New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-04
PRISONER ISVERY CONFIDENT
Dr. Koch as Unconcerned as Any Man in Court
Room---Has Not the Slightest Doubt
Of His Acquital.

and when the juror said he could not
understand English very we'll changed
the challenge for one of general dis
qualification. Questioning brought
out the fact that Berg could under
stand everything except the big words
and Judge Weber found the chal
lenge not true.
i No further objection from the
state, said Mr.. Childs. The words
startled the crowd in the courtroom
which had been taking little interest
in the proceedings, into Immediate al
/ tention, and when the Judge said:
ssHold up your right hand and be.
sworn great sigh Of relief wentsup
from all quarters of the room and
there was a general expression of
satisfaction.
In all 8 jurors were examined Tues
day forenoon. The trouble with a
great number of them has been that
they have some difficulty in under
standing English and so have been
disqualified. The venire was drawn.
| for the most part, from the country
and in many sections there are Ger
man settlements where the mother
| tongue is spoken almost exclusively.
This first man called Tuesday morn
ing was Ed Hull Of Sleepy Eye and
he was dismissed for actual bias.
Six men we're examined and sent to
their seats before the eleventh juror
was found. They were: Michael
O'Neal Of Cottonwood, William Gein.
OF Home, Albert Werner of Milford,
Henry Manderfeld of Sigel and Ell. A.
Fl lleshiem of Sigel.
Alexander Weible Of Sigel, George
w. and Joseph a. Tauer, and August.
Schultz of New Ulm were the asst men
called to the stand before dinner.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session proved even
more unproductive than the forenoon.
1 and four and a-half hours were spent
at hard labor but without securing the
/ much-wanted twelfth man. Thirty
/ jurors were examined and excused for
actual or implied bias OF. for general.
disqualification.
Those called to the chair include
the following: Ed Humphrey Of
Sleepy Eye, J. G. Tauer of Sigel,
George Guth Of Sleepy Eye, William
/ sBuggert of Sigel, Frank futile Of
Home, G.. -. Armstrong of Sleepy Eye,
William Gluth OF Milford, Robert
Albright of Milford, Valentine Orth
of Essig, G. Gessler of Milford, Peter
Heninin of Comfrey, ]. B. Augustine
Of BurnstoWn, j. g. Feirer, living
near Springfield ole S. Erickson of
Comfrey, Frank schwtzer of Milford,
a. d. McFee Of Stately, G. Z. Meme
Of Sleepy Eye, August Utecht of
Sleepy Eye, 2. j. Miller of Comfrey.
Charles Client of Sleepy Eye, Alex
/ McRae of Home, Palm Carlson Of
! Comfrey, Andrew Phillipson of Prai-
rieville, Christ Frederickson of Cot
tonWood, Albert Froeming of Milford,
II. L. Tuseh Of Sleepy Eye, August
Kruger. Of Milford, John H. Seifert
Of Home, Charles Werring Of Golden
Gate and Charles S. Robertson, liv-
ing near Sleepy Eye.
DEFENSE CHALLENGES OFTEN.
All5of these men were challenged
with few exceptions, by the defense,
which seems to be very particular til at
no mistake. shall be made in getting
4 the last man. It has used but six of
its pre-emptories and can afford to be
particular The state, with but two
] left, can not chose so nicely between
men.
There was a short time during the
afternoo on when it looked as though a
juror might be accepted and the crowd
held its breath. August Kruger, a
4 bright young farmer from Milford
/ township, was on the stand and as he
! admitted no bias the defense passed
i him. Mr.. Childs seemed on the point
/ OF accepting him when the juror in
answering q question said he had
4 formed an opinion and was dismissed