The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-11

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struggle was fierce one, as DIR. Gerhard
was an athlete, and a short time be-
fore three men had tried to hold him
down and had failed to do so. The Off
Ger believes that the murderer must
have received some disfgurements dur
| ing the struggle. Two collar buttons
were found on the floor, and must have
been pulled from the murderers cloth
in, as none were missing from Dr. Geb-
hard's shirt. Some hair was also found
| i'm the blood, and this will be washed
to compare it with DR.. Gebhard's hair
| If it is not his it may furnish clue
to the murderer, as few men have hair
exactly alike, when examined under the
microscope.
Should Have Had Blood Hounds.
Officer Tauer states that he examined
the screen where the murderer made his
exit, carefully, and that there was no
key there The key was found in the
OlllCt SCltcl 1IC IOuho OiOOuy IOOO
prints leading through the adjoining of
flee to this screen, and bloody finger
prints on the screen. Could bloodhounds
have been procured, the officer is con-
fident that the murderer would have
been easily tracked. He does not be-
lieve that he took the train out of
New Ulm, and is inclined to the be-
lief that he was a New Ulm man, but
beyond that he has no idea. He does
not in the least suspect DR.. Koch,
whose initials unfortunately seem to be
the same as those found on the hand
kerchief. He says that the murderer
must have been familiar with the office
as a stranger would hardly be able to
get to the rear of the building as readi-
ly as the murderer did.
As regards the man who left New
Ulm on the freight train that night,
Mr.. Tauer states that it is not thought
that he had anything to do with the
matter The train left at 945 p. m. or
five minutes after the murder. If the
murderer crossed Mrs. Giesecke's yard
he would be going in an opposite direc
ton from the railway tracks. The man
who took the train was taller than the
description given of the murderer of DR..
Gerhard. This man was put off at
Cambria, but got on the train again
and went east.
A new pencil was found in the blood
on the floor, of the kind given away by
name on, but it is thought that some
one of the many people who visited the
room after the murder may have drop
ped it in STOPPING over.
All Doors Were Locked
Dr. Gehbard had no coat on when
found. His coat was lying hanging in
the closet, where he had evidently placed
| it when he went to work. When the
officers arrived all of the doors were
locked. That one leading to the recep-
ton room has spring lock, and an
other common mortice lock, but there
was no key in the lock and it has not
since been found
Officer Tauer states that DIR. Gerhard
enjoyed large practice, and had had
an unusually busy day. lie had gone
back to the office in the evening to
work, and was so engaged when he was
interrupted by the entrance of the MUIR
derer. DIR. Gerhard, so far as generally
known, had no enemies. He was
pleasant young man, of good habits. 1t
| is reported that he was somewhat wild
at his old home in Wisconsin, but during
the five years that he had resided in New
Ulm he was steady and was one of the
most respected citizens. If there was
"a woman in the case," the people of
New Ulm had never known of it before
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