The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-11-24

his life, and that he would rather die
than submit to an arrest" began Tai
ley.
"He made rush at me and tried to
grab my club, and for that reason l
struck him on the head. 1t was for
self-protection. He fell after the first
blow and l gave him one light tap
on the head as he went down. As
he hit the ground I struck him on the
left hip"
The policeman then related how the
crowd gathered and how he and sew
eral men assisted Kocher to his feet.
They took him down to the station,
washed his face and assisted him in
every way possible in administering a
stimuIant as he felt very weak from
the loss of blood ard the walk from the
Courthouse to the police station.
"When Kocher, after having his
wounds dressed by nearby physician,
left the police station, | shook hands
with him and offered him my sympa
thies. ! told him | was sorry that the
incident had happened and we de-
parted evidently with the best Of feel
ing for one another"
Talley was crOss-eXamlned by
Whitelaw. He declared in reply to
frequent questions that he had hit his
prisoner solely because he had resisted
arrest. He said he never had any
trouble with Kocher before and that he
had 10 i'll feeling against him now.
Material testimony was given by
Henry Brun3,e, member Of the City
Council. who vas an eyewitness to the
affair, and who had started to leave
the Courthouse yard in company with
KOcher. He said that kocher had
used some improper language, but that
the policeman was too far away to
have heard these words. Talley came
after Kochcr had used this language.
Brunkc said.
In describing the beating of kOchcT,
BrunI.o said, Talley hit him 4 severe
blow on top Of the head and that this
blow rendered kochcr unconscious for
a minute.
When he regaincd consciousness he
snatched the policeman's club from his;
hand, but handed it back to him with
out offering any resistance. After re-
peated questions Of the City Attorney.
he finally said that the first blow was
the hardest and that this one caused
Kocher to bleed profusely. After the
attack, Brunkc, Tallcy and several
men took Kochcr to the police station.
On the way to the station, kocher col
lapsed and had to rest for while be-
fore he was able to walk.
When they arrived at the station,
they washed Kocher's wounds and
gave him stirnu!ant which was pro-
cured from a neighboring saloon by
Mr.. TaIlcy. Kochcr was then taken
to doctor.
Basel Pearson, drug clerk, Was
an important witness for the police
man. Pearson testified that he was
only few feet behind Tallcy when the
latter started over towards kocher.
He said he heard hochcr curse and
used other words, Just as an elderly
woman and young girl passed him.
1t was for this reason that Tallcy APP
preached and reprimanded him, Pear
son said.
He could not hear the words that
were exchanged between Talley and
hochcr, but he said he saw kocher try
to grab the pOliceman'S club, and that
Talley then struck HIM on the head.
He could not see any more as a crowd
fiocked around the policeman and his
prisoner WHO liu ldlieii W tIc SIOuilu.
Hugo Krin, a witness for the COM
plainant, admitted that it was he who
drew up the petition to have Talley
removed from the force. He was put
through Il cross-eXamInaJlOn by the
counsel for the defendant and admit
ted he wrote the petition on request
of the complainant, but denied that he
circulated the petition.
A round of Laughter went through
the room when Elan Wan Glider tes
tilted that he heard k0cher exclaim
that he would offer Talley s. if he
would take his star off and fight like
man. This question had been asked
of several witnesses who took the
stand before Van Glider, but none OF
them could remember having heard
this challenge.
Van Glider also corroborated the tes
timony OF d previous witness, namely,
that several women were passing
Kocher when he used bad language.
He said he was so near kocher that
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