Telegram-herald., 1889-08-19
COSCH HUNTED DOWN
his VERSION OF TIE SHOOTING
THREE DAYS BIIH NOTHING TO EAT
Tue -rorg or rs Waad-rin g a Aisaaoss
FAaalsneu he Bursts into Tears
when Speaking or n. anliis-
says Hs shot a. SELF D@rsusa-

N-rA OF hAf @---''f
says he shot 10 -eil- Dersusa
.as.. .s..s r. r,s sL-.l..- .ts---
HAsual-. N.el.. aug is-Deputy
sheriff jacob o-muu ald Roi.o Dm-
Alm. both ol Nashville. arrested Emil
Gosch at O'Clock toass aad AZ 4 had
hm .af a. in the jail tais place The
Officers heard Of n.m ta.- morning and
started u pursuit. ~. uas found n
Baltimore township. W m..os southeast
of here sitting 1y ,ae Road. Ila officers
acted as though taes were drunk and
drove uD % Dosea d4patns AS e.
which should have tle nrsl drink fgom
tle bottle. They asked Go,ch o.
decide Tor Them and then get
ia and ride This he did, the sheriff
taen got Gosch's revolver from toe side
pocket Of hs coat, aud told hm that
~ was the man they wanted Go-eh
fessted bat too late. a. they had the
handouts on hm. OH being brought
o. tne jan be was p.tiao.e object,
completely cOwed and exhausted.
Hs said he haI laI nothing
o. eat for Three days, and
food was gwen him, which he raw
enousiy devOured. After he had rested,
your reporter told HIM me- would ike
% talk with han Tor the rELEGaAN-
HgRALD. Goscn talked freely. and SAID
that be would tell of the affair
just as 10 was. tie SAID Sc am +5
years ola; have wife and SIX
children" At mention OF h's family
he burst into tears. "About o'clock
Tuesday night heard pounding or
MS door. I heard some one say have
= warrant 90 arrest you for stealing
wheat. Then my wife looked ont and
SAID there was crowd OF boys outside
and she heard them say they would
hang me- The door was smashed i'm
from the outside. / dressed as quick
as could My wife and children were
CRYING and nay wife unlocked the door
and pushed 10 open. Then l saw two
officers one on each SIDE of the door
with guns pointed at cross-fre. Ny
w.fa told the dog Co sick them, then
they fired 1870 Gas house al.d
ms wife screamed urder.
thought she was Killed. / nrcd
didut SNOW whether / l.t any one or
not. ! got out vi the house and into
tle swamp somehow. l don't know
what happened after I Tired, l was so
excited. | was fighting for my life.
all wife and children. That nignt
went tO Mlddleyllle % try and learn
whether my wife was killed or not, and
made Nr. otto give nae a cO3taud some
cartridges TINS s toe only revolver
have had. q tnIty-twO caLUre. The
uey- dav was hiding ~ tue swamp,
aul at uIglt attempted 10 go tO MY
h8lsc. when / was urcd upon. ! wish
% God they had kIed me then.
The ball grazed my back. Then
rin and ud in straWstack
an stayed all night / have not been
in Gle swamp since; have been around
t.e country 1T NcrmOntvIlle; saw but
fe~ people. should not have killed any
Oue Il they had tried To arrest me-.
The story tlat my father gave me food
false. I have not seen him SINCE that
hral night "On, why SAID the
p -ouer bursting into tears. "Gd they
Cd -1. ann 1ot bed man. but they
OK. ..i nae SD tultIdid NOT know what
wa dong. WIS crazy a- the thought
of WAT -ney were trying % do t' me
anil tnat they hat kllcd
wv vife. The nr,t shot was
r.i nr rho officers. tunk
f friends m Bovine ard treerort