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Beulah and Miss Wonderlich sang.

Cross Examination. II
Came from Freeman, Wisconsin;
1ired to King in March last; Mrs.
Wright was there; Beulah and was
good friends; everybody was friendly
with Beulah; never was out with Beu-
lab before; I came up from Lakota
that day, met the girls in; Derrick and
on their invitation went home with
them; never spent evening at Wonder
lich's before; was there on invitation
of Miss Anna; ! was counting Miss
we talked, sang, sat |
around and had pleasant time; sug-
gested going home; Beulah was. Sleep
ing at time we started home; she had |
been sleeping about an hour; I, awak- |
ened her to go home; know it was
1:25 when we started because have
watch; here it is; Beulah seemed
despondent over her treatment; she
said she was going to leave, the place
next morning; said she had heard of
uSdLA VI ACA le@InSA, DIG SO1uPA"AA0u
because Mrs. Wright had concealed
death of her father from her for year;
she spoke Of the ill-treatment she re-
ceived from Mrs. Wright; we talked
a moment at the door; / then went to
the bunk house; Albert Kady spoke to
me; it was 2 o'clock; went back to
house to see if there was rumpus;
heard none; left next morning for La
kota; heard the girl was in trouble at
Lakota; / started on excursion to Can
ada, missed connection and come back.
Redirect. 4 =. -
/ had, occasion to be y around the
house q great deaf. milking cows,.etc.;
T have heard things out OF the way be-
tween the girl and Mrs. Wright; many
times they appeared to be fighting; in
July about I'd or 4th, heard the girl
crying; heard her voice; she scream.
ed; I heard Mrs. Wright; she was
scolding; heard sounds as if girl was
being pounded; afterwards heard lots
of quarrels; on one occasion heard
Mrs. Wright say '*if you had any of my
blood in you, would kill you on the
spot" she threw her out of the house.
| - Re-cross. .--
They were quarrel;ng at time Mrs.
Wright made the therat to kill; Beu.
lah after being thrown out of house
sat down beside house; do not know
| what trouble was about; .Beulah re,
fused to do certain things as long as
she was mistreated; was outside the
house, they were inside; saw nc
marks on the girl; she was crying;
Mrs. Wright did@not seem angry; saw
nothing: out of way at noon; would
hate to be in such a row myself; ]
noticed on one side ofTBeulah's head
her hair was pulled out; quarrels were
not small AFFAIRS, Beulah never quar-
relied; never heard Mrs. Wright com
| plain of Beulahs being out; heard he1
forbid her going out; seven men were
I present at time Beulah was put out o1
! the housed witness gave the names)
twas about 6a. m.-breakfast time
never saw any marks Of violence on
i Beulah. ,S$s 2; ~ i.> @;s 3 81 r &ss:% l. Il
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Reulah told me Mrs: Wright took
hold Of her hair one day and pulled ii
1 OUT Beulah told me she was going
to leave Mrs. Wright next day and
! asked me to take her clothes over to
Wonde derlieh s; she gave as ID reason for
going that. she was nistreated Benlall
received: letter that day from her
mother saying her father was dead; !;
5|Beulah equested me to keep the let.
ter for her, as II Mrs right saw 1t
1 she would pound her out of the house:
III was to have taken Beulah's clothes
away for her next morning when !
4 did not see Beulah In morning
4 went on to train as had but little
time, and supp osed she had changed
her mind
Much time was consumed in object
ling to- questions BY the defense, and
there we're several Tits between 3coun,
/ sci. ;8:S
/ The next naorning s3 N Her arose and
vent 70 the King house with intention
IofB finding RenIala tlp Il ana 10
1 have her clotl taken 10 the home of
1.-The onda rlicia 1hen hs III
the King home earl II, the lnornins
he saw that the giir was ttIllars
l and as he intended ~ goS TO tssaHada
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