The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-14


point was important to the defense, for
it was after that that Policeman Weis-
enborn, who was among those who en-
tered the room, made the remark that
there was somebody in the reception
room-a remark that made all the in
yeStigatorS run for their lives Mr.
Nenno could not give the exact words
of the policeman.
DR.. @. B. Weiser testified that he saw
DR.. Koch in Alwin's drug store the
afternoon after the murder; that he
went with the defendant to his Office to
have his teeth treated, and saw nothing
wrong with his hands,
Saw Doctor Burn His Hands
Miss Emma Koch. recalled. swore
that she saw no injuries on the defend
ants hands Wednesday noon, when he
came home to dinner. She related the
incident of his burning his hands when
he placed stick of wood in the kitch-
en- stove the Friday might after the
murder. She testified that she was in
the dining room when it happened, but
that she had requested him to put the
wood in the stove and she heard him
DO 1t. Later she put vaseline on his
hands. At that time she saw nothing
on his hands but the blister and
scratch. The presumption has been
that 1t was alcohol on the hands that
caused them to be burned when ex-
posed to the flame. The cross-exarfli-
nation drew forth the statement that
the witness had seen no alcohol in the
mousse before the accident
MISS Ida Koch, recalled, testified in
regard to the condition of the defend
ants hands Immediately after the hon.
lclde. She swore positively she had
seen no bruises on his hands until
Wednesday noon, when he came to
dinner, but stated there was a rubber
cap on the third finger of his right
hand. Witness said the defendant ex-
planned the cap by saying he had split
carbollc eacid on his hand. Miss Koch
SAID she saw no broken skin on her
prother's hands when She looked at
them after the murder. Cross -exam-
lnatlon did not shake her testimony.
Pulled a Tooth for Her
Miss Crone, recalled, testified to go
Ing to DR.. Koch's office to have a tooth
pulled the day after the murder and
that she saw nothing the matter with
MS hands Cross-eXanrination brought
out the fact that she paid no special
attention to those members.
William Koch, recalled, testified to
the condition of his brothers hands
immediately after the murder, swear
ing that he saw no marks on them. He
stated that he was at his office the
night DIR. Koch burned his hands and
that IN obedience to a telephone mes
sage from DR.. Vogel he had brought
home some medicine to put on them.
witness had put it on himself and had
then noticed no abrasion of the skin.
Louis Buschard testified that he went
10 Or. koch's office the day after the
FUNERAL to have a tooth treated: that
Dr. hocn was then under suspicion but
that he saw nothing unusual in the an
pearance of his hands or in his manner
Charles Kulebach also testified to
seeing DR.. Koch in his office the day
after the murder. He went up with
MS wife and noticed nothing unusual
about the defendants hands.
Paul H1ppauf, recalled, gave prac-
tlcally the same testimony as the other
witnesses as to the condition of DR..
Koch's hands after the murder.
Senator SomerviIIe as Witness
MI. Somerville, one Of the attorneys
Tor the defense, gave good testimony
for the defendant Questioned by Mr..
ABBOTT, he stated that he was in the
! city on business Thursday after the
Inufoer ana IN response to telephone
message from Mr.. Somsen had gone to
the latter's office, where the defendant
was, and made thorough examination
Oh MS hands. He swore positively that
there was no mark on the left hand
and on the right only one scratch on
the palm and an old scar. In the cross
examination he was asked if he was
not retained by the defendant at the
time he made the examination
I hadn't received any money" wit
ness answered quickly, '.and we lawyers
don't usually consider ourselves re-
tanned until we see the COLOR
MI. Somsen gave substantially the
same testimony in regard to the condi-
ton Of the defendants hands as Mr..
Somervllle at the time of the examina-
ton.
E. G. Koch, father of the defendant.
was recalled and also testified regard
ing the hands.
Again the Hammer
Asa P. Brooks was recalled to show
that he had seen hammer in DIR. Geb-
hard's Office resembling the one with
which the murder was committed. He
stated that a year ago last fall when
tennis club to which he and DR..
Gerhard belonged had broken up, the
murdered man had gathered up the
tools and DR.. Gerhard had kept the
hammer. Shown the hammer with
which the murder was committed he
was asked if he had ever seen it in Dr.,
Gebhards office. He would not say
that. Said all he knew about a ham
nler was that one day he went into DR..
Gebhards Office to borrow a hammer
and the murdered man gave him
very old one which he took from a
drawer Of the cabinet in his laboratory.
He asked the doctor if he intended him
to open box with that and then DIR.
Gerhard gave him another tool Cross
examined, the witness stated that the
night of the murder he said to DIR.
Relnecke: Yes, that is DR.. Gebhard's
hammer. He used it to pound cement
WITH
Questioned if he had ever seen DR..
Gebhard use hammer for that pur-