Telegram-herald., 1889-08-28
COSCH IS II COURT
HIS Examination Begun On the
Charge of Murder.
SDdllR TELLS TIE AWFUL IlLE
Ihe Day - Take Up ~ ths >tors or Ih~
saeFir and Hsaaoers ~ ni> posse
Ihe - illnesses Cfalaa that oosct
>hal fi1st dAe DrIails.

der or Daniel = utIalE. a. commenced
before Justice Wesltal yesterday morl-
ing The circumstance ol the affair
which ied 20 the shooting are -t.ll fresh
n tle minds ~ tile readers VI the
IELEsAAsl-hERALD.
A warrant aas ssued for G0sch and
Brearley Tor stealing some wheat from
farmer named Gus Tyler. Tie nal-
rant was placed in tAe hands of Peter
Sinclair. and he. s..th a number ofother
nc ghbor,. among them Dan Sinclair.
reached Go-ch', house between ] and 2
O'Clock IL night 0f August -
,nOts were exchange between the
accused and the -lert posse, and
Daniel Sinclair tel dead u n.s tracks.
having been struck bg a charge 81 shot
from G0-en'> gun, and Brearley was
brought down with bullet u has
breast, but not seriously hurt Brear-
ley WAS brought here and lodged ln
jail, and has since practically yrecOSered
from hl, injuries. GO-ch escaped, but
Was caught on the Sunday after the
tragedy al ght miles south Of Hastings.
and lodged n Jall IN tins city. Snce
then tn, attorneys on both sides have
been arranging the prelminares and
the examination was set down for yes
terday.
The cramped up little office occu-
pied by Justice Westtan as conrt
room, was filled 10 Is utmost as soon
as ITS doors were thrown open at 10
o'clock yesterday morning.
IN .f.In.fr Iretsaa AA.-ffallf. lrftla
6xs court room was crowded 20 is full
| est capacity. Interested spectators We're
I'm the windows and standing ON the
stove, perched on the railing that dl-
vides the court from the audience, and
even mounted on each other ;
shoulders. There were many grizzlcd-
| bearded farmers from Bovine IN attend
ance, and the young men were not
| wanting. The friends Of Sinclair and
| the followers OF GOsch were present,
| and il was a small sea of faces that eX-
tended before his honor, and deep IN
| terest was depicted on every face. The
| court room was intensely hot and suffO-
| catingly close, and frequent criticisms
We're heard that the examination was
| not transferred to more cOmmOdlOus
quarters.
The prisoners were brought into
court shortly after 10 O'Clock, accom-
panied by Sheriff Bishop and Under
| Sheriff LamOreaux. The two men were
clad IN the same attire as when they
were arrested. Their manners are very
different. Gosch Is bold and fearless
his clear, dark eyes looking men
| squarely IN the face, while Brearley ha,
a kind of hang-dOg expression and
frOwningly looks at the floor. Ht
rarely looks anyone IN the eye
and then but for a momentary glance
| Gosch would pass tor respectable
farmer, but Brearley has suspicious
and cunning appearance not at al
| favorable TO him.
| Messrs. Fairfield, Mcknight auc
Wesschus appeared as the attorneys
for the prisoners, and Prosecuting At
tOrney Stuart. his assistant Mr.. KNAPP
pen and Mr.. VIM. Aldrch Tateum fOI
the people Henry r. Walch acted a
| stenOgrapher and a little after 10 O o'clocl
all was ready for the examination &,
proceed.
Peter !. Sinclair, the brother of Dan
iel, the victim OF the tragedy, was the
first witness for the prosecution. II,
is a man of about 30 years of age witt
nervous gray ewes, dark hair and mus
tache. Before he began hi, testimony
the attorneys for the defense requested
| that all witnesses Zoe excluded from tin,
room, which was done accordingly.
Mr. knappen began with the ques
ton. "Where do YOU live?" "In Bown'
| township" was the reply; and then h'
| continued, more or less interrupted
| with questions. substantially asfoliOWs