The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27
BY w.. p. Mcclure.

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Mankato, Mimi, April 27.-Chief OF
Police Adolph Klause, on the witness
stand just before noon today, declared
that Miss Ida Koch, sister Of George
R. Koch, had told him that the hand
kerchief found in DR.. Gebhardt's Of
fee on the night of the murder was
Zone Of Georges s. and that lit was
one she had marked with the initials
&C. R. K.''
The testimony of the chief was a sur
prise and sensation. At the first trial
he did not quote Ida Koch as making
any such statement. Counsel for the
,defense was dumfounded.
immediately upon adjournment for
the noon recess the lawyers rushed to
Chief Klause for san explanation. To
the attorneys, Abbott and Somerville,
while General Childs and Albert Pfaen-
der stood near, the chief said he did
not before make this direct statement
as to what Miss Koch had said because
he was not asked the direct question.
Had he been asked about it, he said he
would have testified the same as he
did today.
/ Calls the Chief Liar.
Counsel for the defense sneered rather
bitterly at the chiefs explanation, and
Senator Somerville said to Mr.. Klause,
"You are lying, that's what you are
Chief Klause made no reply, except
straightforward denial of the aecusa-
ton which the senator had made.
Mr.. Abbott spoke up, saying: Well
you just wait till we get at you on the
stand, and we I'll show you.
| The state had not finished with
Klause when the noon recess was taken,
but it was expected that the cross
examination would begin before the
day was over.
Chief Klause's sensational testimony.
was given when he related the account
of his visit to the Koch home on Nov.
5, four days after the murder. He
said he was accompanied by Sheriff
William J. Julius. At the home were
the defendant and Miss Ida Koch.
Examined the Handkerchiefs.
Asked by General Childs what inves-
tigation he had made then, the chief
said he had examined some clothing
and the handkerchiefs Of DR.. Koch.
Miss Ida Koch, he said, brought the
handkerchiefs to him. The defendaht
was present. General Childs asked:
| "Among the handkerchiefs handed
there any resembling the one found in
Dr.. Gebhardt;s office, on the night Of
the murder?''
| eyes" answered the witness.
Chow many handkerchiefs were
there which you looked at?''
"There were about twenty-four y
the bunch
an hY 1asHS u 'ne'
"What were theyi"
| in ink
General Childs asked the witness e
he had spoken to the defendant at that
time about the homicide. Chief Klause
Zone Of Georges
! ct asked Ida Koch whether she saw
the handkerchief that was found II
/ DIR. Gebhardt's Office.
/ "What did she reply7''
"She said it was one of George -
one Of them that she had marked
| Explanations Of surprise were heard
in the room. Counsel for the defense
/ looked at one another and then showed
their chairs together and whispered
among themselves.
/ General Childs continued with his En-
animation of the witness and adducod
testimony next as to the investigation
which the chief of police had made II
the office of DR.. Koch on Nov. and 3.
The chief said that he. and Sheriff
julius, in the presence of DR.. Kochh
father, had gone over all the tools that
could be found in the office. On the
afternoon of Nov. 4, he said, he and
the sheriff were in DIR. Koch Is Office
when the defendant entered.
stDid yous make any inspection 0f
the defendant Is hands at that time -
General Childs asked.
"Not an Inspection said the viii
ness.
But you saw his handsi" yes
sir. -
"Describe to the jury what yon
saw
Chief Klause said that he had OBJ
, served some sores on the knuckles oI
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