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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL.

hol on. the hand could not be extin-
guished without a burn. Z.
On cross -examination Professor Rein
said that he .experimented with alcohol
yesterday afternoon by pouring the
hand was burned slightly. He testified
that the extent of the burn would al
Of the hand. tt alcohol were poured
upon the hand while it was in a per-
pendicular position so that the flames
would creep along the flesh, the burns
would be more serious.
= Pfaender to Have Hand Burned.
At this juncture Mr.. sPfaender, who
was conducting the cross examina alton,
became skeptical and intimated that
he doubted the truth Of the statement
that man could burn his hands as
Dr.. Koch had said his were burned.
Perhaps you want to try it in the
presence of the jury said Senator
Somerville.
Eyes, sir; I will try it,
demonstration here this afternoon. We
will soak your hand in alcohol and have
you put it in the stove so as to ignite
the alcohol. That is the condition on
which we will consent to$such an ex-
CAN right" said Mr.. Pfaender. eff
DR.. Koch will 60 on the stand and tell
he burned his hand, T will undertake
the same experiment.
More Evidence for Koch.
DR.. j. L. Schoch was the next witness
called. He had practiced in New Ulm
for sixteen years and had been physi-
clan fol. twenty years. He gave it as
his opinion that conditions such as the
defense described would result in Sc.
rious burn.
"When did you try that expert
ment9' asked General Childs.
"I did not try it myself, but 7 saw
two boys try it yesterday. One of
them put alcohol in the palm Of his
hand and the other on the back of his
hand. The one who put the alcohol
on the back of his hand did not get it
extinguished and was burned, and
bandaged his hand. It looked as the
he would have bad blister.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
CoNFEssEs TWO ATTEMPTS
Prisoner Clears Up Mysteries Of Steam
ship and Statue.
New York Sun Special Service.

snip anu oGdCu0.
New York Sun Special Service.
Philadelphia, Jan. l6.-Put thru a.
mild form Of the third degree, Gessler
Rosseau, who was arrested in this city
Thursday, has confessed that he is the
man who in 1908 sent a box containing
dynamite to- the steamship Umbria. in
New York, and who, on last Tuesday,
attempted to blow up the statue OF
Frederick the Great IN Washington with
an Internal machine.
So much was forced from him when
Captain James Donaghy, chief Of the
detective force, had the prisoner
fronted by Mrs. Currie, the woman with
whom he boarded in New York when he
sent the box to the Umbria; by Detec:
tive Sergeant Arthur Cary, who traced
his movements from Seattle to. New
York, and by Alfred Carter and George
H. Hazel, hackdrivers of Washington,
all of whom identified him without hest
tation.
At the time Of the Identification, ~.
ing on a table just in front of him, and
ticking merrily, was the internal ma.
chine, found in his possession when ar
rested, with which he admits he in
tended making a second attempt to de:
within few days. This fanatical de.
sire to destroy the statue furnishes the
key to the mystery which 80 far has sur
rounded the man and his motive.
That he is dangerous criminal there
can be no doubt, but that he is more
crank than criminal, the police
officials are prone to believe. Like al
cranks, criminal and otherwise, he Clio
ries in his deeds and seeks to surround
them with mystery. While making
no open assertions he seeks to make the
authorities believe that he is the agent
of some mysterious society or organiza
tion, banded together for the purpose
of driving all foreigners from this coun
| try
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
GENERAL TREP0FF,
STUDENTS TARGET
Moscow Ex-Chief of Police
- Fired At Three Times-Is
Unhurt.

