The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-13
AGED KOCH SPOHS
ALIBI OF HIS son
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ant. During the recess this afternoon
she talked with DR.. Koch and his sis
ter and during the conversation he
locked more cheerful than at any time
during the week. Miss Fitzpatrick.s
testimony was given in a low, but per-
fectIy clear voice. She was not cross.
examined by the state After cues
tions as to the time she had resided in
New Ulnn, her place of residence and
her occupation, the defense asked:
What time in the evening Of Nov. 1
did you first see DR.. Koch?''
The answer was: about O'clock
''Where?' cat the place where I
board"
"How was he dressed?" "He wore a
brown derby hat and black coat"
Had the date Nov. any special sig
nificance for you?" YES"
AWhat?" sIt was my birthday"
Did the defendant bring anything to
you that night % Eyes, SIR
What was it," "a box"
What was in the box?" Perfume,
Her Drive With DR.. Koch
The box, which had been brought
into the court room that morning, was
shown to the witness, who identified it
as the birthday gift the defendant had
brought to her the night of the murder
The witness was asked If there was
anything unusual or peculiar in DR..
Koch's actions at that time and she an
swered no. She related the incident of
the drive, which DR.. VogePs testimony
had brought out and it was Substan-
tally the same as DR.. VogeI swore DR..
Koch had related to him the Monday
before the murder.
Two other young women, Misses
Crone and Neuman, testified. their
stories being substantially the same.
1t was that they had seen the defend
ant the night of the murder near the
State bank shortly after O'clock: that
he spoke to them and then went on
south. They testified specifically to the
clothes he had on and also to the fact
that they had seen him frequently aft
erwards with the same clothes. They
were not cross-exarnined by the state.
Strange Man With Handkerchief
The first witness called by the de-
tense this afternoon was Anton Hor-
SAX, a shoemaker. He was the only
witness called today for the specific
purpose of throwing suspicion on an
other man. All the others called were
for the purpose of establishing DR..
Koch's alibi or of discrediting the
oleIC . WllH6SStS. MI. f1OrSak is a
German and gave his evidence through
an interpreter. 1t was that coming out
of his shop shortly before a quarter
past 8 hei had seen man holding a
handkerchief up to his face enter the
doorway leading up to DR.. Gebhard's
Office.
Il met the man." he said, esnear the
barber shop. He was middle sized and
well dressed. He passed on my right
and / babe him good evening. Before
we met he crossed the right side of his
face with a white handkerchief and
looked across the road. / watched him
until he came to Gebhard's stairway.
He went into Gebhard's door, He had
on dark clothing. l do not remember
whether he had on an overcoat or not.
/ know it was a minute or two before a
quarter past 8. / got home at 9:15..
The defense will argue that the mys-
ferrous man with the handkerchief
committed the murder.
County Attorney Is Called
Einar Hoidale. county attorney, who,
had it not been for the fact that he is
law partner of Henry Somsen, broth
er-1n-law of the defendant, would have
prosecuted the case, was called to the
stand for the purpose of fixing approx
imately the time the defendant visited
his office the night of the murder, also
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