The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-08-04

- @SAA CAL dAAoCA IN Q0ICI.H NO0U
William turned around I saw a re-
volveF in his hip pocket. I could see
the end of the barrel pointing upward.
Lays Hands on Woman.
Soon I saw he had ONO hand clutch
Ing his sisters dYass at the breast. His
other hand was by his side. Louise had
hold OF him n seemed to be resisting
him and trying to keep away. I asked
William what he was going to DC.
"'You get out Of here, that is none
Of your business" he yelled, and I
started out toward the barn. I heard
Louise say:
leave me alone, leave me alone,
what have I done?'
@eThat makes no difference" Will
lam gasped.
Two Shots Fired.
"Just at this momen a shot rang
out l o around and saw Louise
on her knees. William was standing on
the sidewalk. He still held the weapon
in his left hand. I knew he was left
handed and that he always shot with
that hand. I kept on going toward the
locked around Louise was now lying
on the grass just inside the gate.
William turned toward the house and
entered. From whore I now was al the
barn 1 could only see part Of the body.
l was badly frightened.
Vrdered 10 Keep Silence.
"When William came out of the
house he Vert to the auto shed,
cranked his machine and drove over to
the barn where I was. He glared at
me and said:
"You keep still and don't say a thing
or the same will happen to you. Go
on out to the field and 90 your work
Then William drove out the west
road. Yes, after the first shot I heard
lxODlSe moan and fYv RI srraar r
then hitched up my team and went to
the field. leaving the body lying on the
ground.
DOG Left 70 Guard Body.
Il reached the field about 1:s0
O'clock. William nae said he would, be
all afternoon and went to the house
about $50 o'clock. I saw the dog
guarding the body and keeping the
hogs away. I walked past the dead
girl and tried to calf up Htnnerich's,
but I couldn't get them. Then I called
up Fred F1ege end asked Him if Will
over, that Louise was lying in the
front yard. He wanted to know what
was the matter and I told him she was
all III. I didn't want to tell him she
was dead although he asked me
four times what was wrong.
"Soon Fred arrived and in a moment
" icA CAL Il. iAo go SAAhAhiii5'
Fred said. 'You DOM need to laugh:
just look there
Then Henry Lessman arrived and
William went to Hinnericf's after his
auto and returned with Henry, ST., and
Henry, jr.
william came to me while I was do
ing the chores the next day. He seemed
angry with me. I want you to keep
your mouth shut and don't tell any
one anything and I will pay you for
it. Then he stalked out of the barn
and joined the rest at the house.
talkative before the shooting, but aft
erwards seemed always cross and
ugly.
Was Afraid to Tell.
Il first told Grant Means, sheriff of
Wayne county, that William killed
Louise. 1 didn't tell it before because
I was afraid of William. I was afraid
because I had seen him kill Louise and
l thought he would do h same to
me. I didn't tell the story until Sheriff
Mears told me he would see to it that
William did not injure me-"
The state relinquished the witness at
this point and J. j.. McMarthy started
in upon a series Of rapid fire questions
designed to shake the boys certainty
on many points. At all times the boy
seemed master Of the situation except
when he was asked about -four men
he said he saw in a buggy on the aft
ernoon Of the murder. After he had
described the horses n said that the
men were drinking beer, in answer to
a question why he had told detectives
about seeing these men, he answered.:
Il thought maybe they might have
committed the murder"
Flese Easily Amused.
When Mr.. Mccarthy would make
funny quips in the course Of his cross
questioning, William Flege, sitting by
his side, would look up and laugh
defense that young Eichtencamp saw
a boy named William Myers while he
was going to the field and stopped and
talked with him. E"ichtencamp admit
ted that he talked with Myers and
talked about Louise Flege. He told
Myers that Louise had told him after
dinner that she was not feeling well
and feared something was going to
happen to her that afternoon. Myers
asked me how I liked Louise and I
old him I liked her.
Sticks to Robbery Story.
E"ichtencamp still sticks to his orig
inal story that he was robbed Of S11.5
on the day Of the murder. He says
there was one IS bill, one 81 bill and the
rest was change.
Il noticed it vas gone the night Of
IilC lluiNSl lC Saiu, "llSH i went
upstairs after William had come down
from seeing whether his money had
been AIKEN. I think William may have
taken my money.
Il still slept in the same room with
William n was frightened some times
at night, but he never said anything
more about the murder or told me
again to keep still. The reason ! told
was that Sheriff Mears told me that
William was blaming it onto me-"
Flese Maintains Innocence.
In his cell last night William was
willing to talk. His brother visited him
for a long time. Asked how he thought
things looked after the first session OF
the morning, he said:
II no done 1t; II l had I would ad-
mitted it long time ago. I loved sis
ter Louise. She was always good to
me-"
Ida Hinnerichs, the girl engaged to
marry William before he was accused
of his sisters murder, was not in the
court room today. 1t is reported that
the engagement is broken off.
BROTHERS WILL DEFEND
WILLIAM TO THE LAST
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