New Ulm review., 1905-05-03

mer The blood on the handle appeared
as though it had been wiped off. The
end of the handle appeared as though it
had been freshly sawed off. ] gave the
to DIR. Fritchie.
The noon recess was taken.
This Afternoon.
Mr. Behnke resumed the stand at two
o'clock He had noticed lead pencil
south of the body, about eight or ten
er the shoulder It was lying on the
pool of blood, the upper portion dry.
He could not tell whether it was the
first, second or third time that ne was
in the room that he first saw the pen
ell. Saw some blood ON the reception
room door that had frosted glass with
lines of transparent glass around the
outside This door leads from the hall
way to the reception door. There were
bloody finger prints at the bottom of
the glass. There was blood in the office
of DR.. Reineke's, and the door between
I it and the joint reception room was
open. The blood was by the window
looking out onto the alley. The window
was up and blood was on the inside of
the bottom frame part of the lower
sash. There was little on the floor,
and some on the curtains.
| Mr.. Abbott conducted the cross-exam-
| nation. At the foot of the stairway
are double glass doors, set in few
inches from the street line. There is
a platform about fifteen inches wide be-
low the first step. Heard no noise across
the street, toward Gebhard's office when
left the saloon Entered Engelbret's
saloon after $3.50, and was there seven
or eight minutes before | was called
out. Did not notice Brooks or Cave
naugh When | went to Gebhard's office.
There was nobody above me on the
stairs or in the hallway except Police
ban Weisenborn. The latter tried all
three doors, those opening into the
operating room, joint reception room and
Dr.. Reineke's office. Weisenborn got a
stool from the Review office and look
ed over the transom into the operating
room.
| Cavanaugh arrived while Weisenborn
was kicking in the door, and | sent him
for a doctor, as l said it would save
time and I knew that something hor-
rible had happened. l went down and
telephoncd Klausc, went back, went
down again and went to the police sta
ton block away, and back again, and
down again and then the church clock
struck ten and / looked at my watch
and that showed ten At lO:O7 or there
abouts | went back there were about
fifteen men in the offices and nobody
knew who the dead man was. Dr..
Weiser was examining him. The screen
where the escape was made was cut on
the sides and tapped out. The electric
wires sagged and bracket was pull
ed out. The hammer and the handker-
chief were three or four inches apart
did not hear anyone in the rooms be
sides myself and Mr.. Weisenborn wher
we first entered Mr. Nenno entered
iaff l,ut loft / =,
e telephone the chief of police. From the
II time we broke in the door till | Went
It for the light it was not over five min
x utes 1t was five to seven minute
III from the time we broke in the door un
It til the clock struck ten. Wesenborn
ii when we first went in, said he though
to he heard live man in the reception
to room. l told him [ thought we ha,
lie him foul, as there was no back door.
I'd thought that we were sure to get tn
It. murderer, and for that reason went a
at it cautiously and surely, so that II
he more lives would be lost.
- Saw the Murderer.
= William +. Cavanaugh said that h
i was in front of Engebert's saloon whe
- he first heard of the trouble. NJ
,b Brooks telling me. 1t was about 9:4
bo P. m. Two men, Mccall and HortoI
yo were standing with me. Brooks sal
#. that something had happened in Gel
o., hard's office, a man was wounded al
" needed a doctor to pull him throug
,d shat there was too much bloc
,b there for pulling a tooth
ds | went with Brooks up stairs. Brool
oe got up on the railing, looked over tt
on transom and got down and said: LOO
-Iv for yourself" The transom was ov
ON the door to the operating room. l g
he up and looked over and saw the rig
air shoulder and part of the back. of t
ION head of a live man. He had dark ha