sam Hall was at her house Thurs
day morning
). Tom EMERY testified: A man
came to our house at about O'Clock
this friday MOI hing. / heard him
coughing and vomiting as he sat on
the green banking in front of my house
beside the road. h came to the els
tern to get drink and l opened the
door and asked him who he was. An
swered that he was Sam Hall and that