The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-01-06
Young Woman,s Story

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The first woman witness was Cecilia
Martinka, who took stroll with Jo-
seph Polta on the evening of the muir
der. She said she came to New Ulm
that afternoon with her brother and
Miss Roesch. In the evening Miss
Roesch and the witness came up town
and met Joseph Polta and then they
went for a walk. In returning she
heard sounds in front of the Brown
County bank. The young woman was
requested to initiate the sounds, and
attempted to show the court the nature
of the cries. These cries were very
where her sister lives near Burg's ci-
gar store. and after she was in the
room some time the church clock
struck twice, indicating $50.
Somerville asked the witness how.
she knew the time by the church clock
and 1t was ascertained she could not
follow the strikings of the timepiece
She was asked concerning whom she
saw going up stairs and stated some
one came from the printing Office and
went up, but soon came down again
and was accompanied back up stairs
by another man. Miss Martinka stated
Polta made the remark when at the
Brown County bank: There is a fight
was man drinking at the fountain
situated near the Brown County bank
and looking up at the window.
In conversation during the recess Jo-
seph Polta said that the statement of
Miss Martinka that she heard the
church clock strike twice was mis-
take, and that it was three times in
stead of twice, making the time 9:45.
Miss Roesch corroborates
Miss Roesch was placed on the
stand by the state after the recess and
told of her stroll the evening of the
murder. her testimony being similar to-
that of her two companions. The man
who was drinking at the fountain III
front Of the bank the witness indenti-
fed as Frank Behnke. They crossed
over to Hauensteins grocery store and
walked up the street to place in front
of Stmmett'S barber shop, and the witt
ness testified she observed a man go
up the stairs and come down again
soon. Then two persons went up to
the offices afterward and the trio wait
ed a minute before going to the Bartl
home, where the young women were
left by Polta, and departed for their
home in Nicollet county shortly after
ward.
Alfred Keller a mere lad, was the
next witness He was questioned con-
corning his transactions the evening
of the murder and said Herman Lind
meyer, a cigarmaker friend, came into,
the drug store where witness was en-
ployed shortly after o'clock and re-.
manned until about 500. Then he
locked the store and the two started up
Minnesota street homeward bound and
stopped in front of the express Office
in the same block, remaining there
several minutes, and returned to the
Masonic block.
Here Keller went up stairs to the
toilet rooms and Lindmeyer remained
at the bottom of the stairs Keller states
he remained up stairs four or five min
utes before returning to the street. He
met Fred Vogel, who asked him to
open the drug store so he could make
purchase. He did SO.
Heard Loud Scream
While he was coming down the stairs
he stated he heard a loud scream COM
ing from the direction of DR.. Geb-
hard's Office, and that Vogel said,
There is something going on up
there" They entered the drug store.
and Vogel made his purchase and they.
returned to the street. Keller stated
he and Lipdmeyer then both went out
into the roadway and looked UP into
the window leading to DR.. Gebhard'S.
offices. He saw Brooks go up stairs
alone and return in about three min
utes and then noticed tCavanaugh and
Brooks go up again. The witness stat
ed that it was about 81 38 when he saw
Brooks go up the first time.
The witness stated that they re-
manned in the street about fifteen min
utes and finally went up stairs. He
fixed the time of closing the store the
first time by the time the buses pass
ed to the railroad station.
Herman Lindmeyer was the. next
witness, and in many instances his
testimony did not coincide with KEEL.
ler's. He stated it was about twenty
minutes past when he went into
Pfefferles drug store, and after Keller
closed the store they went out on the
street and passed up the street to the
express office and returned to the Ma
sonic block, where Keller went directly
to the toilet room on the second floor,
he Gindmeyer) remaining in the stair
way.
Saw Brooks Pass
When Keller was about half way up
Brooks passed Lindmeyer carrying the
evening mail and unlocked the door
and passed into the Review Office. Fol-
lowing him came Alfred Vogel in a
minute or SO and stopped and asked
Lindmeyer il the drug store was lock-
ed, receiving the answer that Keller
was up stairs. Lindmeyer went up
and called Keller, who came down and
went into the drug store with Vogel.
The cries began at this point and con-
tinued until Brooks came out of the
Review Office and went up stairs. He
came down and went across the street
and returned with Cavanaugh and
went up again. Keller and Vogel then
came out of the drug store and Keller
told Lindmeyer to stand near the door
| while he went out in the street to see
what was the matter. He returned in
several minutes and locked the store
| the second time and the two went up
stairs.
This testimony regarding the action
of Brooks does not agree in any par
| ticular with that of Keller. The noise
| he heard coming from the office he de-
scribed as being loud groans.
The court adjourned at this point.
Barber Remembers the Time
Joseph Kohler, barber, testified
at the morning session that he met DR..
Koch on Minnesota street, between
Center and First North streets, on the
east side of the street, at about 9:05.
George Schmidt, bookkeeper for Cud-
dy & Cavanaugh, testified:
81 saw DR.. Koch at Minnesota and
| Center streets, near the Brown County
bank He was going SOUTH This was