Moscow, Jan. 16.-A man, who at
tempted last night to shoot General
Trepoff, was seized by the railway sta
tion hands and quickly incarcerated He
refused to reveal his identity or to
make any statement.
General Trepoff had been bidding
farefell to Grand Duke Sergius, whose
train was just starting. When the gen.
eral reached the doorway and was about
to alight, his assailant fred three shots
at close range. Two bullets passed
thru the car and struck notice board
in the corridor. The third shot hit the
door beside Trepoff.
Gen. Trepoff, who was recently relieved
Of the office Of chief of Police Of Mos
cow and ordered to the frsN to take up
his duties as head of the Red Cross So
ciety in Manchuria, incurred the special
enmity of the students of Moscow by
the severity with which he put down
their demonstrations of Dec. 10 and 10
1904. Within one week in 1902 there
were three attempts upon his life.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
STUMBLING BLOCK
FOR RATE REFORM
Senator Elkins Standing in the
Way with Senate Committee
Hearings.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service.
Washington, Jan. 16.-The subject Of
railroad rate legislation Is before cd the
merce. Senator Elkins, chairman of the
committee, has received large num-
Der of requests from railroad presidents
for hearing before any bill is reported
from the committee. 1t is the inten-
ton of Mr.. Elkins to grant these re, re-
Ellkins to run the hearings along until 1t
is too late for legislation at this session.
The senate and house are now work
ing along different lines. The house
is Earnestly seeking to pass bill, car
rying out the PRESIDENT recommenda-
lions and avoiding the necessity of an
avoid the extra session, but without
any enactment at this session. Mr.. FL
kins thinks this can be accomplished by
authorizing joint committee to travel
over the country during the recess and
Investigate the general question OF rail-
mitted next December, A number OF
senators are convinced that this will not
satisfy the president, and are urging
that some kind Of bill be passed now,
leaving the matter of more radical &C
tion for next winter.
Chances for Mild Bill
within the past few days there has
been general gain of sentiment that
possibly something may be done in the
way Of mild bill before adjournment.
= Senator Elkins and those representing
railroad interests pronounce this lmpos-
sibie. .....
There is no prospect Of the Initiative
j being taken in the senate. A bill can
not be framed and passed in the house
90 it will reach the senate before Feb. l.
Two weeks would be required for com
niittee consideration, leaving but two
weeks in which to discuss: the measure
The chances are all against anything
being done by the senate:
Some senators on the interstate COM
naerce committee do not agree with
Chairman Elkins. They oppose long
series of hearings, saying, the whole
matter has been repeatedly gone over
ia recent years. AS an illustration, E
p. Bacon of the interstate commerce law
convention, has been before the house
committee for several days and all his
testimony is in print: It esems i'm
possible that any additional enlighten
ment can be secured from him in a sen
ate committee inquiry.
Z Another Stumbling Block.
The association for maintaining the
rights of property has engaged DAME
Davenport Of Bridgeport, Conn, to rep
resent it in matters of railroa d, legi s
citation has been formed to look afte
the interests of stock and bondholder
in railroad roperties.
s"It is apparent,' says Mr.. Daven
port, "that the value Of railroad securi
Ties can only be preserved by the mos
careful management. Should anything
be done by congress to impair the valu
of these securities it would certainl,
be followed by run upon every sucl
institution in the country, which woul'
end in unparalleled disaster.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
RUSSlA'S THREAT
FULL OF DANGER
Continued from First Page.

gives a report that General Mistchen-
ko IS raiding force was cut off on it's
way back by 5000 Japanese, dispatched
from San-li-hoo by General Oku. This
report, however, is not confirmed from
any other source
st. Petersburg, Jan. 16.-The war Of
fee does not admit that the appearance
Of General Mistchenko Is cavalry south
west Of Liao-yang is more than raid
ing expedition designed to strike the
railroad at several points and interrupt
the transportation Of General Nogi's
guns from Port Arthur to Manchuria,
but from certain indications it seems
possible that it IS preliminary to an
operation of magnitude.
General Mistchenko has over 10000
horsemen and, moving rapidly, might be
able seriously to damage communica.
tions in the rear Of Liao-yang.
The tone Of dispatches from some Rus.
sian correspondents vaguely hints at
very important developments and the
military writer for the Novoe Vremya
expresses the opinion that the long calm
since the battle Of Shak-he is about to
be broken.
It is also noteworthy that there have
been no official dispatches from General
Kuropatkin for two days.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
MORE EXPERT EVIDENCE
Handwriting and Typewriter Witnesse
Testify for Koch.

