New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-03

that escapes them, and if each day does
not afford its sensation it is not their
fault. The accounts which they have
been sending to their papers are very
readable.
The Minneapolis Journal is running
some excellent drawings made by Wing
on his visit to the city this week.
A. Fl. Vernon of ST. Paul, who is re-
porting the case for the Daily News, only
started to work for that paper Mon
day, after having been with the Pio-s
neer Press for five years. He reported
the proceedings of the lower branch of
the legislature for his paper.
DR.. Koch is standing the trial well,
and shows no evidence of strain or
worry. He is accompanied at each ses-
sion by a number of his relatives,
brothers, sisters and cousins. He sell
dom speaks, and only then when spok-
en- to. He smiled when asked as to a
report current on the street that he had
tainted, and remarked that he is in
good health.
Chief Klause stated to the Free Press
today that the fact that he was not
asked at the New Ulm trial about the
conversation with Miss Ida Koch was
an oversight Gen. Childs forgot to
ask him the question, and when it was
sought to use the testimesH TO tnpeach
Miss Ida Koch's testimony it was too
late.
Miss Koch strongly denies having said
to Chief Klause that the handkerchief
found at the Gerhard offices was one of
Georges.
Among the newcomers at the trial
this morning from New Ulm were W. |.
Eibner and F. Fl. Retzlaff of the citi-
zens' committee, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustaf
Dahms and Reinhald Dahms, across
whose yard it is now claimed the. muir
derer ran, Sheriff julius, and Mrs. An
drew Kaesse, the scrub woman who will
testify as to the hammer being in DR..
Koch's office.
Were a Scared Lot.
Little courage existed among the den
liens of New Ulm, who We're gathered in
the hall Just outside DIR. Gebhards of
fee, Immediately after the murder was
discovered. 1t is true enough that there
were great strong men in the gathering,
plenty of them, men who pride them
selves on their fighting qualities, and a
number of military men too, some of
whom had seen service under the stars
and stripes and thought up to that time
that they did not know what fear was
Cautiously they peered around. Suddenly
a little noise was heard. Policeman
Weisenborn said, "There is a man in
the next room," and the whole crowd
forgot everything but their own safety;
the soldiers memories of bullets flying
thick and fast about them on the field
vanished; the burly men VINO had deem
ed themselves equal to any emergency
quailed; and pell nell, heller SHELTER
down the steps the whole gathering clat-
tered, to escape the terrible ''man in the
next ROOM"
Chief Klause's Warm Time
After the recess yesterday afternoon
Chief Klauses cross examination con-
tinued. | knew that there were two let
ters on the handkerchief, but did not
tell the coroner about it when I handed
the handkerchief to him. Told Sheriff
Julius about it after | a. m. Could
not see any letters that evening except
SO. R." On Nov End found out that
the initials were &c. r. K' On the 4tl
l went to Koch's office to examine him
because he was then suspected Sheriff
Julius was with me. [ wanted to eX-
anime his hands, because of the blood or
the window and the wires. DIR. Koch
made no objection to showing his gar
ments or anything asked for. On the
5th we went to DIR. Kocl's home anC
asked for the nandkerchiefs. Ida Koci
brought them from the drawer anc
turned them over to us to look at
Emma Koch was not present. Severa
suits of Koch's clothes were shown lls
and examined by us. didn't look al
more than four or five handkerchiefs
They were all marked SC. R. X"
Mr.. Abbot referred to the Klause eyi
denee given at the New Ulm trial, anc
read it over. Klause in that TESTIMONY
said that he Thought that the older sis
ter was present. He also said that hi
saw about twenty or twenty four hand
kerchiefs so Marked" Witness sait
that this referred to the handkerchief.
being marked with indelible ink and MOI
sc. r. X"
''Why did you testify that you only
looked at four or five handkerehiefs
when you said at the New Ulm tria