Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-30
TRIAL OF STUDENT soHULTzE.


 Charged With Assaulting Officer SeI- leck-Pres1dentP Porter in Court-HeIs
 Discharged By The Court.
 The case against Emil A. Schultze, the Yale student charged with an outrageous as- sault upon Policeman George Selleck, was tried in the City court yesterday morning be- ford Judge Deming Judge Henry E. Par dee defended Schultze. During the hearing there were twenty or thirty students in the court room, all of them friends of Schultze.
 Officer Selleck was the first witness for the State and testified to the row with the stu dents on the night of March 24th while he was attempting to put out bonfire on the campus He said the students formed ring around him and remarked that there was only "cop" present and they were not afraid of him. They crowded him so that he drew his club and stepped back, when Schultze dealt him a blow and as he staggered back another stu dent grabbed him by the throat. He then struck Schultze over the left shoulder and the latter retaliated by hitting him back of the ear Other students rushed in and he was forced to the ground and cruelty beaten Selleck positively identified Schultze as his assailant
 Judge Pardee cross examined. The first time the witness was positive that Schultze was the man who struck him was week ago last Thursday. The other student who struck him he had not been able to find He knew him by sight, and had seen him since the assault once.
 OFFICER DUNNIGAN TEsTIFIEs.
 The next witness was Officer Dunnigan, who testified that about o'clock the morn ing of the assault he saw the accused on Col lege street by the Methodist church. He was bareheaded and running. His clothes were ''draggled" and he looked as if he had been engaged in some row. "He was winded, said the witness, ''and heard him puffing on the other side of the street." Witness was sure it was Schultze he saw and the cross examination failed to weaken the off, cer's opinion the subject.
 ACCOMPLISHMENT AMONG THE STUDENTS.
 A surprise party awaited the students at this juncture. for the door opened and in walked President Porter. Another surprise awaited the spectators when City Attorney Cable requested Yale's president to stand up and receive the oath, which was admins tered. Before President Porter could take the witness stand Judge Pardee objected He said he understood MT. Cable proposed to put the witness on the stand to show what Officer Selleck said to him about the descrip- tion of his assailant. This the lawyer claim ed was inadmissible and the court so ruled.
  porter Downes of the Register He inter- viewed Selleck the afternoon of the assault At that time Selleck told the witness that he could not identify his assailant further than that he was very large man. On the cross examination the State wanted to show that Mr. Downes, at the instigation of Louis K. Hull, had been working up 8 story in Schultze's interest. Judge Pardee objected, but finally allowed the question to be put. The witness resented the imputation and re- piled that he was assigned to report the story by the city editor.
 John O. Kehoe was the next witness for the defense and his testimony was similar to that of many other students that followed. He said q came up to the bonfire while the discussion was going on between the officer and Mr. Schultze. I heard the officer say Don't you follow me or I'll club you To this Schultze answered.: No you wontl I'll bet you $5 you won't club me- I saw the officer strike at MT. Schultze before he (Schultze made any notion" Witness furth-. CT described how the students were piled up on top of the officer
 The other witnesses were Wilfred E. Eaton, Henry B. Cosgrove and John H. Booth. The latter's story was slightly varied He insisted that no one was on top of the officer. On the contrary when Selleck was