New Ulm, Mimi, Jan. 16:-The clos,
ing hours on Saturday were largely used
in taking the evidence Of more type
writer experts.
F. P. Kulkent Of La Crosse testified
that he had had fifteen years. expert
machines: The roller in the Typewriter
on exhibit was a new one and had been
used very little. He found many mac
curacies and contradictions in the typo
graphical work of the machine. The
point was emphasized by. the witness
that alignment is no positive identifica-
ton Of machine, as this depends more
writer, two operators producing entirely
different results. ~ g.
"Alignment would be especially unre-
table, ''said Mr.. Kulkent, "where there
is so little Of the writing to examine, as
the box.'
"The only reliable means Of Identify
ing typewritten matter,' explained the
witnesses, is where there is a chopped or
worn letter or where the letter is off it's
feet" -,
done on this machine in question9''
cit was not.'' 81
Minneapolis Man a Witness.
C. G. Curtiss, the well-known hand
writing expert Of Minneapolis, also tes-
titled.
~ call your attention to these ex-
hibits,' said Mr. ,Somerville, "and
show you exhibit II, 9 bottle of poi
son on which the VOL sample is writ
ten. Assuming that ne words in ex-
hibits so, to SO wers written by DIR.
Koch, you state whetAe1Sor not, in your
opinion, the word Sample was written
by him. ? 3 F.. ns:z.. .. ..4-4> .,.
"The hand that wrote exhibits SO to
60 is not the hand that wrote the word
sample on exhibit 17,' said Mr.. Cur.
tiss emphatically.
The witness then went over to the
jury box and explained the differences
between DR.. Koch 8 handwriting and
the writing on the poison bottle.
Couldn't Write as Well.
William Koch, brother Of the defend
ant, was recalled to tell of his acquaint.
ance with his brothers. handwriting.
"Did George write that word sam.
ple'9
IT never knew George to write as
we'll as that in my life.''
Mr. Koch then described the grounds
about his home, the idea Of the attor.
neys for the defense being to show that
owing to the electric lights hung neal
the Koch residence, George would have
had no difficulty in seeing a rabbit
, had one jumped up in his path on the
night of Nov. l.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
SAYS HE KILLED GERHARD
Mysterious Writer from Minneapolis
Assumes the Onus of the Crime,
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New Ulm, Mimi, Jan. 16.-J. H. vo-
gel, who has figured rather prominently
in the trial Of DR.. Koch, has received
letter mailed at the st. Anthony Park
station, Minneapolis, on Jan. IL, and
signed HJohn ST. in which the writer
says that he killed DR.. Gebhard and
incloses one Of his photographs. This
letter is as follows: -
Dear Sir: With regards I will write
few lines to let you know that I am
and those fool lawyers and officers what
are trying to convict DR.. Koch--the
man what I got into trouble. I hope
you fellows enjoy it, for there Is a lot
Of money In it. But got the money
for doing the job and you fellows are
going to get the money for hanging DR..
Koch. The man that puts rope over his
head will think Of it some day, If he
meets him. r.
I am the man what killed the police
man there four years ago and I killed
Dr. Gerhard and still I am not in
trouble.
There will be a few more Of you
d-n fools will get their heads
knocked off. You are making a big
thing of nothing. You big fools and
liars. Well, I tell you some more of
you fools will get it in the neck. So
free DR.. Koch.
For I am the man what done the dirty
work.
I will send you photo Of myself
what was taken four years ago. But
there is change in my looks now, so
amt a bit afraid that the d-n de-
tectives will get busy and find me, for
am too wise for them.
Better days are coming. will tell
you all about myself some day, when I
die. If have time to tell the public
then.
Those amt the only crimes committed.
There is some more Still I don't care
Christ died for me and some more has
to do the same.
So this is ALL After you get thru
with this send it to hi, where you
should go. Good bye. Yours truly,
| John S.
The letter has been turned over to a.
Pinkerton detective.
! The photograph is that Of man
about 81. He is evidently a German,
has full face, scant mustache, short
hair, probably Of a light shade, and
small eyes.
| Several New Ulm residents who ex-
amined the photograph yesterday are
positive that the man was employed
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
MITCHELL TO BRAVE
! SENATE GAZE TODAY

Washington, Jan. 16.-The Post to-
day says: Senator Mitchell, after con-
sulting number of friends and fellow
senators, has decided to 90 into the SEN
ate today or tomorrow obtain recogni-
tion at the first opportunity and make
"a statement in self defense regarding his
indictment in connection with the Ore
gon land frauds. Whether or not he
will remain in the senate and continue
to attend its sessions he has not de-
Germined
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
NATURAL GAS KILLS TWO,

Garrett, Kan, Jan. 16.-J. w. flashing,
who was injured in the explosion of nat
ural gas early today, that destroyed his
bakery, two adjoining stores and dam
aged several other buildings, died later of
his injuries, making two fatalities. The
others injured will recover.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
RAcIcoT MADE A BISHOP.

