Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1906-02-01

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of his he I'd the most of the time. Bry-
ant had suffered quite a loss of blood
from the W ound on his wrist.
Cross-examination of Elwood.
First saw Bryant on the night of the
shooting in front of the Big Store at
Andover. Helped Bryant to the hotel.
Helped unwrap Bryant's wrist. The
wound on the breast looked like a glanc.
ing wound of a % or 30 calibre revolver,
the skin and flesh were cut clear to the
bone. The flesh of the leg was also cut.
He had not seen the clothes since he
took them off from Bryant. They We're
saturated with blood.
Redirect examination of Elwood:
The bullet that struck Bryant on the
breast was a CHANGING shot, had it been
straight, it probably would have killed
him.
Chris Hildahl, of P~ierpont, was called
and testified as follows:
Was engaged in the hardware bust
ness at Pierpont. Had seen Charles
Alberts. Saw his clerk sell Alberts the
gun and cartridges. Identified the gun.
Cross-examination of Hildahl:
Could not swear pesitiv ly that it was
Alberts who bought the qua or that
that was the gun.
Edward Mccormick was sworn and
testified as follows:
Was ~janitor at the court house. The
Jail in which Bella DAVIS vas confined
was close to the boiler room. Had heard
the defendants talking together. Heard
the man say, "they can't do anything
with you, but l guess that they will
stick me for a long time" To which
the woman replied, "Oh, Charlie, what
the devil will l do all that time? I'll
never go back to live with father"
b A. Walton was called and gave
the following testimony:
Was stenographer at the preliminary
examination of Charles Alberts and
Bella Davis. Heard AlbeIts testify at
the former triel of going to Pierpont
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ridges. Heard him testify of going to
Bryant's glace on the day of the shoot
ing and hiding in the hay stack, tree
claim, house and in the cellar. Heard
him testify that he asked Bryant for
what he owed him and the old man
throwed the milk stool at him and then
Alberts let him have it, shooting at the
old man six times from a distance of six
feet. Heard Alberts testify that Bry-
ant then said he would pay him but he
never did. Alberts testified that he did
not intend to kill Bryant, but was just
trying to wake N up
w. j. Elwood recalled
Testified thar DR.. Jones was in Chi
cago and had been there for a week
aud would be there for a month.
A. S. Bryant was recalled direct.
Testified that his brother in-law and
cousin came to his house aud were
mixed up in a counterfeiting game
that he did not know anything about il
until the officers came and arrested HIM
in his own house because the men were
there with counterfeit money. He got
three years and stayed eight months.
The state rests.
Attorney Woodwork, on behalf OF
the defense, made a statement of their
side of the cas- and what evidence they
proposed to introduce.
Bella Davis, the woman in the case,
was sworn and her testimony was in
part as follows:
She is twenty three years old. Came
to South Dakota the 18th day of last
August. Formerally resided in Mich
igan. Is a married woman Does not
known where her husband Is. He die
not leave her. Last saw him May 10Th
Has a little girl three years old. Hel
grand parents brought her up. Saw
her father once when she was thirteen
years old and next heard of him last
February. His brother wrote to her
ABOUT her father. She received letters
from her father before she came to
South Dakota. Said in those letters
that she could have what he had if she
would come and keep house for him.
Sent her money to come out with. Was
working at Mrs. Raymond's in Mich.
gan when she received the money. She
told Alberts and several others that she
was going ont to live in South Dakota.
Her father did not meet her at the train
when she arrived at Andover. She
hired a team and drove out. Alberts
was there. She kept house for Bryant
and after the men had gone helped him
do the chores. Alberts worked for
her father. Heard Alberts ask her
father for a settlement and her father
did not have time. When her father
came into the room that night she was
sitting on Alberts lap rubbing his arm