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

day? You mean the timer Yes.
Well it might have been after 2; L am
not sure. 1 wasn't where the clock
was. Did she eat much that day?
Well she did, seemingly, yes, eat quite
a little. She did not eat so much that
day it made her sick, did she? No,
She did not. Now you say she had her
sir, she did. That is. the End of Octo-
Der? Yes sir. As usual, in the kit
chen? Yes sir. And she had her
breakfast the next morning, the
morning OF the 3rd? No sir. Why
did not come to-it. What is it? She
her room to see her? did. Youdid?
| did. And what did she say? / can
not remember just what she said.
Didn't she tell you that morning that
she could not eat anything? No sir.
Did you look her over at all, to see
whether she was injured then or not?
No sir. You did not examine her
arms or hands then? No sir. Now
when the noon meal came she was
hanging up there, was she, in the
dining-rOom, by the table? When
was this please? The 3rd of October?
She was. And she was put there by
Jungblud was she? Yes sir; at her
own request. At her OVID request?
Yes sir. Did she say why she wanted
to be put there? She said she liked
it. Did you believe it? She said that
that had been done to her before, st
her Uncle Henry's and that she liked
it. Well you knew it had been done
to her before, didn't you? No sir, l
did not. The day before? Well the
day before l knew 1t; but she told me
this again, about it being done at her
Uncle Henry's, think she calls him.
You did not assist any in hanging her
up that day, did you? No sir, I did
not. You were right there in the
room when it was being done? Well
Twas back and forth getting dinner.
1t was done about the same as it was
the day before, was it; that Is. she
was tied up about the same as she was
the day, before? l think so. There
was just as much slack in the rope
was there? Just as much. So she
could walk around on the fioor7 II
she wanted to, yes. And your re-
collection is she had been put there
about IL o'clock. did you say, that
day? No sir, I didn't say that.
About what time was it? 1t was be-
fore II sometime. It was about II?
Well somewhere around there. 1 am
not sure of the exact time. And it
was before you commenced eating
dinner? Yes sir. You were getting
dinner when it was dones I was
getting dinner. How did she happen
to be taken down that day at one
O'Clock, or half past one, or whenever
it was? Well Father said that he
had given. up in despair. And after
he took her down she said the word?
After he took her down she said the
word. Had she been whipped by you
or Jungblud before she was hung up
there that morning? No sir, not tot
my knowledge. That was the first
that had been inflicted
on her on the 3rd of October, was that
of her up? Yes sir. And was
it before dinner or after dinner that
you held up her clothes while Jungblud
whipped her? just little after. Had
he whipped her before dinner? No
sir. AS she was hanging there? Mo-
sir. Now that was the first time that
he was whipping her? Well no, Il
think not. That was not the first
time? No. You think he had
whipped her once, or more than once,
before that? Once | think. Once
before that, and that once was after
dinner was it? Yes sir. And then
be whipped her this time when you
were holding up the clothes; and did
be whip her after that while she was
hanging Uhere?!@ Yes sir. How many
times? Well, to that you mean how
many blows he whipped her? No, |
how many spells did he have at it. |
Not how many blows did he strike?
Sir? Not how many blows did he
strike, but how many spells of whip
ping her did he have, while she was
hanging there? Objected to by the
defendants attorney as improper.
Objection oyerruled, and an exception
taken. / cannot answer that You
do not know what [ mean by spells,
do you? | think do. But you can
not tell on how many different Ucca-
Sions he whipped her while she was
hanging there. Is that what you
mean? [ think it was twice or three
times, but OF that am not positive.
Well it was once before you assisted
him, and once when you did assist
him, and you think once after? l
think SO. What took place after he
whipped her the first time, and before
he commenced whipping her the
second time? What did he do, or you
do. or the little girl? She seemed to
be quite happy and contented there,
and fooling around, and laughing; and
he asked her il she wouldn't make up
her mind to say the word, and she
said mo-" that she said she was say
ing it to herself; and she said II won't
say it," Now that conversation went
on for a few minutes, and then he
whipping her again. Is
that right? No, that is not.
ITO BE CONTINUED
CHA1