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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-23

Second Ia particularly Important
With Broad st. It makes a fine out
let for Fremont and Green Lake.
From Second aud Denny n diagonal
roadway will some day be con
demncd northward for a half mile
to Elliott av, making n superb
grade from ballard. Magnolia bluff
and Interplay
Il DO not believe ia the common
uso clause applied 60 tracks in the
outlying diatrtot When a company
constructs tracks To the outlying
districts. eoutenting itself with
small profits until they are deyeis
oped it Is entitled TO exclusive use
OF those streets so long as It's fran
chlso lasts.
Stub Line No Good.
"a atrees like sccons II differ
ent Unlike some property owners
do not believe that Il would pay.
even temporarily. to allow the Be-
attic Electric company an exclusive
stub line on Second The latter can
never become the great business
thoroughfare which the projectors
of the regrade contemplated unless
Il becomes the outlet for tho thou
sands living IN the north part of
the city II one OF tho Everett inter
urban roads. for instance. came In
along Second. It would be great
benefit 20 the street"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-11-23
Wonderful TO Me

and TO all my friends. and every
weak and suffering woman should
consult DR.. McHarrie."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

night, am going home." He mad walk
ed up to us, ten or twelve feet, and
then went back south on Minnesota
street.
The forenoon recess was taken at this
point.
Man Who Wanted a Light.
Policeman Joseph Weisenborn was
called and examined by Mr.. Pfaendeg.
Was first informed that there was trou-
BILE, at 9:45 p. m. by Mr.. Cavanaugh,
while at Center and Minnesota streets.
Went right to the offices and tried the
doors, they were locked. Only tried DR..
Gebhard's two doors. Could see light
in the operating room. Went down
to the Review office and got chair
and then went up again and stood on
the chair and looked over the transom
into the operating room. Got down,
took off my overcoat, and jumped
against the door. Frank Behnke was
there and kicked in the door. I drew
my revolver and we went in. Saw the
body on the floor. Saw light in the
laboratory Went there and also into
the reception room, looking for the muir
derer. There was no light in the re-
ception room. Went into the reception
room, the door being open. Saw a
window open in DIR. Reineke's Office.
Was in the reception room one or two
minutes, then down the hall to the rear
room. Then went back into the operat-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

Nobody in the room could identify the
body even after it was turned, the face
was so much covered with blood. Did
not hear anyone mention the lettering
on the pencil while l was there.
DR.. Koch Got a Pencil.
Richard Higgs, miller of New Ulm,
said that he was in the office of Hoidale
& Somsen the evening of Nov. lst. He
entered five or ten minutes after seven,
with Hoidale, Somsen and A. P. Brooks
and played cards. / left at fifteen or
eighteen minutes to nine. Alfred Vogel
came in, and sometime between and
i8 O'Clock DIR. Koch came in. Mr.. Vogel
gave me pencil and DR.. Koch one, and
think he gave out some more. Saw Koch
going north on Minnesota street, after I
left the office. He went up the stairs
to the law office and came down again.
This was shortly before nine. Did not
see him again That evening.
On being cross examined, witness said
that he was employed in the Eagle
Roller mill, of which Mayor Silverson is
president and one of the so called citi-
zens' committee. Have not talked with
Mr.. Silverson about the case. We were
playing 900" at the Hoidale & Som
sen office. Had just come down when
| saw DIR. Koch go up the stairs. He
had a derby hat and long overcoat
When he came down he said: "Good
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05
STORY OF THE GERHARD MURDER IS TOLD TO THE JURY
Who
Hammer Pencil, Handkerchief of

On the evening of Nov. lst, he entered
Engelbert's between $3.50 and 9:35. Mr..
Cavanaugh entered the place about $40
and gave the first information. 1t was
9:34 when Engineer Reed and / entered
the place. He looked up at the clock,
said that it was fast, looked at his
watch, and it was 9:34 ] went to DIR.
Gebhard's office about 10 p. M, and
saw the body lying on its face with a
pool of blood near the head, the larger
part of the left side toward the door
leading to the hall. Saw pencil lying
on the pool of blood about foot from
the head. The pencil was an unsharpen-
ed one, and was straight ahead of the
body and a foot and half from the
shoulder.
On cross examination, the witness
said that Engineer Reed looked at the
clock minute after entering. Cava-
naugh came in at $40 and went to a
table and called out four men, who were
there. They were Messrs. Bruce, Men
no and Graf, and one other Cavanaugh
came back and telephoned for doctor,
[ asked him what had happened, and
then we all went over; these men six or
seven of us. Cavanaugh returned the
second time two minutes after he came
the first time. We stood at the foot
of the stairs. When we went up stairs
there was nobody in the rooms. 1 went
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

