Telegram-herald., 1889-10-04
EMIL COSCH on TRIAL
Unabated Interest in the Bloody
Tragedy.
OFFICERS CONTINUE THEIR STORY
The Events of the + atAi Sight aiR0tely
Dstailed--A WitRess BesoEaes Goa
1asea sharp SEoss.kAAaBt
tion b. Hr. 4 Fairfield


The court room was crowded yester-
day morning, and Mrs. G0sch occupied
a char near her husband, a. usual.
William Slc0x was pat on the stand
% tell his story. He said that late IN
the afternoon of the day OF the arrest
be went % the e.ghbOrh0od Of G0sch' y
home, and saw G0sch and Brearley
drive aw1y 70 Vaudeville in d wagon;
he then went about half a mile or the
road 70 Caledonia and met the SIN
clairs, to whom he told the occurrence;
the party then went up 10 SinclGir's
house, and afterwards drove over 10
SllcOx :; this was about nightfall; here
they got a lunch, and then started out
70 60 10 Middlevllle 10 look after Gosch
and ms partner; when they got there
they held conversations with Otto. the
hardware man, and other parties, and
gained all the points they could as TO
what Gosch and Brearley had done
and said; this was 10 the night time,
and the two respondents had already
gone on their way home then they
followed and met different persons on
the way TO Gosch's house, who. were
named by SilcOx TO the number Of
nearly nineteen; the party went
along, but nothing was said as 10
whether they should help make the
arrest. Witness said Sinclair said
Come along boys" The story Of the
shooting and the arrest was materially
ike that Of Slnclair's. GOsch was called
twice and Responded by asking if
the party did not know where the road
was. Sinclair asked the inmates of the
house 10 give up peaceably and no
harm would be done them; the door re-
fused TO open and witness got "A grub
hoe and undertook TO pry il open;
Walter Salisbury assisted him; did not
know whether they finally pried the
door open or whether it was opened
| from the inside.
Then the shooting occurred; witness
was uncertain whether Gosch used an
oath or not, but was certain that he
declared ne would shoot or would blow
| something; did not hear the last of his
| sentence; the shots were fired, he said,
as Sinclair had stated, Brearley firing
| first. then a shot from the outside party
| and then a shot from Gosch's gun which
| killed Daniel Sinclair; witness stated
| that he and Sinclair only had two
pistols and that the crowd was unarmed
| otherwise.
When questioned in regard to forcing
| the door witness said: Held the grub
hoe in one hand and revolver in the
| other; asked Sinclair If we had the
right to open the door; he said yes, so
| witness took the grub-hOe TO pry open
| the door; intended 10 wrench the door
| open but Sinclair said hold on; did
| not go there to take Gosch or kill him;
| took the revolver because il was handed
him TO use; when witness first saw
| Brearley he stood with revolver IN his
| hand pointing at witness; lodged
| down and returned the fire afterwaId ;
| knew that GOsch's wife and family of
| five or six children were IN the house;
| had no conversation with Buckart,
Saunders, Spaulding and Lewis Hadley
| IN Caledonia station the morning GOsch
was taken TO Grand Rapids; don't re-
member ever saying that Brearley tried
| to shoot but that witness got the drop
on hIm; did not hear anyone fall;
saw the muzzle of the gun when it was
| thrust through; heard GOsch say,
| "By cd III blow"
| Mr.. Fairfield then asked witness if he
| did not testify at the preliminary exam
ination that he heard Gosch say, "By
| J-s Ct I'll shoot"
| Witness thought likely he did; was
| asked if the rest of his testimony was
| subject to similar notifications.
Mr.. Knappen objected and the
| question was waived.
| Cross questioning resumed-Have
| known Gosch eighteen years; am SIN
| clair's brOther-in-law.
| Mr.. Fairfield announced that he had
| finished with the witness.
Redirect by. Mr. Stuart-There was
no noise or other disturbance while
| there khat night; had revolver in hIp
| pocket \pntil after Brearley said; "By
cd can't have u.s."
Mr.. Stuart put several questions to
| witness to draw out the reason why wit
| ness had gone there armed and if hc
| had heard O. GOsch having made any
| threats.
Mr.. FAIR field objected, and the court
| sustained the objection.
Mr.. Stuart-How did you come to
| take a pistol there?
| Witness-Clve to me.
| Mr.. Stuart-HOw did you come 10
| take il out at that time?
| At this question the counsel on both
| s;des entered into a lengthy discussion
| rs to whether the answer was com
| pctent or not. The prosecution wished
| to show that witness had a right 10 20
| there armed. The court Over-Tuled
the objection.
Wtness-Was asked in Middleville if
| We intended 10 make the arrest alone,
we two. and was told that II would not
| be- advisable, as GOsch and Bresrley
we're dangerous men. 50 we thought
Il best to 90 there armed, and when
| thev refused 10 open the door witness
thought Il best 70 take out the pistol
| Mr. Fairfield then read 10 witness
what he had testified in the justice &
| court that ne had no idea why be had
taken out his revolver, s. he had no
idea that any one was gong 70 shoot.
| Witness did not know why he had 50
testified.
! The court called the attention Of the
| D-0gecutlon 20 the feet that witness had
testified that men a. Middlev.lle had
/ cautioned witness and Sinclair not 81
mako tue arrest alone. Mere advice
from men at a distance should not have
/ been relied upon hv the officers who were
near ncchb0rs of Gosch and Breariey
| So evidence had asyet appeared that
Sinclair and sllC0x thought GosCh te
,e dang hons or vicious man, and ye'
| they hadi known him foT eighteen
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