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DAGGETT 0N TBIAL.FOR BEATING HIS LITTLE STEPSON, JOHNNIE CROWOER.affairantstatebeatdaypoll•SOD,cted seed rom ven-y, at orm •ong t of f on lectin ti-who and •ohi-teen tion is in Des ance d of Ed. mes, L T,Tue Boy Has Recovered From Hi* injury; But Evidently Has Not Yet Gotten Over His Fright—The Principal Testimony.C. L. Daggett, of Valley street, wholieat his little stepson, Johnnie Ctowd^r, into insensibility last Friday night and has since been confined in jail on a charge af assault with intent to commit manslaughter, was brought before Judge Fleming thid morning for a hearing. His case was conducted by Capt. Smyth. i*roe6£Utor (aSo. Tracy SppSared fof tkft state. The court room waa half full of interested spectators, and the hearing lasted all the forenoon. The little Crowder boy was present as prosecuting Withes?, ahd showed no evidence of hi rtcent injury, but appeared to be so frightened when placed on the stand he cduld hardly talk in an audible voice: H9 was pale and extremely reticent throughout the examination. Being in* structed by the prosecuting attorney to tell the story of Thursday night's trouble to the Court the boy was able tb tell very little with certainty. His recollection of the details of the affair seemed to be extremely hazy, or he feared to tell What he knew. He said he was sent on an errand down to the chop house, and when he returned his step father told him he had been gone too long. His mother also said he had been too long away, but asked his step-father not to whip him until he had a chance to explain the reason of his long absence. His step father took him out to the barn back of the house to whip him. and he did not remember much about it after that. Replying to Mr. Tracy’s question he said he did not know what instrument his step-father used to punish him; did not think he used his hand; did not think he kicked him; did not know whether ho used the heavy cir-cingle which was produced in court; had seen the circingle hanging in the barn that day; after his step-father had whipped him a few minutes his sister came out at the back door and told Mr. Daggett that if he did not stop whipping her brother she would scream. Dag gett did not stop and she began screaming. Then Daggett stopped, and witness staggered out of the barn and fainted in the d.Mr. J. A. Kleppisch was the next important witness for the prosecution. He was on his way home about 10 o’clock and stopped at Ohas. Haag’s place, near Dagget's house, and was talking with Messrs. Haag and Kehn when they heard 6creams of a woman and rushed out and saw that the trouble was in Dagget’s back yard. They entered the yard and saw Dagget, his wife and step daughter standing in the kitchen door. Dagget was clothed only in his night shirt, and went into the house. Mrs. Dagget fainted, and they carried her in side and applied restoratives. The daughter said to witness: “I am afraid my little brother is killed/’ and told about the affair, adding that her little brother was lying out in the back yard. Witness and another young man went into the yard and found Johnnie lying in a swoon, his body twitching and trembling. They carried him into the house and lay him on the bed, removed his shoes and unbuttoned his clothing and applied cold water and rubbing to restore him. He was extremely nervous and seemed to be in a sort of spasm. Witness did not make any examination of his body for bruises. Mr. Dagget came into the room once. Had dressed himself. Did not appear to have any concern about the boy, and after looking at him turned and went out.Jos. Kehn, who was one of the relief puty and aided in restoring Mrs. Dagget after her first swoon, testified to substantially the same facts stated by by Mr. Kleppisch. He said that after they had been in the house a short time and had restored Mrs. Dagget, her hus band came dressed into the room and told them all to get out, as he was goiDg to close up the house, and at this Mrs. Dagget swooned again. Dagget then went away and they succeeded in briDg ing Mrs. Dagget back to life. In the meantime Mr. Haag had been requested to call a doctor, and he found Dr. Burch and brought him to the scene about 10:30 o’clock.Dr. Rnrrh tftfitifWl hriaflv and flv.sen-, be atiomsieteimplt; at KdetetlirowonTlSi2 d*ac*LiJ j Thetheftga1dayseer6lulthepicemeiandhowandColfortdy iparheliroaiproiDgspopulofColstabachalt;lesithethewhintingbethe
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Burlington Gazette
Burlington, Iowa, US
Wed, Aug 16, 1893
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