Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-19
TESTIMONY
Miss Lizzie NoIan's Testimony in the Case of
State VS.. Chas. jungblud and
Lizzie Nolan
CONTINUED FROM LAST WEEK.

Lizzie Nolan, one of the defen-
dants, being duly sworn, testified
as follows: By Mr.. Evans: Miss
Nolan, where is your home2
Prairie du Chen, Wisconsin. Your
parents live there? Yes sir.
You were born there in
Prairie du Chien!2 Yes sir. In
Prairie du Chen or In the
country. In the country? Yes
sir. You have been housekeeper
for Father Jungblud? Yes sir.
For how long? II years. When
did you to Neillsville? Some
time in April. Sometime in April?
Yes. 1900? Yes sir. How long
did you live at Neillsville? About
a year and a half, | think. A year
and half2 Yes. You were
keeping house for Father Jungblud
at Neillsville? Yes sir. Are you
acquainted with Marion Prieur, the
complaining witness here? Yes
sir. When did you first make the
acquaintance Of Marion? Some
time in March of 1901. Was she
brought to Neillsville at that time?
Well she had been there previous
to that. Where had she been pre-
VlouS to that? She STAYED with
Mrs. Marx. Were you acquainted
when she came to Father Jung
blud? Yes sir. She came to
board there, or came to Father
Jungblud's in March, 1901? Yes
sir, And how long did she stay
at Father Jungblud's? Well |
think it was pretty near seven
months, until sometime in October.
October 18th? Yes sir. Did she
go to school while she was there?
She did for a while. Do you
know for how long? About a
little over two months. After
that did she quit going to school?
Yes sir. Did she board at Father
Jungblud's. Yes sir. Who took
care Of her while she was there?
| did; with the assistance of Father
Jungblud What was her condi-
ton when she came there? Well
she had some kind of sores on her
hands and the lower part of her
limbs. The lower part of her
limbs? Yes. What kind of sores
were they? Well they were Jumps,
like, in the flesh; and they would
burst open at times. Would burst
open at times? Yes sir. Was
that when she first came there?
Yes Sir. And how long did that
last? Well it would so away and
then appear again. What would
cause them to burst open? Why
| thought it was from scratching.
Did she scratch herself? Yes sir.
Very often? Well mostly all the
time when | could see her. When
you did not see her? What is it?
You say mostly all the time? Well,
while | was present. Of course |
do not know what she did when |
was not there. Did you tell her
not to do it2 Yes sir. Did she
scratch herself SO that she would
make sores? Yes sir, she did,
till she caused the blood to flow.
Till she caused the blood to flow?
Yes sir. Was she whipped any
that time for the first two months
she was there? No sir. Did she
have sores every little while those
two months? Yes sir. What was
the condition of her skin? What
would it be as to color? 1t was
yellow and sallow. Do you know
why she stopped going to school,?
The sister said she did not want
her any more. Who did the sister
tell that to? She told that in pre-
sence of me and the little girl,
Did she say why she did not want
her? The district attorney
objects to the last question, and
moves that the last answer be
stricken out, as incompetent, and
as hearsay. The motion to strike
out is denied, and the objection
overruled. The court: Well you
may answer that yes or no. Wit
ness: No she did not. The
court: No, you do not under
stand the question. Did she tell
you before that at any time. when
the little girl was not present, why
she did not want her to go to
school? Yes, she did talk some
of it Did she give you any rea-
son for it? Yes sir. What was
the reason? Objected to as hear
say. The Court: Well, l am in
clined to think the objection
should be sustained. 1t does not
occur to me that it is very material
any way. If the teacher did not
want her, and requested her not
to send her, that was sufficient for
that. Exception taken by defen
dants' counsel. Well after that
did or did you not attempt to
teach her yourself? | did, with