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not no Into tlx house 1 wont r little rant of lie houio «iulth.'ti | heard a shot. The old man • hmelik s Is about a mile northeast; then I turn..I loo k ami went about au rods Itaek, and then I heard lgnus t'hmelik and doe Clnmriiev talking he In« the stable, and they were on the Month side ot the stable by the piuup Then I stepped over on the northwest corner of the house I), r. with,toe t'liournev and lgnus Chute* Ilk and 1 1111111• t 'hmelik and Reuben. YVe looked for him round the stable and straw pile and i grove, all around, fhey didn’t find him; when they eould not find him went hunting tor Mary, they knew she had gone, and did not go into tlie house I stayed with them; I was standing here with doe Cherney, when they were looking for Mans fraek, they found blood south »i the house, about 8 or lo rods south of the housp Ig. nus house ts southwest. Then when we found the track we followed It a little ways and then Ilt;*st it; then we went on the road to see it we could tied It there; could not find It. and Iguus went alien i, and we were looking lor the trac kon the way to lgnus’ place. On this side of lgnus Rule grove we saw the track and knewthat Mary must be there at lgnus’ place we then went in t|!f house, and found Mary th. „ -----r—*....... .........—j there:she was alive a little; she died while we were there; she was not able lo sav anything tsiate whether von saw anything unusual in the appearance of .Joe while here last evening'’1 did not notice any different*; he did not talk much -was not much of a talker. I could not see any difference In him between last night and any other time. When ,Joe eatne down with me he didn’t have any gun, did not have any gun yesterday—no revolver or gun. IHow long was It from the tune he went out or the house until the girls came in and said i they were shot?it was very near two hours. .Toe lives only about a mile from here. I did not know where •toe kept the-gun when he bad it at home; have mu been there for four or live yearn, and 'could not I el I where he kept tt. Have seen him have the gun hunting; I know this gun as his, his Illicit* gave it to ti I in. I live* about a quarter ot a mile north of him. Did not change work with him, and never been out to parties with him.1 was not at the dame at Itaymond’s at the lime of t lie riot; I knew time was going to tie a dance there that night, my sister's daughter told me; I don’t ever go there, it *s loo far and too cold. I remember when tlicdajicewas.it was at Christmas.Did Joe ever tell you that Mary had sworn hard and I ted at the lawsuit?Yes. he did: he told me that about a week af-ter the lawsuit. I was at C/apek’s with Joe when lie told me that; I didn’t ask Joe muchabout the trial*-! asked him h w It came out. lie said Mary Cnmclik was the worst witness— that she swore to a he; that was what he told me Ilia! was about a week after the trial f can t Say If he was very unfriendly to Mary lie used to come here often; I know from what Joe said that he was anxious to have Tom Vlll come out all right: did but hear Joe say he would have to pay half the costs; did not hear him say that Torn ought to have beaten, only he it r« I him talk of it the lime I wis o%er io Czn* peg 8; i did nlt;t ask him. and he onlv told me that one thing. 1 a Wed him how tt came out’ i t rap, k did not say anything about It.You say Joe got up last night without saying i a word, leh the cards and went out doors'*,»***• »*f; and I supposed Hut he was coming right back again *What time was it in the evening that he cot Up and went out as von have stated.I think It w as over 9 o'clock—I think It must
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Albert Lea Freeborn County Standard
Albert Lea, Minnesota, US
Thu, Feb 21, 1889
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