New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-10

clerks name. The package was mailed
on the train going south. Hanska is
south of New Ulm. The south bound
train is due to leave Hanska at 1850
D. M, and the northbound train at l:24
p. m. The next north bound train goes
through the next morning. If pack
age was put on the 1855 p. m. south
bound train directed to New Ulm it
could not get to New Ulm before Sat
urday morning If it was mailed on
the northbound train it would have
reached New Ulm at l:55 p. m. Friday
On redirect, the witness said that
naturally a package or letter, directed
to New Ulm, would have been placed on
a northbound train if received before
train time. He was not positive that
the package was mailed on Conductor
Harsey's train, he thought, which goes
south on Fridays.
J. P. Read of New Ulm, formerly of
this city, stated that he was secretary
of the Minnesota Mutual Fire Insurance
company at New Ulm last fall, begin
ming Sept. lst. The company had a
wide carriage Smith. Premier typewriter
with purple ribbon, which it sent back
to the house the last day Of October.
The machine in evidence may be the
same machine, but it does not have the
same roller Or ribbon as then.
I On cross examination, the witness
said that the typewriter was kept in a
roll top desk in a typewriter room,
which was opposite the witness desk
and in plain view. The door was al
ways open in the day time The desk
| was kept closed when we were not in
the office. Never saw DR.. Koch using
the machine. There was another ma
chine in another office where the de-
PENDANT had access. The alignment of
our machine was not good when it was
sent back.
On redirect, the witness said that the
defendant was in his office very sell
dom. All of the office correspondence
was done on the machine in question.
| The noon recess was taken.
Mayor Silyerson on the Stand.
| Mayor Charles Silverson was called
this afternoon and said that he was at
! the home of the defendant nine or ten
days after homicide. Andrew Eek
stein, Mr.. Hoffman, DR.. Weiser
| and Ferdinand Krone were pres
ent. 1t was in the evening. The de-
PENDANT was there, and a general con-
versation was had The defendant spoke
low and mis- countenance indicated de-
lection and as though he was in misery
and trouble. Several handkerchiefs were
brought out by Mss Ida Koch, and she
said "This is the way I mark all OF
Georges handkerchiefs" They were
marked &C. R. K" in indelible ink. The
initials were exactly like those on the
handkerchief found at DR.. Gebhard's of
flee after the murder.
s'Tney were exactly alike, were
they?" asked Mr.. Abbott in. cross ex
animation.
! GAS nearly alike as it is possible fol
a person to write"
care you handwriting expert?"
"No, sir, but I have had much ex
perience." ....
did you have the bloody handker
chief there to compare with Koch's?"
mo, sir
''You were appointed on a committee
to examine into the murder case, wer,
20 unot, with several other gentlemen? p
| 81 was not appointed"
'The family showed no Discrimination
to talk or show the handkerchief, dit
they?" ~"
"No, sir.'
You say you were not appointed t
l. go with the other gentlemen"
mo, sir, I was coaxed to co.
"Did you tell the family what 20,
were there for?'
"The other gentlemen told tnem.''
| "Look at this paper, prepared afte
this investigation, and see whether thi
is not your signature attached to it.
81 will not answer this question un
less you let me explain
The court: "Look at the signatur
and say whether that is your sigma
ture"
'That is my signature"
'Mr. Abbott read the statement
, which related to the investigation an
fully exonerated DR.. Koch from th
"dastardly crime, so much deplored b
! ALL 1t was dated Nov 9th.
s'You signed this paper after you ha
seen the Koch handkerchiefs, signe
g. R. X did you not ~
Yes, sir
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