The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28

"You didn't testify at the other trial
about the striking of the clock
did your" asked Mr.. Somerville.
eyes, did"
care you surey'
"Yes, SIR"
!, Witness said he heard the church
clock strike ten when the girls got into
a carriage to leave for the country
again. When they were in front of
Simmet's barber shop Asa P. Brooks
and Cavanaugh passed me and went
right up stairs. Don't know where they
came from. l was standing on the walk
a couple of feet from the stairway. The
noises upstairs were continuing. Did
not see anybody else 60 up the stairs
while l was there, and did not see any
body come down. Saw some boys in
front of Pfefferles drug store.
We thought from the noises that a
fight was going on. Only one person
made the crying sounds. He was not
calling for help.
| Cecilia Martinka, rather nice ap-
pearing young lady, with modest de-
meanor, said that she and her two
brothers and Frances Roesch drove to
New Ulm Nov. LIST, getting there at 7
p. m. She and Miss Roesch visited the
formers sister until S:45 p. m, when
they went out. They met Joseph Polta
near harness shop. The three then
walked down Minnesota street as far
as the Congregational church and then
walked back. While walking back they
heard sounds coming from DR.. Gebhard's
offices.
"What kind of noises were they 2"
asked Gen. Cnilds.
cough! ough! all the time"
"You mean they sounded like that ?"
eyes, sir"
"What noises did you hear as you
walked on?"
Cough! ought"
did you hear any other sounds ?''
No, sir"
estate whether they were loud or
iow"
"They were loud"
"Did you see anybody else around ~
Zone fellow came out of the printing
office and went upstairs, and, then he
.ame down and fellow came from in
front of Fassenmeyer's Hardware store
ind spoke to the first fellow and then
the two fellows went up stairs"
Witness said that she then went to
her sisters, close by, and stayed there
until she went home. just as she got
home the church clock struck $3.50. 1t
struck twice. She drove home with
Miss Roesch and her brothers at 10 p
m. .
| On cross examination, Miss Martinka
,aid that she could not remember
whether it was a quarter to nine OF
,hree-quarters to nine when she went
,ut on the street from her SISTERS She
lid not know how many minutes there
re in a quarter of an hour. Her
'rother- in-law told her what time it
vas.
| Mr.. Somerville asked to have all of
he witnesses testimony regarding the
ime that she left her sisters home
tricken out, as heresay. the court
ranted this. go,
The witness had considerable difficult
y in understanding some of the ques-
ions put to her by Mr.. Somerville, and
luch time was consumed in this way.
;he related just where she had gone
n her walk, in the course of which she
ieard the noises.
| Thought 1t Was a Fight.
A recess was taken for fifteen min
ties, after which the cross examination
vas continued. The witness said that
he walk had extended block beyond
he Congregational church. 1t was not
wo blocks beyond, as Polta had said,
he was sure. They mad walked slow
y all the time. When they had first
leard tine noises, Polta had said
There's a fight, let's go over" This
vas at the Brown County bank corner.
he three went over to near Simmet's
arber shop. They could tell where the
discs came from. A man came out of
he printing office and went up the
tairs and came down and was Joined
" tall man who came from the direc-
ion of Fassenmeyer's hardware store
md the two went up stairs. Witness
md her companions then walked away.
She went to mis- sisters and then the
hurch clock struck $780,
"How many times does the clock
'trike when it is nine o'clockg'
ut strikes nine times"
"When does it strike nine again?o