Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-05
was that rope fastened to a hook

whether or not you whipped her
that day? No sir. Either at the
time that she was tied, Or after:
Neither. Why was she tied on
that day? For her stubbornness.
State whether or not she refused
to do anything that you told her?
She refused to pronounce a word.
Did she finally pronounce it? Yes
sir. What did you then do? What
did you do when she pronounced
it? l took down the rope. You
united her? Let her go. Now
state the manner in which she was
standing when she was tied? She
was simply standing on the middle
of the floor with her hands raised
over her head. Did you tie her
the next day? Yes sir. At what
time Of day was it you tied her the
next day? At about half past
eleven; little before noon And
how long was she tied that day?
Until not until after one. You say
not after one? No later than one.
No later than one. Now do you
remember where you had been;
remember the circumstances SO
that you can state about the time
it was? That is, were there other
things that occurred which fixed .in
your mind about the time that it
was when you tied her, and about
the time when you united her? You
mean on both days? Well, | speak
more particularly about the last day?
\ eS, there were circumstances by
which [ can remember. What are
these circumstances by which YOU
remember about the time when you
tied her? At ten o'clock [ went to
the school, and that always took half
an hour or more. Then | went down
town to make the purchases for the
house and to get the mail, and | came
back: and that usually took around an
hour. How far is it from your house
to the post-office? | would estimate
it at about thrce-QuarterS OF Il mile.
And is the pOSt-otfice in the business
part OF town? Yes sir. And the
house is what direction from the post
Office? Almost north, | think. And
state if it was near the outskirts
OF the city? 1t was within the city
limits. Yes, but / mean was it near
the outskirts of the residence portion
of the city? Yes sir. And what
makes you remember that she was
united before one o'clock? Particularly
this: that a train comes in half past
one, and company came to my house
on that train, and she had been taken
down good while before that. Who
was il came to your house on that
train that day. Father Stentz. Where
did he reside at that time? He resides
in Cleveland Town, Jackson County.
State whether or not she was tied
again after that? Never. Did you
hear her testimony to the effect that
you wanted her to say the word prac-
tice at that particular occasion? Yes
Do you remember if that was the
word you wanted her to say the day
before? don't. Well, on this last
day state what she said DIS TO whether
or not she would say the word? She
said 81 won't. Hit me-" And she
did hold out her hand and then the
other hand and would say the same
thing: Il won't Hit me-. State
whether or not you hit her at first?
| did, hit her over the hand at first.
State if she had often made that
expression before. ask you to hit her
on other occasions? She made that
statement several times previously.
State whether or not, you frequently
refused to hit her on the hand, when
she would hold out her hand on pre-
vious occasions? Quite few times
[ refused to. You say on this occasion
that you did hit her hands, when she
! held them out? On this day / did, on
the Bird of October. What did you hit
the hand with? What was it you hit
her hand with? With d switch.
Where did you get the switch? | cut
| it from the pasture. Which end of
the switch did you hit her hand WITH
the top end or the butt end? The top
end What was then done? Then [ left
| her to stand there, to see whether she
would change her mind, and then [
came back and asked her again to
pronounce her word. What else did
| sac saw She said that Il am saying
it to myself" What other expressions
did she use? She said II will say it
when [ get ready" And what other
expressions? She said II WON'T"
Did she say why she wouldn't? She
said Il have made up my mind that |
| won't" State if she used those eX-
| presSions several times? Yes. And
| we're you able to induce her to do SO?
10 say the word practice? I was not.
| And Gid she say it? She said it after
| wards You mean after you united
| her? Yes. Aud during that time
state if you whipped her on the body?
While she was tied you mean? Yes
Yes. Did she cry? She never cried.
| Dad you ever see her cry till yesterday?
| never saw her cry till yesterday.
That was the first time. Did she at
any time say anything as to why she
would not cry? Did she ever tell you
you couldn't make her cry? Yes, she
said that Have you heard the teSti-
mOny here as to the extent to which
| it is claimed that she had been
| injured? Yes | will ask you If you
| had an idea when you were whipping
her that YOU were injuring her TO any
such extent DIS the evidence tends to
show she was injured? No sir Did
you hear the testimony to the effect
| that there was d cuGon her right hand,
| | think it was, between the little
| finger and the one next to it? l heard
that there was a cut on one of her
hands, between the little finger and
| the one next to it. Do YOU know how
that occurred No. Doyou know how
the thumb nail came off? No. That
| is, while she was at your house? No.
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