Telegram-herald., 1889-10-08
THE MURDER TRIAL
The Defense Cont lnues the EXam-
ination Of Witnesses
VAS SHERIFFPETE SINCLAIR DRUM?
M GoSch Gem pletes Her Testimony
Sems 81 the Witnesses Absent And
sent for D. the shertn The PROSE
cuteE opens IA Rebuttal

SuteF Opens Al hcoutta4
There was q smau attendance al the
opening 81 court yesterday morning
and Mrs. Augusta Goseh was recalled
Tor cross-examlnaUon. Size could not
remember with any great degree or
certainty whether she got up from hef
fall before her husband shot OF not but
rather thought sne did, though she was
- crazed from fright that Size hardly
knew what she was dong. Size told
GOsch that size heard them say raeN
would blow up the house wlth dyDa-
mite; could not remember when he left
the house. and did not know i he took
the gun with him: did not see him
again until after las arrest and did mol
know that she should ever see hlm
again. She had started 10 attend the
inquest held over the body OF Daniel
Sinclair, but had been told that she
WAS not wanted there saw two men al
Mr.. Cutters house; did not know that
one of them was VIM. Aldrich Iateum,
and did not remember telling one OF
them that her husband had bought
ammunition from Vaudeville the night
of the shooting; had no remembrance
OF saying that she had tired 20 get her
husband l. give himself up; did not
know who first came 70 her house, bat
remembered that Abe Foster came soon
after daylight; did not remember tell
ing him that she thought OOsch Was in
the barn that morning, and that she
was afraid 10 20 out 10 her husband
and Brearley for fear they would shoot
her; did not remember saying that her
husband had threatened 30 snOOt her II
she gave kim away Witness also
failed 10 recall that she had SAID 10
another visitor at the house that she
had tried 10 get GOSch 10 gave himself
up, but he was always nred with en-
thusiasm when Brearley got hold OF
him, and both sWOre that they would
not give up ID any officer; did not recall
speaking TO Officer Harmon COwans
about the shooting, aud did not re-
member that she had SAID that her hus-
band got out of bed first on the night
of the shooting; never told anyone that
! her husband was going TO Mlddlevllie
/ TO try and settle up the matter OF the
wheat stealing; GOscn could not read
and she sometimes read 10 hln; did
not remember reading anything 10 HIM
! about any ones being arrested, and
could not say that he sand on those Oc-
! casions that be would never be taken
| alive. She identified the powder
and shot TASKS belonging % her nus
! band, and said that he always kept
| ammunition in the house and had had
| the gun for the past o or eight years.
She identified the door jamb and lock
which had been cut out of the door and
/ brought into court. She also identified
! the grub hoe which had been used 10
pry open the door, and identified the
/ marks made on the door by the hoe
| and stated that there were no such
| dents and bruises in II before the shoot
! ing nor had any been made since.
! Several witnesses were absent and
a recess was then taken.
After the recess Lewis Spaulding was
called and sworn. SpauldIng Is a
Caledonia hotel keeper.
Witness-Knew the Sinclair's and
Gosch; heard of the shooting at ! or
O'Clock in the night; saw Silcox and
Sinclair next day at the GOsch house
| heard them both say that they put tho
grub hoe in the door and opened II and
that the shots came 50 close together
thev did not know who fired first.
Cross-examned - They both said
about the same thing, that they put the
/ grub hoe in the door and II came open
very easy.
Re-direct-They claimed that they
both fired about the same time.
Mrs. Lena Cooley was called for bui
the officer found that she had missed
the train at Caledonia, and could no
reach the city before l:25 p. m. The
prosecution wished TO commence then
rebuttal but as il would occupy half a
day an adjournment was desired
The defense had another witness
Augustus Tyler, whom they had wished
to testify, but as ne was not In the city
they were willing that the prosecution
should begin their rebuttal. As % WI
nearly II o'clock the court adlourneC
until , .. m. when Il was thought Mrs
Cooley would be in attendance.
When . o'clock came the court room
had filled with the usual crowd,
/ number of ladies beng in atte ndance
. Mrs. GOsch sat by her husband sid'
as has been her custom during the pro
/ gTcss OF the trlal.
Mr.. Fairfield stated that Augustu
TYLER WAS wanted but be was found 4
be absent and was said 10 be III. H.
believed that Mr.. Tyler was able to b'
here and the court granted reques
for a bench warrant. sheriff Bishoi
was instructed 10 send an officer ate
Mr. Tyler.
Mrs. Lena Cooley was called an
sworn.
Witness. DO not know Gosch; knoE
Peter Sinclair by sight; knew wher
they both lived; lived about five milo
from Gosch's, two miles from Middle
, Vile and FIVE miles from Harris creek
heard Of the shooting the Iuesia
o afternoon after. Monday evening NJ
Sinclair called az my house, was ln be-
b when he called. my wasnwoman wa
with me az the time, went - the doc
, when he called and saw him standin
in the road He asked # Mr.. Coole
o was at home, ] SAID NO, he IA
gone to take the horses % the lot,
wanted 20 know II had seen doubl
o team go bv north. saId no. ] had no
wanted 60 know II l would have'see
one II it had gone by, SAID YES. though
Doe acted peculiar and thought him ha
p drunk. made the remark when ] weI
into thc house, have seen him onr
p since.
Cross-ovam nation D.d not unde
stand the drift of be questions
- acted a. though De did not know whic
Wav o. 80.
Mr. Knappen asked her bow she kne
"a that be did not know whiCh way - g
p when the witness, Rho II bright q
r. 1 pearng Young woman Nltn snapTef
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