The Mankato free press., 1905-05-19
Sang at the Funeral.


country, so Mrs. Somsen took his place.
Sang at the Funeral.
The first funeral service was held at
Mr.. Zelle's home, where DR.. Gebhard
had roomed. l sang there once. The
rest of the services We're held at the
Congregational church and l sang there
twice. Then / went to my office, get
ting there at 40 a. m. Took dinner
at the Dakota House. Right after the
funeral they told me to 90 up to Mr..
Somsen's office. They then told me
that handkerchief with &c. r. K.''
had been found at the Gebhard office
and that | was suspected of the muir
der. At first | did not think much of
it. In the afternoon went there again
and they examined my hands and ques-
toned me where l was Tuesday night.
| had no blemishes on my hands except
the scratch and scar. Mr.. Somerville
and Mr.. Somsen We're present both
times. Went back to my office Thurs
day afternoon. As the afternoon passed
l felt down hearted and lay down upon
my coucn. Drs. Vo9el and Strickler
came i'm and talked with me. Ida came
up at 4:3O p. m., and Willie, also came.
| walked home with the latter. Re
manned at home that evening, Friday
4 10 of. Wn,,t
home to dinner and back to my office
that afternoon. Detective Rydell, Chief
klause and Sheriff Julius came into
my office and the detective asked me
lot of questions and made notes.
Somebody knocked, | unlocked the door
and Mr.. Somervile came in. He said
that he didn't want to have me there
alone with a detective, that ne wanted
to be there or have a reputable citizen
there. Mr. Rydell spoke about the
matter and finally said that he couldn't
trust anybody in town, and we said
clothes offered in evidence and the Of
ficers examined them. | making no OBJ
lection. | lay down that afternoon.
did some dental work that day. Satur-
day at ii a. m, at our house Sheriff
Julius and Chief Klause came and Ida
and | took them down stairs and they
examined my clothing. | opened a bu-
reau drawer and showed them all of the
handkerchiefs that / had. Klause told
me to step in front of the window, and
he looked at my knees and said that
they looked all right and did not seem
to nave been washed. In the afternoon
the officers came back and got the key
to my office, to examine my coat that
time to their examining my clothing
| felt down hearted Monday, but went
to my office. DR.. VOge brought me
home in his buggy at ll:30 a. m. 1t
was Friday afternoon that DR.. Vogel
placed my cravennette coat and his fur
coat over me, while | was lying down.
There was no fire i'll the building.
read the papers and knew that | was
seriously charged with the crime
said Friday to Dr. Strckler: ''Doc, this
is almost enough to make one daffy'
| did not come down Monday afternoon
and did not resume my work in the
office until Nov 10Th.
Hands Burned Accidentally.
Friday evening after the homicide, at
put some alcohol on my hands and
then Emma told me to put some wood
i'm the stove and | did so. The alcohol
took fire. | got the alcohol from bot
tie in the kitchen. | held my hand
over the woodbox when | poured the al
cohol on, and some of it may have got
ten on the wood Burned my fingers
and right thumb and little on my
left thumb Dr. Vogel had told me to
put the alcohol on. He came over that
evening, and came again Saturday
morning, with Drs. Strickler and Weis-
er. Saw Davis and Shepard, the news
paper reporters, Saturday and Sunday,
and told them all that | knew. The
day of the funeral was quite warm and
people did not wear overcoats. Did not
90 to the office Sunday. Monday saw
Davis and Shepard there. Davis was
there all the time that Shepard was
there. | did not say anything about
losing my handkerchief when cocaine
fend was there. There was a man who
went into Dr. Strickler's office and ask
ed for cocaine. He was in my Office.
but did not ask for cocaine. What Ida
said to the officers was that if the
handkerchief was mine it was one that
she marked. Had not seen the bloody
handkerchief when | talked with Dr.
Strickler about it. My practice was to
bring handkerchiefs home and have Ida
mark them. Kept my handkerchiefs
separate from Willie's. | have eyamin-
ed the &c r X" on the bloody hand