The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12

a month. and to Uanska twice month.
and went to Hanska once month.
lost business at home while at the other
places and discontinued those offices.
opened them in order to get acquainted
l went finally to Hanska on the fourth
Thursday of the month. Didn't go to
Hanska last August, and only once in
September and once in October. Went
the fourth Thursday in September and
the fourth Friday in October. | mad
not intended to go again after August
but Dr. Wood said that he had lot
of work there, so / went in September
and October. / took the evening train,
going at 9:37. Thursday, the last time
that | went. Came back on the l:5O
D. IN. train. I uniformly went and came
on those trains. | worked in DR.. Woods
reception room, but the last trip l made
he said that he was going to move his
office to a private house on side
street and would move the stove to the
drug store building. l concluded to dis
continue my office, as | wasn't going
there much more anyway and would
have had to move. The dental chair was
DIR. Fritchie's, and | took it to the de-
pot. Didn't see Mr.. Hage get off at
New Ulm.
On Nov lst | left home shortly before
p m. and went to my office, got
package with a bottle of perfumery in
it that DIR. Vogel had bought for me
the Monday before. | kept it until
Tuesday evening as that was Miss Fitz-
patrick's birthday and / wanted to, give
it to her. l remained at Miss Fitzpat-
rick's boarding place until $40 or S:l5
p. m. l wore a pepper and salt coat and
vest, striped trousers, brown derby hat
and black cravennette overcoat. The
latter / had had since 1892 1t was long
and loose. | had new winter over
coat, but had not worn it then.
After leaving Miss Fitzpatrick's, I
went to my office and DIR. Vogel came
in, and / telephoned Mr.. Stuebe. Have
common reception room with DIR. Strick-
Ter, that | have to pass through to get
to my operating room. My laboratory
is back of the operating room. Made
light in the operating room. There are
three windows in the laboratory, on
three different sides. The north win
dow looks toward the porch of the
Krone building. There is cabinet in
front of it, and has been ever since l
was in the office The lower half of the
curtain as high as my head. left
the light burning and went into Hoidale
& Somsen's offices, in the front part
of the building. Mr. Higgs, Hoidale ST.,
Alfred Vogel and Mr.. Somsen and others
were there. DIR. Vogel went in with me-
The Vogels and 1 and sometimes the
Others sang. l left about p. m. Dr.
Vogel went out at the same time, going
into his office. | started for home, GO
ing on Minnesota street At First
North street l met and talked mo-
ment with Misses Krone and Neumann,
who have testified in this case | was
wearing the same clothing described
above. l talked with the girls for a
minute. | went east on the same side
of the street and passed Joe Kaler near
Olson's drug store. We exchanged
greetings and / passed on and went up
Center street as far as Blanchard's
residence. | remembered that | had
not returned to my office to turn out
the light and went back. 1 passed the
barber shop and saw Alfred Heinz, who
works there. L greeted him and went
on to my office.
Men were standing near the foot of
the stairs to my office. Do not remem-
Der them. | went up into my office and
found the light in my operating room
turned on. DR.. Stricken and | never put
out each others lights. / remained only
long enough to turn out the light. Did
not go into my laboratory that eve-
ming, except when 1 got the package
Had on no SLOUGH hat and had not worn
one for two years except when l went
hunting. Never met Miss Weidemann
when l had a SLOUGH hat on When ]
got down stairs / saw Messrs. Schon-
lau, Amundson and Higgs. They were
in front of Alwin's drug store and ]
stepped up to them and spoke with
them for two or three minutes. Then
went to Burg's corner and to Simmet's
barber shop. On the way | met young
Heinz and conversed a moment with
him in regard to Schilling and the
boys in the barber shop. This was
directly on my way home. I went into
the barber shop. The curtains were
down. l found Simmet and Pfefferls
there. / had been in the shop before
leaving at 5:45 p. M, on my way tt