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the defense, brought out the fact that
the entire amount of the substance
found in the bottle was the size Of
small pin head.
j. H. Haenze, editor of a paper at
Hanska, in which paper DR.. Koch ad-
vertised. called to the stand late in the
afternoon, swore that the word SAM
pie" written on the bottle of poison sent
to Dr. Gebhard was in Dr. Koch's
Handwriting He had stated previously
in his testimony that the letters he had
received from the defendant had been
destroyed by fire and when Attorney
Abbott took up the cross examination
for the defense and asked the witness
sarcastica1ly how he could swear that
the word sample" was in Dr. Kbch,s 1
handwriting when he had no speci-
mems of the defendants handwriting
to refer to, Mr.. Haenze created a. mild
sensation by saying he had specimen
of his handwriting, and he pulled out.
an advertisement which he said DR..
Koch had written out. Almost eagerly
the witness went on to explain why he
was sure that the word sample was
in the same handwriting as the, adver-r
tiSement but he was quickly dismissed
by the defense after he had acknowl-
edged that he was not handwriting
expert.
DR.. Koch's Cfassmate
A good witness for the defense was
DR.. j. H. Vogel, a college friend and
college roommate of DIR. Koch Z. He,
testified that he had made an exan1i-
nation of the defendants hands Nov.
4. His testimony in regard to their
condition was practically the same as
DR.. Strickler's. His important -testi-
mony fer the defense was to the effect
that the morning of the night the mur-
der was committed DR.. Koch, in the
latter's Office jokingly called attention
to two scratches an inch or an inch and
a half long on the palm of his right
hand, and also q scratch on his face,
saying that he had received them the
Sunday previous; that he had beensou
driving and had stepped out of the
carriage to look for game, when the
horse became frightened and he hur-
ried through the brush to stop it from
running away.
Witness was asked by Attorney Abb
| bott who the defendant had said was
with him on that drive, and the answer
was Miss Fitzpatrick" New UIfn
school teacher. She is to be one of the
witnesses for the defense. The witness
was asked if the scratches hessaw on
DR.. Koch's hands after the murder of
| defendant had himself referred to Mon
day morning, and he said they were.
During the cross examination he stated
! That in the forenoon of Wednesday,
after the murder, he was in DR.. Koch's
| Office and the latter complained of
| spilling carbolic acid on his hand. Wit
ness said that he had directed him to
| apply alcohol. He testified that he
| again saw the hands of the defendant
Friday evening and made a thorough
| examination of them. They were bad
| ly burned, but the only new mark on
them since he looked at them Mondy
morning was an abrasion on the index
| finger or on the finger next to the little
| finger, he wasn't sure which, Witness
was asked if he inquired of DIR. Koch
how his hand was burned and he an
swered yes.
He repeated the same explanation
that DR.. Strickler testified the defend
| ant had given him, namely, that he
burned his hands when putting a stick
OF wood in the fire. after having put
! alcohol on them; and while the witness
| testified he frequently smiled at the
| defendant. DR.. Koch smiled broadly
himself when the incident of the drive
was mentioned.
Identifies Handkerchief
Mayor Charles Silverson identified
the bloodStained handkerchief found
| near DR.. Gebhard's body as Identical.
1 SO far as the marking was concerned.
with number of handkerchiefs which
/ the defendants sister had shown to
witness when he had visited the Koch
| home after the murder to make an. ex-
animation. Witness was asked to state
| the appearance of the defendant at
that time. He answered that when DR.
/ Koch first came into the room he sat
leaning far over, his head bent, his
/ eyes fixed on the floor. Then his
brother called his attention to his at
titude and told him to sit up and
| speak louder. After that he seemed
more normal.
AIR. Silverson, haven't you taken an
extremely warm interest in the pro-
ceedings against this young man ?' in
! quired Attorney Abbott in the cross
examination.
Witness answered. .'Yes, very
! promptly.
Didn't you say not very long ago
/ that you would like to see him hanging
/ to the chimney Of your factory ?''
This the witness denied, but when
asked if he had used similar words. he
admitted it.
| IT think him guilty. he managed to
declare loudly before he left the wit
ness chair, but the remark was ordered
| stricken out of the testimony
4 Gen. Bobleter, an old resident of New
Ulm, testified that he had arrived at
| the scene of the homicide four or five
minutes after 10 o'clock and told, how
he identified the body by papers in the
1 pocket and also testified in regard. to
finding the lead pencil fifty inches from
/ DR.. Gebhard's head. .v'ts
Saw and Hammer
! Paul Hippeuet, boy of twenty
years, who lives at the Koch home and
whose testimony is depended upon by
the defense to strengthen the alibi.
was calld by the state to testify in re-