The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1907-10-30
EXAMINATION Of
A. s. HAWLEY
WITNESSES CALLED AND AGREE
IN MAIN POINTS OF TES7I-
MONY
DID NOT SEEM TO Be DRUNK
Detailed Circumstance ofthe Trouble
Told by Many Who We're Pres
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

The examination of A. S. Hawley,
charged with attempting to murder
his wife last week, was begun today
at the court house, Justice HalSted
presiding. The court room was crowd
ed with people interested in the case.
The defendant was represented by
Attorney Thomas, while V. H. Cady
represented the state.
Mr.. Hawley appeared collected, and
remembered the circumstances clearly
enough to converse with his lawyer
and suggested questions to be asked of
the witnesses.
The following witnesses were called
and testified: DR.. Kelley said that
when called October II, about O'Clock
in the morning, he found Mrs. HaWley
lying ON the floor with her head bleed
ing, caused from three cuts in the back
part of her head. Her neck was
swollen and much discOlOred, SO that
she could not turn her head Her
C1OU11CO StA1O Ad1l WClC 0ctUuAoCCN WAoAA
blood. The marks on her neck were
made by either pounding or choking.
There were signs of violence on the
neck and scalp. He noticed that Haw-
ley had blood on his hands and face
when he arrived. Otherwise he noticed
nothing unusual about him. He could
not say that he was intoxicated. He
thought that the defendant was usual
ly under the influence of liquor and
looked about the same. He said that
Hawley offered to help his wife, but
she would not allow him. DR.. Kelley
also said that Mrs. HaWley said that
Mr. Hawley wanted her to go up
town, and she got ready, when she was
suddenly struck from behind three
times and then he got his Knees on her
and choked her. The doctor said that
she had told him the same story sever
al times. A hammer was found in the
cellar with little blood on the handle,
he said.
Mrs. Albert Thoenig was called and
testified as follows: She said that she
was passing through the alley back of
Mr.. Hawley's house, when she heard a
voice saying, II won't do that" after
which she heard terrible screaming and
groaning She said she called Mrs.
Archer's attention to this, when she
heard fall. Then Mrs. Archer called
for help. M. F. Foley, when sworn,
said when he first entered Mrs Haw-
ley,s house the morning of the trouble,
that Hawley appeared as though he
had hold of his wife. Mr.. Foley asked
him if he was trying to kill his wife.
The defendant then went up stairs.
When he came down Mr.. Foley said
it looked badly for him. Hawley re-
piled that if he had done such deed
that he ought to be hung. He then
took Mr.. Foley down cellar and
showed him a broken jar of butter, land
some blood on one of the lower steps,
explaining that his wife had fallen
down stairs. Mr.. Foley also testified
that he saw pools Of blood on the floor
of the room in which Mrs. Hawley
was found first. He said that he did
not think that the defendant was in
toxicated. He said that he could smell
liquor, however.
Mrs. Matt Reuland said in her testi-
mony that when she arrived at Mrs.
Hawley's home on the morning of the
10Th, she saw Hawley STOPPING over
his wife on his knees choking her. She
said she heard Mrs. Hawley say,
.tMrs. Archer don't leave me-" Mrs.
Reuland said that when she told him
to leave his wife alone he paid no at
tention to her request;then she pushed
him, after which he let go and jam
med pillow into Der face, saying,
"why she fell down cellar" She said
that she saw the hammer which had
some blood on the handle. When she
went to get doctor Mrs. Hawley said
"Don't leave me, he will kill me-"
Many other witnesses were called
whose testimony was mainly corrobo-
rative, after which court was adjourn
ed till Monday morning at 8 O'Clock.
From Thursday's DGilyJ