Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1915-09-22
STATE OF WISCONSIN
VERSUS LEO KUHL
Hazel Green Farmer Has His
Preliminary Hearing.
Several Witnesses, Including Members
OF Family Give Testim0ny-Re-
manded For Trial.


Platteville, on August %, and who has
been confined in the county Jail since
that time, appeared before Justice
George Metcalf at the sheriff's office
in the county court house last Wednes-
day morning for his preliminary hear
ing. The previous history of the fam
lily is told in a few words: Leo Kuhl
is the son of William Kuhl and Mary
Kuhl, prosperous farmer family, liv-
ing in the southern part of the coun-
". He is a man of about 40 years OF
age and was married to Christina LII
ker in 1902. Mrs. Christina Kuhl
came from highly respected German
family in the same neighborhood.
There were four children born to
them: Clarence, Emily, Laurena and
Matilda. all of whom are of tender
years Living with them on the Kuhl
farm, was a brother of the accused
man, Leonard Kuhl.
On the night of Aug. %, this year,
Christina Kuhl lapsed into state of
Inconsistencies and passed away on
the second day following. An examin-
alton conducted by Justice Metcalf at
the direction of the states attorney,
disclosed that she had met her death
in a manner that could not be satisfac-
tOrily explained and the post norton
examination conducted at the time in
Dictated that serious injuries had been
the cause of her demise. That there
had been misunderstanding and quar-
rels in the Kuhl home for years was
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Last winter Christina Kuhl left her
home during the absence of Leo Kuhl,
who was answering at the court in
Cuba City, a charge of assault and
battery, committed against the per-
son of his wife, and went to the home
of her family in Gaiena. While there
she disclosed bruises on her person
to her people and alleged that Leo
had struck her and caused these bruis-
es. She was determined to leave him
for good, but was later prevailed up
on to return home. She died a few
months later. The first person sum-
moned to testify before the court
Wednesday was Leonard Kuhl, the
brother. of the accused man. Leonard
kuhl is man of about % years, of
stocky build and stolid appearance. He
is slow of speech and thought, and
with great difficulty answered the
questions put to him by the presecu-
tor.
Leonard Kuhl testified that he was
staying with his brothers family on
the night of Aug. %. He said that he
had been working at the farm of his
brother. Joseph, in the same neigh
bOrhOOd during the day and returned
to the house about 8 o'clock in the
evening. He stated that Christina had
prepared the supper for the family
and had eaten light supper, and had
little to say beyond conversation
about household matters. After read
ing the Dubuque paper between them,
he and Leo Kuhl had gone to bed
about o'clock Shortly after 8 he
heard Christina inform her husband
that she was i'll and wished to go
outside requesting him to open the
door for her. Leo Kuhl passed out
and opened the door, Christina fol-
lowing, and a minute later Leo re-
turned saying that Christina had fall
len
Leo Kuhr asked Leonard to. get the
whiskey and a cloth and also to look
in the almanac for directions as to
treatment. After bathing her face with
whiskey they carried her inside and
made a bed for her on the floor. Leo
nard did not see her again until
the funeral because it made him i'll
TO look at a sick person.
DR.. Brady, of Cuba City, took the
stand at o'clock. He testified that
he had received a telephone call sum-
mOning him to the Kuhl home on
Thursday afternoon and arrived there
about . o'clock. He found Mrs. Kuhl
in bed partially clad and unconscious.
An examination disclosed that she was
pregnant and in dying condition. He
called DR.. Bronson of Dubuque, and
summoned a priest from Menominee,
III. With DIR. Bronson, he again eX-
amined the body for reflex action
and found the patient in a much worse
condition. After arranging for a
nurse from Dubuque, who arrived at
about o'clock, he left the case He
was called again at o'clock the fol-
lowing morning and found that Mrs.
kUhl had given birth to a child. In
conversation with Leo Kuhl he was
told that Mrs. Kuhl had been hooked
twice BY a bull Wednesday afternoon.
That she had been sleeping from then
on. The post norton examination
Sunday night disclosed several blue
marks on the body and a bruise on
the left temple. On removing the
scalp and skull the physicians, DR..
Brady. and Pretts, of Platteville,
found blood on the right side of the
brain surrounding the brain cover
ing. On the same side of the brain
was a hole about the size of a small
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