New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1904-11-02
Also Crushes His Skull With a Hammer---Ter
rible Struggle Occurs in which the
Murderer Is Victorious.
No Motive for the Terrible Crime Is Known
A. P. Brooks Sees Man Drawing
Knife From Bloody Wound

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DR.. Louis A. Gebhardt now lies in
Buenger's undertaking rooms with a
crushed skull and numberless knife
stabs in his neck. The crime was COM
mitted shortly before 10 o'clock last
night by an unknown man. Impossible
motive for the deed is known. The
murderer escaped and although every
effort is being made to run him down,
he has not yet been captured.
The tragedy was witnessed in part by
A. p. Brooks. He heard the noise up
stairs above the Review Office and
rushed up in time to see the man draw
ing the fatal knife from the last wound
inflicted.
Dr. Gebhardt was working late in
his Office last night finishing some job
at his work table, The noise Of his
machine was heard distinctly by the
boys in the Review office. Then they
heard the heavy tramp of man going
upstairs and all was quiet. Thinking
nothing of it, they went home. This
was about 9:45.
Shortly after, Mr.. Brooks come
down to the Office and opened some
mail. He heard a scuffiing upstairs
and thought that DR.. Gebhardt and
one of the boys upstairs were wrestl-
ing, as they often do, SO did not pay a
| ao% lao1 ~ otf 10 ha
noise continued, however, and cries,
inarticulate, as though coming from a
man being checked, were heard.
AWFUL DEATH WITNESSED.
He rushed upstairs and tried both
doors, but they were locked, and he
climbed upon the railing and looked
over the transom. There in the big
room near the operating chair lying
on his back, with the blood flowing
from his wounds, lay DR.. Gebhart,
and on his knees beside him was the
murderer, bending over his victim and
drawing the streaming knife from a
stab in the neck. He gave it a vicious
| wv LOU ulOW LII ouU5 dllAl Ul1Ch 1oOh-
ing up saw the eyes witnessing his
awful deed.
Mr. Brooks at once ran for aid and
seeing William Cavanaugh across the
street, hailed him, and together they
climbed the stairs and again looked
over the transom. The body of the
murdered dentist lay in the middle OF
the large rug in the center ofthe room
in pool Of blood and sulking in the
shadow of a desk could be family
dicerned the criminal. His face was
drawn and terrible and his hands were
red to the wrists with blood.
The two men rushed back downstairs
and gave a general alarm and F. H
Behnke and Policeman Joseph Weis
senborn, followed by a large crowd
hurried to the scene. Mr.. Behnke pu
his shoulder to the door and broke thu
, lock and the two entered. There la,
! the doctor, but the other man wa'
gone.
i ESCATIl MfADE 1hnoO0I1 w l1SIOWs
!, , They entered DR.. Reineke's offic'
! which opens directly off those OF DR.
r Gebhardt and there found traces Q
:, the mans escape. The window whic]
opens onto the alley was open and tn
J. screen was cut half way off. Througl
g this the man had evidently made hi
escape, and catching hold of the tele
phone wires for support, had droppe
! to the sidewalk below.
| The police force and Sheriff VIM
Julius at once set to work on the cas-
and labored all night. They sent me
| to guard every road leading from th
| city and to guard every train, an
| they are sure that the man canne
have got outside of the city.
| Robbery or revenge, one of thes
motives seems likely, but which, is
/ mystery yet unsolved. DR.. Gebhart
| was in the habit of keeping large sun
] of money in his safe in his Office an
this the murderer may have know
Last night S50.01 were found in IL
open safe after the door was broke
in and the dead mans watch ar
| other valuables on his person we
still intact. Still robbery may ha7
been in the criminal S mind when
entered the room and did the dee
and then finding himself discovere
he may have fed as best he. coul
leaving his intended booty behind
his fright.
WHAT WAS THE MOTIVE?
If revenge was the motive, Il
mystery deepens and aarkens. D
| Gebhardt was a man Of pure mora
and was mixed up in no way wit
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