The morning journal-courier. (New Haven, Conn.) 1907-1913, 1908-05-20

a continuation Of the evidence by
members of the undergraduate body
on the stand. Earl Dunkle l90SS,,
prominent athlete, was the first man
on the stand He testified that he
was with Wallis all the time, and that
he saw the other three at the fire
He said that Foster and Goebel We're
directly In front of where he stood,
that he saw both Of Goebel's arms
from where he stood, and he was sure
no did not hit anyone while he was
there. He also did not see anyone
with knife, He heard Goebe say to
an officer Don't get fresh" This at
tracted his attention to Goebel espe-
cially and just then he heard some
one say Beat It. Dutch!" Patrolman
Patrick Cassidy, he testified, raised
hills club as II to strike Goebel, but
some one else of the officers held him
from doing so and when he looked
again Goebel had disappeared. Then
he said Sergeant Smith and squad
came through and he became sepa-
rated from Wallis. He testified to see
Ing some officer from the second row
lean over and strike Foster while the
latter was apparently being pushed
off his balance by the crowd He also
said he saw Gilbert take out pen and
heard him say to some one II want
your number" and the reply You do,
hey; well, come along with me-" He
said he did not see anyone strike an
officer at all. nor trip any. The rest
of the testimony up to that given by
the accused men themselves was along
the same line and brought out no new
facts. Judson Langdon 1910. William
Y. Duncan 1870 Daniel II. Myers
1910. Frank A. Ansman 1909, George
Field OF Newton Center, Mass, 1910,
who testified that he had been struck
by one of the officers were all called
to the stand.
The first Of the defendants to take
the stand was Graham Foster, the
football player. He is a senior IN the
law school and halls from Kansas,
He testified that he went down to the
FIRE early and when he arrived the
fire line was about fifty feet west OF
the sengne In Crown street and he
took a stand few feet back of the
rope. He said he saw a policeman
prodding Goebel in the abdomen
with club and telling him to get
back. To this he said Goebel replied
Don't get fresh; I'm getting back as
fast as | can" Whereupon the Wit
ness stated that he moved up so that
he could touch Goebels coat and at
tract his attention when he said ia
Goebel: Beat It, Dutch; you may get
into troubled" Then Goebel wen,
away and he did not see him again,
Regarding the clubbing he received
Foster stated that In moving backward
he lost his balance partially for a mo-
ment and just at this time a police Of
flcer whom he identified as Patrick Cas-
sidy reached over the shoulder OF Al
officer In front of him and hit him II
the nose and over the temple with hi!
club He was somewhat dazed by thii
and started TO walk away when some
one called out Did you get that po
liceman's number2" At this he said h
turned around to point out the mai
who had done the clubbing and thei
two officers walked up to him and said
| Wen arrest this man"
Foster declared that he saw Goebe
there all the time that he was Their
and that he knew absolutely that h
did not strike anyone In connection
with the knife story which one Of tn
officers tried to fasten on him he state,
that he had not carried a knife for sew
eral years and did not have one in hi
hand.
on the crosse examination he stated
that he had not been standing shoulde
to shoulder with Goebel, but somewha
back Of him. and that he did not brac
his shoulder against Goebel's.
William A. Goebel was then called {
the stand. He said that an officer cam
In front OF him and insisted that h
move back. Then he began to prod hir
in the abdomen with his club, he stat
ed, and he told the officer not to &c