Monroe Weekly Times (Newspaper) - January 4, 1899, Monroe, Wisconsin MONROE WEEKLY TIMES VOL XI MONROE AVIS THURSDAY JAN 4 NO 12 THURMAN CRAIGO PLACED ON TRIAL Circuit Court Takes Up Sensational Shooting Case RARE OLD PAPER MONEY JURORS ENGAGED IN THE TRIAL Twenty-Six of the Venire Were Called to the Jury Box the essary Twelve Were Secured Craigo who is charged with assault with intent to commit murder on complaint of Dr R B Clark was placed on trial in the circuit court Wednesday The adjourned term to take up the case opened at 11 o'clock Wednesday and at 2 o'clock in the afternoon a jury that was satisfactory to both sides was secured Judge then pended the matter for an hour to give the attorneys a chance to prepare selves to proceed with the trial and the jurors were allowed an intermission to arrange for their absence from home for as a few days At o'clock the following jury was sworn in to pass judgment upon the evidence in the H L Babler Mt A M York W E Gardner Brodhead Jacob Geiger New Glarus Jacob Hoesley York Sever Johnson York Oswald New Archie Ostrander Jefferson S J Mt Pleasant D D Sawin Jordan Henry Stair Brodhead James Wilson The jury was not secured until all but six names iii the venire had been drawn Twenty-six men had been called to the jury box and aside from the number who were excused on account of ing an opinion in the case and after ing an acquaintance with either of the parties there struck by the flec state and three by the defense The men who were excused were David Albright H L Ball Sam Blum Win Dick John Duebendorfer Wm widdie John Gibbous G T Hodges Richard McGrath Gottlieb Ott J D Schindler Charles Warner Peter Ott and Peter Klassy I The defendant sat with his attorneys A S Douglas and P J Clawson of this city and M G Jeffries of ville at the end of a long table and at the other end of the table sat Dr R B Clark the complainant and his neys Burr W Jones of Madison and Colin W Wright of this city Both men took great interest in the drawing of the jury and each wholly ignored the other Each juror whose name was called was examined by Burr W Jones for the state He was assisted by the court who iu a number of instances asked if an opinion had been formed and an answer in the affirmative ended all further questions After the jury had been sworn in this afternoon Attorney Wright began the trial by making his opening remarks for the state to the jury The trial of the case promises a bitter legal contest and the attorneys will ex- ert every effort in their power in pre- each side of the case The affair is one iu which the public is already well informed but they know little of the inside facts that will less be offered to the jury by the de- A D Dessinger Has Some Specimens Used When The Nation Was Young A D is the owner of pome valuable pieces of rare old paper money that was used in the United States back in 1777 One is for dated 1779 and entitles the bearer to eighty Spanish milled dollars or an equal sum in gold or silver to a lution of congress of Jan 14 1770 He has a of the same issue and a three pence and a four pence dated 1777 and issued according to an act of the general assembly of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania passed March 1777 They are part of a collection of old money that is very rare and of great value A E ROOD AGENCY DIRECTS CHANGES HOT FIRE AT CLARK D A Stearns to Engage In the Victim Takes the Stand to DECEMBER SALES OF COUNTY HEM ESTATE ance Business POSSESSION TO BE TAKEN MONDAY Sale Was Male and tht tion Includes the Full Line of Com- panies and the Loan Business Testify for the State COURT RULES IN HIS FAVOR of Defense to Detail the Whole Life Before The Jury Is Not Allowed Record of Transfers for the Month Kept By Register of Deeds December sales of Green county real estate according to the record kept in the office of the register of were J H Andrews to Johnson lots 12.1 127 128 railroad ad No 3 city of Monroe Nim Johnson to John Crouse lots 130 127 128 railroad ad No 2 city of Monroe J B Treat to Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Co plant of Wisconsin Milk Con- densing Co city of Monroe Henry Marty to Martin L Paulson parcel of laud sec 14 New Martin L Paulson to Joseph ler parcel of land in sec New Joseph to Jacob lot 5 blk 3 village of New Maria I Tibbitts to Adoh B Burr lots 8 0 and 10 blk 28 Nichols to Pond's ad to village of Albany Clara Thompson to Esther Halstead interest in estate in Lafayette Lewis L to Pios town of Primrose D A Steams will begin the new year in the insurance business he having made the purchase of the A E Rood The sale was made Friday and possession was taken Monday The transfer includes the full line of insurance represented by the agency and the loan business that is carried on in connection The location of the agency will not be changed for the present at least Miss Tessa Stearns has teen engaged to run the office which will also be headquarters for the live stock firm of Stearns Urns In suming management of the insurance agency Mr Stearns will continue to look lifter his live slock interests the firm has been without a down town office and the new headquarters will prove to be a great accommodation for the firm and those who deal with the stock men The agency is the same one thut was established by the late W W Wright who was the pioneer insurance man