Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1905-09-06
A. c. TITUS TO ASSIST IN THE
WALSH INQUEST.
WITNESSES WONT TALK
Husband of Dead Woman and Girl
From Appleton So Reluctant to
Tell What They Know of Tragedy
Tat Suspicion of Murder is Elk
cited.
Madison Sentemher ]

A. c. Titus, first assistant attorney
genera was dispatched yesterday by
Attorr y General Sturdeyant TO Gran
don, Forest county, TO assist the coro-
ner there in holding the inquest re-
garding the unnatural death of the
wife of District Attorney Walsh.
The inquest was started shortly after
the death of the. woman, but was
continued on account of the utter ina
hility of the coroner to get any salts
factory testimony from the district at
torney or from strange woman from
Appleton who was with the district at
torney at the time of the shooting.
Both the district attorney and the
Appleton woman were in close proxim-
ity at the time of the shooting, but
they could neither of them be induced
by the coroner to tell complete story
OF the incident or give such testimony
as would throw light on the manner
in which the deceased woman met her
death. In fact, the extreme reti-
cence of these two witnesses, who, the
coroner and jury felt sure must know
much, il not all about the fatality,
cause suspicion to rest strongly upon
them. and although there is not dis
closed any direct evidence 10 show
that either Of them murdered the wom-
an, ii appears that the coroner and
jury had serious doubts of the truth
of the first report that the woman had
~ mi tnA l.,
gal assistance available unless the at
torney general could send an attorney
to represent the state, and therefore,
in the peculiar situation thea coroner
and all the members of the jury unit
ed in making a statement of the case
as full and complete as possible and
sent it to the attorney general together
with the earnest suggestion that some
legal assistance be sent to Crandon to
help get from the witnesses the facts
necessary TO reach 4 decision in re-
gard to the mysterious death Of Mrs.
Walsh.
The matter was held in allegiance for
a day or two, owing to the absence of
the attorney general at that time. Up
on his return the matter was taken up
and it was decided that the facts re-
lated in the statement Of the coroner
and jury were Of so serious a character
as demand the presence at Crundon of
a capable attorney for the state Ac-
it was decided to send First
Assistant Titus to Forest county. He
left yesterday and will assist the coro-
ner in the inquest tomorrow.
Did not See Shooting.
Appleton. Wis, Sept Miss Mil
dred Ward, daughter of Mrs. r. Ward
5f this city. who was a guest at the
nome Of District Attorney Walsh of
.randon at the time Mrs. Walsh was
shot, says she was not in the room at
the time OF the accident She says
that Mrs. Walsh and sae had spent
The afternoon in calling and that her
hostess appeared in the best of spir-
It's
Miss Walsh states that Mrs. Walsh
y as very familiar with the use of fire.
aims ard always mad a 22-caliber re-
gclver lying on her dressing table
She supposed it was lying there the
night Of the tragedy, she said Miss
Ward says she knows of no reason
" ny Mrs Walsh Should shoot herself
Or why her husband should want to
shoot her.