Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1900-08-16
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Chds. BdtCheIder and Vim. Jones
To Be Tried In Circuit Court For
Their Assault Upon Peter Hanson
The DubuQne Merchant.

Chas. Batchelder and VIM. Jones of
Platteville who were placed under ar
rest two weeks ago charged with as
assault on the person of Peter
Hanson, the Dubuque merchant. at
or near the Potosi steamboat landing
on the 22nd OF July last. came on FOR
hearing before Justice G. b. Wheel
er in this city Monday. The large
number OF witnesses that had been
subp9n9d together with scores of
spectators and curiosity seekers com
posed such crowd that it was neces-
sary to hold the proceedings in the
circuit court room.
From the evidence brought out in
the testimony given the case is shown
tC be one Of the most sensational in
the annals of crime in Grant county
one with no equal. Dist. Atty. W. +.
| Howe attended to the examination of
witnesses on part of the state. He
was assisted by Atty. w. j. Brennan
of this city and Atty. Zenninger of
Dubuque was also in attendance, look
ing after the interests of Mr.. Hanson,
the merchant and mplaining wit
ness. Attys. Lowry x Clementson
appeared in behalf of the defendants.
Lewis Fisher, Patteville livery
man, was the first witness sworn.
He stated that early the past spring
he met Mr.. Hanson. for the first time,
in Dubuque. His mission there was
to sell or trade team 10 Mr.. Hanson,
who deals in horseflesh as a side issue
f,f n
agree on terms, but each had an
understanding OF the others PROPOSE
ton Mr.. Fishers testimony was
merely a leader as to transactions
that followed later by which Hanson
was enticed to the Potosi landing and
assaulted by Bachelor and Jones.
Frank Breithaupl, who manages the
Platteville exchange of the Wisconsin,
Telephone company, was the next
witness called uaon TO testify He
told Of Mrs. Bal, hclder, wife II one
of defendants. coming 10 the central
exchange to telephone TO Hanson on
the day previous o the assault. but
did not know the conversation that
passed between them
Thos. Longbotham. another Platte
vile liver, man, was called to tell
what he knew OF the affair He stat
ed that on Sunday evening prior to
the 22nd, Mrs Batchelder came to
his place of business and engaged a
single horse and buggy for the NOR
row, and took her departure with the
same early Monday morning. That
an hour or two after she had driven
away her hus band came also and hired
a team and conveyance. and that he
and Jones drove away in it. That
| about D. HI. Mrs. Batchelder re-
turned with both rigs, driving the
one her husband had engaged and
leading her own.
Peter Hanson of Dubuque was the
next witness called and upon his tes-
timonv hinged the fate of the accused.
Consequently his story was listened
to with marked interest and the part
he took in the affair was found to be
anything but pleasant one. His
story condensed from his testimony
is about as follows: l live in Du-
| buque. Am in the mercantile and
commission business there and have
been connected with the establish
ment under nv name for nineteen
years past. 1t is located on corner Of
l4th and Washington SITS. Remember
seeing Lewis Fisher this spring in ref
erence to horse deal offered him a
horse had and t160 in cash for his
team. He wanted the horse and 1850
cash. Have known Chas. BatChelder
and his wife about six years. They
| came to Dubuque TO live and traded
nv store. Ialso visited their home
taking orders for groceries. provls-
ions, etc. Think they moved to Platte
vile abouta wear ago and have not
seen much Of them since. ! have
lived in Dubuque forty-seven years
and am fortv-eight years old. on
| Sunday. July 2lst, my son informed
me that my offer on that team wa, all
right and would be accepted. That
the team would he at ne Potosi land
ing on the following day and that !
should be there with my horse 70
make the exchange. ! supposed y
| was Fisher with his team a he was
| the ONLY party al Platteville that | had
negotiated with for team. aud ac-
cordingly on Monday morning | left
Dubuque with my horse bound for
Potosi. Went up on the steamer
Teal Arriving at Potosi Landing !
drove up the bank and q short distance
up the road noticed woman beckoh-
ing to me / drove that way AMI rec
ognized her a. Mrs. Batchelder. /
alighted and she said - me suppose
YOU have come up 10 see .he that
team. answered Aer N the affirm