The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-17


Here the expert explained his reason for
making that statement by comparing the
letters in the word sample" with similar
letters in the other exhibits
koch's Direct Examination
DR.. Koch's forenoon testimony was ex-
hauStive, but contained nothing new be-
yond the statement that the coat he wore
the day of the murder was stolen from
his office three weeks later. Questioned
Gebhard had any gievance against the
other: Defendant said he had offices at
Uln
Did you ever mail or send that box
to DR.. Gebhard or did you ever see that
label before it was produced in court?'
mo. sir"
- Did you ever see that bottle before it
did you write that word sample on
that bottle?', st did not"
DO you know who did?" ST do not''
said to have Is been fonpd IN IN court a, Waeh rd Is
flee. Did you ever see a hammer like that
At your fathers premises?' mot like
Where did you eat supper Nov. 1?''
Where did you go after supper?"
Then DR.. Koch described his movements
in detail, as had previous witnesses for
the defense.
How He Heard of Murder
Who was in the room when you went
to bed?' Hippauf and Will Koch"
willie
that time?" mot until Willie had told
me-
did you have on any other clothing on
Noy; 1 than that which has been describ
Did you have any injuries on your
hand the morning after the murder?"
Yes, sir; 1 did,
How did you get them?" ..The one
on my third finger was made when was
duck hunting on Oct % with Willie Koch
and John Muhs; was taking off the seat
cause l. wash them SO much
Did you have any other injuries p
Yes; a scratch in the palm of my hand.
Country @ SIX SIX + miles M on on Oct 80, @ and I [ was vas
after quail and the horse got frightened.
fell and hurt my hand and scra atched my
face"
His Burned Hands
Where were you on Friday night after
the murder?" asked Mr.. Abbott
81 stayed home that evening. About
1880 1 went out in the kitchen and sat
down by the stove. 1t was the only stove
there was fire in. My hands began to
smart from the heat and I went and got
a bottle of alcohol and poured it on my
hands. did this three times, putting ON
off in the woodbox. After had put it on
the third time I went to put some wood
in the stove and the alcohol ignited MY
wnos tbe bn me Aba My 9aaer haf te Pu
DR.. Vogel called up and he said that he
would put up some medicine for my
hands He brought up the medicine and
found. that my hands were badly blis-
tered"
"Hod did you burn your hands with
laboratory Wednesday morning and dis
covered that my bottle of carbolic acid
was nearly empty. I went into Vogels
Office and got his bottle of acid and filled
mine. was then working. at the bench.
and in reaching across the bench spilled
the carbolic acid on my hand. DR.. Vogel
told me to put alcohol on my hand
Hears He Was Suspected
Mr.. Abbott then questioned the defend
ant as to his movements on the day after
the murder.
sDid YOU go to the funeral?" ssI did"
s.Where did you go after the funeral?"
ST walked down town, and was told that
Somsen wanted to see me. I went up to
found my handkerchief in Gebhard office
and that was suspected. 1 did not think
much of it at the time, but when heard
that they were telling my friends about
sined my hands. When came down Fri
day morning wore the clothes I had worn
at the funeral In the afternoon I wore
the salt and pepper suit that wore Tues
day night"
Now, you remember that Mr. Hoidale
testified here about an epithet you was
said to have used toward DR.. Gebhard?
Did you ever use such words about him?"
mo; not about him..
DO you remember any conversation of
the kind?" "It was on Friday morning
after the murder. We were talking about
Gebhards s murder and about Albert Pfaen-
der, and the part he was taking. used
the epcthet toward Pfaender.
did you ever have any reason for
talking that way about Gebhard?" Il did
not"
Then the witness told of being visited
by the citizens committee. said he got
a pencil from A. j. vogel Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning threw 1T on the
bench in his laboratory; he did not like
to have so many things in his pocket as
they interfered with his work.
was devoted to clearing the fag ends of
the testimony of the defense Mr.. Pfaen-
der while croSS-examining Prof REIN,
professor of chemistry at the Lutheran
college. became skeptical and intimated
that he doubted the truth of the state
ment that man could burn his hands as
Dr. Koch had said his were burned.
Perhaps you want to try 1t in the
presence of the jury said Senator Som
erville. Eyes, sir; will try it. =
stration here. We will soak your hand in
alcohol and have you put it in the stove
so as to ignite the alcohol. That Is the
condition on which we will consent to
such an experiment.
aAll right" said Mr.. Pfaender eff Dr.
Kock viii go on the stand and tell how he
burned his hand. / will undertake the
same experiment"
Shakespeare said: Never be taxed for
taxed" so lightly for speech that the tax
never becomes a burden. Phone The