The examination then proceeded. Saw
Brooks and Cavanaugh go up the stair
way and come down again in minute.
Don't know where they went. Did not
give DIR. Gerhard pencil. The pencils
were unsharpened. Gerhard was about
twenty-six years old, light complexion,
dark and abundant hair, dark eyebrows,
strong build and in good health. / had
given away about forty pencils.
On cross examination, the witness
stated that he is brother of DIR. Vogel
The latter and a Mr.. Hicks were in
Hoidale G. Somsen's office in the even
ing, besides those named before. DR.
Koch and DIR. Vogel were singing in the
office while the Others were playing
cards. The witnesses movements from
the time he left the law office until he
saw Brooks at the foot of the stairway
leading to DR.. Gebhard's office were care
fully traced and timed. Heard two dis
tinct groans and then stepped into a
drug store, one building from the stair
way. Was in there four minutes being
waited upon. When + came out heard
no sounds. Saw Brooks come out of the
Review office then and he said "Seems
to me there is trouble up there" He
was there about a minute and | remain
ed for him to return He then came
down and said, "Seems to me there is
murder or somebody being murdered, .
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

the front of the stairs had wanted to
go up.
'You were pretty badly excited,
weren't your"
"No, | wasn't excited"
"When did you 60 back?"
"Three or four minutes later. A whole
bunch of us went up then, following Dr..
Reineke"
Witness said that on his second visit
to the room he stopped over and read
the letters on the pencil, and told the
bystanders that it was A. j. Vogel
and others were there at the time. Mr..
Klause did not to touch the pencil.
own office first, before going into
Gebhards office.
On redirect, the witness said that
there was light burning in the labora-
tory. Weisenborn stepped into there
and also into the reception room.
Fred Engelbert, the proprietor of the
saloon across the street from the Geb-
hard offices, testified to having seen
Conductor Richardson and Engineer
Reed compare their watches on the eve
ming of Nov. lst.
The saloon clock was eight or ten
minutes fast. The witness thought that
it was about 9:40 when Mr.. Cavanaugh
stepped into his place. 1t was five OF
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

He said, ''Let's 60 up" and | suggested
that we get more people, and he went
straight across the street to get them.
He found Cavanaugh on the other side
and they came right over. Saw no girls
with young man lettering or
walking on the street. / stayed until
Brooks and Cavanaugh went up and
came down again. They went up at a
brisk pace, and came down more quick
ly and in an excited manner. BY that
time ten or twelve people had gathered
at the foot of the stairs on the side
walk. Nobody else went up until Po-
liceman Weisenborn went up. Then Mr..
Behnke went up after Weisenborn. 1t
was four or five minutes before anybody
else went up. Some wanted to 90 up
but Mr. Memo made the remark ''Why
do you people want to go up? Do you
want to be shot at?" So nobody else
went up. Weisenhorn came downs got a
stool. and went up again. Behnke came
down and got a light, and DIR. Reineke
came about ten o'clock 1t seemed to
me to be about ten for wnen the door
was broken open. There is back stairs
to Cented street down the hall.
On redirect, the witness said the pen
ellis arrived at p. M, Oct 3lst.
Conductor Richardson Testifies.
Conductor Charles Richardson of New
Ulm took the stand next. He is Chi
cago & Northwestern railway conductor
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05
"yVhat happened then 2"

''What happened them"
Gle jumped down from the stool, said
something that sounded like 'Oh, gee,'
and seemed excited. He began to kick
at the door,"
''Did he break in the door,"
"No, sir, Mr.. Behnke did it."
"Did Weisenborn have a gum"
eyes, he drew his revolver and went
in. Behnke went in first, and then
Weisenborn."
did Weisenborn have the revolver
out all the timer"
81 don't know. l didn't keep my eyes
on him all of the time"
"Did Weisenborn look into the recep-
ton room?"
Yes he looked in.' | Y
"What did you do?"
81 ducked out"
"Why did you do that?"
Because Weisenborn scared us by
what he said.''
! 'What did he say?"
''He murmered something that |
couldn't understand. He did not say
that there was live man in there, but
he said something that gave me an i'm
preston that the murderer was in
there"
what did you do when you vert
down stairs?"
II told one man to look out or he
would get shot. Some of the people at
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

