The Mankato free press., 1905-05-12
Was Not Koch.

Was Not Koch.
"Was the man that you then and
there saw, George r. Koch, the defend
ant?'
"No, sir, he was not"
"Have you always given this same
description of him."
"Yes, SIR"
"What did you then do?"
81 got down from the banister and
started down stairs. / had at first
thought that it was a dental operation
and that the person in the chair had
gotten down out of the chair. As |
went down stairs l began to think that
it was something more serious"
Witness went on to say that he went
down and spoke to Mr.. Vogel, telling
him that ther eseemed to be trouble
up stairs, and asking him to come up
and we would investigate. He sug-
gfested that l get more people. l then
went across the street and got Mr.. Cav
anaugh. We rushed up the stairway and
/ got up on the banister and looked
through the transom and got up high
enough that time to see the entire
body. | saw cvast amount of blood,
and jumped down and told Cavanaugh
that l thought there had been a murder,
and told Cavanaugh to get up and look.
He did and said "There is live man in
there. l am not going to be shot at"
and he got down at once and we both
ran down stairs. Two railroad men
were coming up stairs, but they went
down when they heard Cavanaugh say
that ne didn't want to be shot at. Five
men were at the foot of the stairs. Po-
liceman Weisenborn was coming across
the street and l notified him that there
had been a murder. He went up with
me, and | said for him to look over the
transom. He said he would 60 down and
get a stool. He went, and when he got
back ne looked over and said "Oh, Ja,"
in German, and got down. Before look
ing over, he took off his overcoat and
drew mis- revolver. After getting down
he began to kick at the door. Mr.. Behn-
ke then gave it two kicks and broke in
the door, Weisenboirn and Behnke
went in, and others. Weisenborn step
ped into the reception room and said
that there was a live man in there.
Then he and all of the rest ran out.
had. remained in the nall to watch for
the murderer, as l thought that he
would come out of one of the doors.
suggested that some 60 around into the
alley and watch the back of the build
ing, and l started, but nobody follow
ed, and | turned back. / then looked at
watch and it was 9:52. 1 compared
with railroad man, and he was min
ute faster | said that it would be a
good idea to know the time. This was
not over five minutes after the door had
been broken in. 1t was five minutes
anyway from the time l left Hoidale &
Somsen's office until the door was brok-
en- open. From the time that Cavanaguh
and l looked over the transom it was
not more than two or three minutes
Searched All the Rooms.
l went back up into the hall, and a
search of all of the rooms was made
and the body was examined. l heard
tn emsay that they did not know who
it was who had been murdered. DR.
Reineke sal dthat it was not Dr. Geb-
hard. As soon as / had examined the
clothing / knew that it was DIR. Geb
hard. Chief Klause entered while l was
there and asked me if l had a stranger
working for me- Objected to by the
state, an dobjection sustained. We then
went to look up this stranger and found
him. Objected to and sustained l re
turned to my office with Mr.. Klause
and two policemen. Among them was
County Attorney Hoidale, who asked fol
description of the man l had seen
gave him the same description I nave
given here I remained in my office til
2 a. m.
Brooks was cross examined by Gen
.Childs, and was still on the stand wheI
The Free Press went to press.
Letter From Henry Gebhard.
The Minneapolis Journal of last eve
ming contained the following letter from
Henry Gebhard, brother of the murdered
dentist;
Mankato, Minn., May LIN Th'
Journal of April 20, l am quoted a'
having said that / did not want to Sc,
the murderer of my brother hanged.
The statement as it appears is no
true.
In talking with the reporter, made
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