Telegram-herald., 1889-10-03
Afternoon Session.

Attorney Fairfield, for the defense,
asked that the witnesses be ex-
cluded from the room during
the taking of the testimony.
Mr.. Knappen, for the prosecution,
wanted one of his witnesses, Daniel
Good, 4 deputy sheriff, 10 remain ~
the room, as his assistance was desired.
Judge Burch allowed Good 10 remain
and Mr.. Fairfield noted an exception.
Mr.. knappen opened the case for the
people. The prosecution expected. he
said, to show that Amiel GOs0h and MS
emplOye, Brcarley, mad lived on ,he
farm III Bovine township for some
years, and that for some time previous
70 the shooting other thefts had been
committed IN the neighbOrhOOd; upon
the 18th of August last, q complaint
was made against t'O>ch and Brc3rley
Tor stealing wheat from Mr.. Tyler.
GOsCh was informed of the complaint
the next morning threshing wheat
at Mr.. AndersOl's. While ne was 80 en-
plOyed Mr.. Otto, of MddlDville, came
% tiOSch for some money due Mr.. Otto,
and that Otto spoke 20 GO~ch about his
probable arrest and GOsch statod that
he would resist the arrest fOrcibly and
10 the utmost The warrant wSS placed
IL the hauds of Deputy ~l"riti Sinclair.
vino left for home aoJutj.}9 p. m. On
arriving home he wa tod that GOSch
and Brearlev had driven away IN "A
buggy. sinclair and SlicOX drove on
90 Nlddlevlllc and found that Go,ch
and Brc1rlev hal been there: drove
back home and learned that the men
had returned home and Peter
sinclair resolved 10 make tho ar
rest then he asked Daniel
sinclair and SilCOT to help him. &
lot of Teighbors, having heard OF the
proposed arrest, had gathered together
ont OF curiosity TO witness 10: sinclair.
tit.r reaching GOsch's house, raped
ol the door several times and called
ont telling him Of the errand which
eaied taem there and that tho door
would hc torcej open. Brea ley stood
I'D r'o doorway. w1en u Wa, finally
opened. unt fred the first shot. Those
two mon We're fully armed and 4 tor
mAcd 20 resist arrest 10 the utmost.
After the hrc sa0ts were tired. one ol
which struck Peter Sinclair over the
eye. and one struck Daniel Sinclair IN
the breast. killing him instantly, a shot
was fred az the dog.
The prosecution then called Peter +.
sinclair to The stand aud M stuart
conducted the examination. The w.t.
ness stated that he was 2 resident 0l
BOVINE township; had been Z fgrncr
until recently. now a deputy sheriff Oi
Kent county: witness lf.ut. feed ID war
rant rs beng the one issued by justice
Walsh, Aug. II.
Mr. Fairfield objected to the sdm's-
SION Of the paper and wished % cr1ss-
examine the witness ~ t0 wnat th
paper was and when aud where he g0t
it.
The court ordered the prosecution to
proceed WITH the witness. and for the
present would rot admit the warrant.
Peter ~ilcla Was in the Cfiice
when Justice Walsh drew NJ the war
rtut. Augustus Tyler was present. was
tnreshing at Mr.. Anderson when Mr
Tyler came and wanted witness 90 come
to the city with him % get the warrant.
flosch vas not there 40 that time. he
had gone away with Mr. Otto. 0f Md
dlevllle. 4 few minutes before. after
getting the warrant ~ tncs- and Tyler
left on the 5 i0 tram for Cale1ou A.
went Co MiddiaTl.e IN the buggy q ti
Suc0V. as : lcor rod sad Go@ch and
Brearley had gone o. NIddiev. lie.
drove about halt a mile south Of -i-
cox and inquired r frosCh and Brrar-
lev bad been seen going by there. stOp-
ped az several other places f0r INQUIRY.
and sf0uped at che hotel q M83IevIie
ard inquired of a man sitting there
Afterwar1 we1t ID the grist-r1lIl. about
re o. m went ID to NJ. Otto's house
and found that G0sch snd B-rariev
dad been there about an hour before.
Mr. Fairfield made objections 20
neary every statement uascs ov the