The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-08
abb IN TIE WISE CASE
DEFENSE CONTINUED THE SAME
LINE OF TESTIMONY
YESTERDAY
PUT IN STRONG EVIDENCE
In the Absence of Sensational Tes-
timOny, the Attendance of the
MorbidIy Curious lis <
Diminishing.

ANOKA, Mimi, Nov 7.-(Special }
Wednesday afternoon, the, first witness
called in the Wise murder, was George
Hardy, brother of the defendant who
corroborated the testimony of the other
boys who played ball at Bethel and re
turned with them.
Will Miller, brother of Elmer Miller
was the second witness called. He went
to Bethel with the boys, but did not play
ball. Roads were good and sandy. Saw
Elmer go up stairs that night through
open stairway; no door; house just athed
up stairs; all one room. Elmer went uI
first, Will followed later and saw Elmer
In bed as he passed and heard him snor-
ing next morning. Will woke Elmer
about o'clock and sent him over to
Ryans on an errand, as their feed mill
would start that day.
In the cross-examination Elmer and
Jim were at the pump when the erase
boys left on horseback; did not see them
that night; didn't see them again that
night. Didn't know whether Jim went
after or before then. VIII and Elmer ats
supper together; they took ten or fifteen
minutes. Elmer went to bed. Will 70 :
lowed later. He passed Elmers bed, sa "
him and heard him snore
d. G. Williams, of Crow, was at home
I the night of the murder, in front of
the house in the yard. He could see the
road distinctly. Defendants did not pass.
1t was five minutes to 9 when he went
in the house. Mrs D. G. Williams, his
wife, testified that she went into the
flower garden in front of the house it
7:45 p. m. The distance was thirty feet
from the road. She didn't see defendants
the nigh of the murder She would have
seen them, if they had passed on that
road.
w. r. ellis, county surveyor, testified
il regard to the Central avenue road and
the east andwest Bethel roads where
they met, also changed some of his testi-
mony previously given in regard to the
roao, near the Wise farm, and which
ne had since looked up.
THEIR BROTHERS TESTIMONY.
George Hardy, brother of Jim Hardy,
testified that on April %, the day of
Judge Fitch's funeral, John Miller, Jim
Hardy, and Elmer Miller went to WyOm-
ing to visit Frank Hardy. They went in
the morning and came back late.
John Miller corroberated this testi-
mony and said they returned at u p.
m. (midnight. The day of Judge Fitchs
funeral was the day on which the gun
was thought to have been stolen from
John Giddings' livery, near the Wise
place,
David Hardy, father of jim Hardy.
stated he had lived years in Bethel. He
corrOberated this testimony, in going to
ball game it was 9:20 when Jim came
home. He heard him whistling before
he reach home. Jim ate supper, wound
the clock, went to bed In the morning
Jim was up about 6, built fire, helped
his father wire a fence in the morning
and in the afternoon worked for EmmeC
Guy On cross eXamina ton found clock
was twelve or thirteen minutes slow.
Sunday, May q, witness was lying in
bed, most of day had been a sufferer
from asthma forty years. Jim came,
father was sitting up resting in easy
chair, Geo. Hardy went out doors when
Jim was coming. Father distinctly saw
Jim go up stairs, only one stairway in
house.
Was asked if he had told C. A Stevens,
81 know where my boy was. He was
at Mission church that night
Yes, he did tell Stevens that once.
He was asking questions that were none
of his business and made any answer
back, since he had cor. ected it or told
Stevens he went to bed
Mrs. Sarah Miller, mother of Elmer
Miller, testified he was her youngest
child. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller were in Ano-
ka Sunday, May q, to church memorial
services. Mr.. Miller, who is an old
soldier, returned home at o'clock. Mrs
Miller proved a good witness and could
not be mixed on cross examination. She
saw Miller go up stairs to bed and sat
some time at the kitchen window watch
ing the storm, she never went to bed
when It was going to storm.
The attendance at the trial was not as
large as it was last week.