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to ins Invitation AW* commenced plali»jj lt;•.rii■ about half an hour after we earn** Mere Mar was not here when we came, ami Philip Chine-11k was not here. Only Mis t'hmehk. Retih«m and Rosa vere here when we came. Mar v came home with her failn i from (Jleuville; Reuben did not Join u» in nlnying cards Joe had the cards; we played with the cards that Joe brought. I have a deck of cards; I have them yet. Joe left them when he went of) We were playing when Phillip lt;• one homo Didn't sneak when he came, but [layed ahotit iiali an hour alter Phillip came home. M »rv did not play, Jusf us two Didn’t talk anything about the light; Joe didn’t say anything about it. I was not at the trial at Albert Lea I was not at the dance at the time of ihe rowDid you know that Joe was Interested In Torn Vilt’s coming out ahead in the law suit *.'No, sir; they were pn-tty good triendsDid you know that Jo.'was interested in that lawsuit?Yea. lie was; he said lie was glad of it; Joe was glad that Tom not out of jail That was all that n« over said about it. 1 know nothing of ins being unfriendly with Joe Pell I didn’t talk w'th Mary; didn’t speak to her. When she came in she said good evening hoys. I heard no talk between Joe and Mary Joe and 1 were talking together We talked .about our cards, codding each other when we be it one another; 1 talked to Reuben. I asked him how lie got home when he left my place the other dav That was all the talk 1 had with him I didn’t talk to Mrs. Chmelik only when she asked ine how mother was, I answered her 1 didn’t eat supper here. Joe left before supper. I left here between ti and 12 o’clock; that was after supper. I had sapper at home he tore [ came here. We quit playing cards after y o’clock. Joe dirin’t take up Ids cards, he left them w ith me; It was my deal; we were through a game. Joe didn’t say anything, not a word I thought in* had gone out and would come right back in again, After he went out 1 sat there a little while waiting for him, i tat there about half an hour. '1 lie folks were getting ready ior supper; I then sat oil taking a chair and sat in the corner, f vished Reuben; we didirt ta 1Mary was sitting there, she said she had a headache after she came from (Renville. Afier she came from Dlenviiie she came in this room and took her best clothe-off ; she then cann* back and had some letters which she read 1 was not going to stay over night. I saw the girls when they went our, they had shawls over theii heads; they didn’t say iU.ytiu;,g when thev went out. Joedidu I have any otnrcoa, o:; when he came here, he had overshoes on. ho did not fake them oil while here. It was almost lnilf an hour after the girls went out that I heard the sln»t. The first thing I heard after they went out. I beard them when they came up to the door crying, they -creamed and cried; it was pretti near half an hour after they went out When j heard them -cream I ’limpid up and went to the door w hen they came i igu; Die house at once, both came in at once, rlid not have hold of each other; Rosa spoke Iliad, she said limy were shot; Phillip lt;hinelik tskt-.l who shot I hem. and sue said JoeCIjmelik ■'lie said it was somewhere near the liltle tore where he shot them; did not hear Mary say any j hlng; they came right into tills room running.\t tin* time tue girls canie in. I, Reuben, Phillip md Mr- (Mimelik were in the house; these were lie indy ones When they came Into the room 'lilllip sent me outdoors to hunt for him; 1 went lt;y tin* pasture east of tl.; house and went down he pasture to the east, and went through there vhere fie laid, and then wan! tip to njar old nan Raymond - and -tayed there a little while o see ii 1 could hear him walk; 1 did not hear dm «o I went over to old man rhmelik’s did
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Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1889
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