The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-19

George went back to the water pail
and / think he took drink. Then he
went out of the rear door of the kitch-
en-. He came back in two or three
minutes and glanced at paper and a
I book at the table. Ida and | were
there. We were in the dining room and
the room was well lighted by hanging
lamp. Did not notice any popularity
in Georges Clothes He stoo dreading
eight or ten minutes, then went through
four minutes later he same back into
The dining room and remarked that he
must eat an apple yet. He went down
| ellar again and came back and sat by
| the dining roo mtable. The cellar does
not open into his bedroom, and he had
to 90 down the stairs from the dining
room. He then, after getting his APP
de sat reading in the dining room. At
| /, little after 1920 p. m. / remarked
| would 90 to bed, and | then went into
| my bedroom and went to bed. / shut
| he door between the bedroom and dim
'ng room. Heard George when he went
| Town stairs to his room. Don't know
what time that was. When he went
tut afte rcoming home, he said he had
seen a rabbit. An old gun was kept in
The wood shed or granary. A few shells
we're kept in the granary. Georges
uniting gun was kept in the housein a
| case.
| L was auditor of Brown county for
EN- years, and director in the bank
FOR some time. The Herman park
rounds join my farm on the south
'ast. The witness was shown the nam
ner in evidence as the one used in
Filling Dr.. Gebhard and said that it
vas not his. Had an old hammer some
'ears ago, but have not seen it since
quilt an addition to the barn and left
art of the lumber with nails in it in
pole. oI gave the hammer to my
randson and never have seen it since
,mong nay tools. 1t was an old ham
ner, not quite as heaSybas the one in
violence. The face was Clipped, but
lot as mucn as this. The handle was a
title heavier. A piec of one claw was
broken off. The boy worked around
he pile of lumber. 1t looked like the
,ther old hammer put in evidence by
he defense. The witness identified an
'ther, larger hammer as one of his.
George wore pepper and salt coat
md vest and striped pants, and a long
,vercoat, when he came in. He had
'een wearing the same clothing before
that, and did afterwards He wore a
stiff hat. Saw little sore that eve.
ling on the third finger on the right
hand. st looked old Noticed this as
lie sat reading. Went to Georges of
ice on Friday or Saturday after the
homicide with Chief Klause and Sheriff
Julius. George was at home. l re-
NAMED as long as the officers did and
hen | locked the office. They examin-
ID clothing belonging to George, and al
so the TOOLS The officers also examin-
I'd the house.
The afternoon recess was taken.
The defense may devide the work OF
addressing the jury, Mr.. Brown taking
me part and another of the attorneys
he remainder The state addresses the
ury first. At Mex Ulm the closing
arguments of the attorneys on both
sides took ten hours.
Henry Gerhard and brother of Edi-
or Brooks met in the Clifton House to-
lay and engaged in heated argument
over the tragedy which resulted in the
leath of the formers brother. 1t was
some minutes before the. two learned
'ach others name Their conversation
hen became somewhat milder.