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watching Petersontplay a game OF bill
lizards. Then went across the room
to watch another game. / saw Gal
lagher strike Peterson, and saw them
clinch. Peterson held Gallagher up
against the bar. / did not see Pet
erson strike back. I heard no
alteration before the blow was
struck. Gallagher tried to pull
Peterson away from the bar
They then fell to the floor, with
Gallagher on top. Gallagher punched
Peterson in the head several times. /
saw that Peterson was getting badly
hurt. He lay like dead man. When
they first fell Gallagher bumped his
head against the floor. Peterson was
face down. did not interfere, as /
have had little experience with
I appealed to bystander to help me,
but he wouldn't do it. Peterson did
not seem to have any show, and was
making no fight. / heard some one
say He's DONE and then L went up
stairs and telephoned for a police
man. Peterson had appealed for help
several times, but he got none. When
I got back Gallagher was sitting down
and policeman came in. The police
man came in. The policeman told
Gallagher to come with him, and
he had warrant. Other people in
the saloon objected to Gallagher's
arrest. He was not arrested
Frank Vida testified as follows:
sI was playing billiards with Peter
son. / had my back turned when the
fight commenced. / turned around,
and saw Gallagher and Peterson
struggling. Peterson had one hand on
the bar and the other around Gala
gher's neck. They fell to the floor.
Peterson called for help while on the
floor. wanted to help him, but was
prevented by someone; L do not know
son was trying to defend himself from
Ben. Gallagher was humping his
head on the floor. When they were
separated Peterson took billiard cue
and started for Gallagher. He had
gone about six feet, when Wilson in
terfered and took the cue from his
hands. At this time Gallagher was
coming toward Peterson. When Gal
lagher reached Peterson the cue was
out of his hands. They began to fight
again. / did not see the biting, as ]
was on the other side of the room. i
heard Peterson call out, He's got my
thumbp He spoke like person who
was in pain. The next / saw, Peter
son and Gallagher were against the
table, still fighting. Their heads were
close together, Gallagher leaning over
Peterson. Then they separated, and
/ was told that Peterson's ear was
bitten. I heard no alteration be-
tween Peterson and Gallagher prior
TO the fight. While they were fight
ing against the billiard table they
Peterson kicked him."
CrOs9 oYaminafiOn-Pat had
only had one drink that / know Of
When he came back to the room he
had two bottles with him. / saw
Wilson try to separate the fighters
once.
, w. r. Monsarrat said: "When
Gallagher and Peterson were together
against the table came toward them.
1 said: My God, he's got his ear in
his mouth They then broke away,
and Gallagher spat on the table. A
billiard ball came sailing in that di-
rection and / left. / do not know how
long Gallagher had Peterson's ear in
his mouth. Gallagher spit out some
blood on the table. Peterson's ear
was bleeding went out then"
Mortimer Snow-'I was present at
the fight last Friday. / was upstairs
and heard some one say there was a
fight. / went down stairs, and as /
entered the room / saw one man with
another's ear in his mouth. did not
know either one. The man who was
doing the biting was the assailant.
The other man was not striking, but
was struggling. The ear was in the
biters mouth for some time, perhaps
half minute or a minute. At that
time Peterson was making no de-
fense." No cross-examinatiOn.
DIR. G. B. Cooper-''Last Friday
night at the hotel / was called upon to
attend Bert Peterson. His ear was
bleeding; his left thumb showed
tooth marks, two teeth were loosened
and his eyes were badly bruised. He
was very much excited, but sober.
While / was washing his ear, the
watchman brought up the missing
piece of the ear, which L sewed on.
There was a small piece missing. The
ear will never be as before, even if the
piece grows on. 1t showed the tooth
marks plainly, and seemed to have
been chewed. 1t will probably cause
a Disagreement for Iifen
Cross s-examined-'rThe wounds to
the ear could not be caused by coming
into contact with the sharp edge of
table in a fall"
Bert Peterson: tI went to the hotel
about 9:45. L met Frank Vida and
played a game of billiards. During
the second game L went to the end of
the bar. L met a friend and while
talking to him I was struck several
times. jumped for my assailant and
held him against the bar. Someone
theu kicked me on the leg. l let go
of the bar and we struggled into the
maiu room. We fell, L on top. Some
one kicked me again and 1 rolled
over. Gallagher was then on top,
and was striking me. / turned to
Charley Wilson and asked him to
stop it. He said, NO interference,
fair play He was standing over us.
Before this Wilson had said, kill the
P. G. spyn Opium Brown had said
the same thing. We were then separ-
ated and tried to get billiard cue,
but Wilson would not permit it. We
clinched again and Gallagher got my
thurnh in his mouth i cnllad for