L Rome, Jan. 16.-The pope, Acknowledge
ing the growing Importance of the arch
diocese of Montreal, has granted the re-
quest Of Archbishop Bruchesi to have an
auxiliary bishop, and has nominated Mgr.
Zotique Racicot, now vicar general of
Montreal. to the office.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
Mob Kills Russian Officer,

Warsaw, Jan. 16.-It is reported from
Kristokoff that at a revolutionary dem
onstration there on Jan. 8, police
sergeant was killed and dragon
wounded. The murderer was arrested.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
MERGER MEETING POSTPONED

New York, Jan. 16.-The adjourned
meeting of the Northern Securities COM
pany, which was to have been held at Ho-
boken, N. j., today, was again adjourned
until Monday next.
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p. 4 3 I +. + . +.
Confined in the Ramsey county jail,
awaiting trial for murder claimed to
have been done by him and two COM
panions in the Columbia Heights sa-
loon on Nov. 20, Orlin Kalderwit yester-
day cheerily discussed the weight that
should be given circumstantial evidence
and hazarded the belief that DR.. Koch
Of New Ulm would never be convicted.
Half Of the men convicted on cir
cumstantial evidence are innocent,' de-
clared the prisoner, 'but Koch is not
to be one Of the victims. I have learned
that, since childhood, DR.. Koch has been
a physical coward, and not in any way
the man who would pound man s head
to a pulp with hammer, and then con
tinue to drive into the body a knife.'
Kalderwit is dissatisfied with his own
treatment, and complained bitterly that
must wait until April for the Anoka
county grand jury to convene. He de-
clared that he was innocent.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16

NORTHERN SECURITIES STILL SCARS
II Northern Securities advanced 2k points
this morning in New York, making an
other new record with sales at s147k.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
MORE MEN FOR OYAMA

100000 Ready to Go Forward-5O,OO
on Their Way.
Special to The Journal.
Rome, Jan. 16:-Aeccording to a q Dis Dis
endorsements are ready to be sent to
Field Marshal Oyama, who is operating
against Kuropatkin, on the 'Shak-he
river. Fifty thousand troops have al
ready started on their way.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16

DELAWARE DEADLOCK HOLDS.
Dover, Del, Jan. 16.-The Delaware
state senate continued it's deadlock today.
Twelve ballots were taken for president
pro tenn without a choice. A recess was
taken until 1880 o'clock .,~r 81
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
GRIP COLDS,

Laxative Bromo Quinine, the worldwide Cold and
Grip remedy, removes the cause. Call for the full
name and look for signature, e. w. Grove Csc
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
The Itch Fiend

That is Salt Rheum or Eczema, lone OF
1.-THE outward manifestations OF scrofula.
It comes in itching, burning, oozing, dry
ing, and scaling patches, on the face. head,
hands, legs or body.
i It. cannot be cured by outward applica-
eions,- the blood must be rid Of the i'm
purity to which it is due.
Hood sSarsaparina
Has cured the most persistent and difficult
cases. Accept no substitute for Hoods; no
0ubstitute acts like it,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
On the Stand All Day.


DR.. Koch was on the stand when court
for the noon recess. His di-
rect examination will continue for per-
haps half an hour this afternoon, when
he will be turned over to the state for
the most thoro cross-examinatiOn that
General Childs is able to give him. It
is doubtful if he will leave the stand
before court adjourns tonight, altho the
defense will try to swear their other
witnesses and finish the case today.
-. Early Evidence.
The early session of the court today
was devoted to clearing the fag ends
of the testimony of the defense. Paul
Hippauf, the student who rooms at the
Koch residence, was shown the ham
mer with which Gebhard was killed.
He had been at the residence since
Sept. l5 and had never seen the ham
mer nor one like it at the Koch place.
The state did not cross-examine.
Miss Emma Koch testified that DR..
Koch was home at noon every day Of
the week preceding the murder except
Friday. when he was at Hanska. This
evidence was introduced to show that
DR.. Koch was not at a town on the
Minneapolis & st. Louis road when the
poison was mailed, as Miss Schapekahm
testified that the package was received
in the middle of the week-ab bout
Wednesday.
A. Wagner, superintendent Of the
New Ulm electric light plant, testified
that the electric lights are so stationed
around the Koch house, and the prem
Uses are SO lighted that in his opinion
it would be easy to see a rabbit at night.
Burning Quality Of Alcohol.
Professor Adolf REIN, professor of
chemistry at the Lutheran college, was
icohol. He said that If alcohol was
placed on the hand and the alcohol then
set fire, a serious burn would result. He
does not believe that the burning alco-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
DEFENDANT SWEARS
KERCHIEF NOT HIS
Continued from First Page.