in this section of the state All of the leading and most substantial companies in the business were combined in this agency affording facilities for placing large lines of insurance under conditions most favorable to the insured It is the intention of the new manager to in- crease the business and prepare the showing little mercy others who had j been drawn into the case Attorney 1 witness to answer io have said by the witness I and the character of the questions were such that the attorney objected to I further interrogation along the same line and the court sustained him mi- line that the testimony was improper i Attorney persisted that it was their right to probe to the fullest the record of up to the time of the stand and Attorney authority on the subject Attorney 1 ones stated that it was a remarkable theory that a in happening to be a witness in a case of this kind should have his life rummaged j injuring his character and prejudicing REYNOLDS BEGINS MAKING TROUBLE Dane county Wendelin Schneider to George Schneider lot 8 blk 14 Foster's ad city of Monroe Susan Hill to Nils 0 Anderson lots 3 and 4 blk 158 city of Brodhead John Mason to Chas A Kelly parcel in village of Browntown Otto Loveland to Frank Loveland acres sec 23 town of ton Gertrude Warren lots 1 2 B 4 5 i 7 and 8 blk and lots 3 4 of 8 Warren's ad village of Albany William Laubaugh to Patrick F Flanery 125 acres Jordan Elmer and Casper Elmer acres township of New Glarus Casper Elmer to Elmer acres township of New Glarus Jasy V Ten Eyck to Mrs Harriet C Clinton 10 acres sec catur John C Suilivan agency so that it can serve the general better advantage than ever be- fore Complete and reliable indemnity upon all acceptable risks will be offered at the lowest premium rates The agency will also negotiate loans on real estate security and faithful service to every interest placed in its hands is promised The agency has always nourished and the new management promises to add to its popularity and its continued success is assured Mr Stearns is well known in the city and also enjoys a large acquaintance in the surrounding this will prove to be of great advantage to him in his new line Attorney M G Jeffries who is the attorney on the side of the defense in the case of the state against Craigo be- gan to pour some hot stuff into the trail that is now in progress when he ad- dressed the jury late yesterday after- noon in his opening argument He gave to the public the first intimation the plan of defense that had been adopted by the attorneys for Craigo and as had been expected he introduced all sorts of foul talk and slanderous that are alleged to have come from lark at some time or other before and after the sensational climax that has brought Craigo before the bar of justice In support of his In- stated to the jury that witnesses to whom Clark had made the boasts that the attorney repeated would be in court to substantiate the same Conversations alleged by the defense to have taken place that arc too cent to be recalled being of the most sensational and shocking character were dwelled upon at length and in the whole foundation for the case it that the defendant's attorneys had not overlooked a point no matter how vulgar its trimmings and there was a whole fabric of this racy fringe that the attorney reeled off with greatest ease and possibly not even experienced Man Who Got a Monument of ville Dealer Consults an Attorney SAYS HE WILL NOW GET EVEN First Read of the Affair In The day Night and He Lost No Time In Ascertaining The Facts a bad after taste iu the month The act of the shooting itself the jury against him He asked for the exclusion of all questions bearing on conversations The conversations are alleged to havr been carried on between the and the defendant and the witness and W A Corson Nearly everything that would he damaging to the side of the state was denied by the witness Questions in regard to within the past three weeks were ruled out and questions concerning private life of the witness were objected to as being immaterial The cross-examination ended by the defense failing to get in evidence that was expected by what had been stated to the jury at the opening ot the trial Dr lark took the stand at and was excused at His testimony showed that he and had ceased be friends along in January Craigo settled his account with lark The men had exchanged some larp words on several occasions but lie substance of what has been said was ot made very clear any further than the defense offered as the details f the conversation was Hotly contra- The other witnesses called during the ay by the state were Misses Margie heney Alma Walters Matie Wells Mrs Laura Kdw son S R Herman Bilse ill having witnessed the shooting ex- A J Buss tin Platteville marble man who came here to take down a monument that he sold to John on a claim for the purchase money and later went through process of law and bought in the stone when it was sold by the sheriff promises to have more trouble It was not until Sunday night Reynolds was reading The Times at home on n farm four miles from Warren that he knew a single thing of the circumstance He had moved from Monroe onto the farm on Kov 7th and by the change made in his address he missed tin copies of The Times giving the first account of the town of De- to Mathias and fense in justification of