Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-10

ii1i " SOIHe ana Spell the WOfQ Tor
me and | would pronounce it for
her; and she would never do it;
she refused to do that. She was
SO contrary that she would not
get you to pronounce it for her?
She would not. She would not
ask me to. Now how long did
that go on, Jungblud's efforts to
get her to say that word, before
he got the rope? Well 1 could
not say that, how long it was.
Well was 1t just a minute or two?
A few minutes. Where did he get
the rope from? That / do not
know. He went out Of the room
and got a rope did he? Went out
doors. And it was either this
rope that has been shown here, or
One similar to it, was it? Some
thing similar to it, yes sir. Now
did you help him tie her up? No
Sir | did not. He did that all
alone. You say that she put up
her hands to him2 Yes sir. And
he tied the rope around her
hands? That was the second day.
That was the second time? Yes.
What did he do in tying her up?
How did he go at it the first time?
Well cannot tell you just how he did
go at 1t, because I was busy about my
work. You were busy getting dinner,
and did not pay much attention to it?
Yes sir. Did you see MIN when he
tied the rope up over the hook in the
ceiling? Yes sir, [ did How did he
get up to it? Stood on chair. And
40 you know whether he tied that up
there before he got it around her
hands, or afterwards He had it on
her bands first Then he pulled it up
tight. didn't he, and tied her up there
TO the ceiling? No sir, he didn't pull
1t tight. 1t was loose, wasn't it? It
was loose. There was quite a little
SLACK between her hands and the
ceiling, slack rope, was there? Yes
Sir, there was. So she could run
around the room anywhere she
wanted to? Well she could walk
around: not very far, but just back and
forth. She was on her feet. Yes.
Her hands were up over her head were
they, like this? (Indicating,) About
like that. There wasn't enough
slack so she could get her hands
up to the ceiling; not where it was
tied around her hands. l couldn't
say how much it was. Do you say
that there was enough slack there so
she could get her hands down as low
as her head? Well she had lots of
play with her hands; lots of room for
that. You cannOt answer the ques-
ton that | asked you, can you? Well
l would not be positive how slack it
was, nor anything like that. How
far do you think she could move about
on the floor? Well I could not say
how far: how many feet, or anything
like that. But she could go back
and forth like that How large a
room is this dining room? Have you
any idea? l could not give the exact
1t is quite small room, isn't it? Just
room enough for a table in it, isn't
there? And good fair room around |
the out edge? Well there was table |
in it: and china closet, and the ice |
box and several chairs. You could |
not give the jury any idea how large |
the room was? | could not. Now
what happened when he took her
down? What was the cause? The
immediate cause of his taking her |
down that day? What day? The
first day: the second of October. She |
pronounced the word She pronounced |
the word? She said she had made up
her mind that she would not be Stub |
born, any longer. Let's see. The
last day she did not pronounce the |
word at all, as [ understand you: the |
3rd of October? She did pronounce
the word. She did? Yes. after she
had been taken down. Oh after she |
had been taken down? Yes. jung
blud was there when she pronounced
the word the first day? No, he was
not. Where was he? He was gone
down town. And she pronounced the
word to you? To me. And you called
him back? [ went to the door and
called him back. And he united her
and took her down? He united her
and took her down. Now she was not
whipped any more that day? Nc sir.
Was 1T that night that you say that |
her hands were swollen? The End of
October? That [ am not positive
either. You do not know whether it
was the End or 3rd of October? No |
Well it was the 3rd that 1 noticed |
that they were swollen. Now on the
night of the End you did not notice
that this rope had made any indenta-
lions into the arms, did you? No sir, |
did not. Did you look for them? No
sir. You did not notice that there
were any bruises about her that were
bleeding that night? No sir. Did
you look for any? No sir. Did you
go to her room that night, the End of |
October? did not go to her room,
no: out [ was with her all the time.
Until she went to her room? Wasn't |
her door locked that night? No sir.
Was it the night of the 3rd of October?
OF that l am not positive: but it was
not in the habit of being locked. It |
was not 10 the habit of being locked?
No l say didn't you usually lock
when you and Jungblud |
went out in the evening? Well we
went out when she was gone to bed |
You did not usually go out until after
she had gone to bed? No: until just
time for her to go to bed Well was
the door locked then when you would
go out? Sometimes. The Court: |
You mean the door to the bed room?
Mr.. Marsh: Yes, the door to her room;
the bed room door. That is what you
me to mean? Yes sir. |
And how about the outside door of |
the house? Was that locked too? |
When l went away they were always
locked, yes sir. No matter whether |
Marion WAS in The house or nnt2 Yes |