out in the country six miles on Oct. 80,
and l was after quail, and the horse got
frightened. I&fell and, hurt my hand
and scratched my face.''
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-16
Meant .Pfaender, Not Gebhard.

"Did citizens committee call at
your home9'
eyes, a committee came up Wednes-
day or Thursday of the week after the
murder. The committee consisted of
Andrew Eckstein, Andrew Hoffman, DR..
E. B. Weiser, A: W. Bingham, Ferdi-
son. They talked with my father and
my sisters and asked me where I was
the night of the murder. I told them
and they went away after they had
looked at my handkerchiefs and cloth
HDid Sheriff Julius and Chief of Pc.
lice Klause visit your house?'
Eyes; they were up there Friday and
again on Saturday. On Friday they
looked at my clothing and my handker-
chiefs, and on Saturday they got the
key to my office and looked thru it. -
VQge&7?;;' IT, ~ ,,
"Whit did you do with it 80
81 kept it in my pocket until Wednes
day morning when I threw it on the
bench in my laboratory
"Why did you do that9' -:
t'Because I do not like to have many
my work. .--.. +
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-01-12
Great Echoes.

The suspension bridge across the
Menai straits, in Wales, produces one
Of the most remarkable echoes in the
world. The sound of blow with u
hammer on one of the main piers is re-
turned in succession from each of the
crossbeams which support the road
way, and from the opposite pier at the
distance of SO feet, in addition to
which the sound is many times re-
peated between the water and roadway
at the rate of twenty-eight times in
five seconds.
An equally remarkable echo is that
of the castle of Simonetta, a noble
mans seat about two miles from
Milan. The report of pistol is re-
peated by this echo sixty times. A
singular echo is also heard in a grotto
near Castle Comber, in Ireland. In
the garden of the Tuileries, in Paris,
is an artificial echo which repeats
whole verse without the loss of sin
gle syllable.
side the Shipley church, in Sussex,
which echoes some twenty syllables in
the most perfect manner.
The well known echo at Woodstock
repeats itself no fewer than fifty times.
In one part of the Pantheon so great
Is the echo that the striking together
of the palms of the hands is said to
make report equal to that of a
twelve pound cannOn-London Globe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1905-01-12
His Only Victory.

Rarely, very rarely" asserted west
side resident, do 1 repeat to a friend
something that I've been saying to
another friend. But 1 did say a good
thing to my wife the other day Gen
orally l don't indulge in repartee with
her. Ideas come to her more rapidly
than they do to me. This was an ex-
ceptional case. I'll agree that women
are pretty sensible In most things, but
in some things they're unreasonable,
especially in money matters. They
have to make little money go so far
themselves that they imagine it can
be stretched until it accomplishes won
ders. My wife was discussing new
servant. L don't wonder that folks
are poor she said haughtily. L get
out of all patience with them, they're
so careless and improvident Do you
know this girl of ours had to walk up
here? She didn't even have car fare
Didn't you tell me- 1 asked, that
this girl worked in hotel for $3.50
week, that she had to pay $1.5O for a
room, that her washing cost her
dollar 4 week, ana That she mad TO
clothe herself and look neat on dollar
a week?
eyes she admitted
"'Well,' 1 said, what did you expect
she'd have-a bank ACCOUNT
We've been married fourteen years.
and this was the first time that my
wife didn't get back at me and make
me sorry Id spoken. put on a swag
ger that evening that made the house
look too small for me."-Providence
Journal.