The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-01-29

to him for he was a boy. He tried to get
into my pocket. | held his hand and he
got mad and called IL" bad names. At
last | raised my fist and said If YOU
want some trouhl" YOU can have it, Mr.
Davids grabbed me and threw me out of
the wagon. My leg caught III the wheel
DayidS told me to get i'll and behave my
self. | did and sat down, and Grccnieaf
kept on. He called me Il Dutchman.
Finally he reached down and grabbed up
Il stone as big rs his fist. | got out and
started towards him.
"Thcn Davids got ont and caught hold
of me and threw me on the ground. knclt
on me and chokcd me. | thought my
chest was mashed. When | got up I
was hurt all over. | could not walk.
Davids pulled me up to the wagon. lifted
me about three feet and dropped me down.
| told him to so his way and I'd go mine.
Davids said: You go to - / rode
part of the way with Mr.. Meyer. | told
him if | had taken my gun | should have
shot Davids. | should have put il bullet
through his head. | spit blood and was
trembling and shaking and i'll pain all the
way. | had to stop to get breath and
spit up chunks of blood.
When ! got to the house. Miss Da-
vids said What is the matter with you,
JulcT
Il said: Your father pretty nearly
killed me on the road.
Il asked her where my cartridges We're.
She told me and | went upstairs and got
them and my clothes: put them i'll my
buggy by the barn. Then | got my rifle
from the barn and was going to put it in
the buggy.
Just then Mr.. Davids and the others
came.
Il said: You can have my bill
He said: You wait, III fix YOU and
raised partly mp.
Il thought he was coming for me.
drew up my gun to defend myself. Then
! heard n report and saw Mr.. Davids fall
back. Mrs. Davids came out of the house
and said: oh my. julie, what have you
done? You have killed Ed
Il said: Mrs. Davids, shall l 90 or
stay:
''Shc said: You get
Mrs FulSom said: You are a mur-
dcrcr
4 took my horse. buggy and rife and
left. | gave the rifle to my father who
went to Cambria with me. | told my
brother that | had shot Davids and hc
said: You didn't kill him, did youT
said: I don't know | then went to
Portage and bought a ticket for Winona.
MINI.
"Davids owed me money for work.
Il have been troubled with my heart
since the shooting
Il went towards the house a little ways
and came back and stopped the team.
Gn croSs-examination, Iueke made
many contradictory statements. He IS
evidently breaking down rapidly. He
was unable 10 remember Just what ne
bad said to Miss Davds and the nei=n-
borS, and said 10 could not swear that
their statements We're not correct He
was uncertain whether or not he had
said to Mrs. FulSom that he was a
murderer and could not make n con
Sistcnt statement on many points.
The examination of /ucllc was con-
cludcd this afternoon and DIR. Howard
his physician. was the last witness placed
on the stand by the defense. DR.. How
ards testimony was of Il technical na-
turc He described Zuelke's heart trou-
bile and said that it might easily have
been caused by pressure such as Davids
is said To have eXerted on his body.
The defense tried 10 introduce witnesses
to show that Davids was of a quarrel
some disposition, but the court ruled it