Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1918-06-05
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were w. G. Hamilton, Mrs. Lena
Blakesly, Miss Lillian Cooley, school
teacher, Mrs. Susie Smith, Mrs. Jean
nette Quick testified to the quarrel
and the shot fired and the 81 told you
I'd fix YOU" after the fatal shot was
fired.
Marie Johnson testified as to the
correctness Of her stenographic and
typewriter report at the inquest. It
was at this point that the defense OBJ
jected to the voluntary statement
made by Mrs. DrinkWater at the in
quest being read into the proceedings.
The attorneys for the defense OBJ
Jected and when the court overruled
they insisted that the District Attorn-
ey be put under oath as to his con-
nection with the taking of the vol
untary statements. When District At
tOrney insisted on the statements
made Mar Is being made part of the
trial the defense pleaded in vain but
the typewriter pages were read to
the jury That that statement or con-
fession had its effect on the jury there
is no doubt for it was fresh in the de-
PENDANTS memory and in many re-
spects right to the point. That the
woman had made a mistake befol e
counciling advice she probably realiz-
ed. Sheriff HerOld and Deputy Jones
were sworn and on oath gave the
facts in relation to their investiga-
ton and the arrests that followed.
They testified that Mrs. Drinkwater at
first refused to give any information
but when the officers informed her
that the entire household would be
arrested, including her aged mother,
she confessed she fired the fatal shot.
1t was 1925 Tuesday morning when
Mrs. DrinkWater was asked to take
the oath of truth and sit in the wit
ness chair. Her face showed care
worn anxiety as she stood before the
clerk pale and sad. Her tone was
very much unlike her naughty dis
position and fOrwardness with which
she was known about the berg when
she poured the booze and lOunged Ov-
er the bar "gassing" with men, some
times bOOZed to Stiffness. She hest
tated OccasiOnly when pertinent ques-
tiOns were put to her. That she felt
keenly the mistake of her voluntary
statement before the cOroner's jury
there was no doubt of those present
No evidence was permitted further
back than the divorce trial in Novem-
Der, 1916 except the marriage and
whereabouts of both up to the fatal
accident.
For the defense Mrs. Drinkwater
took the stand in her own behalf,
others were her aged mother, her
son, daughter, son-in-law and a COUP
lie OF others.
The case had gone to the jury short
ly before 700 o'clock last evening af-
ter the attorneys had made their
battle before the jury after the evil
dence was in. The courtroom was
crowded to capacity all day and most
of them stayed until the Smoke had
cleared away after the first gun had
been fired" at 6:45, for the court de-
sired the arguments be closed and the
jury given the case before they rest
ed.
1t was about $3.50 last night when
the jury reached an agreement after
they had had their supper and then
the court officials went scurrying
about to find the attorneys and others
connected with the case, so that the
verdict could be received in open
court. This verdict which was rem
dered about 1920 was murder in the
second degree. Mrs. Drinkwater's
attorneys made a move for a new trial
but this was denied by the court next
morning when the defendant was
brought into the courtroom at 900.
When asked by the Judge if she had
anything to say as to why sentence
should not be pronounced upon her,
Mrs DrinkWater rose with quivering
lips and pleaded that there was quite
a bit that wasn't told yesterday" The
court however explained that the tes-
timony had been, he believed, given
quite fully and the time had been
closed. She pleaded pitifully that
none Of her conversation with her
husband after she shot him had been
given, but the court ruled that that
could be Of no effect on the case be-
cause it was after the shooting.
Judge ClementsOn then took occa-
sion to compliment her attorneys,
Messrs. ]. S. Earll of this city, and
G. j. Smith of Viroqqa, for the zeal
Gus manner in which they had stood
up for their client, and then the jury
as being very competent set Of men
VINO mad weighed the evidence care
fully and gave their conviction based
on the case.
Judge ClementsOn then said he had
known Mrs. Drinkwater since she was
a girl and that he sentenced her with
regret. Before he could proceed Mrs.
Drinkwater floundered to her chair,
for she had been standing during the
time the court was talking to her,
and wept bitterly. Her emotions were
a painful event to the large audience
that filed the courtroom The daugh-
ter tried to console her but to no eff
feet for several minutes, when over
the sObs Of the woman the Judge said
he would proceed no further with his
statement and advised Sheriff Her
old to communicate to her the fact
that she would get considerable time
off for good behavior
"FOurtepn wears all of that timn