The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-09
AFTERNOON SESSION.

Court opened in the afternoon with
Elmer Miller on the stand for cross eX-
amina ton. Thursday after the murder
! Miller went to the Wise place and was
! out by the wood pile with the rest
of the Dcys most time till about o 9-)ck.
He Went to town tlen back to tue Wis9s.
Staid ill il O'Clock. Jim Hardy was
there Miller and Allie Preston we 1t
away Hardy staid all night. Detectives
Lawrence and Murphy were therer that
night Miller told Hardy, I'm going
back to Anoka," Hardy said he would
stay all night, because the folks wanted
! him to. Miller went to Anoka and stayed
all night with his sister near the high
school. Left for WiSeS next morning
about 100 "wednesday. Got out there
just as funeral procession of Mrs. Wise
| was lcdVir & Went to cemetery with
them ana aCte1 81 pail bearer. With
Hardy in tC wn that afternoon Ate sup
per at my sisters. Went alone to Wise s
a. e:%1 p. m, staid till next morning.
Aione2r c. ase, John Johnson, VIM.
| Poole, Mrs Bratton, Jim Hardy and Wise
girls were there. Poole was nurse. Others
sal III the kitchen all night and did not
remember what was said that night
about nGruer. Miller and Eliza sat on
one side of stove, Martha and Hardy on
the other side On Tuesday they
did bot say anything about shells
being found and the defendant did not
talk about any, di not know any had
been found till he heard it at the prelim-
mary hearing. Tuesday afternoon went
to Wise's to see il he could help any;
and asked the man who was taking care
of William Wise and junior, and he said
he'd let him know when there was any
thing he could do. Girls wanted boys
to sit up there that night "wednesday.
Had been at Attorney HamlnOns office
that day. Hardy was there and left as
Miller was going. Sunday, two weeks
after the murder, went to see William
Wise and junior, and dill not talk with
girls. Jim and Joe Hardy were there
and drove out of yard ahead of him.
Reached Bethel between 3 and day OF
ball game, boxed awhile before playing;
began playing about 4 or a little after.
1t was daylight at Richard Strong's
little darker at railroad track, getting
dusk at Fowlers, between dusk and dark
at Coulter's. Did not drive home fast.
Asked if he was not anxious to get to
Wise when at the game, said he knew
the couldn't get home in time.
First heard of murder Monday night
May %, at o'clock in feed mill
some boys told him. Miller denied that
he stated before Attorney Everett Ham
mons, A. F. Pratt, George Merrill and
Eye that he left Bethel at $50 and got
home at $3.50. w. r. Gilis was recalled
to show the most direct road from the
Wise farm to Miller's and Hardys.
HARDY ON THE STAND.
James Hardy, the other defendant, cor
roborated the testimony OF Elmer Mil
Ter, but gave few new points by way
of conversation. He met Eliza Wise first
the 18th or 18th of last April
| at the Hibernian ball Went to
several places with her after
| wards. Met Martha Wise one
week after Eliza. On the night of the
Delbourns dance, two Wise girls and
two defendants went together Passed
Mrs. Logan. Said, good evening" She
said, who is it, Eliza said, its US
! girls, that was all the conversation
NOth'ng said about $1,000 or marrying
Took girls lone that morning about 2:50
from dance. When left, girls never sa:G,
If 1T wasn't for old folks, we could
stay cwo hours longer
Two weeks before the murder at Wis9s
was introduced to Mr.. and Mrs Wise AID
Mr.. and Harry Laplnan. and Allie Pres
ton was there. One week preceding
murder when boys called late at Wise
farm Mr. Wise came to the door Jim
apologized for being so late Mr.. Wise
said 1t was all right they were used to
having company late and called the girls
to come down stairs. Little Jr. came
down first and went up last. Never said
anything about front door being pushed
open for signal. Jim went to Wise farm
Tuesday afternoon after murder talk.
Martha told her he was for family and
would do anything he could to hepl her.