The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-07-31

said that he arrived at the corner
just as the officer was being lead away
by Charles Rock, noticed large crowd
on the four corners, but did not OBJ
serve the traffic officers condition.
Charles Rock testified that he saw
the police wagon coming from Wis
consin street, asked Rauschelt what it
was and that the other directed him
to the corner of Wisconsin and Main.
He arrived found an unusual crowd on
the four corners of the street inter-
section, and took Ohmstead away and
home. He said that the people in
the crowd were whistling at the officer,
and admitted that that was an I'M
usual circumstance.
what was the condition of the of
fier?" asked the city attorney.
"He had been drinking
"Was he under the influence of
liquor ?"
Eyes, sir, decidedly So"
"Was he performing his duty or
81 can't say. He was performing
his duty at the moment we arrived"
Assistant Chief Cyzak testified that
as soon as the report was laid before
him he suspended the officer. A
touching human note was struck Nin
this testimony.
81 told the officer Sunday at 400
p. m. when he reported for duty that
he was suspended and must turn in his
tools. He asked if he couldn't have
them to Monday, because he wouldn't
look right going down the street in
his uniform without them"
The police officer under fire has
been on the force for ten years. 1t
was his "star" and he clungN to it
day longer. The assistant chief
granted the request.
John Ohmstead's Story.
John .Ohmstead, about twenty min
utes of twelve this morning, took the
witness stand in his own defense.
He said that he had been on the
force nearly 10 years. On July 10 he
went on duty at 100 a. m. From 1900
to 500 p. m. he did traffic duty at the
corner of Market and Main street and
from 500 to 900 p. m. travelled the
Main street beat, from 900 to 10000
or until he was taken off by Rock, he
did traffic duty at the corner OF Main
and Wisconsin streets.
Ohmstead said he directed the
traffic properly, did not notice an un-
usual crowd, didn't hear anybody
whistle at him, had had nothing to
drink that evening, and didn't know
why the patrol wagon should come
to that corner.
When the city attorney asked him
in what condition he was that even
ing, Ohmstead said he "felt sick"
"My feet felt sort at the bottom
with caIlouses," he said.
"Did / understand you to say that
you were sick that Saturday evening ~
asked Mr.. Randall.
81 was suffering with my feet" re-
piled Ohmstead.
"Had you reported to your superior
officer that you were unable to per-
form your duty 2"
mo, sir"
"Was there anything else the mat
ter with you except the trouble with
your feet?"
"No, sir"
City Manager Osborn took up the
questioning at this point, asking the
officer just what he did between eight
and nine when he travelled Main
street. Ohmstead said he walked up
and down Main street, did not stop
anywhere or go into any place.
"When were you last drunk?" asked
the city manager.
ooh, maybe five years ago."
"When did you last have a drink p
"a long time ago."
Glow long ago? A week ago? A
month? A year?
Ohmstead said it might be year
since he had had drink.
Chief Logan called as witness over
the objection of the defense, testified
that Ohmstead had been on "the car
pet" six times in three years, on the
charge of being intoxicated. Ohm
stead, recalled to the chair, admitted
that he had been "called" three times
on the intoxication charge.
The case went on again at 1880
when the defense continued to call
its witnesses.