there when 1 got there. The body was
lying on the stomach and right cheek
in the center of the room, with the head
toward the door. Saw a lead pencil
on the blood and to the left of the body,
twelve or eighteen inches from the left
shoulder. Saw Chief Klause turn the
body over, northward, leaving the pen
ell where it was. The pencil resembl-
ed exhibit Z. The pencil was not touch
ed by anyone that night. Mr.. Pfaen-
der examined.
| Senator Somerville cross examined.
The witness was an ideal one, answering
promptly and decidedly, without I'M
necessary words. He did not look at the
watches when they were compared, but
he overheard the time given at 9:34. His
inference as to time was all based on
this.
| Mr.. Somerville moved to have all of
the witnesses testimony relating to
time stricken out as hearsay. The mo-
tion was denied.
| Mr.. Somerville asked: "Did you stay
in the saloon from the time the watches
were compared until Cavanaugh came
in?"
eyes, sir"
'Did you drink any,"
"Tnat's my business"
'You must answer the questions, +"
III fba oo,,rt
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

address. Took it to show it to the
three mail clerks on the Minneapolis &
st. Louis road running through New
Ulm. Showed it to the postmaster and
clerk at the postoffice. Mr.. Callihan,
superintendent of the agency, took the
box to Hanska. Did not tell the coroner
was going to do that and had no au-
thority to do it. Took the hammer to
Mankato and Fairmont; showing it to
different people. Did not go to New
Ulm for the reward, but because the
county attorney sent for me. / carried
the hammer to Mankato, Fairmont,
Eagle Lake and st. Paul Had the ham
mer off and on for possibly two months.
On redirect, the witness said that
he took the articles about under direc-
ton of the county attorney.
This closed the testimony for the day.
This Forenoon.
Frank Memo was the first witness
called this morning. He said that at
9:3s or 9:4O p. m. he was in Engel-
bert's saloon and heard of the trouble.
At 9:34 Messrs Richardson and Rice
compared their watches. 1t was four or
five minutes later that Cavanaugh came
and spoke to me and | went to the
Gebhard offices, getting there at 9:4O
and being there wnen the door to the
operating room was broken into Behnke
and Weisenborn were the only ones
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

into the operating room and about a
dozen went in, in all. I stayed half an
hour and there were good many peo-
pie coming and going during that time
The pencil was between the head and
the door.
Arthur E. Rydell of st. Paul, de-
tective in the service of the Pinkerton
National Detective agency, was called
He said that he reached New Ulm at
$40 p. M, Nov. End. He told of hay
ing the poison bottle in his possession
a short time in December and again in
January. He did not open the bottle
at any time He also told of having the
blue box that the bottle came to DIR
Gebhard in, in his possession several
times. He told of having the hammer In
his possession number of times. He
had returned the various articles from
the officials from whom he had received
them.
On cross examination, Mr.. Rydell sait
that he took the bottle to Mr.. Pfaendel
to examine the word sample" through
glass. There was glass in Pfaender's
office. | am not a writing expert.
took the blue box five or six times
Took it once to St. Paul and once tt
Minneapolis. Took it to Minneapolis
to find out where such boxes are made
and to st. Paul to show it to the man
ager of the Smith Premier Typewritine
Co. to look at the typewriting on the
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

odd you take any drinks?" repeated
Mr.. Somerville.
"Yes, sir"
"Were you talking with anybody"
81 was watching a game of smear"
''Who else was in the saloon?"
'Must / tell them all?"
eyes, sir"
The witness enumerated the various
people who were in the saloon
''What did Cavanaugh say when he
came in?"
''He came up to me and said, Cap
come with me over to Gebhard's office
l believe someone is being slaughtered
over there"
Mr.. Nenno went on and told of mis-
going across the street, where a crowd
had gathered. He stopped but a moment
and then went upstairs. He said that
Policeman Weisenborn followed Behnke
and himself up the stairs.
''What did you do then?"
'sWaited for Weisenborn"
''How far behind was he?"
'Three or four steps"
''What happened them"
"Wisenborn got up on stool and
looked over the transom and murmer
ed a word or two"
"What did ne saw"
81 don't know, l couldn't understand
him."
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05
six minutes after the watches were com
pared that Cavanaugh entered.
Gen. Bobleter Testifes.

six minutes after the watches were COM
pared that Cavanaugh entered.
Gen. Bobleter Testifes.
Gen. Joseph BoDleter, one of New
Ulm's most prominent citizens, was ex-
amined by Gen. Cnilds. He arrived at
Gebhard's office three or four minutes
after ten o'clock. The body was lying
on its stomach, with the head turned
toward the left. The body was turned
over at my suggestion in the hope of
being able to identify it. The pencil
was lying five or six inches from the
upper part of the shoulder in the blood.
| noticed some papers in the upper left
hand vest pocket and pulled them out
! to try to identify the body. There was
pocket comb and fountain pen in the
pocket with the papers. They were
showed in as far as they could be- The
fountain pen protruded one and
one half inches aid the comb one incil
The pencil was nine to ten inches from
the pocket. l put the articles back into
the pocket, leaving them in nearly the
same position as they were. l did not
disturb the fountain pen or comb.
On cross examinati ton, the witness
said he went up alone, and was follow
ed by Klause. Mr.. Weisenborn was
pacing back and forth in the hall, but
there was nobody else there. Several fol-
lowed Mr.. Klause. In all, there
were seven or eight persons there then.
The Washington times., 1905-06-19
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The Washington times., 1905-06-19

