The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04

struck 9:3o. She went directly to her
room and retired, and when she wound
her watch it was 9;32 p. m. She did
not tell anyone until she told Mrs.
Shortly after that, Mr.. Abbott sent for
her and she told him. She had not told
ANYBODY because there had been an eve
witness to the murder and she did not
think it necessary. Another reason for
not telling was because she knew the
feeling and she. did not want to inlure
her business, and therefore she consid
cred it best to say nothing. There
We're no other reasons. After the see
ond trial she had made up her mind
that if there was a third trial she would
go and testify, because of the testimony
given by Mrs. Dahms. She employs
six girls in her establishment.
Mr.. Pfaender cross examined the wit
ness very thoroughly. Mrs. Thomas
said that she told Mrs. Behnke the last
of May or the first of June. She had
lived in various places before locating
in New Tim three years ago. She was
married at Burlington, Iowa, in 1899, by
a justice of the peace whose name she
did not remember, and in the presence
Of one witness, Miss Stone Her hus-
band died in March, 1901. Both had
been nurses. Her mother also does
nursing. Mr.. Pfaender asked the wit
ness whether her mother had not re-
ceiyed a large amount of money for
nursing an old gentleman. Sre replied
nursing an old gentleman. She replied
from your father for taking care of the
man for ten years" Mr. Pfaender
brought out the statement that this
sum had been allowed by the court. She
has a four years old daughter.
Wanted Her Marriage Certificate
Mr.. Pfaender asked the witness
whether she had her marriage certifi
cate, but the defense objected and the
court sustained the objection. The wit
ness admitted that she was acquainted
with the detective for the defense, Mr..
Chandler. He had called on her, but
she had not kept tally on the number of
times They had been out together a
couple of times in New Ulm, and he
had been frequent caller at her house,
beginning in December. He had met
her at the depot in st. Paul and they
had supper together at the Spencer.
They had walked arm in arm, but it was
about six o'clock in the evening, cross
ing street. She had not told anyone
that she was to have some dental work
done free of charge by DR.. Koch i'll con-
sideration for testifying OH his behalf.
She had corresponded little with Mr..
Chandler. DIR. Koch had not called on
her, but might have taken out one of
her girls, she was not sure.
On second direct, Mrs. Thomas said
that Mr.. Chandler was acquainted with
one of her girls and had called to see
her. This accounted for his frequent
calls.
After the recess, the defense rested,
after getting in its various EXHIBITS.
Rebuttal Put In.
Anton Rickerts, a retired farmer liv
ing near New Ulm, testified in rebuff
tai for the state that f. c. Koch, soon
after the murder, had told him that
George was home at ten o'clock the
night of Nov. lst. They had been talk
ing on the supposition that the murder
was committed at ten o'clock.
G. ". Murfin testified to a conversa
ton had with Asa p Brooks i'll Min
neapolis, at the Nicollet Hotel. Brooks
had said that he did not think that Dr.
Koch would do such thing. They
had talked for two hours and the case
was thoroughly talked over This was
twelve days after the homicide The
witness had taken the position that DR..
Koch was not guilty.
DIR. H. l. Miner of GAINESVILLE, a school
mate of DIR. Gerhard, said that he had
exchanged dental work with the deceas-
ed The last time that he had done
work for him was in March, 1904. He
had supposed that he did all of Dr..
Gebhard's work, but noticed other
work than his own on his teeth. The
witness said that on Thursday morning
after the homicide, he had a converse
ton with Mr. Brooks and that he would
have to see DIR. Koch in the some posi-
ion before he could tell that it was he.
Regarding the Blood on Post.
DR.. G. f. Warner testified that blood
coagulates under average circumstances
in five OF ten minutes, and that it may
coagulate in half minute A pool of
blood two feet in diameter and half an
inch to an inch deep would coagulate
in five OF ten minutes When the vital
ity of person had been reduced as
by a fatal blow on the head, the blood