New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-10
Asa p. Brooks Sworn.

liiaG ne IS thlrty-slx years Old and lives
IN New Ulm. Have lived in Brown coun-
Ity about fourteen years, engaged in the
newspaper business. Have been connect
ed with the Sleepy Eye Herald with Mr..
w. R. Hodges, and with the New Ulm
Review alone. With Hodges, we ran
the Morgan Messenger. Father came to
Redwood Falls eighteen years ago, leav-
ing six years ago. lived in Redwood
Falls three years. Have lived in New
Ulm four years June lst next, during
that time publishing the New Ulm Re-
view. edited the Alexander Republic
an three years. Was in the army nine
months during the Spanish American
war, and correspondent with the Tribune,
Pioneer Press and Globe, Of the twin
cities. Enlisted at st. Paul in the Fiji
teenth Minnesota.
Did you get very far TO the front!"
lasked Mr.. Somerville, who conducted
the examination.
sAs far as the rest of them did," re-
| piled Mr.. Brooks.
Witness said that he had known DR..
Koch, but not intimately until he be-
gan to practice dentistry. Saw him FREE
quently He has a scar on his left
cheek. Knew DIR. Gerhard from the time
| went to New Ulm until his death. We
lived together in club, there being
four of us. This continued two years
and a half. We rented rooms and had
a housekeeper and took our meals there.
He roomed there but took his meals out
side. The rest of us slept there I was
frequently in his office. He did not
come to my office very often. Witness
identified a photograph of the Ottomey-
| er block. There were two sets of doors
| at the foot of the stairs to DR.. Geb-
hard's office. The screen doors were
| used, but the others were not generally.
Half of the stairway extends over my
office, and anybody in my office can
hear people walking on the stairs. We
could also hear persons walking across
DR.. Gebhard's floor and could hear his
machine. DR.. Gerhard and his sister,
| Miss Gerhard, and | attended the st.
Louis exposition and visited Chattanoo-
ga, Tenn, together
Were Close Friends.
There was nobody in New ulm with
Wnom was more intimate, and I do
not believe that it was possible for a
closer relationship to exist between two
men than between DR.. Gerhard and my
self. | knew DR.. Koch only as an &C
quaintanee, not intimately. I some
| times needed cash and would borrow as
high as 800 from Dr. Gerhard, paying
him back in day Or two. l am not in
innate with any member of the Koch
family, except Mr.. Somsen. I have tes-
titled five times on the witness stand in
this case.
Gen. Childs objected to this line of
questions, but the court overruled the
objection.
''When and where did you first tes-
tify?"
''At the coroner's inquest"
did you testify at socalled pro-
ceeding before Justice Henningsen?"
eyes, sir"
''Was there anybody charged with the
crime before that court?"
"No, SIR
"Was the defendant represented at
that hearing?"
ssNo, sir"
"Who conducted the examination"
"a man named Popham."
"Who asked the questions ?"
Gen Childs: 81 object"
Court: collection sustained"
s'Then you testified at the last trial,
did you not?'
"Yes, SIR
'sAnd before the grand jury?"
"Yes, sir"
The Fatal Night.
The witness attention was then di-
rected to the evening of Nov. lst. He
said that he had gone to the postoffice
or Stricken block and played $500 in
Hoidale & Somsen's office. The defend
ant came in, but did not play cards. Al
fred Vogel Joined in the game. Dr. Vo-
gel and Mr.. Higgs came in, the latter
taking part in the game. Noticed that
Dr. Koch was wearing brown derby
hat, but did not notice his other cloth
ing, He and DR.. Vogel sang popular
songs. Both have good voices and are
good singers. Did not notice when Dr.