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inougni i woiuu siop anu gei mr. iimi air■ Kotow. I stopped to see them and they hot I came with me and Reuben to my house. .Mr Lane eame here with me after Mary was dead Reuben was with me wheu I went to Iguus'. I - told Janus lie had tietter get somebody togofoi, a doctor. When J got home 10 Iguus’ she \vadead. 1 followed the tracks of .Joeafter he slid . the girls, i found the track around the grove, orthe north side of the house, and came rounu back again. I lost the track on the road. 1 went to the west side of the grove, lie came around back again as far as I lie road, and I lost tin i track, i could not find the track where they w ere shot. The girls said, Rosa said, it w as hall way from the straw pile to the house. I only asked them how many times he shot them anil they said, once. The girls went out before going to bed both girls went out together and came back together When I opened the door the girls were both on the porch—they were crying and screaming pretty loud. That directed my utteutiou, and I went to the door. Frank was here; lie stood up and looked kind of scared,just fin* same as all the rest of us. I and my wile and Frank were out in the kitchen when the girls went out and came back, iteubeu was there too There were no other persons in the house but Rosa Mary Reuben, Frank and myself. I found out this mwrntng that .Joe was dead. .John Chourney found him. 1 have not been dow n to see the body; J don't want to see him Did Mary ever say that .Joe had said anything to her about the law suit?She said, Joe came und said to Mary, “You didn’t say the words to which you swore.” Joe said once that he would fix her. Mary told me that. Mary was afraid of Joe. She was kind of afraid when she told it to me. Joe went out before supper about two hours before the girls were shot. Joe would have had time enough to go to his father’s place and hack In the time lie was | out. 1 didn’t see him have any gun that night I I saw ;be revolver but didn’t see anvshot gun. I 1 didn't see the revolver that night.Recalled after 'be testimony of Reuben i Chmelik.Was Reuben up ui I.Hntcijok'.a day before yesterday?1 could' not tell.Tom Vilt sworn, says - My name is Tom MU; I work for John Murcne. He lives about five miles from where Joe Chmelik lived.Joe was a witness In the case before Stacy where you was defendant, was he not”Yes. we are Just the same as other fellows as to friendliness / Ijke Joe just the same as oilier boys.You like him better than west of the boys, don’t you?1 like him Just the same as others and no i;g; ter; was not with Joe more than other boys.Was not Joe more anxious to see you win the ! c;s** than other boys? t don't know.Did not ycy and Joe talk a good deal about the case?No: old not talk aouv*before the trial.Did yon t.ilk about it at Aioer' 1 ea?No, i did not talk w ith Joe What did Joe say to you about the w av Chmelik testllied in the case?#'.'e did noi say anything to me..Mr. u. Ljy one of the jurors -Did not you say i lip at my pU.e that you could prove by Joe I Chmelik and Frank. £ol.Hhan that Pell’s boys commenced the light?I said In* pitched onto me * il*4 pot say lie commenced the fight.Relore that suit at Stacy’s, did not you have ... talk with Joe Chmelik about the fight between you apd rfoe/’ellgHow caipe yoy. to have Joe come down as a witness?I was close to the stove {is-eep.Jfow came you to get Joe to dome down to Al-bfiil I v 'trwse for vnu did hor vr»!i t;vk
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Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1889
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