The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-05
BATTLE OYER
KOCH'S ALIBI
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barber shop. He was sitting In the
chair when Koch came in and asked for
Arnold Stamm. Koch took no part in
the conversation, but stood near the
door three or four minutes. and then
went out.
but he replied that It WAS TOO late e. they f;
looked at the clock, and it was $3.50.
Immediately Koch came in.
Pfeferle said he walked at an ordi-
nary gait from the Gebhard office on
Minnesota street to the Koch res dence,.
forty Wv seconds seca n Ghief Of Poc ice
Klause and Detective Rydell were with
him. Again, Rydell, Klause and MI.
Juni ran the d. distance, while Pfefferle
get to the Koch, residence at the time
long it took them to cover the distance.
Mr.. Pfetferle, in response to ques-
ton from Juror Penning, said that it
took minute longer to go thru the
park than by the road.
| Conflicts with Alibi.
Alfred Heinz, porter in Simmetts'
barbershop, was called.
II left the I shop the night Of the
went to Pfefferle IS drug store, next
door to the shop, and stood on the side
walk in front Of the store. While was
there DR.. Koch passed. It was then
about 9:08. He was walking north and
when he got to Fesenmaier's hardware
store, four doors north, he turned and
came back and asked If Tom Kretsch
was away.
"He then asked me If Simmett was
in the barbershop and + told him that
Simmett and PfeHerle were in the shop.
! He went into the shop and did not
see him come out. i went into the
drug store; stayed there five minutes
and went home.' -r+,
Senator, somerville cross'examined
Heinz and tried to tangle him up, but
the boy constantly lodged the questions
The boys testimony was the first in
troduoed by the state that impeaches
! Koch g alibi, but it does not exactly
tally, because young Heinz said that
Koch entered the barbershop at 9:10,
while Simmett and Pfefferle say that
, it was 9:20. .
Koch admits that he walked north on
Minnesota street at 9:05, on his way
back to his office to turn out the lights
, and says he went into the shop at 9:2O.
Albert j. Meyer, a photographer, in
troduced photographs of the interior,
front. and rear of the Gebhard office.
The interior view shows the condition
, Of the office when the officers broke
into the room. .
Saw Koch do BY.
/ Hurbert Baltrusch, compositor in
the Review office, was called. On
the night Of the murder he was at
, work in the office: The electric lights
I We're on and no curtains were at the
) window. He saw Koch 90 by the win
dow, coming from the barber shop next
door. Immediately after, Koch passed
the window he heard heavy Footsteps
going up the stairs. The man opened
the door of Gebhard's reception room
and appeared to 20 to the operating
room in the front Of the office. He
: could hear DR.. Gebhard working or
some machine which made a buzzins
: noise. ..>,sg.
8 Immediately after the man entered
. the office the machine stopped. >. Il
The witness remained in the Review
office five or ten minutes after he hearc
the steps up the stairs. He did moi
!. see any other person pass the window
after Dr.. Koch did aeAbout five min
rtes later he6 saw. some soneg north
;, but did not see wffolit was. 60 -.
t Defense Recalls Baltrusch,
/ This. afternoon Mr.. somerville IRE
s called Herbert Baltrusch. The witness
O was not in the room, but will be pu
: on the stand later. 1t is said he will
n testify on cross-examination. that b.
:. and his brother, who saw Koch pass tn
y window Of the Review office and heart
g some one 60 up the stairs to DR.. Geb
e stances at the time and agreed tina
Koch was not the person who went t.
the office above.
Joseph Polta,, cooper, was the frs
70 witness this afternoon. He and Mis-
d Frances zRoesch and Miss CECILIA Mar
r tinka were walking on Minne M4
hasrd 'S in G. s m : oce ia
d thought he was. pulling a patient
< tooth. The noise continuing, the,
n crossed and stood in front Of the office
% The witness said this was about 9:3
y O'Clock, but he was not positive, an
8: became confused under the lawyer
# questioning fire.
q Marked with Thread, Not Ink.
is Sheriff Julius examination was con
g tinued at the afternoon session Of tn
IS So "Did aes you Visit the Koch residenc
n n. after the homicide9" asked. Geners
rC Chjlds. 49, a'
! CO., WdS tutEo Oh OdIuIudy VIII
q. Chief Of Police Klause.'
III "Who was at home - '' .
George Koch and his sister"
q HWhat did you do9' - a -.
,! 81 examined some clothing and hant
& kerchiefs that I found in the burea
Il drawers ..s ~. =.
=. "Were there any initials on til
:, handkerchiefs9'
a. a. "There were several of them marke
n GO. r. K.'' with silk thread in tn
: corner, but none that I recollect marke
i Gruesome Exhibits. 49,,
re DR.. Fritsche, coroner Of Brown cou,
In ty, who was on the stand at the mor1
es ing session, was recalled and introduce
n several exhibits. There were the ma
ne showing plainly the marks Of the mu
IN dered dentist s bleeding head; the han
ne mer with which he was killed.; tt
rs handkerchief bearing the initials Of D
ne Koch, and the lead pencil which WI
4 picked up near the body. The hamm
=, and handkerchief were not formally i
49, troduced as evidence until later, whe
Frank Behnke, who broke open tt
~ ~ door into Gebhard's Office and wi
ol found them, identified them.
~ ~ When DR.. Fritsche produced the hal
W mer, Mr.. Brown, attorney for the d
y Tense, asked:
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