Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-22
STATE OF WISCONSIN
VERSUS LEO KUHL
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egg which was filled with blood and
brain tissue. In his opinion the death
was caused by the hemorrhage and
confusion of the brain.
! Attorney for the defense, j. w.
Murphy, of Platteville, questioned the
witness. The examination was made
Monday morning at $3.50 a. m, follow
ing the embalming of the body. The
hole in the brain had been caused
by pressure from the hemorrhage 1t
extended into the brain tissue.
Leonard Kuhl was again summoned.
Stated that he had not looked at the
! deceased after laying her on the floor
because her appearance made him i'll,
and he did not wish to be ill. That
he went to bed and slept in five min
utes. That the next day at noon he
had helped Leo and another brother,
Joseph, to carry her into the bed
room and place her on the bed. That
| he had not called a doctor because
he thought she had only tainted and
did not consider it necessary. That
in the evening when he came home,
Leo said, 1.-The bull hooked Christina
and knocked her down twice" That
either on Monday or Tuesday noon
Clarence said, 1.-The bull was after ma
ma" That he had replied he did not be-
lieve it. Leo instructed Christina not
to get the cows any more. That Christ
ina got the COWS Tuesday night.
Mrs. Mary Kuhl, mother of the de-
PENDANT was put on the stand. Stated
that she lived about two miles from
the home of Leo Kuhl. That Clar-
ence, the little boy, had come to her
crying Thursday and saying that 1.-The
Duke" had thrown mama down twice.
That Leo had telephoned her saying
that Christina was foaming at the
mouth and had her thumbs inside her
hands. That she went at once to the
Leo Kuhl home. That she found
Christina Kuhl apparently asleep.
That she had advised sending for a
doctor at once. That with the assist
ance of the two boys she had put
Christina in bed. That she had never
! discussed why the wife had not been
removed from her place on the floor
admitted that there had been trouble
i'll the family before. That Leo had
called her at one time and stated that
Christina was after him and the child
rem with a butcher knife. That she
had told him to have Christina before
Dr. Brady for an examination as to
her sanity. That there had been trOu-
! BILE in the spring between the couple.
She knew Christina had left Leo dur
ing the winter
The court adjourned at o'clock
/ Wednesday.
| Thursday at II o'clock Mrs. Kuhl
resumed the stand. Said she was at
the house from Thursday afternoon
until after the funeral. That she did
not want to see the child which was
born dead. That it had been buried
in the coffin with the mother. She
remembered showing the states attor-
ney long club when he was at the
home. That Leo had told her Christina
had used the club on the bull. Saw the
club on Thursday.
Joseph Kuhl, the brother, was
called to the stand Stated that he
lives about 500 feet away from the Leo
Kuhl house. Went to the house We'd
nesday evening about o'clock Christ
ina was getting ready for the chores
and Leo was cutting hay about this
time. Did not recollect Christina say
ing anything Came again next day
about noon to do concrete work. Leo
called him, asking him to assist put
ting Tina on the bed. Leo informed
him that his wife had tainted. Said
she was taken sick the night before.
Was only there a few minutes. Motto
ed nothing unnatural in Tina's ap-
pearance That she was covered where
she lay on the floor, and partially
clothed. That Leo had requested him
and his mother and brother to be care
full and not hurt Tina when they
were moving her. That Leo had told
him substantially the same story tes-
titled To by Leonard.
Derruth Andrews, a neighbor, was
called to the stand. Testified that he
lived about a quarter of a mile away.
On the night of Aug. 25 he had gone
to the school yard, where he pastur-
ed his horses in the summer time.
That the school house is located about
so yards away from the Kuhl home.
That he went to the school yard be-
tween $50 and Z o'clock in the even
ing. That he stopped outside the gate
after putting his horses inside. That
he heard a sound like woman
screaming, in the direction of the Kuhl
home, followed by loud talk and
mans curses. The sounds died away