The Mankato free press., 1905-05-19

about it,"
"Whcn did you ever 90 to DR.. Frit-
chic or any one else having the custody
of it, and ask TO be allowed to see the
handkerchief"
81 did not"
did you ever go to DR.. Fritcnie or
anyone else having the custody of the
hammer and ask to see it,"
81 did not"
The witness said that the clothing in
evidence was that which he wore the
night of the murder The scratch on
his face was above the scar and was
there Wednesday and must have been
there Thursday. Gen. Childs read from
the Brown county testimony of the de-
fendant about the scratch: 'Well, it
was gone by Wednesday. | thought
that it was lucky thing"
"Did you answer that, them"
"Yes, sir.''
The witness told where the brushes
were wnere he got the scratches on his
hand and face | did some of Dr. Geb-
hard's work. Did work for him twice
The last time was in July, 1904, when
filled one tooth with amalgum and
one with gold
On redirect, the witness said that Dr.
Gebhard did work for him last Septem-
ber. Said at the Brown county trial
that the scratch was gone about We'd
nesday. | sometimes make an 'S'' of
the form on the bottle. | did not 90 out
looking for evidence because | had
counsel employed to do that. Tney
told me not to talk about the case.
Before that, talked freely about it.
This Morning.
DR.. Vogel was recalled this morning
and identified the suit of clothes that
DR.. Koch wore in Hoidale & Somsen's
office the evening of the homicide De-
fendant did not have several suits of
the same general tone, this in reply
to Gen. Cnilds.
Rev. Adolpn Ackerman of New Ulm,
a professor in the German Lutheran
college, said that he knew DIR. Gebhard
WELL Know Dr. Koch, but not as we'll
Saw the latter the noon after the homi-
eide, and he was wearing a derby hat
and a long, loose, cravenette overcoat.
G. w. Murin of Minneapolis, for
mer resident of New Ulm, said that he
was intimate with DR.. Gebhard and fire.
quently there evenings. Was a resi-
dent of New Ulm until three years ago
last June. Do not remember having
seen an old hammer in his Office.
Mr. Abbott asked for permission to
cross examine the witness, who had
been subpoaenel by the state '2d
brought several hundred miles. The
court granted the permission.
The witness said that at the New
Ulm trial he had said that tnere was
He had thought and still thinks that he
had a hammer resembling the one in
evidence.
Cross examined by the state. the wit
ness said that he cohld not describe the
hammer
Henry n. Somsen was recalled. DIR.
Kocn wore a brown derby hat and long
crayennette overcoat when in my office
the evening of the homicide He left
about 9 a. m, and | left at 9:35 and
went home Saw DIR. Koch the next
morning in his office, and he wore the
same suit as the day before. He also
wore them tnat evening when practic
ing music at my home. He was
shocked when informed Thursday that
he was suspected of the crime. Mr.
Somerville made careful examination
of his hands, in my presence. Saw a
scratch in the palm of the right hand,
and an old scab on the knuckle of the
third finger. These were all the blem-
ishes. Had a Smith Premier typewriter
in my office. The office was open from
morning until night, even if vacant for
short time. | took a blue box from
DIR. Kocll's office. the box was identi-
fled by the witness. 1t is a fac simile
of the one put in evidence by the state
When l got the box | had not seen
the one that was in the hands of the
coroner. Mr.. Abbott and | got a pen
ell from DR.. Koch's desk Witness iden-
titled it. tt is an advertising pencil
of A. J. Vogel and similar to the one
found in DIR. Gebhard's office the night
of the homicide. / was in DIR. Kocn's Of
flee when the experiments were made
from the Krone porch. Stood on the
porch while two others were in the of
fees, and | could not tell one from the
other There was a cabinet in front of
the laboratory window, Al inches high
DR.. Koch told me three or four weeks
after the homicide that his cravennette
coat was Uona I went with him to his