The morning journal-courier., 1908-05-16
Patrolmen Put on Stand in
Gases Against Students Yes.
terday Tell Their Side
of the Fracas.
ATTEMPT TO CUT FIRE ROPE
Defense Puts on Witness Who Claims
Cassidy's Blow Came from
Brother Officers Club
by Mistake.

although the entire court day OF the
city court witn Judge Tyner on tho
bench was consumed yesterday with
the hearing Of the case OF the state
against the four students, w. A. Goe-
bel. G. Foster, Benjamin Wallis and
II. II. Gilbert. the case did not reach
anyway near the conclusion of the de-
fense's testimony and was continued
until next Tuesday morning at $3.50
o'clock. II was not until considerable
of the afternoon session had been taxi
en- up that the prosecution rested its
case and the defense simply opened
yesterday. The defense has large
number Of witnesses yet to put on be-
fore the summing up Of the cases is
reached and 1t Is by no means certain
that the case Will not take more than
one more entire day before the verdirt
Is reached.
The court room was filled to Its COM
plete capacity at the trial there being
present a large, audience both Of stud
ents and interested townspeople. In
addition the corridors outside ware
thronged by a group Of spectators who
could not get admittance but were
willing to cath what they could Of tho
case through the open door Of the
court room.
When Judge Tyner returned to the
bench at 2:30 after the noon recess the
state was Just at the start of the tes-
timony offered by The members Of the
police department themselves. PATROL
man John p. Kennedy was called to the
stand at the opening. He testified to
hearing some one in the crowd calling
out Give 1t to him, Dutch. give 1t to
him." and later when he arrested Wal
lis he claimed the latter said, I'm not
Dutch Goebel. Fellows he has mistak-
en- me for Dutch Gocbel" Kennedy
| further testified on the redirect to see
ing both officers. Patrick and John
Cassidy at the fire and that John Cas-
sidy's hat was crushed In. When ask
ed II he saw Cassidy go to the ground
he said he did not but that he saw him
down.
Officer Patrick CasSTy was then call
ed to the stand. He testified that he
had left the Howard avenue station
after the ringing of the second alarm
and had hastened to the fire. The Are
rope was just being put up when 'he
arrived. The crowd he declared was
swaying and pushing and there was
yelling and hooting from the midst.
officer Cassidy then came down to the
important part o fhis testimony He
stated that he saw Goebel deliver, a
blow to Officer John Cassidy. Then he
testified that he saw Gilbert jerk the
fire rope which threw him. the officer
testifying, to his knees as he was get
ting over H. While he was down he de-
clared some one kicked him but he
could not see who itI was On arising
he turned around and placed Gilbert
under arrest.
| Officer Cassidy declared that Foster
was braced against Goebel and that
they were pushing. About this time he
said he also heard the call from the
crowd Give 1t to him Dutch
On the cross examination Officer Cas-
sidy said that the fire line at the tip,e
was In the rear Of Truck and In its
final position He said he thought he
saw knife In the hand Of q man that
looked very much like Foster and he
thought he was going to. cnt the rone.
Foster was just behind Goebel at this
time, and the latter was tswaying
against the rope and he saw the man
whom he took for Foster reaching to-
wards the rope. The knife he thought
came within eight or ten inches Of the
rope. He called out to the other off,
Gers to look out for the knife and just
at this time he testified Goebel struck
John Cassidy over the eye with his fist.
He said the blow did not knock the Of