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

whipped her before you went
away, didn't you2 l didn't whip
her. l just What did you do?
1 stroked her with thelswitch that
was there, across the breast. Just
stroked her with it, Yes sir, on
the outside of her clothes. What
would you stroke her down with
the whip for? l told her to hurry
What is it? I told her to hurry;
that l was in a hurry. You were
in hurry to get away to the show?
l wanted to be on time at the
opera house. And you told her
to hurry and get ready for bed?
Yes sir. And she was trying to
unbutton her dress, wasn't she,
and her hands were so sore she
couldn't3 She was trying to un
button her dress. l couldn't say
Was she? Is that true9 l can't
say that that was true. She did
not complain of her hands being
sore. Couldn't you see that her
hands were sore? No sir.
Hadn't you already seen before
that, that they were swollen That
they were swollen, yes. Did you
offer to help her unbotton her
dress? No sir. And you whipped
her because she did not hurry up?
Because she should say please"
Oh, it was because she did not say
"please?" She would not say that.
that you whipped her, was it?
No sir. Well now let's see; what
did you whip her for? l wanted
her to hurry up. And she did
not hurry? She would not hurry.
Would not hurry? No sir. And
you did not whip her because she
did not say "please?" No sir, |
did not. Did you offer to help
her unbotton her dress that night?
No sir. Was Jungblud there then?
l do not think that he was right in
the room no sir. Did she finally
succeed in getting her dress un-
bottoned? She did. Before you
went? Yes sir. And she went to
bed? Yes sir. And you locked
her in her room? Of that | am
not positive. Did you see her
again that night Yes sir. After
you got home? Yes sir. What
happened when you saw her again?
I opened the door and asked her
if she was asleep, and she made no
reply; and l asked her again, and
she says eyes, I am asleep" Did
you have a light in her room then?
No sir. You could not see her
then to know whether there was
anything wrong with her or not?
No sir. Now, so far as you know,
you gave her the last whipping, (if
as you say we can call that a
whipping, when you stroked her?
Yes sir Were you worried any
about her hands having been
swollen, as you saw them? Well,
no; didn't-Did you care whether
she was injured or not? | would
have, if l had known that she was
injured, if she had complained in
any way. She never complained.
She was not in the habit of COM
planning at any injuries she re-
ceived, was she? Well she was;
she complained very much about
the itching that she had; very
much. Recess until 2 o'clock.
May 10, 1902. o'clock P. m.
Do you know what time it was
that you got home from the opera
house, the night Of the 3rd OF
October? No sir, l am not sure
what time it was. What time do
you think it was, about? Well it
was after 10 o'clock sometime,
but l would not be positive just
when it was. What did you go
to the little girls room for that
night, after you got home? | had
always accustomed myself to see
her after she had gone to bed
nights. But you did not see her
that night!2 l inquired for her,
and seen that she was in bed and
everything was all right. You
We're not worried about her condi-
ton at all? That was not why
you were inquiring? No sir, | did
not. The first time you spoke to
her she did not answer? No sir.
I have forgotten whether you say
you saw her the next morning,
the morning Of the 4th of October,
at all, or not. Did you? Yes sir,
l did. Where did you see her?
In her room. Had she gotten up
yet? Yes sir. Was she dressed?
She was dressed. Did she ask you
to help her dress her? No sir.
How did you happen to see herr
What did you go into her room
for? ] had gone in to see if she
was getting ready to come to
breakfast. That was before you
went over to the church? Yes,
Just before. Did you talk to her