During the exchange the Ho - Chunk man threatened to kill her husband .
According to one witness statement , directly preceding the first attack at Fort Blue Mounds on June 6 , there was an argument between William Aubrey 's wife and a Ho - Chunk man .
During the exchange the Ho - Chunk man threatened to kill wife 's husband .
According to one witness statement , directly preceding the first attack at Fort Blue Mounds on June 6 , there was an argument between William Aubrey 's wife and a Ho - Chunk man .