Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1889-08-16
no TRACE OF HIN OK THE DOWN GRADE
Gusch Seems 10 Have Been Swzl-
lowed by the Earth.
not FlIsIESI TRACE OF HIY fOrsD
Different Theories he MAJ be Near Ho1ns
~ he MAJ De faE Asag-ets&Atns
whess 10 Pay His D~ets- brsaries
Tells his story IT the n hurdsr.

Deputy Sheriff LsmoEeaux returned
from the scene OF the Sinclair murder
yesterday afternoon. bat not word
has been heard from the fugitive,
Gusch Iam0reaux thinks that Ousch
is hiding in tie swamp back Of hls corn
neld, where the low brush and bushes
are 90 thick that man lying on the
ground could not be seen oy person
standing directly over hum.
Sheriff Bishop, however, thinks DIFF
ferent.y Of the matter. lIs theory is
that Guseh struck rgnt out the night
he WAS seen AT the house and has re-
manned hidden by day. travelling under
cover OF night, and may by TINS time be
many miles from the scene 81 hss
AWFUL crime.
Vim. Aldrlch Iateurn, who conducted
the inquest at Sinclair's house, says
that he found IN "A wallet ia the Gusch
house d notice 10 pay note OF Sl1o due
al the Vaudeville Bank, and investiga-
ton showed that he had paid SD on
the note the next day alter he stole
the wheat for winch Sinclair tried 10
arrest HIM.
Another notice 10 pay note OF 500
due August Is, at the Old National
Bank ln tins city, was also found. 1t
would seem that Gusch WAS heavily IN
debt, and had stolen the wheat TO try
10 pay the notes, which were nearly
due.
Charles Brearley, the man who was
shot by Deputy Sheriff sinclair, was
seen at the jail last night and appeared
10 be resting quite easily considering
the nature OF nis wound. IL ls now
quite certain that be VIII recover to
stand rrial for his part in the CRIME.
He has always been known as an ex-
trenlely iOw-m.nded fellow, and APP
peared at times to be unidentified. lie
would always 90 anything that
he was told to do, and when a boy AT
school would fight any other boy II
some one told hm TO DO SO.
Those who have been acquainted
with him do not consider that ne is As
much TO blame, either for the stealing
or the shooting, As Gusch.
Brearley says that Gusch has carried
ms revolver constantly since he worked
there, and that he has threatened TO
shoot Peter Sinclair on account Of some
ne thinks. would not have allowed SIN
clair to arrest him, even If he had ap-
preached him in the daytime, for he
had said that he would not be taken
alive, and he meant IL.
Brearley's story of the murder Is as
follows:
1--WE were helping To thresh at a
neighbOr's Monday, and the doputy
sheriff came up, and before ali tie
rest of the men, sand that ne would
soon have warrant for our arrest.
tie was mean and overbearng in his
manner, and 1t enraged Gusch very
much. He went that night to Middle
vile and purchased cartridges, powder.
shot and slugs, and came back fully
determined TO resist arrest. Every
body was in bed when the posse ar
rived. Gusch paid no attention to the
summons at first. and ne told me 10
Law still IN bed. | could not see what
Gusch was doing, and the first lutna-
ton had Of any trouble was
revolver shot. 1t came from
| the outside, l know. could
tell from the sound that IT did not
come from the inside. At the first r.
port / sprang out of bed and began
I putting my clothes on, and in a few
seconds there was the report OF the
shotgun. As was about crawling into
my pants there was another pistol re-
port and went down like "A struck
crittcr. Oh, Lord, how it did hurt. ]
thought | was done for sure, and
/ don't know but what / am now. Yes.
| viii swear that the men on the out
site began firing first. | did not have
a single iirearm myself and took no
part IN the shooting, but | know that
/ Gosch did not fire the first shot. He
was fired on first, and returned il TO
defend himself"
Sheriff Bishop has issued the follow
ing notice:
$500 Reward.
Wanted. for murder, Imael Gusch
81 years old, feet inches high, welgn;
about $50 pounds, very dark swarihy
complexion. black eyes, hair and mus
tache. slightly stOop-shouldered, Ger
man, and talks broken English. Hair
rather long. and cut straight around.
Goes barefoot; has not worn shoes TINS
summer: feet hard and cailOused. Il a
farmer, and poorly dressed. Last seen
near Mddleville. Two hundred dol
lars reward will be paid for ms arres;
and detention ia any JAIL.
Grand Rapids. August l5. 1889.