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

place sunday evening, May 80. He
had macintosh on his arm. Had
thick. stubby mustache. Am certain
this is the man, though be had mus
tache then aud looked entirely diff
ferent
Cross examined; Prisoner took
road to Burton when he bid me good
bye. Was well built man. Think
this prisoner is the same man. but I
don't swear that he is That man
had a peculiar carriage to his should
ers and was the same build as prison.
er. His cheeks were kind of sunken
in. His mustache would give cheeks
that appearance,
James Elwell testified Live in
Waterloo, II miles from Lancaster.
between Waterloo aud Mccartney.
On Sunday, May 80, Burton postof-
fee was robbed. Along about I
o'clock in the evening of that day
met some such looking man as the
prisoner on the road one-half mile
from Mccartney going toward Bur-
ton. Had some talk with him He
wanted to know how far it was to
Potosi and if he had to go through
Burton to get there Told him that
it was two mile to Burton; that there
was no hotel there but he would find
plenty Of places to put up at. The
man | saw had a li-1t colored mus
tache, macintosh on his arm and was
well dressed. He looked like this
prisoner and talked slightly broken
some kind Of foreign brogue He
had high cheek bones
Lewis Trum bull testified. Have
lived in Cassville six years. Saw this
prisoner before. He painted d house
for me in Cassville. Got his pay 50
from me two weeks ago last Friday,
about May 28th Paid him alto
gether 81. 80 or $500
Recess taken to Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Diana Lighttoot testified: Live
in Potosi. Am As years old aud was
born aud raised there Remember
having heard Of the Burton robbery.
Saw this prisoner at Specht's Ferry
the next Tuesday noon after the rob-
berry. He took dinner at Mrs.
Specht's boarding house l was
working there. He said he had been
to Turkey River on railroad business
and in order to get his money he had
to take a dollars worth Of pennies
and he paid her IS cents in pennies
for his dinner | know that is the
man. He has since had his mustache
shaved off. Think he had short hair
then as now
Henry Specht testified: Live in
Potosi and run the ferry between
Spccht's and Dubuque. My mother
runs boarding house at Specht's il
Iowa. Prisoner crossed on my ferry
two or three days after robbery
Had a little talk with him. He got
on at Specht's Ferry after dinner
Asked him where he was going and he
said to Dubuque and he paid me the
fare, % cents in pennies. Told me he
came from Turkey river. Said he got
the pennies in change at Turkey ry-
er. Am pretty sure this is the man,
He had mustache then and wore new
pointed shoes and made complaints
that the shoes were pinching him. He
had on a macintosh. l pointed this
man out to Hymer at Eagle Point in
the back yard OF Fishers saloon.
Tom Oreutt was there
Sheriff Horace Hymer testified that
be had arrested Hill twice-once at
Eagle Point (where he could find no
evidence to convict him) and the next
time at Freeport. III Hill had teen
searched. III his possession was found I
q lot of articles which were produced
IN court. Among them were A re-
volyer. several SILK handkerchief, -iv
o, seven knives. iady's gold watch
and chain. s. in paper and SILVER
ore mammoth Bryan l0-cents
Q note book il which among other
things was written "Trumbull' and
Maggie Laufenberg (rrumbull
lives at Cassyille and Miss Laufenberg
Is his hired girl) The sheriff testi-
fed that he also found hollow-haud-
led screw-driyer, pair Of hair clippers
some cigars. The man had Oh 4
macintosh Had a mustache when
first arrested. The prisoner told