New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-17
SO Mrs. somsen took his Is
Sang at the Funeral.

an twice. Then / went to my office, get
III ting there at ll:45 a. M Took dinner
emit the Dakota House. Right after The
Ia funeral they told me to 90 up to Mr.
III solnsen's office They tllen told me
Ia that a handkerchief with SC r. X
+olad been found at the Gerhard office
caand that l was suspected of the muir
ler At first | did not think much of
oft In the afternoon / went there again
IL md they examined my hands and ques-
a. Toned me where I was Tuesday night.
e had no blemishes on my hands except
d 5he scratch and scar Mr. Somerville
and Mr. Somsen We're present both
q lines. Went back to my office Thurs
lay afternoon. As the afternoon passed
felt down-hearted and lay down upon
ny coucn. Drs. Vogel and Stricken
anne in and talked with me. Ida came
Zip at 1870 p. m, and Willie, also came.
walked home with the latter Re
aained at home that evening" Friday
:norning | went to my office. Went
ome to dinner, and back to my office
hat afternoon. Detective Rydell, Chief
Slause and Sheriff julius came into
ay office and the detective asked me
lot of questions and made notes.
omebody Knocked, I unlocked the door
. nd A fr
lat he didn't want to have me there
lone with a detective, that ne wanted
be there or have a reputable citizen
iere. Mr. Rydell spoke about the
/ after and finally said that he couldn't
ust anybody in town, and we said
rat we couldn't either. | had on the
othes offered in evidence and the Of
8 GERS examined them. I making no OBJ
Z ction. I lay down that afternoon. I
ID some dental work that day. Satur-
Ell W at III a. M, at our house Sheriff
81 illus and Chief Klause came and Ida
nd took them down stairs and thew
Il Eamined my clothing. I opened a bu-
an drawer and showed them all of the
Is lndEerchiefs that [ had Klause told
FL e to step in front of the window, and
looked at my knees and said that
ely looked all right and did not seem
nave been washed. In the afternoon
Il e officers came back and got the key
my office, to examine my coat that
rs there. I made no objection at any
ne to their examining my clothing
II felt down hearted Monday. but went
I my office. DR.. Nogel brought me
me in his buggy at ll:3O a. III. 1t
VI rs Friday afternoon that Dr.. Vogel
81 aced my cravennette coat and his fur
e at over me, while | was lying down.
# lere was no fire in the building. I
+ ad the papers and knew that | was
fiously charged with the crime. I
id Friday to DR.. Stricken: "Doc, this
E almost enough to make one datfy."
did not come down Monday afternoon
Fl d did not resume my work in the
ice until Nov. 10Th.
Hands Burned Accidentally.
Fl Friday evening after the homicide at
& out 8:45, | burned my hands [ had
t some alcohol Oh my hands and
( IN Emma told me to put some wood
the stove and | did so. The alcohol
5E fire. | got the alcohol from q bot
in the kitchen. I held my hand
II the WoodboX when | poured the al
lol on, and some of it may have got
j on the wood. Burned my fingers
| right thumb and a little on my
BE- thumb. DR.. Nogel had told me to
the alcohol on. lie came over that
ming, and came again Saturday
irning, with Drs. Stricken and Weis-
Saw Davis and Shepard, the news
per reporters, Saturday and Sunday,
4 told them all that I knew. The
of the funeral was quite warm and
bple did not wear overcoats. Did not
to the office Sunday. Monday saw
Fis and Shepard there. Davis was
ne all the time that Shepard was
re. I did not say anything about
ing my handkerchief when cocaine
id was there. There was man who
at into DR.. Stricklcrs office and ask
for cocaine. He was in my Office,
did not ask for cocaine. What Ida
4 to the officers was that if the
8dkerchief was mine it was one that
marked. Had not seen the bloody
sdkerchief when [ talked with DR.. |
ielSler about it. My practice was to
he handllerchiefs home and have Ida
TX them, Kept my handkerchefs
arate from Willie's. I have examin-
the &c. r. K" on the bloody hand
chief, ! don't think that that is my
sal5erchief.
tlfred Vogel handed me the lead pen
ION the evening of the homicide. RI