The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-03
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his office, and extinguished the lights,
OILS. He stopped at a barbershop adj
joining the Review office to talk poll
tics for time and then went directly
home arriving there about 9:45 and
soon retired for the night. There are
witnesses to his presence in the barber-
ate1nent, as to reachingAhis house at
9:45 or whereabouts and said that he was
dressed in !, IA pepper-and salt suit, rain
| Says Koch Is Not the Man. ~
Asa P. Brooks, editor of the. Re-
view, who stood upon the banister
around the stairway and looked thru
the transom of DR.. Gebrard IS room full
into the face of the murderer, even as
he was hacking the body Of the dying
dentist, will swear positively that Koch
was not the man he saw and is not the
murderer.
The editor admits that there is a re-
semblance between DR.. Koch and the
former too we'll to be mistaken. = The
editor is positive and is opposed to a
proposed re-enactment of the murder
scene, with Koch in the chief role. He
declares that the suspicious and agita-
tion are unjust and cruel, having no
foundation aside from the initiated
handkerchief.
All other obtainable facts and circum-
stances point to the innocence Of DR..
Koch. He was a close friend of DR.:
Gebhard and their professional and
social relations were Of most pleasant
and agreeable, character. At the
:, funeral services Of DR.. Gerhard here
today DR.. Koch was a member OF a
; quartet which sang. On the surface, =; at
+l1 f,s1n
,, statement of Mr.. Brooks, who saw the
murderer, satisfies the great majority
!, that the name Of DR.. Koch, by some
strange freak of fortune,+ has been
. wrongfully linked with this horrible
affair.
Another Glue Is Found.
Officials have another clue, furnished
by Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Neumann. The
:, Neumanns were passing in front Of the
Review office and the office of DR.
: Gebhard about 9:l5 Tuesday, night
the walk. Mr.. Neumann thought hi
1 recognized one as an acquaintance anC
: accosted him, but received no answer
He overheard one Of the men say t
"When you hear something. come
up K -
Neumann IS description of one of the
men corresponds to that furnished O.
! the murderer by Brooks. Each wal
young and rather slight, pale of face
and dressed in a dark suit and black
soft hat.
Other persons are being found wh'
! saw these men, and the theory is gain
ing ground that the murderer was no
alone, but had at least one accomplice
=. Houses Searched.
An impenetrable mystery seems to en-
velop the affair. Officers and citizen
have been at work for two days, and
: but the investigation has so far ar
e tparently only complicated the dark an
e obscure features Of the case.
: A twin city detective spent. most Q
: last night in examining the papers an
n personal effects of the murdered mar
l. If. he found any clue he is keeping it t
e himself. .-,,.~-,-.
b County and city officers and severe
" clues Obtainable, but have made no hea(
3 way. Two houses where there. was
a suspicion that the murderer might b
2 in hiding were searched but no trace
!. have not taken hold Of the case wit
E the vigor and - determination it d.
= mands and are criticized for their SLOW
y ness.
y Murderer Sought Revenge.
e Few it any believe that robbery we
% the object that took the murderer
n the office Of DR.. Gerhard. Rather IS
n held that revenge based upon Jealous
v in love or business inspired the han
4 that struck.
II The safe in the office was found ope
= = with $50 in the drawers. The dea
man s purse, with 1856, and his waite
and chain and other valuables were u
disturbed. Il AZ.
ne The Meeting in the Office
r From appearances the murderer W;
SIS an acquaintance. DR.. Gerhard w;
working in his laboratory, as Sc