Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-22

remember. When were you taken
down from there? At night. Do you
know what day Of the week it was?
No. How long before that morning
that you went over to MIR. Southland S
was it? [ don't know. What time of
day was it that you were tied up
there? [ don't know what time it
was. Was it in the forenoon or after
noon? Forenoon. And were you
taken down at dinner time? No sir.
What room was this in, did you say?
Dining-room. Where were you when
they were eating dinner? | stayed in
there too. Were you tied up then?
Yes sir. Were you sitting down or
standing up? Standingup. Standing
down squarely on your feet were you?
Just on my tip-toes. Why didn't you
stand down squarcly on your feet?
Because l couldn't. Why couldn' t
you? l was tied up too high. Did
anybody else eat dinner there with
them that day? No sir. Did either
Father Jungblud or Lizzie talk to you
while you were there, while they were
eating dinner? They said it was fun
for them to see me hanging there.
Who said that? Lizzie said that.
Did you remember the words then?
| said one after thought of it. When
did you think Of that? When Father
Jungblud started down town. Was
it when you were hanging up, or after
wards? When l was hanging up. Do
you remember what the word was
now? No sir. What did Father jung
blud do then when you thought of the
word? Came back and took me down.
Then | washed the dishes for them.
Were your hands sore then? Yes sir.
Is there a Scah there on your hand,
now? Yes sir. referring to the
hand Was this sore then when you
were taken down, or wasn't it? No
it was done the night before | went
down. The night before you went
where? Down to SOuthard'S. This
was done the night before you went
down to Southard's, between your two
fingers? This was, s,(indicating) too.
The thumb nail was injured the night
before you went down to Southland S?
Yes. You didn't wash any dishes
after your nail was off? No Sir. Was
that nail off, or wasn't it? Clear off.
The nail off from that thumb? Yes
sir. How did that come off? | dom t
know which one knocked it Off Do
you know whether it was done when
you were hanging up or when you
were not hanging up? [ don't know.
Who was there when it was knocked
off? Just Lizzie and the priest.
What were they doing when it was
knocked off? Whipping me. l don't
know when it was knocked off. Do
you know which one was doing the
whipping when it was knocked off?
No sir. Do you know which one was
doing the whipping, if either one,
when that was hurt between the two
fingers? No sir. Do you know
whether or not both of them were
there at that time, at the time you
we're hurt between the fingers? /
don't know. You say both of those
things were done The night before
you went down to MI Southa1d's is
that right? Yes sir. Was it before
dark or after dark? 1t was after
dark. Well don't you know whether
it was after you were taken down,
after the rope was taken Off of you,
or before? No sir. Well were you
whipped any while you were tied up
with the rope? Yes sir. Were you
or weren't you whipped any after you
were taken down, after the rope was
taken Off? | wasn't whipped any that
morning. What mOrning do you mean?
The morning that | went away. How
did you go cut Of the house that
morning when you went over to Mr..
Southard's? Through the window
Why did you go through the window:
Because | couldn't get out through
the door. Why not? The door was
locked. What door was that? My
bedroom door. You had Il room all
Dy yourself in ihe house, did you? Yes
air. Was ii up stairs Or down stairs:
DONu S,airS. And which side Of the
house was il Ut.? BctW the church.
Could you see The church from yuuf
WitdUW: Yes sir. rs you looked out
Iof your window, did you look
right toward the church or away
from it? You could see it: l was right
close to the church windows. When
you looked out Of your window were
you looking right towards the church:
eS Sir The court: What door was
locked? Mr.. Marsh: 1t was her bed
room door that was looked, she says.
Was the outside door locked Or don't
you know? 1t was locked outside.
Now which door was that that was
locked outside? My door Well |
mean the door which goes from the
The back door. Out doors. The door
which goes out door from the main
part Of the house out doors? Yes sir.
Is there Il door leading out of your
bedroom right out doors? Did your
door from your room open right out
doors: The door of my bedroom was
in the dining-room. Your door opened
iuto the dining-room? Yes sir. Then
there was a door opening from the
dining-rOOm out doors was there: or
did you have to 60 out Of the dining
room into some other room? You
have to go from the dining-room to
the kitchen, before you can go out.
Well you dom know suppose whether
the door from the kitchen outdoors,
How do you know it? [ heard them
when they locked it. Did you know
when they left the house that morn
did you know at the time when they
were leaving? Time for church to
begin; half past eight. But l mean
did you know it at the time? Not
what time it was by the clock, but
did you know they were going just as
they went? Yes sir. You heard them
go, did you say? Yes sir. Did you
know how long they were going to be
gone? Yes sir. How long? Till
nine. From eight until nine? From
half past eight till nine. And it was
While they were out that you climbed
out OF the window? Yes sir. Did you
go down there for anything else than
to get your dress buttoned? And to
get drink. When you were hanging
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