SALE of old material at the Navy Yard.
Washington, d. C.-There Will be sold
at the Navy Yard Washington. ID. e.,
material belonging to the Navy, con-
demned as unfit for use therein, consist
ing Of lathes,- screw machines, trolley,
saving machine. engines boilers,
launch, wh:iieboats, furniture, carpets,
watches, clocks, rope, rope junk, waste
paper, composition turnings, etc. The
sale will be for cash to the highest bid
der, by sealed proposals to be opened at
II O'CLOCK NOON, JUNE %. 1865
Schedules containing form OF propo-
sails and terms of sale Will be furnished
on application 20 the General Storekeep-
er, Navy Yard, Washington, u. c.,
CEAS, II. DARLING, Assistant Secre-
tary OF the Navy. jel2, 70
The Washington times., 1905-06-19
Mails for South and Central America,
West Indies, Etc.

AGA 5sToeni h e. esas fS5 Y5GaR
COLOMBIA. ECUADOR. PERU. BOLIVIA.
when specially addressed for this steamer
MuDA per s.s Bermudian. FROM From H Set S Yelk
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LEM LEM rEPARrGENT A OF co oaa MAap De
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parts Of MEXICO when specially addressed
for this steamer.
le) At Ii:45 pm. for MEXICO Especially
{el At II 40 pm, fer ARGENTINE. URU-
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T 6JISsIs os 4 N7,n a;a5 Pm for the
eiaiiy addressed only. per So. Yumuri. from
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TINIoUE. GUADEI.OUPE. and BRfTIsH
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when specially addressed for this steamer
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The Washington times., 1905-06-19
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The Washington times., 1905-06-19
AUCTION SALES.
100 LOTS FOR SALE AT PUBLIC
AUCTION.

100 BEAUTIFUL. BIG LOTS, bOxa0o FIT.
Fine natural grove. Good water one ca r
fare. Churches. schoolhouse, sind fire de-
partment on place. Terms OF sale, $40 cash
balance monthly; payment to suit buyer: So
OF for cash. -"
These lots will be solI THURSDAY. JUNE
%, 1905. at O'clock. at DR. Cara )
subdivision At Brentwood. Md; 10 minutes.
walk from District line. only one car fare.
Why pay rent. when you can own home.
vote, and double your money? Refreshments
and lunch on place. Take G 81 CITY and
Suburban car. and get of at District line.
Mt. Rainier.
For further Information inquire of
J. g. SINCLAIR, Auctioneer
683 Louisiana ave. NV
Or Dr. CZARRA'S once. III 18TH st NV
jelS-t Washington, D. c.
The Washington times., 1905-06-19

PROPOSALS will be received at the
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts, Navy
Department, Washington D. c.. until 10
O'CLOCK A NJ, JUNE q, 1895, and
publicly opened Immediately thereafter,
TO furnish at the Naval Academy. An
napoifS. Md, the navy yard. Washing
ton. ID. c.. and the naval proving
ground, Indian Head. Md, as specified.
a quantity of naval supplies, as follows:
Schedule 800: Building stone.-Scheduie
50 Pipe-cutting machines, tools, pipe,
and fittings, smoke pipe, freight wagon.
Schedule 303: Incandescent lamps, wire,
rheostats. electrical supplies. gneiss.
asphalt, Portland cement, brick, frames
and sash, glass slab, window glass,
analytical balances, etc, scale, shafting
and pulleys, hardware and tools black
smiths FORCES. oil filters and extractor,
hydraulic Jacks, engine lathe, driil
press, metal saw, blower, hydraulic
leather, pine, aluminium, brass rod
plain and corrugated galvanized sheet
iron, miscellaneous metals; Rainbow,
Peerless, and kearsarge packings or
packings guaranteed equal thereto; fax
asbestos. and cotton duck packing; COW
ering pipe With magnesia covering; var
nishes, white lead, miscellaneous paints
and oils, pipe and fittings turntable.
Applications for proposals should desig-
nate the schedules desired by number.
Blank proposals Will be furnished upon
application to the navy pay Offices, Bal
Jimore, Md. or to the Bureau. H. T.
.. HARRIS, Paymaster General, u. s.
n. je1s. IS