The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-13

saw rabbit. / went into the house
and took off my overcoat and took a
drink of water. When l came into
the house my father and sister Ida were
sitting at the dining room table. 1t
was about twenty minutes of ten.
Got Out His Gun.
II went out the back way into an
old house or shed and got an old gun
that was standing there to shoot the
rabbit. could not find any shells in the
shed. ! used to keep them on top of
the window sash. Then | went into the
granary. There were none there. Then
went back into the house and went
down stairs into the room where | Sleep.
When | went. down my father and my
sister were still at the table. In the
room l saw Cary Hippauff. He was
studying. We exchanged greetings, then
went upstairs again. am in the hab.
it of eating before l go to bed. My,
father was still in the dining room when
got there. | got an apple and sat
down in the dining room with my faith
en- and read in the Review of Reviews.
Then l picked up joke book entitled,
'On Slow Train Through Arkansas
My father went to bed while / was
reading. / went to bed about quar-
ter of twelve o'clock
Trial Resumed Today.
New Ulm, Jan. Court resumed it's
session at nine o'clock this morning
with John G. Schrodt as the first wit
ness. He is bookkeeper employed by
the Eagle Roller Mill company. He
testified that when he arrived on the
scene of the murder about 9:45 he OBJ
served the body lying on the mat, and
its former position over, ON the back.
1t was then he observed an imsharpened
lead pencil lying about two feet away
on the right side of the body in pool
of blood
William Cavanaugh testified to going
up stairs and looking over the transom.
He saw a man in the room but could not
tell whether he was large or small. 1t
was about 9:40 when he left the sa-
loon to go up the stairs. The man in
the room wore black coat and was
bareheaded.
Regarding the Pencil.
Conductor Richardson was the next
witness. He said the first he knew of
the trouble about 9:35. When
he arrived the door had been
broken in and he observed the
body lying in a pool of blood on the
floor. Beside the body, about foot
away, lead pencil was lying upon the
floor. When asked whether it was be-
fore or after the body was turned, he
said, ut was before" This establishes
the fact that the pencil had not fallen
upon the floor when the body was turn
ed. Il saw Chief of Police Klause and
some one else turn the body from the
right side to the LETT s.., :.
Vogel Gave Pencil to Koch.
A. j. VOgel, the lumber dealer, testi-
fled that on the evening of the murder
he went into Hoidale & Somsen's office,
about $3.50. Messrs. Hoidale, Somsen.
Hicks and Brooks were engaged in play.
ing cards, when he arrived. Shortly aft
ed DIR. Koch and DR.. Vogel came in,
little before nine o'clock. He said he
had received lead pencils for advertis-
ing purposes on Oct. 81. He took twelve
or fifteen pencils when he went to the
law office. When asked il he gave ANY
of the pencils to the defendant, he an
swered, 81 think did" What time was
it when you gave the lead pencils to the
persons in the room? asked Childs. st
was about nine o'clock and I gave away
five or six. Witness stated he then
gave Somsen, Hoidale, Brooks, DIR. Vogel
and DIR. Koch pencils. When asked if he
had distributed any pencils before said
he had given away forty or fifty that
day. DR.. Koch left about 0 O'Clock and
to my best recollection, DR.. Vogel ac-
companied him. He stated that DR.. Koch
wore black overcoat and derby hat.
when he left the building. He testi-
fled that he observed sore upon the
thumb of the right hand of defendant.
the evening following the murder, at
Henry Johnson's residence When aues-
toned whether he saw the palms of
the accused mans hands said Il did
not" To the same question regarding
the backs of his hands, said II think l
did. there was nothing wrong.'
Koch's Injured Hand.
Cleveland Frederick, clerk in AL
wins drug store stated that he first saw.
the accused in the drug store on the
evening following the murder. Koch was
standing in front of drawer in the
drug store LOOKING at finoer stallc and