The Mankato free press., 1905-05-19

| in my laboratory, as this is custom
of dentists. 1t is used in the work of
the Office. | keep sixty grains, which
would make forty fatal doses. Arsenic
has hardly any taste. What there is, is
sweet. Strychnine is very bitter. |
had access to DR.. Strickler's cabinet. |
never handled or knew anything of DR..
Strickler's tablets, and never looked in
his cabinet or yalise for any. l never
saw Ole Ulen to my knowledge, before
the trial at New Ulm. Never pulled a
tooth for him. and never made any
statements to him of the kind ne said,
and never had any conversation with
him. | never made the remark about
Dr. Gebhard stated by Hjalmar Hoidale.
After the homicide, l was talking with
him about Mr.. Pfaender, attorney for
the state The remark was directed to-
ward Mr.. Pfaender, who had up to then
been a friend.
Was Gebhard's Friend.
DR.. Gebhard was about twenty nine
years old. We were on friendly terms
and never had any words, alterations
or grievances. Never made any remarks
against MIN and, don't know of any he
ever made about me. When | had den
tai work to do he did it without charge
and when he had any to do he came to
me and | did it without charge. /
filled two teeth for him shortly before
feeling of any kind against him.
| had opportunity to use the type
writer of Dr. Strickler and Hoidale &
Somsen. | never ran or operated
typewriter. Never wrote anything on
the wide guage machine in evidence.
Knew where the insurance company
machines were kept. Did not write the
address ON the blue box.
Father had an old hammer on the
place several years ago. / have not
used his tools much. The hammer in
evidence never hung on my wall and |
never had a claw hammer of any kind.
mad hatchet, horn mallet and a
tack hammer pointed behind. These
hung on the wall, and are still there.
Mrs Kasz took the hatchet from the
wall and used it to open window. |
have not been in my laboratory in the
evening, wearing a slouch hat, in the
last two years. | was at fathers barn
the day Edgar Dingler brought gravel,
and helped spread it. Got home at
$3.50 p. m., that day.
Wore the cravennette Overcoat three
and one-half weeks after the homicide,
wearing it often on the street | left
it hanging in my laboratory and one
day it was missing. | told Mr.. Somsen
and he told me to keep quiet about it,
papers already. At this time pro-
ceeding was going on in Justice Henning
sens court Saw Detective Rydell fre-
quently in and near my office at that
time. l frequently left the office alone.
Never locked the door from my oper-
ating room to the joint waiting room,
neither did DR.. Strickler 1t takes fif-
teen to seventeen minutes to walk
home from my office, walking briskly.
Ida did not say anything to Chief
Klause about the handkerchief being
mine. | told him that if it was my
handkerchief it was one that she had
marked. Do not remember carpenter
or anyone looking at me when l was
in DR.. Gebhard's office after the murd-
er" There were a number of people
there.
"Now, doctor, you are charged in the
Indictment with having gone up to Dr.
! Gebhard's office on the evening of Nov
lst and having murdered him in that
office. Is there any truth in that
charger" asked Mr.. Abbott as his final
question" .
'.There is not" replied DR.. Koch.
Gen. Child's Cross Examines.
"Why did you leave Hanska?" asked
Gen. Childs. The defendant gave the
reason that he had before. Gen. Childs
asked whether DR.. Wood had not urged
him to remain, as there was plenty of
work. Witness did not think So
did not give DR.. Wood any reason for
leaving. l was at Miss Fitzpatrick's
| forty to fifty minutes, but did not re-
move my overcoat while there. Had
made an appointment with Mr.. Stuebe
that evening, but no other appoint
ments. Had no reason to return to my
office after Mr.. Stuebe was there. Went
there evenings only when / happened to.
The cabinet against the laboratory Win
dows was about three or four feet high.
Was in Hoidale & Somsen's office a
quarter of an hour and received a pen
Gil there like the one in evidence.
put it in my upper vest pocket, but
don't remember which one. Had my
cravennette overcoat on. 1t had slash