The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
Story Told BY Mr.. Neumann,
Who Saw Two Strangers.
They We're Standing in Front
of the Dentists Office.
Overheard a Conversation That
Passed Between Them.


Ulm murder case. The man who COM
mitted the dastardly crime has not been
apprehended. Despite the general sup.
position that the motive of the crime
was robbery there still remains the pos
sibility and the suspicion that Gerhard
was foully killed by persons who sought
revenge. The fact that he received
mysterious package containing poison
some weeks ago is one of the arguments
made by the persons who entertain this
theory. This powder was introduced as
headache remedy, but proved to be
poison. The doctor in commencing up
on it at the time is reported to have
said: 81 have no enemies. | know OF
no one who would seek to kill me. Such
a thing is improbable"
A dispatch from Black River Falls, DR..
Gebhard's former home, is to the effect
that no known enemies of the dentist
resided there. He never had been mix.
ed up in any trouble there, and no love
affair is thought to be at the bottom
of the crime.
New Ulm, Mimi, Nov. 3.-The murder
of DIR. Gerhard is still the only subject
of conversation. The identity of the
murderer still remains as much of a Sc
cret as ever. A Pinkerton detective has
arrived and is at work on the case, and
Chief Donahue of Mankato is in the city
adding his assistance.
One more clue has been discovered,
through the finding of door key in the
screen which the murderer cut when he
made his hasty departure from the build
ing by way of rear second story win
dow. This key does not fit any of the
doors of the building. 1t is believed that
it was left by the murderer, and that it
may play part in solving the mystery.
The other clue, the handkerchief with
the initials &c. R. R." or &c. R. K.", is
likely to play an important part in the
case. 1t is strange coincidence that the
name of another dentist in this city is
G. r. Kaufman. He closely resembles
the description of the murderer as
stated by Asa Brooks, the editor of The
Review. However, the officers have es-
tablished the fact that he has no con-
nection with the case. 1t has been shown
to the satisfaction of all that he was
at home and in bed at the hour named.
The key found does not fit any of his
doors.
N. B. Neuman, blacksmith, was
walking past the building where the
tragedy occurred, with his wife, at OBS
o'clock on the evening of the murder.
He noticed two young men standing in
front of the building, and thought that
he recognized one and spoke to him,
but the fellow did not answer. The men
then passed in front of Neuman and
tHItIcu Tie OOOi IHdI lcduS W tHe
stairway to the dental office of the
late DR.. Gerhard. They stopped there
and Mr.. Neuman heard one say to the
other, eff you hear anything, come up"
Mr.. Neuman states that he could iden-
tify the two fellows. The description of
one corresponds with that of the man
seen in the room by Mr.. Brooks.
The personal effects of DR.. Gerhard
have been examined, but nothing was
found that would throw any light on
the matter.
Mrs. Giesecke lives near the rear of
the building where the murder was COM
mitted. She was in her back yard at
about the time of the murder, and saw
a man climb the fence hastily and run
through the yard. He did not notice her
in the darkness and ran into her. 1t is
supposed that this was the murderer,
and that he crossed the yard after Jump
ing out of the window of the building
where he had committed his terrible
work.
The funeral of the late DIR. Gerhard
was had today and was very largely at
tended.