the act of the accused It was on July 5 that Clark was stopped while on his way home to his supper by who was in a buggy and with an exchange of a few words Margaret Sullivan 23 acres in sec 14 township of Clarno Daniel Dunwiddie to frank E man Ml acres town of Spring Grove Harriet C Jellift to George Col ton 10 acres sec town of Decatur Nellie May and Annie A Benjaminson to Fred Schliem 80 acres sec 20 town of Jordan Sarah Yeasel to John AV Stover lot 2 blk 1 ad Louisa J to Charles A Coats 5 acres sec 35 Sylvester Eliza to Wm lots 2 and 7 blk 19 village of Attica Ophelia W Mack to Ophelia B Purely portion of lots 1 and 2 blk EDITOR HELD UP IN CHICAGO M P of the Grand County ness Robbed in Broad Day Light M P of editor the Grant County Witness and dent of the Wisconsin Editorial had a thrilling in Chicago Thursday While passing along a side street near Wabash avenue he was confronted by two men who a the point of pistols went through pockets for valuables Mr had left most of his valuables at home and had very little cash on his person He had however order on Gran en Craigo pulled a revolver and fired upon Clark inflicting a wound in the hip The most sensational reports were put in circulation and the public eager to learn the particulars picked up every rumor and the case was discussed at length It turned out that there was very little to be known and the best of that was bad enough In the trial of the case it is suspected that reputations will not be spared and that there will be no mysteries in the domestic affairs of the principals in the case but what will be uncovered During the afternoon the court heard a motion for a new trial by Win Smith in the case of the state vs Benj Bucher who was convicted of the ceny of a watch at the October term The court overruled the motion and as the costs were heavy the state consented to a nominal fine and a fine of and costs was imposed Tho costs amounted to to city of Brodhead Mrs Susie Fulton to Jacob Voegeli east half of lots 0 and blk 18 Tall man's ad city of Monroe Fred Wetlow to Frank W acres sec -I Jefferson county for which was not The thugs demanded that h Six his signature and upon his o do so the revolvers were again pushe ruler the Wisconsin editor's nose and h complied with the demand The men then hastily made their ape and Mr Rindlaub came back t Platteville In the meantime he ha to the county treasurer I top the payment of the order and M Rindlaub is short only the little he had in his pockets The was a bold one lace in broad daylight GIVES GOOD SATISFACTION Subscribers of Monroe Telephone Company With ihc Service MET A DEATH overshadowed by the enlargement of the circumstances that led up to it and the unfriendly relations that existed be tween the two men for some months he fore Clark was assaulted It was resented that the revolver happened t have been left in the buggy for no piu pose whatever and was only used b Craigo after Clark had provoked the as by reflecting upon the character c members of family and induced Craigo to fire by drawing his hand to his hip pocket for the evident purpose of drawing a gun The dispute at this meeting is claimed by attorneys to have started by asking Clark to pay his share of the ex- lenses of some club parties that he at- Colin W Wright who preceded At- rney Jeffries in presenting the case for ic side of the state pronounced Craigo s being guilty of a premeditated and act with malice aforethought ud intent to murder The preliminary talk of the attorneys the first day's lis morning when court opened Dr was the first witness to be called o the the state In his direct conducted by Attorney ones he stated the conversation and in- of the meeting with Craigo on Main street His testimony was ically the same as that given in tin Stearns and his wife who fied to Craigo having come the jail to affair until the whole batch of papers had been forwarded to him hist week After reading of what had happened he lost no time in making up his mind to to Monroe and ascertain the facts ami he to town Tuesday He first drove to the cemetery find found nothing but the base of the stone in the family lot He next interviewed Sheriff Gardner who refused to disturb the monument and later presided at the sale He then consulted an attorney and he proposes to get what satisfaction the law will allow him If no other ground for action can be found he will charge the marble man with desecration of the cemetery Reynold's claims that it is all spite work He lived in Monroe three years and left and returned about a year ago Buss he claims wanted him to work up monument business here him but in- deliver himself up saying that he had shot Clark and Drs Loofbourow anc Confer who were examined the nature of Clark's injury The de- fense made no attempt to draw out any points in the testimony of these The state rested with tin testimony of the physicians and Craigo was next put on the stand He was examined re- garding the shooting very cleverly by Attorney Jones Attorney Jeffries con- ducted the direct examination and the testimony was in support of what was outlined by the attorney at the outset He strongly declared that all that had been claimed by his attorneys as being a part of the conversations that he had with Clark was fact The testimony of John Burns de ceased was offered by the state but excluded During the entire