Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-05-20

| married Mark " Townsend and
Olive Esther Libby after lodge about
Il O'Clock one night in Feb. 1882. 1t
was surprise 70 me; they wanted it
kept secret for while.
Mrs. Jacob Miller: | helped Law
out the corps l hunted the house
thoroughly for undertaking for Mrs.
Townsend's body but could find none.
She was buried in the same under
clothing She had on when She was
killed. In hunting for Undertaking
found ne mems clothing either, that
remember
Geo MARROW; was the constable
that summoned coroners Jury.
Townsend told me that afternoon in
speaking Of his wife that he was get
ting reconeiled to the loss.
Mrs. Lucy Gardner | lived about
one mile and half from Townsend's.
He was at my place about O'Clock
that evening, Sept. p, and wanted to
trade his revolver for large navy re-
volver that | had He wanted to put
a stalk to it and use it like rifle.
did not trade rs my revolver was a
keepsake He had his revolver with
him; he was careful in handling it.
lie was always a very careful man. /
was well acquainted with him. He
once boarded with Us and be and his
wife had visited US
Mrs Louis Gelbacb. Townsend
staid at our house the night after his
wife's death. He talked about such
criminal cases and said that some
lawyer would always help them out.
He said it would be selfish to wish her
back as she was better otf-she was
good woman and in heaven. When
his brother, Ray, came they shook
hands; Ray was weeping and Marks
chin quivered little. Mrs. Towns
end was in the family way. She was
buried in pretty old dress-some
stains on it.
Louis Gelbach Notlong before the
shooting Townsend talked OF renting
house Of me that was nearer the road
and not SO lonesome as the one he was
living in. He said he was gorag 10
sehoo! aud wanted it for his wife We
dir not make the bargain though 1t
seems to me he was in the room where
the body lay and explained how the
revolver went off. but / am not sure.
r. G. Orr. live in Nebraska; have
been there nine Years. | was district
attorney Of Grant county in 1855. /
was at the Inquest aud talked with
Townsend about the shooting. About
q week or ten days later he came to
my office. had sent for him. told
him understood he contemplated go
ing away Iadvised him not to 40 50.
that i. was due to him and to the pub
he 70 have a preliminary examination.
He promised not to leave aud that he
would remain with relatives near Nit.
Hope where he could be found at any
time. The next time | saw him he
said he had made up his mind to 90 to
Valparaiso to school and was then on
his way. tried to dissuade him and
told him that a warrant had been writ
ten out. He told me not to be alarmed,
that he would return when wanted
About three days later received a let
ter saying: after having thought
the matter over have come to the
conclusion that if YOU wan. me you
must send transportation as have no
money to fool away on the whims of
my neighbors.2 Ineyer did anything
further in the matter. After the hom-
icide Mr. Coombs brought me the re-
yolver. | kept it in my oflice-oflice
OF Orr & Lowry-for ,ong time.
do not know what became OF It.
Vernon Kinney: talked with Mr.
Townsend about going to school a
week before the tragedy. He said he
would 90 to Valparaiso, he thought.
He seemed quite nervous after the
shooting. He gave me both his hands
when | spoke to him. took charge
OF his household goods when he went
away and sold them for him in Lancas-
ter. | received letters from Yalpa-
raise when he had been there only a
short time. He wrote me that he was
feeling well, eating and sleeping well,
aud studying hard. know where
Mrs. Townsend was buried l was
present two weeks ago when her body
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