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SOME SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE IN
THE WISE MURDER
TRIAL
PRESTON TELLS HIS STORY
Glh&s
Miller Asked Him to Assist in WHIP
ing Out the Wise Parents
Eliza Wise ton the
Stand.

ANOKA, Oct. Especial 0-Some sen.
sational evidence was adduced in the
second day of the Wise murder trial to-
day, when Allie Preston;3 aged twenty
three years, testified. He sWore that he
was acquainted with the prisoners and
with Martha and FIizassWise.
Feb %, he was at a. 6ahce in St Fl an
els and met Miller He asked Miller why
he hadn't brought the Wise girls along
Miller replied asking Preston if he knew
that there was 81 BIC coming to the eldest
Wise girl upon the death of her mother,
as he wanted to marry one Of the girls.
Miller asked witness if he would help
clean out the Wise family, saying the
shooting could be done after Clark, and
offering money for assistance.
Witness refused to have anything to do
with the matter. The Tuesday after the
murder witness met Miller at the Wise
home and remarked that he would like
to see the one who committed such d
crime hanged. Miller replied that he
didn't think witness would help to hang
a friend of his.
Witness told the story Of his conversa-
ton with Miller at St. Francis, to his
cousin, Emery McGlauslin, last summer,
but didn't tell him all he was telling on
the witness stand. sis
He didn't want to get mixed up in
the business and feared that If Miller
was arrested he would be Obliged to tes-
tify.
Preston first heard OF the murder the
Tuesday after it had occurred, and when
he heard the name of the family, he
said he had expected it all along.
On cross-eXamination Preston contra
dicted himself on several immaterial por-
tons Of his story.
Joseph Wise, a bright, unass uraing lad
of thirteen, told his story of the affair
in a concise and pathetic manner. He
said his mother told the girls to go for
help. They replied that they were afraiu.
She said: go anyway" so,
Eliza Wise. aged fifteen years. testifie d
that she was acquainted, with the de-
PENDANTS. AT dance Miller pulled some
foreign money out Of his pocket and re-
marked how rich he was, Eliza said her
mother had $780, which she would have
at her death. Miller began to talk OF
how they could get married Her par
ents had recently objected to their &C.
ing out so much together
She said: My goodnessfs how can we
get married, when they, object even to
our going to dances ?''
Miller then said they had better get
rid of the old folks. She said something
of going to Hudson, Wis, to be married,
and asked how could they get rid of the
old folks, saying, N.Y. les awful"
Miller said they would do it some easy
way that wouldn't hurt much, and told
her to tell Martha and, get her views on
the matter.
Write me, and l will be down." was
NIiller's parting words.
Eliza received letter from Miller, ask
Ing If she had told Martha, and If she
hadn't to tell her She burned the letter,
as Miller requested. She asked Martha's
opinion of the matter, and Martha said:
81 don't know You mast be silly to
think anything about that
One night as the defendants and Eliza
and Martha were riding to a dance at
Delbow's they met a Mrs. Loken, and
spoke TO her in the dark She said: Who
is it?' ~
Hardy replied: IT'S me and my wife,"
and Miller said, me and my wife,
Miller then said to witness: sYou'll be
my wife when I get that $780, -
The girls were in Anoka attending
school, and the boys were in town to see
them, one week and one day before the
murder. Sunday night May 20, the boys
called at the Wise home about II O'Clock
at night, returning from town.
On the night of May 27 Eliza testified
to looking out of the parlor door and
saw Miller and another form, and three
guns lying lengthwise on the porch I'M
after going into the house the
shooting began.
The mother told the girls to get on
their jackets and go for help.
The morning witnesses were George
w. Merrill, William W. Wise, Thomas
Brown, c. A. Stevens
Merrill identified the dress worn by
Mrs. Wise.
William Wise was brought from ST.
Paul city hospital to Anoka on a stretch
er. He was propped UP to- take the oath.
The testimony was not different from
that given at the preliminary examina-
ton. He heard woInan,s voice say:
Run, boys, run" Little, Willie Wise
went to the door and came back laugh
Ing: then a shot rang out and he was
killed. Wise said he fell as though he
was lifted for miles into the air and
dropped again.
Thomas Brown identified the plug given
him by young McRae. Merrill identified
the plug and the piece, of blanket as be-
Ing similar to what was found in Mlller's
corn crib.
The prisoners appear to be In good
spirits They chew gum and chat with
their friends
Little Joe Wise, when he left the
court room, shook hands with both pris-
oners.