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

/ He spoke Of the school, said the pupils
were good. lie bad once taught
there. He asked me If ] would 90 TO
the teachers examination. | SAID
would and asked him II he was 10 be
one OF the examining commissioners.
The county superintendent and two
commissioners hold examinations
there. He did not know certainly
and babe me good morning.
next saw him at the teachers ex-
animation at Ritzyille, Nov. Y and
49, No talk with him either day eX-
cept about examination until Friday
evening, the second day. ! was one
Of the last to finish because ! was late
Thursday morning. went to the
superintendent Office to take oral ex-
animation in reading the last thing.
Mr. Townsend and Prot Knapp, the
other commissioner, were there. Al
ter examination Mr.. Townsend began
talking about Paul. | said that Paul
had been sick with Group and that J
had attended him. He talked Of the
children and gave me a paper TO read,
relating, | think, to his divorce. Mr.
Knapp left the room. He talked about
the Watsons and his troubles with
them and about the divorce. asked
him If it was true that he was plotting
against them to do them injury. He
said 1t was-that his sole object in
life was revenge. said if he wanted
revenge why did he not take it out Of
the Watson BOYS like a man and not a
weak woman like his wife. He said,
Vile serpent, if you knew her as do
you would not pity her" asked
him i! it was safe for me to stay at
Bowers. He said Leave there and at
once; you are running your own risk
If you stay We talked there about
one hour. He walked to the res 4
rant with me and told me to take mis-
warning; he said that on the 9th Of
the month they were to arrest him for
contempt Of court and put him in Jail
for or months and he would see
the WaCsons in hell first. He said,
You know Frank Allen; if he comes
for you that evening ask no questions
bat 20 with him and don't breathe a
word of this as you value your life. "
saw him next day in the hall way
of court house. asked him if be had
not given up his plans to destroy the
Watsons. He said. Il am tempted
to tell you 20. asked why. He
said, Il have been thinking what
fool was TO tell you SO mucn last
night How do l know but what you
are the Watson's spy" l said was
not and that the Watsons didn't know
that was goinguto talk with him.
He asked if would swear it. said
holding up my right hand, Il will.
He seemed to believe me. appealed
to him to give up his plans, for the
sake OF the innocent little children.
He said they would be better off dead
than with the Watsons.
next saw him at school house-no
private conversation except word or
two.
next saw him the 20th or 2lst Of
November at Allen Mr. Emmert,
that day, made an official visit to my
school and asked me TO come TO Allen
that evening and bring Miss Moore
with me. I went and met Townsend
there. Gid not known he was to be
there He rehearsed to me again the
trouble with the Watsons. Along in
the evening the conversation drifted
into the subject OF matrimony l
said | did not believe one could re-
tain another love unless they were
their equal or superior and told him
a tory Of a young man IN the east
who married a girl whom he consid-
cred beneath him. lie did not re-
spect her and life became so monoto-
nous and he did not know Of any other
way 10 get rid Of her, that he took
her cut into . lonely place away from
her folks and killed her.
lie leaned forward, gave me one
sharp. piercing look, then threw back
his head and laughed q harsh. grating
laugh and said. Why girl, don't you
suppose we have law, back in Wiseon-
SIM IL had been guilty ! would
haze been punished Later ne said.
Il wonder if you are detectiye?"
The next time ! saw him was in
Ipst,s4sfr. r,4,,.,,.f 4,1frsH