Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-03
If. Who usually took care of her


tended to it herself, did she? Yes
Sir, after she commenced to misuse
it. After she had solled it, from
that time on you had her take care
or it? l didn't do anything. What
is it? [ didn't tend to it after that.
Now you say you bought her a
dress one time, l think Yes sir.
While she was there? Yes sir.
Calico dress was it? Well it wasn't
really calico, but do not know
what it was. And a hat you
bought for her? Yes sir. And an
apron? Yes Sir. Showing dress to
the witness): Was this the dress
that you bought her? No sir.
Defendants counsel objects to the
exhibition of the clothing in the court
room. The Court: What is the pur-
pose of it? Mr.. Marsh 1t seems that
there is claim here that they bought
this girl great many things, without
receiving compensation for it. |
tie nded, before finishing, also to ask
her If these were the clothes she had
on at the time she received the last
punishment. The Court: 1 do not
understand that she testified as to
the quality, particularly, of any cloth
ing they bought for her. l do not
know but what they did: but if so it
was incidental. The quality Of the
cloth ing, or anything of that kind, is
not material, in view of the present
state of the testimony. Mr.. Marsh:
This question was led up to twice.
One was where they showed that they
promised to buy her clothing as an
inducement to be good, as they say:
another was that they actually bought
her clothing. but that was i'm a sepa
rate connection. The Court: Yes.
Well IN general way the defendant
Jungblud testified that he furnished
her some clothing, as he understood
she needed it. without compensation.
But there was no inJimatiOn that he
did anything more than was necessary
to be done for child of her age in
that respect. Mr.. Marsh: Of course I
intended to lead up to this question of
whether or not these were the clothes
that she had on when she received the
puniShme Mt, at the time this witness
raised the clothes for her to be
whipped. If you desire to ask her any
question for the purpose of connecting
them directly with the offense, that
is another proposition of course: but
any testimony tending to lead to a
criticism of the quality of the clothing,
or anything of that sort, would. be
improper. Well, while l have this
here | will ask you if you know
hot l,o
| little girl had on at the time that she
was whipped the last time. Well |
am not positive. Do you know
whether it was a blue dress or not?
| She had an apron also on over; and
that? [ cannot remember whether
that is the dress or not. Do you
remember whether it was blue
dress or notp She had a blue apron.
Mr.. Wickham: l object, on the
ground that it is entirely immaterial.
| | cannot see any object of the exhibit
tion of this clothing here at all, for
any proper or legitimate purpose. Mr..
| Marsh: | want to show. in connec-
tion with the cross examination of
this witness, what clothing she had
On. Objected to as immaterial and
not proper cross examination. The
| Court: Well it may or may not be
material. / cannot say that it is
not now. But she is unable, as |
understand her, to say definitely
whether that is the dress she had on
or not. That is the fact is it? Yes.
That you are unable to say whether
it is or not? Yes sir. And these
other clothes, you could not identify
| them? No | could not. No aside
from these three garments, or three
similar garments did she have any
| thing else on at the time she received
her last whipping? She had an apron.
| In addition TO the three? In addition.
| Garments like this? Well l do not
| know how many she had on. | would
| not say positive how many she had on.
But you know that in addition to the
dress she had on an apron? She had
on an apron. You never got more
than the one dress for her while she
was there, did you? That was all.
And you have named all of the
clothes that you got for her while she
was there, have you? Would you
please name them? Well l will just
ask you to name them, if you recol-
lect. Well, all right. | got her a
dress, an apron, and a hat, hose sup
porters and stocking; and / divided
up with her my handkerchiefs, what
I had. We used them between US.
The other clothes that she wore were
those that she brought there with
her? Yes sir. And it was quite a
>canty supply that she brought with
her? No sir She brought a good,
full supply of clothing, did she? Yes
sir. Now when she first came there [
believe you said you usually combed
her hair? Yes, did. And how long
did you follow that up? Well, when
she first came there, she would ask me
to comb her hair, just simply say
"Comb my hair" like that. l told
her that wasn't very nice; that she
should say ''PleaSe comb my hair"
And told Father Clarity about it,
and he told her that she should say
that, and that | shouldn't comb her
hair unless she did. That was why
you stopped combing her hair? Yes
sir. Her hair was long. as it IS now,
or about that length. was it, then? |
think so. 1t might have grown some
since then, but do not know. Now
after you found that she would not
say please Lizzie comb my hair"
and SO on, you did not feel as friendly
to her after that as you had been
when she first came there, did you?
just the same. Felt just the Same
towards her? Yes. You felt very
kindly towards her all the time she
was there? All the time. Clear up
to the very last? Until now. What
is it? Until now. This stubbornness
of hers did not offend you at all, or
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