Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1924-09-24
HOLD B0sCoBEL NIGHT WATCH

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cross examination, said he was not
oath-bound to follow orders from the
Imperial Wizard. Clementson object
ed to efforts of defense counsel to
bring out khan membership.
Mrs. Hazel Poole of Rockford, testi-
fed to being in the parade in the third
line. She said she was the woman ac-
costed by Shields and that her mask
was lifted On cross examination arg
ument before court was made on de-
vulg ing khan names. She said she had
been secretary to the district kleagle
at Dodgeville At this interval the or
ganizer, Mr.. Gunnell of Dodgeville,
was reprimanded for coaching witness
and making gestures at the court.
Mrs. Poole said that Mrs. Vina Nit
chell of Boscobe1 was marching with
her.
A Mrs. Ella Hagerty of Dodgeville,
followed. She said Shields passed her
and accosted Mrs. Poole. Mrs. Hager
ty said the parade was Kissed as it
went down the street. She said that
Shields spoke as follows as he lifted
Mrs Poole's mask: "Ill see who is
under that mask or God Damn you I'll
Mrs. Hagerty, of formidable appear
ance, was spirited on the stand and
gave the impression that had Shields
accosted her he would have gotten
good slapping.
| Some argument ensued over Mrs.
! Hagerty giving the name of the wo-
man marching with her. The court
| finally ruled that she must divulge
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Wis of Dodgeville"
Mrs. Hagerty said the general in
tention was to go on with the parade
as long as they were not breaking any
| laws.
The court sustained the prosecution
against witness giving allegiance to
the Invisible Empire and to member
ship of the khan. He said the khan
was not on trial and she need not
answer the question. Mrs. Hagerty
rents the khan quarters at Dodgeville.
| Mrs Vina Mitchell testified as to
Shields holding gun as he approach
| ed the parade She said Mrs. Poole did
not know Shields was night watch.
On objection the court ruled out any
reference as to Shields being part
of conspiracy to prevent the parade
| Bert Flesch was called. He said he
struck Shields when he thought the
man was "assaulting" his own wife.
He said Shields then tried to shoot
him but the gun failed to explode.
| James Chamberlain, bystander, tes-
titled. He said he saw Shields raise
the mask and get hit. He saw Shields
hold the gun up but could not say he
pulled the trigger. He helped Shields
get together after the officer was hit
Shields then disappeared.
Melville Shipley, bystander, saw
Shields go up to the parade and saw
the blow struck. He could not swear
about the gun play.
Ralph Holt, bystander, saw blow
hit He did not think Shields acted
confused or "groggy' after being hit
! Mrs. Rose Flesch, wife of Bert
Flesch, took the stand She refused
| to divulge membership in the khan
without permission of the kleagle."
The court ruled that she must give
the name of the one adjacent to her
| in the parade if she knew it the same
as though she gave the name of
person on the sidewalk. Judge Good
sell said: 1.-THE Kleagle is not running
this court" and ordered Mrs. Flesch
to answer. She then said: Mrs.
Brown"
G. H. Bender, Roscobel janitor, said
he saw Bert Shields after the parade.
He said Shields said: 81 got my
WATERlu, land "I don't see why dot
gun missed today"
]. T. Gunnell, Kleagle for Grant,
Iowa and Lafayette counties, former
ly of Peru, Ind. took the stand Gun
nell said he headed the line of march
and saw Shields approach the parade.
He did not know at the time Shields
was an officer Gunneii swore that
when Shields was struck by Flesch
he said: "God Damn you, I'll kill you,
and snapped the trigger. He heard
the click. The gun looked like 81.
When he, Gunnell, looked for an Off
Ger, Shields said: I'm the officer of
the law. What are you going to do
about it?"
The court here reprimanded both
Gunnen and defense COUNSEL for COM
bative language. Later Judge Good
sell threatened to fine GunneH for
contempt of court unless he gave con-
elusive answers to questions. Gum
nell complied but refused to implicate
himself as to the names of people in
the parade.
In summing up the defense said that
evidence of paraders was contradic-
tory and inconclusive The court was
asked to dismiss the action.
The prosecution said the evidence
showed distinctly that an offense had
been committed by Shields and