Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-15

have a nice room and IL you will COM down
you can stay with me Was that statement
nader
mo. sir. no such statements ss that was
made"
Where was this young fellow that struck
Caldwell standing during the conversation p
He was standing just behind a little
low heavy set man, and Just as Caldwell
says, We are going back as soon as we
get a little money why, this fellow Just
came over that wayOndicating how the blow
was dealt) and struck him
Did it knock him down."
Yes. sir, IL knocked him clear over and
he 1T on his head and shoulders in the
gutter. It is a pretty steep bank there"
Then did the young fellow that struck
him go after him.
There was two OF them jumped on him,
this tall man with the club and the fellow
that struck him went right over on top
Of him. a tall fellow, taller than the rest
Of them and he had a club in his hand. and
he and the fellow that did strike caldwell
then jumped onto him."
Then in the meantime what did you do"
II run backwards just as quick as he
struck him, over the little bridge that is
across the gutter there and the boy was
hollering so, | made a dash to get him to
get up. Just as | started to get to him to
get him up, these four fellows Jumped for
me. This fellow commenced pounding me
in the face"
This little fellow that done the talk
ing7"
yes, sir"
Would you know him IL you saw him? p
yes. sir"
DID you finally get away from him."
Eyes, these other fellows rushed onto me.
one fellow with knuckles hit me there. Run
ming backwards lighting as best l could,
this fellow with knuckles hit me there
(pointing to his head), l stumbled and fell
backwards and three OF them fell on top
OF me. They fell to one side and Jumped
out from under them"
when you got up from them that time,
where was Caldwell?"
He was down in the ditch. These others
we're still beating him"
1.-TWO fellows were still on him?"
Uses Some Oaths.
yes, sir. / made a feint as though l
had a revolver and says, You ---, l Will
shoot you. They jumped of of him and
quit following me. The other two jumped
of Caldwell, too"
which way did they go?"
'lney ran straight up the sbISSl NV nv
Jumped up and ran toward the shop. l
had to back off and saw the hat laying
there and put 1t under my arm and backed
on. and after l got past the building a
little ways, they commenced hurting rocks
at me and had to dodge them until I got
to the tracks, then l broke and ran to the
gate"
Gould you identify the tall mar with
the club II you should see him."
81 would not say I could. because it was
all done SO quick that do not remember
l could do that"
when you nrst met them and were talk
ing tn them, where did this tall man with
the club stand?"
HE stood behind me-"
Could YOU describe his hat or whether
he had a beard or not?'
"He had a soft felt hat, creased"
Describe the man"
HE had an awful prominent nose, high
cheekbones and thin face kind Of sloped to
a point, his chin"
Posplsil was then called in and Ball
identified him beyond any question as the
tall man. who figured in the assault Of
Caldwell.
Ball has a hat in his possession which he
claims fell of old man Spellman's head
when he was assHulting Caldwell.
PospisiI Denies He Was There.
Charles Pospisil made a long statement
in which he declared that he was not at
the Cass street gate or near 1t when the
tragedy occurred aud said that the first he
knew of It was when some OF the pickets
told him. He told of having drank with
Johnny Spellman and McKenna and said
that he was working under the directions
Of Mike Spellman, although not stationed
at the Cass street gate. He said he could
not remember where he was when the tight
occurred.
John Kerrigan unbosoms himself OF
lengthy narrative in which he emphasizes
the fact that he was not present to witness
the hostilities and that the first he knew
OF them was when he was given the in
formation at Sixteenth and Cass streets by
John Spellman and McKenna. He said he
had been at home after his overcoat.