Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1905-02-08
Clifford Murder Trial
Attracts Great Crowds
Court Room is Packed at Every Session
with Interested Spectators.
PROMINENT INSANE SPECIALISTS HERE
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deavoring Prove Clifford Insane
Interest Increases Case Progresses.

was made to the buildings on the pro-
perty. Presently she said to Clifford
that they would remove that cow sheG
as soon as he wished to have it re,
moved from his premises. He said the
cow shed belonged to him. She asked
him if DR.. Willett didn't reserve the
building, didn't give him to under.
stand that it belonged to them. He
said he did not, but that the shed OF
building belonged to him. Mr.. Bige
low said that the understanding was
when those lots were sold that they
might have the cow shed, it belonged
to them. DR.. Willett said when the
lots were sold they would have to move
the COW shed. Clifford asked if he
(Bigelow) had deed to it, to which
Bigelow replied that they were getting
upon dangerous grounds and he did not
wish to discuss the matter further.
Clifford said that person could OWL
everything on place when he bought
it; that the laws of New York were
that person held everything ON the
property he bought. He seemed to be
considerably stirred up about it, very
decided that the property belonged to
him. Clifford was using the shed on
Nov. 5, 1904 for tools, etc. he used on
the lot. She did not remember seeing
anyone paying attention to the con-
versation at this time, but several
were passing in and out.
REV. MAHLON WILLETT.
Rev. Willett testified that he knew
both Clifford and Bigelow, and Mrs.
Bigelow. Clifford never came to him
to make any inquiry concerning the
COW shed. He sold the property to
Clifford and also to Mrs. Bigelow. CAT
this point the state asked the witness
if when he sold the property ON which
Gfford built the foundation for house
he said anything to him about the COW
shed. Defense objected ON the ground
that the best evidence of reservation
in deed is the deed itself. Objection
sustained The witness remembered
the time when Clifford was on the lot
and they were having question about
the description of the deed the boun-
dary line; N. Wllett was present. He
couldn't t say whether the deed had been
delivered or not at that time, his i'm
preston was that it had not been.
(Witness was asked if he talked with
Clifford about the cow shed at that
time. Objec tion by defense sustained. }
G. E. SCHENCK.
Witness testified that he had made a
plat of the property of Bigelow and
Clifford and the surrounding neighbor-
hood, showing detailed distances be-
tween buildings on the lots, etc. and
testified as to locations of the build
ings, distances, etc.
MISS ALICE BAILEY.
Witness testified that she knew Mr..
Bigelow and knows Mr.. Clifford by
sight. She was at her fathers home
ON Nov. 5, 1904, and saw Bigelow
and Clifford ON that date. She was
in her fathers back yard, midway
between the house and fence, between
thirty and forty feet from where Bige-
low and Clifford stood. 1t was about
II 80 a. m. They were at point
Just where the COW shed joins onto
the barn, two or three feet away,
each on his own property. When she
first went out of the house she heard
Bigelow swearing at Clifford, heard
the words "You c. d fool,
you," and heard him say something
about a revolver. Clifford laughed
and said "What is the matter with
you?" Bigelow replied, 'you told
me you had revolver" There were
some more words she did not remem-
ber. In little while Clifford said
"My line runs right along here, and
he drew u line right between the two
men as they stood there talking, a
line drawn south from the joint be-
tween the COW shed and barn to the
fence. Clifford pointed with his fin
ger and drew an imaginary line be-
tween them. Bigelow said something
the witness did not remember, both
were very angry, both turned and
saw the witness, and lowered their
voices. They were talking very loud
before. Clifford noticed her first,
motioned toward her and called Bige-