The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05


The order of Judge Cray to the bail
ifs to keep out young boys and girls
was timely and has received much COM
mendation A considerable portion of
the attendance has heretofore been
made up of young students.
The typewriter address on the blue
box that the poison bottle was enclos-
ed in is "Dr. l.. A. Gebhardt, New Ulm,
Mimi" There is apt to be a good deal
fore it is completed.
Sheriff Julius has been subpoened by
the state.
Mayor Silverson, chairman of the
New Ulm citizens committee, was pre-
sent in court this morning.
Among those VINO came down from
New Ulm this morning were Mrs.
Krasz, who it is said will go on the
stand and identify the hammer; Sister
Baranea of the Alexander hospital at
New Ulm, DIR. Weiser, who will be re-
called, John G. Gronan, a carpenter, and
Editor Philip Liesch of the Brown Coun-
ty Journal.
Others present We're Prof. Carel, a
chemist of the state university who
tested the contents of the bottle, Depot
Agent John Thompson of Hanska and
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States Witnesses Conflict.
After the recess yesterday afternoon,
the cross examination of DIR. Reineke
was continued Witness said that he
had signed his sworn testimony at the
coroner's inquest, without looking it
over. Did not see the blue box in the
next pigeon hole to the one the bottle
was in when l got the latter. Helped
look for the blue box in the waste bas-
ket. Three or four weeks before the
murder, | received similar blue box to
that received by DIR. Gerhard. Found
it ten days or two weeks after the MUIR
der and gave it to Detective Rydell to
help him find out where the other ones
came from. Didn't know that they had
come from Parks, Davis & Co. Put it
in cupboard where | kept my samples
and empty bottles. Entered my office
at p. m, on the night of the murder
and DIR. Gerhard was at work in his
laboratory with his polishing machine.
He had his every day coat off and his
work coat on over his vest. He was
polishing teeth. There was but one
chair in that room. Was with him for
half or three-quarters of an hour and
left him at about S:45 p. m, with his
work coat on, in his laboratory, work
ing at his machine. Heard the machine
going afterwards and think | heard it
when | left my office eight or ten min
utes before nine o'clock. DR.. Gerhard,
while working in the evening sometimes
left his doors locked. Did not see Mr..
Haegene in the office that evening, nor,
hear anyone talking to DR.. Gerhard.
Did not leave him sitting at his desk
in his shirt sleeves, reading paper. Do
not recollect of anyone being in DIR.
Gebhard's office that evening. This is
contradiction of the testimony of the
states first witness.
On redirect, the witness explained his
testimony at the coroner's inquest /
was shown the hammer before the body
was identified, and | said several times
that it was not DIR. Gebnard's. Mr.
Brooks said that it was Gebhard's and
that he used it to pound cement. / was
much upset and did not sleep much that
night. L remembered his having had an
old wrench and an old mallet, and a
broom handle to move his operating
chair. L had held consultation with
DIR. Gerhard in April about his first
hammer that he ever bought, and all
these things coming into my mind con-
fused me. DIR. Gerhard and | were good
friends. In regard to the conversations
with Mr. Alvin and Tony Weisner,
did not say definitely where DIR. Koch
kept his hammers, as / did not know,
but pointed to corner and said it must
be there somewhere. DR.. Gerhard had
two hammers. They were ordinary car
penter's hammers. The witness identi-
fled the mallet spoken of, and which DR..
Gerhard said was the first hammer that
he bought. The witness also identified
DIR. Gebhards two carpenters hammers
Those were the only hammers that he
had ever seen in Dr. Gebhards office.
There was considerable talk around
town as to certain parties being con-
nected with the murder, and after talk
ing with Chief Klause and Sheriff Jul
ius he had made a written statement
and given them the privilege to examine
his office.
'YOu got Mrs. Kasz to testify in this
case, didn't your" asked Mr.. Abbott
NO, SIR"
Didn't you go to her and tell her