The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1904-03-04

h fore that was the l4th. des came AZ z
door and wanted me to open it
had it.locked. He asked me i 4,
wanted Is and / said no. He calico
mo names. He asked if my husband
and johnson were home. Said no
Ringler was there about week he
fore this date. Sometimes he had
gun an sometimes not. l told him
then to go away and stay away and
he said he would He knew I had
a revolver. locked the door after
ne left. He came back with a gun
and said he was ready to shoot
was ready for business. He left
after talking some. Don't know
when Ringler was there last time
before that-but guess it was about
Mondays day or so before-when
he got pig. Don't know when
last time before that. but he was
there the day after Thanksgiving.
Gus johnson was here. He brought
some seed corn and carried it into
kitchen. On Thanksgiving my nus
band and l we're up to Ringers.
Didn't visit during the summer.
Ringler told my husband and !
many times that he would make us
leave tnere-ho would be mean. He
tried to get my nurse girl away
from me. Once Ringter came
pounding at the door about 10
o'clock at night. He said he was
looking for his horses.
Adjournment until . O'Clock.
At the converting of court Tues
day morning, the cross examination
Of Mrs. Schmeisser was continued:
Mrs. Schmeisser again repeated
the story of Ringers visit there
Dec. 16.) (Attorney Wilson then
read a mum ber of questions and ans
wers given by Mrs. Schmeisser IN
Justice court which Mrs Schmeisser
said she testified to, about IN the
same line as given above.) l don't
remember about Ringler riding
with me in u buggy in October. l
met him one day and he called mt
nasty names. / didn t have any in
tercourse with him any time. !
didn't have any talk with Ringler
about quarreling when my husband
was about, out that everything
would be alright when my husband
was not there. Ringier didn t meet
me in the fields. He was always
running us down. Never told Ring
ler to come to house when my hus
band was away. (Again told story
of Ringers call Dec 49, l am
sure l did not shoot the revolver
that morning. Told about the
shooting through the door, MANY
questions and answers given in JUS
tice court were read to witness, evil
IDENTIFY to see if she would get mix
ed, and although there was some
discrepancy concerning her using
and looking at her revolver. her
story did not suffer any.
Redirect: Told about shooting
revolver once about two weeks be-
fore Dec. IL and that it was not re-
loaded new.
Geo. Schmeiser, was called, sworn
and testified;
saw Ringler between Z and 8
o'clock on the morning Of Dec. Is.
| was loading hay and saw hin. on
horse. l had a few words with him.
He was cross and jangling. he was
"raking my woman" to Johnson,
nv hired man. He asked me when
I was coming home-I told him l
was going to town and it would be
the middle of the afternoon. He
went home. He came back shortly
after afoot, and had gun. He had
few words with Gus johnson. He
left towards Hackett northwest
1 next saw Ringler after / finished
loading the hay, near Hackett's. He
said he was looking at Hackett g
calves. l came on to town-saw
Ringler go on down the road. !
didn't see him again that day.
Ringler has been in the habit Of VS.
ting my family-not so very much
IN last six months. Have had all
kinds of trouble with RingIer. Had
trouble over money for rent of land
Ringler and farmed together about
s;x vaars 400. Have heard RinQler