Telegram-herald., 1889-10-05
WHO FIRED FIRST?
Two Of the Peoples Witnesses Say
fhat the Posse Did.
IMPORTANT EVlBEyCE FOR COSCH
T~o Of the Peoples witnesses Make a
stTSaE Point for the DefeNdAnt-The
People ksiaencs All in-Ghs
Defsass Bssins To-day.


Dst~ass Bssins Today.
When court opened yesterday mora
ng Thomas Barnes, OF Bovine, was
called ard testified that he saw Gosch
and Brearley driving by that night
about sndown with the dog on the
seat between them and the gun and
spade IN ,ne bu ~; witness was about
nIiy feet from tA-n.
james Beckey was called and testl-
raed a. % how and where he had
/ learned that the arrest was 70 be made.
his testimony in general agreed with
what has already been gwen, but in
the minute details as 70 the relative
positions occupied by the attacking
party he did not correspond with the
views OF others who were there; he said:
Silcox and Sinclair came down the
road; they had a common barn lantern
with them; everything was quiet at the
GOsch house; think they did not know
, we were there.
The court wanted 10 know whose
grub-hoe it was, and witness said that
he did not know; that it was there
when they got there.
Cross-examined-Have lived in Gale
donia twenty years; have been friendly
with the Snclairs; it was getting dark
when l quite threshing; ate supper
at Murray's and went down TO GOsch's
| alter; knew they were 10 be arrested
and went down 10 see them taken; got
| down TO GOscn's at $50; stald IN the
| road; Gosch and Breariey passed by on
! tner return from Vaudeville; heard
| Brearley say II guess YOU had better
get out of the potato patch;" We had
gone UP to the house before u see If
they had got home.
The court instructed the witness not
to answer 30 hurriedly, and he replied
that he was not excited.
| Mr.. Mcknight rose and stated that he
! wished TO object 10 Mr.. Knappen' 5
| witness. Mr.. Knappen denied the
charge. The court could not believe
that any such demonstrations were
| HCoottA'' -'AA' MIA ltNAA os'aN hAAetb iAC
| would try to keep his face like statue.
| discrimination cOntlnued-TOOk
the interest that any one would IN
watching such people; some of the
boys had gone up 10 SilcOx's; saw the
lantern coming about l O'Clock; SIN
clair and Silcox SAID, "Come on, bows,
we may need help;" Sinclair had not
been up to the house then To see if
they would need help; we started to go
to the house; think two bows went back
home; Peter Sinclair reached the door
first and Silcox was behind him; stood
at Sinclair's right hand when he raped;
walked toward Sinclair; heard some
noise of people walking in the house and
stepped back and saw Mrs. Gosch
stick her head out of the window; saw
her face; SilcOx picked up the grub-hoe
and put the hoe part in the crack OF
the door and held it there with both
hands; Sinclair told him not to open 1t
and then it opened; saw him take out
his revolver before he went up to the
door; when the door opened Silcox
stepped into the door and | saw a flash
it did not strike SllcOX; he had stepped
back; the dog came out when the door
| opened, about the same time that Sil-
cox stepped up; the dog barked but did
not try to bite any one and they clubbed
him oil; SilcOx fired back; heard Mrs
GOsch cry out, "I'm shot," was right al
the edge Of the door but could not see
IN; then another shot was fired out
striking Mr.. Sinclair IN the head; then
Sinclair returned the shot and heard
GOsch say that he'd shoot the
hearts out of them; heard
the children screaming; was not
excited; after Sinclair was shot the boys
fell back; | staid there and took the
lOng-handled shovel and pushed back
the door, then went back to the road
| Peter Sinclair went for help; saw some
one leave the house and stand there on
guard at the back of the barn with an
other man; thought GOsch was IN the
barn; SllcOx and Sinclair told us TO stay
| and watch the barn; when | first went
| up 70 the door of the house picked up
a stone; after the shooting was over,
| saw Mrs. GOsch look out of the window;
| Tom Burns asked her where Mr.. GOsch
was, and she said she did not know;
Sinclair asked her if there was any
danger If he went to take away MS
dead brother, and she said she did not
| know; she was very much excited.
| Witness was subjected 10 a fusilade OF
questioning from the counsel from both
SIDES, but nothing new was developed.
| A recess WAS taken.
Charles Cisler swOrn-Lived in Bovine;
have known Gosch four years; live
about halt a mile from his place;
have known the Snclairs four years
was present at the shooting; went dowr
there about the ne of the arrest; had
been az >llcOx's }. Ost of the time; Bun
aud Murray went up with me; abOu
eleven or twelve men went down &
GOsCh's with me; two or three met u:
ia front of the house; | stood about IN
front of the door, should think about Z
distance of eighteen feet. MIR. ThOma
stood near me; Mr.. Sinclair walked into
the yard and up 10 the house and
raped several times, calling out that
he had warrant for GOsch's and
Breariey's arrest; they at first refused
TO answer. Witness proceeded with the
story substantially as t had been told
by preceding " illnesses. On the cross
examination Mr. .Clsler stated that he had
always considered GOsch a good neigh
Dor and knew him % be quiet, peace
eble. good -natured citizen Mr.. Cislcr
stated that he heard m all only i've
shots and that be saw or knew Of no
shot being fired al the dog.
| Walter Salisbury called and sworn -
Live AZ Bovine Center. know G0=ch and
the Snclalr's met the o.nciairs At ~l