The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-12
BEATEN in THE BREAST
Tes timony In the Police Suit
For Damages
In the Raid on Little Russia In
August, 1895.
Evidence Seems to Show That Hard
Ldcks Were Administered to the
Rioters

IN the Nary LtZel damage SUIT, W fllcn
IS being tried in the district court, in
which the plaintiff asks damages of ex-
Chief of Police John NJ. NnkarsOn for
Injuries received at the hands Of pO-
Hcemen in their raid on August IS,
1925. about twenty Russians are in at
tendance.
The trial was begun yesterday, as
related i'm last evenings Journal.
Ex-Chief WilkersOn, Patrolmen Ew-
ing, FoWkess Owen and Hale sit near
their attorneys and seem to rather en-
JOY the experience.
After this case is finished several
other damage suits which have been
fled by attorneys for the Russians viii
have to be heard. In fact, Mr.. Viii
kerson and his braves are kept busy
fighting damage suits.
The Pussian~ or rather T}Dsso-Cfar-
mans, speak English rather poorly.
Ihey U.-iri steait4l lneir DvzzI lawyer )
questioning fairly well. but when At
tOrney Vance attempts to question
them, even though he uses clearer Ian
guage. they Immediately turn to the
Interpreter to be told the substance Of
the question.
Chas. Deitsche. one of the men who
We're arrested early in the raid. was
questioned by Little Russia's" Attor-
ney Ensminger-
Q.-Where Gid they arrest you2
A--As L was crossing the Union (Pa-
cihc) railroad Then they put me in
the patrol wagon and hauled me back
to EtzeIs house.
Q.-Who drove up in a buggy2
Ant. Wilkerson and Gaines.
Q--WhO held their hOrse2
A.-Sneed
Do you remember seeing John
Ewing i'm the house?
A.-No, ] do not.
On ask YOU if the women We're
trying to hit Owens?
Al didn't see them do it.
The cross discrimination by Attorney
Vance did not materially change
T9I.t 7.r41e- CTR. 4E afff n
the same trouble as the others in I'M
derstanding Mr.. Vance.
Mrs George p. Etzel gave her YER
sion Of the raid She said that the
when the officers brought Deitsche and
Mike Etzel to the house. She related
the incident as she saw it. Questioned
By Attorney EnsIninger.
Q-What did you DO after they left2
Al stayed at nome with my chill
dren.
Al was up until noon, and then
DID YOU see the women fighting
40. ] saw some blood when
Andrew Burgart. one of the partici-
pants in the excitement that night,
was asked by Attorney Ensninger.
ODD you see the policemen over
A.=Yes. I saw the policeman lick her
across the shoulders with the stick ne
carried.
A.-Yes. she followed loud enough TO
be heard on Kansas avenue
O.-Was she suffering pain2
A Yes, they had beat her on the
breast
a. specialist to examine Mrs George r
Etzels injuries was put on the witness
stand. ... 49,
house but once and had examined Mrs.
George p. Etzel These questions ne an
swered to Attorney Ensmlnger inter
rogations. Being cross-eAaIIlned Ply
Attorney Vance developed the Hollow
6-How long haye you been a physi-
cian2
A-Seven years
Q=When you were called TO see MIS-
FtZel did you examine herr
Ayes. sir; I found bruises on her
arm. and she complained of pains in her
chest.
A.-Yes: L noticed that the pupils Of
her eyes were dilateds although the
room was light
Odd her condition indicate lhal
she had received a shock2
Ayes: she appeared to have suffer
ed a severe shock
Mike Etzel, the young russian Who'
in company with Charles Deitsche, was
arrested while on their way to the LIT
eel house testified.
q Were YOU arrested by the police on
-'' e. -. 57l5s,-Iis Deitsche and
-. e-,i7ler home about 3 or O'Clock.
80 - - IL owen and .Tofn Ewing
80 fha1- told US We we're under arrest.
5rl,ex- took rs to George EtzePs house
and they sent Sneed to call for the
hoodlum wagon. Wukerson and Gaines
llro,-a nm and the chief told the police
" - ~ 90 Gaines told them to
tI-e,,.s.l1-as
u - - - - The officers strike the
49, -
W. +l,a15 were after Mrs. George
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