The daily gazette., 1883-09-17
aEpalNrED FROM SATURDAY.
A .moDELn FINED ,
,sa..r Turner Found sulls Of Al AsSaulF
~ ON a NewspapeF Man.

ous,tTS" s,n0 of conrt during the bearing of the
49, nf 3 Ipnniurs Crate, reporter OF We !
Ese,.,, Eseni,,q, Us. Thomas II IWneh ~ /
offcer Of the police force, charged w1eh as {
sauIt and battery. City solicitor iuIheE
conducted the prosecution anu o n9 Ne
oslcer IN a IA anuer that, in any other court,
Svould have caused him to have been hheu
for contempt OF court. ....g
called and told the story Of the ssfese,w nicH
was substantially the same as published IN
the GAZETTE ON Saturday last. Tne witness
VISA closely questioned by offeer Turner,
who was told what questions TO ask bv ChleI
Hawkins, who stood behind him, and 9y tAe
Chief himseIf The cfoss1quesmonlng OF
fine witness was conducted by solicitor
Turner. and Chief Hawkins thFongh lIfper,
but the direct testimony was not cnangsa.
J. Barton Cheypey, city edltor Oh 1Vs,y
notice station in a reportorial capacity, oet
knew nothing of the arrest
George II, Bates ESQ.,, was next called ana
testified that he aud Attorney General Gray !
were at the hall while the body OF Taylor, |
Lists victim, was lying there. he stated
that Crute was III the corridor When the
witness and Mr.. Gray'went INTO the Num-
c,paI Court room He had been in the \
room but few minutes before he was called
to see Crute who was then loak~d IN the
cells. He stated that he saw the Chief and
interceded in Crnte's behalf and had aim re-
leased.
e. II. Rhoads was called and testified
that he had had no trouble in gaiuing ad
mittance to the room where Taylor was
living but knew nothing Of the arrest
Heywood Conant, secretary OF the Every
Evening Publishing Company testified 10
the fact OF his being In the room with Fay
ler and did not remember having asked
anyone permission to go in. The .prosecn-
tion here rested its case and the first wit
ness for the defence James l.. Hawkins was
called and sworn Between IL and O'Clock
news came to the hall that man had been
shot In the eastern part OF the city, ana
shortly after he was brought TO the hall and
placed In this room (meaning the mNnicipal
court room) and the front door locked. IN
about five minutes clerk OF council Frame
unlocked the front door and came IN fol
lowed by Crute and McCaherty;
asked him to go out in polite
manner twice and as he started IL
rude manner. | took him by the
shoulders and put him out; then stationed
Officer Turner at the door leading from the
corridor and instructed him TO allow nj
one to enter at that door; there was TIVE
reporters from The EDerg Evening in tn
room at the time, Humphries and Conant
did not allow any person in the room VIII
had no business there other lha
curiosity; saw Crute In the corridor OF b
hall and around the door for about an houl
he heard Officer Turner tell the crowd I
keep out; did not see the arrest aud no
know why he was arrested until Mr.. Bate
came to me about him; let u
boy go Oh Mr. Bates say 81
didn't think he bad any better sense than
what he did to the officer. bad he con
liFe a gentleman and asked permission
go In l would have let him in; he never ha
acted quite right and has come into IN
Office time and time again aud cursed al
swore because ! didn't tell him all
thought he ought to know"
At this point the witness began to rake l
old gri, yanees, when the City Solicitor i
terposed but was unable to stop the vi
ness, who said in conclusion: "H he ev
comes in there (the ofhce) again cursil
and damning will lock him up and Ike
him there and bring him before the court
After slight dispute betwe
the Chief and the Soci
as to what testimony was pertinent To t
case, the Chief resumed "Crute won
come to the office to kick up a fight wi
me and bring his friend Rhoads along
write it up. When they would get no ne
Grute would cuss, and | would then ord
him out and Rhoads would follow But
they are harmless young men VIZ did
mind them and only laughed at what tl
were doiug." The Chief continued at sol
length in this strain and clearly demC
strated that, while he had laughed at WI
the two innocent reporters done towa
HIM, it was one of the kind OF laughs Il
shows clearly that the nan Was not laugh
from a mlrthtul standpoint, but because
don't know what else to do.
James Harris, sworn-Was here on
Saturday in que ton; came with the tut
ton oi seeing Taylor WAS well aCquain
with the Cniei; asked him II could go
Chief said there was about as many as '
necessary and could not see thai | could
ahy goodCru was standing in the eorrit
and walked fast up the stairs Hhen Iur
grabbed him and said, 'syou can't come
game on me young man, tine officer I,
Crute to the door and said he whoud arr
him II he didn't 90 away; when Crute f
I'D like t3 see you arrest me;' Turner Il
took hold OF him aud locked him up;
Bates and Gray mad Just gone up the sta
didn't see any disorderly conduct on
part OF Crutp.
Turner asked, 'ddn't Crute break al
and rum" and also If Crute die
say 'lve got you where want you"
the officers queries the witness answe
that he did not hear anything else but "
he had testified to.
Turnkey Moore was called and testffet
TO the orders he had received from the G
as TO keeping the crowd out Of the CORR
but did not see the arrest or what led tC
He testified hat he was going in and
OebWttn Int C0lle auu Tue pOlltt
on coming out OF the cells after giviI
prisoner a drink he saw officer Ta
coming along tie corridor with Crutc:
officer told him to lock Grute up, which
did.
Solicitor Turner-''Did the officer hay
warrantsn
Moore-"pon't know that he did, di
think it was necessary when the officer
the misdrmeanor was committed in
presence ~ y. $
ESSolicitor Turner-"That's the quest
fit is a msdemeanor.n
Moore said he considered it SOFAS the q
had given him strict orders to allow no
in the corridor.
officer Andrew b Moore and Joseph
Wheeler were the next witnesses; Moore
only heard Officer Turner tell the GROVE
go back and that Crute was in the ere
knew nothing else. Wheeler knew al
as much as he was in the police office at
time the trouble occurred,
couldn't remember wh8t the langl
was that was used by the officer, and c
thought he heard the officer say tina
would arrest Crutc If he didn't go away
Al. L. Il