New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
STATES EVIDENCE IS STRONG
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when it is over / won't have to work
any more, money is coming easy.
No sir.
Dingler made a poor witness and it
is doubtful if his testimony would
have had much effect on the jury even
mad the bribery charges not been
prung.
Dingler is teamster, % years Old,
and swore that after harvest in 1903
ne hauled gravel for e. G.. Koch, the
defendants father, for a day and a
half.
While throwing this gravel into the
barn he noted hammer lying on the
sill of the barn window and that he
nOw recognizes the one in court as
that hammer. He said he also notice
ed it once later in the cook house on
Nerman Heights.
The witness was badly mixed on
she ss-examination and while he
eould remember everything about the
hammer could remember no particu-
lars as to anything else.
SAW OLD HAMMER AT KOCH'S.
August Dahms, living about a block
from the Koch home, said he remem-
bered seeing an old hammer at the
Koch place at various times when he
had worked there but that he could
not idedtify the one IN court as the
same one he had seen.
Dahms was the first witness called.
He could not speak English and an
interpreter was used.
When you were working for the de-
iendant's father, did you see a ham
rner?
Yes sir.
When did you last work there?
Last summer.
How long had the hammer been
there?
All the time I was there.
Describe the hammer.
1t was an old hammer with one claw
broken off.
How were the edges of the face of
the hammer?
I never looked closely.
What kind Of handle was there!
When I was there it had a factory
or store handle, but was cut of near
the head.
Was it an old or new one?
It looked new.
Mr.. Childs now showed the witness
the hammer on exhibit.
Is that the hammer you saw or not?
That / cannot say.
The defense had no questions to ask
and the witness was excused.
DEFENSE TANGLES
DINGLER'S TESTIMONY.
Edgar Dingler was now called.
Did you ever work for the defend
ants father?
Yes sir, in 1908.
What were you doing
Hauling gravel.
How long did you work there?
About a day and a-half.
Where did you haul the gravel to?
To the barn, I was placing some
outside and some inside the barn. I
threw it through the door.
Did you ever see a hammer there?
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in the barn.
Was it there when you hauled the
second load?
No sir, some one took it away
Describe this hammer.
1t was old and one claw was broker
off. The iron part was rusty anc
there were marks on the handle as
though some one had cut it with q
knife. I also noticed that some pieces
had been broken off the handle neal
bhe head.
Was this a store handle?
No, it was an old one.
Did you take it in your hands ant
examine it?
No sir.
How long was the handle?
About the length of the store; kind
The hammer was thereupon show
to- the witness.
Did you ever see this hammer be
fore?
Yes sir, at the Koch residence.
How long was the handle at tina
time?
! would say that it was about tw
inches longer than at the presen
time.
Ill show you the hammer agar
said Mr.. Childs. Did you ever Sc
those same marks on the handle then
l saw the long mark.
MIR. ABBOTT TAKES WITNESS.
Mr.. Abbott now takes the witness
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