New Ulm review., 1905-05-03
WEDNESDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

The court room is hardly able to hold
the audiences that gather to witness
the Koch trial, and the bailiffs are kept
busy taking care of the crowd, seeing
that all find seats and that none are
standing in the court room.
While a number of witnesses nave
been examined on the part of the state,
and seemingly good progress has been
made, still the work of examining the
witnesses is not progressing as rapid
ly as at the New Ulm trial, so one of
the attorneys in the case states. He
says the defense is making more care
full and complete cross examination of
the witnesses than it did at the first
trial
The evidence introduced yesterday
was substantially the same as that Civ
en- by the same witnesses at the New
Ulm trial. Only one change was notice
able, and that was the fact that the
state has dropped one of what was sup
posed to be it's strongest points at the
first trial. That was in regard to DR..
Koch being seen to have a package un-
der his arm, done up in manila wrap
ping paper, and supposed to be the ham
mer AT the first trial of the case
George Schmidt testified that at about
nine o'clock he saw Koch on Minnesota
street in the vicinity of Dr. Gebhards
office, with the package under his arm
Yesterday, when Schmidt was examined
the state did not bring that point out
and upon cross examination Mr.
Schmidt at first said that. he could not
remember, and would only testify with
any degree of positiveness when con,
fronted by the evidence. that he gave
at the first trial
The reason why the state abandoned
this feature, which is important if true
is because the boy that saw the dentist
next said that he had no package This
= was Alfred Heinz.
Among those who have arrived tx
! watch the trial is Robert Heidemann O
Arlington, Mimi, who is the husband O
a sister of DR.. Koch. He came yester
; day and will remain through at leas
a portion of the trial. He does not ex
pect that his wife will come.
The question as to whether Dr. Kocl
will be taken into custody again befor
the close of the trial has caused som
speculation. When Judge Cray was ask
Z ed by The Free Press about this h
said that no one had said anything
him about it, and until someone di
ne would probably do nothing. Ger
Childs was asked, and said that he ha
been making it a point not to announc
in advance the steps to be taken by th
/ state, and could give out nothing.
!, One attorney who is not connecte
: with the trial, but VINO has bee
b studying the makeup of the jury, ea
!. presses the belief that it is a good iur
e for the defense. He says that he is Sun
: that four OF five of the members al
0 so opposed to the death penalty tha
e they will not vote for conviction even
g the states case should be very stron,
e Yesterday Afternoon.
d Alfred Heinz of New Ulm said he
seventeen years old. He, was employe
II last fall in Sinmet's barber shop. T
a was at the shop Nov. lst until 9:05
+. m. He then stood in front of Pfefferle
I drug store ten or fifteen minutes. +
I saw DR.. Koch coming from the sout
i on the same side of the street. L
It Koch went to Fessenmeyer's hardwa
store and looked in. He then came ba,
ID land asked me if Shilling was wor
It Ing at Fossenmeyer's. / said yes. /
le.lasked me if Tom Kritsch was thel