Year: 1867

done?' Joe did not answer; he then ask
ed him, Joe, have you murdered you,
father 20 Joe said, mo" be said he
knew nothing about the bones; some ,one
suggested that he would escape; Joe said
he would not leave; it was remarked that,
if they knew him guilty, they would hang
him; | went TO the house and ate dinner
with him; he did not try to escape; after
dinner he went to the barn and attended
to his colts as usual and then we returned
to the field together; | have known him
since he was q boy; have never known
anything against him; he said he would
be glad when the sheriff and doctor came.


Redirect examination By Mr.. Wey-
neouth-In the conversation about burning
the heaps, he said the heap burned well; it
was in answer to FulIer's question; never
heard that Joe was euarrelsome; have
heard that he and his father had little
jar; [ never heard them dispute OH any,
but once; that was when we were thresh-
ing; Joe suggested to me that we should
buy threshing-maohine; the old man said
to him, 'sYou can't have my mares to
use;" Joe said, May be you won't inter
fere with my business this way yoar
ago. .s


U'Ulord Watt suorn for tie state-I
saw Joe the day before the bones were
found, at the house; it was about A. M ;;
[ went alone, found Joe and Mr.. Torpey
there; [ thing Joe asked me if | had heard
from his father; | told him no; he said he
had been gone number of days; he said
that, on Wednesday, they were working
together, and his father left; said they
went out in the morning to split wood; that
his father left for Watertown, saying that
he must get some tobacco and grass seed
and teila man that he could not bring the
seed wheat; he said he went toward the
east; the last he saw of him, he was look
ing at tree on the bill; lie said bis father
told him, if there was any trouble at the
house about cow, he would be called i,
and to go; that he did hear them call. but
thought nothing about the COW, and did
not go until called the next time; he said
his father requested him to burn some
heaps that day, and wanted him to pick
up the stuff lying around and put it on;
he said that he did pick up some he
said that his father told him to pick up
rubbish, as [ understood it, and burn it;
he said he did so, and went out afterward.
and set the fires in the afternoon: when |
arrived, he was telling Torpey the crcum-
stances: asked bow his father was dress
ed when lie went away, and he told me;
asked him if his father had jacket on;
he said yes; [ don't know whether he
meant vest or a short coat; soldiers
blouse is sometimes called jacket there;
| he said he took Ere out 10 kettle; Fal-
ways take it that way; | was there until
nearly night; Brooks Fuller was not there;
had heard that they had reaper for sale;
| spoke to Joe about buying it; he went
out and showed it to us; he wished to have
me buy ii; he said he would like to sell it;
said, Provided your father comes home,
perhaps | will buy it'';; he told me he did
not know where his father had gone; he
said he supposed be went to Watertown;
he said his father had been in sort of
deep study, looking down, and not as usual,
for some time; he said to me, You know
father always took pains to slick up and
comb his hair on going away" | asked
him if his father wore strap or rope 10
hold his pants up; he said his father wore
suspenders, and I think he said, =" like
mine," (Joe's), taking hold of them; if
anything was said about his hanging him
self, said it on account of what Joe said
about his not acting natural; | have lived
thirteen years in the nelghborhood; live
about two miles away; have always been
friendly with them: know of no difficulty
between Joe and his father.


Cross-eromiaatioas By Judge Ortoa-
Joe told me that, when his farher went
away, he asked him if he wouldn't 60 to
The house and get coat, and his father
said he would borrow one; have known
Joe twelve or thirteen years; never knew
anything against him; should think
Schnepf was a man weighing from SO to
! l6O.


Redirect examination By Mr. Veg
MOUTH never heard anything about Joe
aud his father having any difficulty but
once; that was not about swapping the
pistol, think.


. Re e-cross-ezanaimed By Judge Orion
questionable you know of any difficulty
between Schnepf and Frank Meyer


Objected to by counsel for the state.


Mr.. Orton stated that he expected to be
able to make stronger case against Meyer
than the prosecution would be able to
make against his client.


The testimony was received.


Answer-I do not know of their having
any difficulty; Meyer resides near Schnepf;
they join land.


Clark Fuller saOorn for the state
examined by Mr. THorn-I reside in