Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-07-17

night OF the 2nd OF OCtODer, mao
you? No sir, not unless she
helped herself to it; but that l
thought she did. What is it? l
thought that she might have
helped herself to it. You did not
have any knowledge of it though,
in any way? No sir. You had
been right around there during
the day time, looking after things
in the kitchen and dining room
yourself? Not all the time. Where
had you been? l was through
the other part of the house, and
out doors. And wherever she
was left there alone in the house
during that time, from the night of
the second of October on, she had
been locked in her room, hadn't
she? From when did you say?
From the night OF the End of
October. She had been locked in
the room? Yes. The night of
the End she wasn't. She wasn't
locked in on the night of the md?
No sir. Why did you lock her in
On the night Of the 3rd7 Well l
was going down town, and Was
it SO she wouldn't get out and
handle the food? Mr.. Vic khan:
Let her answer the question. Did
you want to answer further? You
have got me off now. Mr.. Wick
ham: The question was, why
you locked her in on the night Of
the grid. On account of matches
and things that she was liable to
get at. Matches and things? Yes
They were on the telephone in
the dining room. And was there
any light in her room, either
night? No sir. Did you say
that you were brought up in a
family Of children, where there
were children that we're younger
than yourself? Yes sir. This
is the only child that you ever had
charge of, is it, Yes sir.
Didn't you think it was quite
common for children not to want
to have their hair combed? No
sir. You never knew of such a
case before7 No, not to go out to
school. All Of those that you
have ever known have rather liked
to have their hair combed, have
they? Well, as far as l know them.
| don't know very many of them.
How many children were there
younger than you in your family?
Of girls, only one. And that was
the only one that you had ever
had much of any experience with,
was it? Well, that is the only one.
| didn't have any experience with
her. And all of the little children
that you had known before, were
ready and willing and anxious to
wash, the first thing in the morn
ing, were they? 1t was always
what have seen them do. You
never knew one before that did
not like to wash the first thing in
the morning and have her hair
combed? That would come to
her breakfast without washing her
hands or face. Let's see; how old
are you? l will be p the 10th of
next July. You have known Jung
blud for how long did you say?
For II years. A little over that.
How long were you in the room
with Marion on the morning of
the 18th of October? | was not in
the room at all. l was Just at the
door. Just came to the door?
Yes Sir. Did you see Marion at
ALP l did. You were there just
long enough to look in and see if
she was dressing, and then went
out? Yes. You were not there
long enough, and did not look at
her closely enough, to have OBJ
served any of these wounds that
have been described as having been
on her that morning, if they had
been there at that time, did yol?
No sir, l did not She might have
been in just tie condition she is
described to have been in, and you
not have noticed it? Yes sir.
When she told you of the cut in
her hand the day before, did you
look at it? Mol did not. When
she spoke of it, as you say she
did, she did not tell you how she
had gotten the cut? 1t seems to
me, if l remember correctly, that
she said she had knife. That she
had a knife? She had a knife
when she cut it. But at the time
she told you, you did not look a:
her hand? She did not show it to
me. I was busy getting supper;
and she made no more complaint
whatever about her hand or any,
thing. She did not speak Of it as
a serious cut, did she? No sir.
And you did not regard it of
enough serious ness to glance at it?
No Sir. Did she help you wash
the dishes any on the 3rd day of