day the court room was crowded and the court's order to to deny admittance to those under 21 years of age is being rigidly enforced stead Reynolds went to work for Ryan This displeased Buss who set about to get his money for the ment purchased by Reynolds He sued the account in Lafayette county Reynolds did not deny the account and made no appearance He had just moved onto a farm and in buying an in- terest in the live stock machinery etc he not only made use of all his money but went into debt lie had written Buss a letter informing him of the promising to make a ment this winter if necessary or pay the full amount on May 1 Buss ever continued his suit and got ment to the amount of the purchase money Reynolds says his wife is still living and that the monument was for a ter IS years old who died While in the city ho ordered a stone just like the one that was removed of D C Ryan He says he will pay cash for this stone nit he intends to got even with the dealer Cor the disgrace that le has caused DEATH OF A BUCHANAN An Early Settler Away i of Winslow n Chicago News lias been received at Winslow examination Craigo first of the death of A Buchanan which him about a letter that Clark Burred at the home of his daughter Mrs lad and proceeded to call him j f lj in Chicago where he was i liar with emphasis more forcible than elegant Craigo accused him of making statements which Clark denied kindly cared for lie was horn in the township of Dumfries near Gait On tario and came to Winslow in the sum having said and Craigo drew the gun and for many years Clark called him a coward to draw a un on a man who was unarmed and at several branches of mechanism II rebuilt the old sawmill at Honey reek OVATION FOR THE BAND Monroe Cornet Band Highly Successful With Its New Year's Party A genuine ovation was accorded the Monroe Cornet band in its party at Turner hall Monday evening That the popularity which this well known enjoys is of kind that is deep and lasting and can be depended upon at all times was abundantly After an active holiday season of sociability it remained Cor the bund to come forward and be entitled to credit of having the one big event of all Onu hundred and five on the dance Moor and two spectators in the gallery Sain Ladon was a passenger head this morning Carl Ruegg Formerly of Co H Killed i the Philippines Carl better known among tl members of Co II as wi served with the company at ville and after being discharged left f San Antonio Texas where he in Co C of the Sixth S and went to the Philippines is reported to have been killed having been shot in an engagement Parties near by whom he had been employed received notice of his death Mr and Mrs Albert who has been visiting the family of Frank went to this morning The Monroe Telephone company started its exchange Monday and telephones arc now in use very best of satisfaction was given from the start and the subscribers lire pleased with service The voice is carried j clearly and ami Craigo put down the gun to it j and did business there until the death an instant later and jump from his wife which occurred in buggy and make a run at Clark Clark after which ho sold out and since that dodged back of the tree and Craigo fired time he has been traveling in the car i the ball going into the left hip Clark j his son Robert Buchanan who is I did not remember any talk about the j known in the west as a musician I l f settlement for the club dance parties i and the C a repertoire show and contradicted other portions of the j He was a man who had many good conversation that the state claims took I qualities of and heart lie was place more particularly thai aged i years two months and concerns family remains were livid at rest in the After a brief direct examination the at 111 besides witness was turned over to the of bis wife and son for cross-examination Jeffries directed a siren t him whisper I were iml so warm that over the wire can be plainly he hello has kept busy and he new phones promise o be very popular j The Had been equipped tor ones and us have been I i did not hesitate to the the board will be i that they were going too fur i fense showed every intent to discredit i the by his moral NEW BLOCK FOR THE SQUARE V White expects to begin to build a new I lake the place of the old frame building mi the southwest corner of opening of he next Allen Conover issued made for ped with thirty more C 15 Churchill got the for payment f rental that by the company Even started in new idle word that have toj j Tom Dick and Hurry for the purpose of this morning character at the same time to look over the ground to make a ing fov a building Mr has not fully upon his plans and will no decide until he gets the drawing been so seldom excelled in Monroe that is dim and failed as memory reverts to the past to make the comparison The confessed that it was new to their to be favored with such unanimous and outbursts of in approval of the numbers rendered nnd these i peals from the Moor for a repetition ot numbers really became I but music nothing in The quality of music was j such that dancers saw no to discriminate and re- the hearty and demonstration nf appreciation sight from the gallery was a beautiful one and while there was much to interest the spectators until a late hour the dancers were in the midst of the fuller and enjoyed themselves to of
