The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1905-02-22
MURDER ON CANVASS.
River Falls Company Now Preparing
For A Tour.
Drown County Jeurnal.)

Human desires have to be APP
peased, and the public demand that
they know more concerning the de-
tails of the awful murder which was
enacted in New Ulm on the evening
of November 1st. To crafty this
desire company has been formed
in Black River Falls, Wis, the old
home of the murdered man, and are
making extensive operations for
the reproduction of the awful TRACE
dy.
Photographers ofthis city have
for the past month been securing
Ilikenesses of all the principal parti-
cipants connected with the tragedy.
These have been sent TO the mana
ger of the new company and he is
arranging to make moving picture
display, accompanied with the his
tory of the case. Success he says,
will crown his efforts, as the public
are DESTROYS of learning all they can
of the grewsome murder. He ex-
poets to have his paraphernalla
completed in the near future and
will open his attraction ia Black Ri
yer Falls for it's initial trial. A cir
cult has been arranged and this in
cludes New Ulm, and other points
in the county and nearby counties.
The murder scene will be depict
ed in reality. The villain will en-
ter stealthily into the rooms and
across over into the laboratory
where the murdered dentist is at
work. DR.. Gebhardt will leave the
laboratory and will cross to the re-
ception room for the purpose of Sc
curing chair for his callers use.
Here the fatal blow will be struck
with hammer which the assassin
takes from his ovecoat pocket and
his victim falls to the floor, drop
ping the chair, which is overturned,
near the door leading to the labora-
tory. The assailed man arises and
death struggle ensues, he receiv-
ing blow after blow upon the head
by the assassin, and finally in an ex-
hausted condition is pushed upon
the floor. The murderer takes a
knife from his pocket and makes
deep stabs in his victim s throat.
Just at this instant vivid likeness
of Brooks appears at the transom
above the door. He gazes intently
at the awful scene enacted on the
floor below and the murderer lifts
his head and looks him square in
the face, and Brooks drops to the
| floor as If he had been shot.
The next scene is where the MUIR
derer frantically rushes around the
room, attempting to obliterate all
traces of evidence which would con-
meet him with the crime, but the
telltale hammer, handkerchief and
leadpencil are noticed lying upon
the floor. He rushes to the rear
window and raising the sash and
cutting the screen escapes through
the window, by grasping hold of the
electric wires below, just mo
ment before the door is broken oper
and the policeman and several Other
persons enter the room. All the
after details of the horrible nigh
are depicted on the canvass.
| The likeness of the sheriff coun
ty attorney, city attorney, New
Ulm mayor, the citizens commit
tee, the accused, the old homestead
| jail where DR.. Koch passed 81
many days, the cell, the court room
in which he was tried, the attor
neys employed for the defense anc
state and many scenes in the cour
room during the trial will be shown
| The hall where this murder NOV
ing drama will be put on in this city
will be filed to it's utmost capacity
and standing room will be at ;
premium.
deserve popularity.