Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1897-06-17

on hand to my successor and he would
have to pay for them Had no meth
cd OF knowing how much money there
was in the cigar box The box be-
longed to nv wife and l made change
from it.
Attorney Brown here made a
motion to dismiss the case on account
of the complainant Mink not owning
any of the property stolen. Motion
overruled.
Witness Mink continued on cross
examination; l bought these knives
from the wholesale house. Did not
buy them of travelling man, but went
to house and picked them out myself.
The mark on the knife is the mark of
the wholesale house. This knife with
mark on is one that has been carried
by travelling man as sample and
he had returned it back to the house
and | bought it | don't suppose
they sell many knives to everybody
marked that way. Will swear that
knife was in my store and taken on
night Of robbery Will swear that
the cake of soap is mine. Have box
just like it in my store that that cake
came out Of You will not find any
soap like it anywhere else. Bought
it more than two years ago and the
manufacturer has not made that par
tieular brand Of soap for two years.
Burton is sixteen miles from Lam
caster.
Mr. Oliver Noble testified Live
one and a half miles south and west
of Burton. Came to Burton about
o'clock next morning after the burg
larry. The right hand lower light of
glass in window was broken out so
that it would admit big mans body
easy enough. Got there just few
minutes after Mink and his wife.
There were few stamps left in the
drawer | helped Mink make an
Investigation ana we made a list of
the stamps left in the office. This is
the list with my name signed to it
the list we made out of what had not
been taken. The total of stamps left
is SlS.19. | know that screw-driver
with tools in handle had been in store
as had handled it Have bought
this same kind of shaving soap from
Mink. Have bought the same kind
of lead pencils as these. Live seven
teen miles from Lancaster
Thomas Orcutt testified. live in
town ?, Waterloo. thirty miles from
Lancaster. Was present when Sher-
if Hymer arrested a man at Eagle
Point, Dubuque County. on June l,
1897. l believe the prisoner to be
the same man He had mustache
on then; now he is smooth
shaved. Said his name was j. l..
Smith aud that he lived at Turkey
River Hymer asked him if he was
willing to turn out and he said he
was. Hymer then took out of the
mans pockets a screw-driver. or
pocket tool chest that had little tools
in it and razor. Prisoner said he
was barber and was out of work.
He said he did not like to be searched
out side and Hymer took him inside
the house or room and continued the
search and l did not 90 in. | told
Hymer that the Turkey River Smiths
are nice people. | think the prisoner
is the same man Hymer searched.
He then had a stubby. thick. sandy
mustache
Cross examination: believe this
is the man It is possible I may be
mistaken. but not probable He had
on mackintosb.
I. Nolgert testified: Keep saloon ii
Potosi landing. Shown cake Of >oap.) |
Think saw shat soap before, about |
two weeks ago. Had it in my posses
sion two days. 4 man who came |
there gave II 10 me The party |
bought beer and cigars Of me to the
amount 81 20 cents and paid me ii
coppers. Said he came from Cass-
vile aad got the coppers from a friend
OF hie there. Said be was working
graft and would be around again in
about two weeks to get it in. l gave /
the cake Of soap he gave me to Sheriff !
Hymer. The man had on pair Of
new pointed shoes and blue over
coat. Do not think the prisoner is
the same man. That man had a diff |