The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12

tire one next to the gate, and hoop
went avove it.
On cross examination, the witness
sand that there were sometimes small
children about, grandchildren of E. G..
Koch. There was a fine toot hsaw on the
premises, with stiff back. Don't know
lust how long after the murder it was
that l went by the post. 1t was first
recalled to my mind about two weeks
ago that | had been past the post after
the murder. 1t was then, also, that
first heard that Mrs. Dahm had said
that she had seen blood on the post the
morning after the murder.
William Koch. cashier of the Citizens
bank of New Ulm, and brother of the
defendant, took the stand. He identi-
titled plat of the Koch premises and
Explained it to the jury. The stairway
to the cellar goes down from the din
ing room. | live at home. | always go
directly into the basement bedroom
when | come home late and think that
the family have retired. DR.. Koch and
Paul Hippauf and | occupy this bed
room? There are two beds there, and
Hippauf uses it as study room, also.
m
The Alibi Gegins.
f. G. Koch, the white haired father
of the defendant, was sworn. Am not
feeling very well today. Am seven
ty-two years old. Have lived in New
Tim ever since 1861, except some little
time that was away. Moved to where
l live in the winter of 1901. Have
about l60 acres of land on the farm.
Have eight children living, three boys
and five girls. The sons are William,
Albert, miller at Echo, and Georgs.
The girls are Emma and Ida at home.
Lydia is married and lives at Arlington,
Mrs. VIM. Fenska lives at New Ulm,
and Amelia is married. Ida teaches
school in New Ulm.
A recall the night of Nov. lst last. l
was at home that evening. George
came home when the lining room clock
was fifteen minutes to ten, and the
clock was seven minutes fast. George
entered the kitchen door and took off
his Overcoat at the door and hung it
upon hook north of the door, / look
ed at the clock then. | was sitting in
a swinging office clock and swung
around to see the clock, because | want
ed to see what time it was The Sat-
udray night before | had asked him to
come home earlier The Sunday after
noon the clock was seven minutes fast
as compared with the church tower
clocks in the city. l compared them at
four o'clock that afternoon
George went back to the water pail
and | think he took drink Then he
went out of the rear door of the kitch-
en-. He came back in two or three
minutes and glanced at paper and a
book at the table. Ida and | were
there. We We're in the dining room and
the room was well lighted by hanging
lamp. Did not notice any popularity
in Georges clothes. He stoo dreadine
eight or ten minutes, then went through
my bedroom and down stairs. Three OF
four minutes later he same back into
the dining room and remarked that he
must eat an apple yet. He went down
cellar again and came back and sat by
the dining roo mtable. The cellar does
not open into his bedroom, and he had
to go down the stairs from the dining
room. He then, after getting his APP
pie sat reading in the dining ROOM AT
little after 1890 p. m. l remarked ]
would 60 to bed, and l then went into
: my bedroom and went to bed. | shut
the door between the bedroom and din
ing room. Heard George when he went
down stairs to his room. Don't know
what time that was. When he went
out afte rcoming home, he said he had
seen rabbit. An old gun was kept in
the wood shed or granary. A few shells
were kept in the granary. Georges
hunting gun was kept in the housein a
case
| was auditor of Brown county for
ten years, and director in the bank
for some time. The Herman park
grounds join my farm on the south
east. The witness was shown the NAM
mer in evidence as the one used in
killing Dr. Gerhard and said that it
was not his. Had an old hammer some
years ago, but have not seen it since
1903. Tore down an old building and
built an addition to the barn and left
part of the lumber with nails in it in
a pole. | gave the hammer to my
grandson, and never have seen it since
among my tools. 1t was an old ham