Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1898-12-01
Fl MURDER HERRING
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county. Saw Mrs. Wagner and Louise
at my house about 3 o'clock p. m.
with ar. Deyoe. They came to make
arrangements for Us to take care Of
Louise mrs Wagner and myself
wanted Louise to stay that night. She
did not wan. To stay. thought it
would be several days before contine-
ment. mrs Wagner insisted on US
taking her and said she would GER
tainly bring her back by the middle
of the week On MONDAY morning De-
voc, Mary and Louise came at $50 Il.
m. Devoe or Mary called for Us to
get up as soon IS possible. We got
up and dressed as soon rs we could.
Dev0e and Mary staid only a mo-
ment and went home Louise seemed
in great pain; my wife asked me to 90
for Mrs. Hasert. She lives about 30
rods from our house. did re-
turn with Mrs. Iasert III 10 or j min
utes. When we got back the child
was born. I talked with Louise on
Wednesday She wanted me 10 take
her TO the slough bridge that night
after my work. said there was lady
who wanted TO take her baby and she
was anxious to have her get II as soon
as possible. ! wouldn't 90; did not
think she was in Fl condition to be
carried that distance. | told her that
the parties that brought her there
must take her away. Mrs. Wagner
and Devoe came again Thursday night.
/ heard Mrs Wagner talk to Louise in
German; / understand a little. do not
use the language. Mrs Wagner paid
nv wife the 80 for nursing Louise.
She said If she paid this so we (Bel-
cher and wife) were not TO look after
Or make any inquiry after The baby
after it left this place. When Devoe
and Mary came for the baby on sun
day night my wife asked them what
brought them out on such a stormy
night. Mary said ii was joy that
they came that night, that they had
good home for the baby She asked
my wife to wrap the baby up They,
Mary and Devoe, asked my wife To
give the baby paregoric 70 keep il
quiet ON the way home She did try
to give the baby little but / don't
think the baby got any Baby was
alive aud well when it was taken
away. Louise staid until Thursday
night Devoe and Mary came after
her. There was talk with Mrs Wag-
ner about doctor; she didn't want
doctor but said If we must have one To
get young doctor Armstrong or Hay
man but not either of the old doctors.
EUGENE BRooKINs, ELLA SCOTT and
BERTHA BURKHARDT testified to notic-
ing 4 peculiar smell III the atmos-
phere about 250 feet southeast of the
Wagner residence on Oct. -, 1895
The wind was blowing from the north
east Brookins described it as fol-
lows "A very bad smell rs though
somebody had throwed about n peek
OF hair in the stove, then it smelt like
an old rubber burning. then the smell
changed again. can't describe il,
peculiar odor Of some kind, strong
enough to hold a fellow up to put on
shingles It lasted about 20 minutes.
MRs ANNA HAsFRr. Much OF this
witness testimony IS given by Others
and Is Omitted here. | first saw Lou
Use Wagner nj Beleber's Monday morn
ing, Oct 10. st $3.50. her child was on
the bed beside her | took the child
from her mother. washed and dressed
it, ID was strong, healthy. fine
looking child | saw Louise in the
afternoon: she said She must 90 back
home because there was woman there
wanted to take the baby | went to
Be'checs again an Wednesday 10 stay
with Louise while Mrs b. went 10
town When | got thereat 10 0 clock
Louise was in bed and the child was
III Mrs BIS arms Ii was purple all
over. face, hands. feet and limbs,
eyes rolled back hands clenched,
froth working from iis month. II
was cold and its upper lip and nose
were swollen and darker purple than
the rest looked but could lind no
other marks on the child 1t breathed
with difficulty short, thick. heavy
like. | gave il brandy and water and
warmed its feet 1t acted strangely
until about 1890 when il Wens e
Steep
SARAH BELcHER grhls witness re-
peated nearly all 81 the story already
given Both she aud Mrs Hasert
were given a most searching cross
examination hv Ed Lowry. the pur.
pose aud results II which are not
quite clear ut this stage of the pro.
ceedings. asked Louise what
should introduce her to Mrs Hasert
She said Minnie Williams | so in
trodueea her. She wanted to 20 ham,
on Monday. on Tuesday and "a We'd
nesdav Said there was woman
wanted her baby On Wednesday
got ready d - 10 town, put the bah,
over behind her asleep. brought il
her lunch Lon wrote note fer IN,
To take to MARY at her home Il
Boseobel Il then lacked ten minute
1T tel She said size was All right
rut en my things aud startee
through cur berry patch ! tuynet
around and turned directly back a
fast is could, threwed my note dow
on the kitchen iable. went into It'll