Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-06-12


not know that. You do not know
that she was not, do you? No. l do |
not know that either. Did you lock
Never? What is it? No. Did you
instruct Lizzie to? No. If Lizzie did
that she did it without your order did
she? With out my order, yes. Where
did you say that Marion was, when
you went to the show that night? In
bed. What time did you go: 1t was
d few minutes before eight. Did you
know that she was locked in her room
then? No. You did not know that
her door was locked? No Now you
do not know of your own knowledge
chat she had anything to eat from
breakfast until when, that day l will
say? Until | took her down from the
hook. Well you did not see her get
anything then did you, to eat? No
sir. You did not see her eat anything
from breakfast time then, until night?
No. You did not see her get any
breakfast the next morning, did you:
No. Did she usually eat breakfast
with you? No. | did not get my
Breakfast until after nine O'Clock. |
say did she usually eat breakfast with
you? She usually ate breakfast before
me. Before you did? Yes Sir.
Do you know OF her having had any
breakfast that morning, before you
went over to church? No, | do not
know. What did you tell Lizzie to
give hcr, when you told her 10 feeu
ner, after you took her down? L told
her simply to give her something TO
eat. You say IL was her custom to eat
supper with you and Lizzie did you?
| aid not Say that. Oh, wasn't THAT
her custom? did not SHY that either.
What is it: | did not say that either.
We'll, what did you say? l said she
ate at the table with us at first when
she came there to the house; ana
later She did not. Well, then along
about this time, she Was not eating at
The table with you at any meal! No.
Did she wait on table for you? No.
Not at all? No. So when you were
eating supper that night, you DO
not know where, she was? NO L 90
not. And were you in the habit OF
leaving her alone in the house and
going away evenings? We were not
in the habit Of going away evenings.
Did you see her just before you went
away that night! | saw her before L
went away. Where? In The dining
room aud the kitchen. Well, do you
think she was in the dlning-ruom or
Kitchen when you went away tnaG
night? No sir. | think she was in
bed. Did you see her after she went
out OF the dlning-rOOm and the XIII
chen? No sir. You did not go 80 see
her after you got home that night,
did you? No. Now at that time, it
had not dawned upon your mind at
all, that this was a serious injury that
you had inflicted upon her, had 1t?
No, it had not. l suppose you did
not know that the whipping that you
had given her, had broken the skin IN
any place, did you? No, l did not
know that. You did not misLrust
that it had at all, did you? No. What
time did you leave the house, the
next morning? About eight or five
minutcs after. Did you know that
the girl was locked in her room that
morning? No, L didn't. Was she
usually locked in her room nights?
do not know whether the room Was
locked or not. You do not know
whether ii was customary TO have her
door locked at night? | don't. There
was d key to the door, was there? eS.
Lizzie had the charge Of that part OF
the work, did she? Yes. She had
charge Of the room entirely. Now
this Iirot day that you had her tied up,
you think she was not up over an
hour? No, 1 don l.. She was up then
while you were eating dinner was she?
Yes. Did you talk to her any While
She was there beside the table? eS.
Did you offer to give her anything to
eat? Not while she was there. DID
you after Sue was taken down? Yes.
Did you take her down that first day
that you tied her up? Yes, L did.
DID you look aG her arms to see how
much they were injured? No. L Went
away from the house Immediately
after. How long after that was III
before you found out how seriously
injured the girl Was? The nraG
knew about it Was when L was taken
in charge by The officers Of the law.
Did you ever III your life express any
regret for The condition she was III,
from what you had done? L do not
quite understand. l say, have you
ever since that time, from that day To
this. expressed any regret at the con-
djtiUn that you found she was IN:
No. l never talked to anyone about
IT, \ GU say that it was her Stubbor-
ness on that occasion that made you
angry and lose your temper? Yes.
She told you DIT one time, did she. that
Size wanted TO go back TO her AuntS
down III jackson county: She told
lie ihaJ she wanted TO so back TO
Jackson county, yes, but that was to
her Uncle Henry, she said she wanted
to go. Where? | think she Said to
her Uncle Henry, she wanted to go.
Now believe you stated that she wet
or Suiled the bed once? Yes. Was
,Hdo ii:c night of the second or third
u! October? 40. she did soil tuC
u4tt that night, didn't she? l don't
KNOW. Mr. liaISh: That is all. Re
direct examination 10y MIR. II iCkham:
| want TO ask you just one question.
/ want TO ask you why it was That
.'tarion ala not eat at the same time
that you and Lizzie did! She uld not
cav at Jhe same table With us. She
ud eat ut the same time, most OF tie
Time, but at Tile Kitchen table; but
Size uld not eat 1T the same table with
IL. because she several times giutteu
.tcracif 80 That SHE threw up her meals
Uii ncr pidlC, VI lille We We're eating a
tiic table, and Ne could not Staiiu it.
ar. u it'ii i!,lIn: That is all. Mr.. Marsh:
That is ali.
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