New Ulm review., 1905-05-03

he SIdIeQ Ifldl# he WdS III LIZ. aUepit1iu .
office at S:45 p. m., Nov. lst. DR..
5ebhard was working at his polishing
machine in the laboratory. Two operat
ing clairs and the desk chair were the |
only ones in the operating room. | left |
the office between S:45 and $50.
On cross examination by Mr.. Abbott,
the witness said ne thought the recep-
ton room was lighted by an edectric
light, but he was not sure. DR.. Geb-
hard was in the operating room. Wnt-
ness went there at $50 p. M, and DR..
Gebhard was sitting at his desk reading
a paper. There were two electric lights
in the operating room. Witness had
gone there to make an appointment
for next day for work on his teeth.
Dr. Gebhard was in mis- shirt sleeves
when reading, but when he went into
the laboratory he put his working coat
on. He went to work with a machine,
finishing some plates, and he was still
working when 1 left. Heard nobody
in DR.. Reineke's office. Nobody came in
while / was there.
Testing the Koch Alibi.
George Schmidt of New Ulm, a book
keeper, saw DR.. Kocn the evening OF
Nov. 1st on the east side of Mlnneso-
ia, crossing Center. This was about
7 p. m. I was going north and he south
Later saw him at Howenstein's corner,
south of Gebhard offices and on the
same side of the street. This was
about 9 p. m. | was going south and
he was going north, on Minnesota street.
I was going away from the Ottomeyer
block.
On cross examination, the witness
said that he could not remember wheth-
er Koch at their first meeting had a
package. The second meeting was about
9:1O p. m. Thought he then had some
thing in his hand, but can't remember
about it.
'Didn't you testify at the first trial
that Koch had something under his arm
about twelve to fourteen inches long,
tied up in manila paper?"
''It wasn't as long as that"
"But didn't you testify that?"
eyes, sir after quite a little delay.
''Well, did he have it,"
eyes sir"
Koch did not try to conceal the
package, and did not act different from
other times. He mad a derby hat on and
a derby hat on and long cravenette
overcoat He wore the same hat and
coat afterwards.
On redirect, witness said that HI
could not swear that they were The
same coat and nat, but to the best O.
his knowledge they were.
Alfred Heinze was called, but did no
respond.
Eugene Pfefferle, New Ulm drug
gist, whose store is adjoining the Otto
meyer block, said that he entered tn
Simmet barber shop at 9:l0 p. M, Nov
lst, and remained fifteen minutes Dl
Koch entered at 9:2O and stayed thre
to five minutes.
Eugene Pfefferle, continuing, sal
that DR.. Koch left the office at 9:2
: or 9:24. Mr.. Simmet closed his sho
two minutes later and he and / lef
The Review office is just south of tn
barber shop and has a plate glass from
, The stairway leading to the Gebhal
office is just south of the Review offic
: On Jan. Sd last ] walked from I'll
:. Gebhard office to the Koch home, IL
> time to do it being Is minutes and 4
seconds.
:, Crossexamined by Mr. Somervill
the witness said that he went to tt
barber shop to talk politics, as it w;
J''o oS'oiS SiSSGioii D1uI uOIlCS no
Koch was dressed. When he came i
Simmet asked him what he could do f,
him, and Dr.. Koch asked: els Arno
Stamm in?" Heard nothing more sal
Slmmet said: "Some people in th
town think Johnson is the onlv ma
and DR.. Strickler is one of tnese,o
something of this kind When we car
out of the barber shop I took nv /
cycle and went home and Mr.. Simm
= crossed the street. I walked from Ge-
! hards office to Koch's residence wi
: Chief of Police Klouse, Mr.. Juni al
. Detective Rydell. Rydell and I we
= straight up Center street and throu
= the Herman park, and Klouse and ,Iu
" went by way to the creamery. Y
~ walked an ordinary gait The Ko
l. residence is up nigh, steep hill. T
II men VIII owent by, way of the creane
! made it in minute less. The otl
= three also ran the distance.
n Made Good Witness.
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