The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-21

when asked today why the threshing
machine crew was not summoned for
the second trial, replied that the state
did not know until DR.. Koch testified
then just where the incident of the
threshing machine had occurred.
The evidence of Herbert Baltrusch
that a minute or two elapsed after
Koch passed the Review office win
dow and before he heard the foot steps
on the stairs may be of considerable
Importance to the defense, which all
along has claimed that it was not DR..
Koch who went up the stairway, but
someone else. To show that it was DIR.
Koch, the state would have to take the
ground that he waited a moment at the
foot of the stairs to survey the street
Herbert Baltrusch was recalled and
told General Childs that it was minute
or so after DR.. Koch passed the window
and before the foot steps on the steps
were heard. He said, also, that it was
Immediately after or fright after" At
torney Popham had held watch and
counted off a minute and witness said
it was the time that had elapsed
This was in Mr.. Pfaender's office in
the presence of Mr.. Popham and Sheriff
Mcmillan of St. Peter. This morning
when he came to Mankato, the witness
was met at the depot by Mr.. Somsen
and taken to Senator Somerville's
room at the Saulpaugh and remained
there ten minutes.
Oscar Baltrusch was called and told
about the same story as to DR.. Koch
passing the window of the Review of
fee He said that the sidewalk in front
of the Review office is two feet high
er than the floor of the office. Dr.
Koch was wearing the same overcoat
that he had worn before and wore af-
forwards. The tread on the steps was
heavier than ever heard before, and at
tracted so much attention that his
brother asked him to go out and see who
it was. He did not 90.
William Cavanaugh, the New Ulm
plumber, was examined by Mr.. Wilson
Was standing in front of Engelbert's sa-
loon, and heard no noises. Brooks came
across the street close up to me and
said there was trouble over there, man
was wounded or killed or the doctor
was pulling a tooth, but there was toe
much blool to look like pulling a tooth
Brooks asked me to 60 over, and | went
He got up on the railing and looked
over the transom and | then did it.
saw the form of man walking toward
the reception room. The room was light
ed, and the man passed close to the
door that | was looking over. Saw the
back of his head and the right shoulder
His hair looked dark to me. 1t was
twenty minutes before ten O'Clock
when | left the saloon, and in about a
minute Brooks came to me. After look
inc over the transom [ went to the sa-
loon, informed four men playing cards
that something had happened, and then
went across the street and south till
found Officer Weisenborn 80 feet from
the corner. Then | returned and stayed
THE foot of the stairs with others
Weisenborn and Frank Behnke went up
stairs and broke in the door, and then
we went up. Saw a body lying on the
floor with a pool of blood Three OF
four minutes after the door was brok-
Ell open | crossed to the Engelbert sa-
loon and telephoned to DR.. Weiser. Did
not 90 back to the Gerhard office. Saw
DR.. Weiser five or ten minutes after
'phoned him. Would judge that Brooks
was excited when he first spoke to me
but could not tell by his features OF
voice.
81 did not have a pencil like the one
in evidence and did not drop it,
On cross examination, Mr. Cavanaugh
said that he did not see Brooks coming
across the street, and did not see him
until he was close up. Did not see
the dead body when he looked over the
transom, but was frightened and ran
down stairs Did not remember saying
anything about anybody getting shot
Did not realize what had happened
but went to the saloon to get help to
go and see what had happened. The
cross examination proceeded at come
length.
Juror Wells asked whether the tran
som was open or closed snd whether
the glass in it was clear or frosted. Mr.
Cavanaugh replied that it was closed
and of clear glass.
A. j. Vogel was called.
From Wednesdays Daily.