New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-17

Koch slept together and 1 mad the oeiel uie
he'd used the room for a study room. as
VIM. Koch generally comes IN from pei tn
low, and DR. Koch through the mouse
above. The night of Nov. lst had been de
studying about three hours when George ye
came down the stairs from above. Dldne Z al
see ANYTHING unusual in his clothing, put al
cannot say what they consisted OF. lie b.
went upstairs, and then looked at my
watnn and it was ten o'clock. Went 10
bed at eleven o'clock. Did not near 1T. n
Koch or William Koch go to bed Ihlnk d
II saw George the next morning, but am
not nositiye. Heard of the homlclde
then. l got up at 5:l5 a. m. Think the
other two were in bed. did my CHORES
and entered the house at 7:l5 OF 40.
/ Don't remember who | ate my break y
i fast with. Went to school at a. m.
lOur custom is to eat whenever it IS con-
i venient. Came nome at noon. At dinner,
Ida Koch remarked about George wear
mo a cot on one finger. Did not until
Friday night notice any cuts, burns OF
bruises on his hands.
| On cross examination, the witness
5 said that his back was toward the door
f that Dr. Koch came in by TUESDAY
4 night. He came in two or three steps
d and went out. 1 glanced around ana
). saw him. He wore a derby hat. he
e was on the steps going up when LOOK
It ed at my watch. He was IN tne room
n only a minute or two.
'e William Koch was recalled. When |
come home after 10 p. m. generally go
lie directly into the basement bedroom, as
st the family is generally in bed after that.
IS Hoppauf generally retires about IL P.
an M. while George and | are very lrregu-
n lar We do not wake each other up
OH when one comes home after another IS
ed asleep. I was at Turner hall on the eve
by ming of Nov. LIST, about half way be-
er. tween the Gerhard offices and our home
e's I rode directly home with the butter.
i'm maker of the creamery I left the hal
ms at II p. M, and got home at ll:lo
his m. Heard of the murder at Turner hall
he When I got home Hippauf was ASLEEP
in his bed. [ did not know then tina
ard George was upstairs in the dining room
aid I thought that the family had retired
lin When I woke in the morning George wa
me in bed. I got up first, at about 80
We a. m. As soon as George awoke, | ask
ing ed him what he had heard or knew
the the Gerhard murder. He acted surpri'
bed, ed, raised up in bed and said "What
had supposed that he had been
ness town later than l was and knew mo-
arly about it. I got breakfast about ."
fter a. m. George. had not gotten up from h
ten room. I hurried off down town, by t.
t to Dahms' residence, that being my sho1
that est and usual way of going. | take
flied dinners in the Dakota House. In e
fore ing through the gateway that norm
day, T did not notice blood OF stains on t
Used, most. I never have noticed signs
was these. Would think that l would not
at them if they had been the
g at Think the big gate was OF
when nearly every morning that L W.
lday, through. First heard Thursday fo
eve noon that George was suspected OF
sual- murder. I was at Hoidale & Somse
bed. office part of the time when George
$3.50 told that he was suspected. lie
eve reared sad when he was told. U
g the then, | had observed no popularity
e regard to George. Previous to Fri
IL ev- night I did not observe any cuts, bru
y sis or burns on Georges hands. That
know ming Dr. Vogel telephoned to me to
Didn't some medicine. When [ got h
enlng George was in bed and mis- hands
1t out bandaged. I helped to put bandages
shut. and there were blsters on three
* the ers of the right hand, and one on
at the thumb. Saw no scratches or bru
Hip EXCEPT that on the third finger Of
ltcnen right hand it looked a little ditfe
what The witness identified the defends
it. 1t clothing. George wore dark era
Y trial nette oyercoat and derby nat. He
ut the tinued to wear these clothes for the
20 not two or three weeks. Our clock is IL
ut the " fast. On the evening of Nov
We'd it was seven or eight minutes fast,
oEe OF pared with the church tower c]
remem- The city lights illuminate our prer
ay eve It depends upon the color OF OF
and the condition of the almost
lone IN There are places in the barnyard
uld see moving objects the size of a rabbi
1t was be seen so or rs feet. In other
when L thew cannot be seen so far.
IN the remember having seen it sine
re was tearing down of the old tool
evening. summer Of 1908. The witness
on ms shown the hammer in question an