The Saint Paul globe., 1905-01-10
Or. STRICkIER TELLS
OF HIS STRYCHlSlNE
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h.nf,s ,,,;1,ad t,,ar, 81 his
1iollie.
here the Wltness consuited memo
randum and answered: The second,
third and fourth fingers of the right
| hand were burnt There was blister
IN tI,a lsn,,clx,a of ty,a ;n5iav finper also
a. ts,,,.s,,. 80 tt,o ,.,.-,,t
1 oii Lie enuiiio u @ ,isI.
nanu ana sInall pilster on the lnuiiip
OF the left hand These were all the
injuries discovered on the hands at
that time.'
State whether the defendant made
any statement In regard to how the
injuries on the hand We're received"
DR.. Koch explained that he had put
a stick Of wood in the stove after
| having applied alcohol TO his hands"
Did you ever have any converse
| ton In respect to the homicide? z? Some
conversation was held when examined
ms hands IN the lavatory. said to DR..
Koch: Why should they suspect you
IN connection with the murder? He
Sald: 1 suppose they suspect me be-
cause l was In the vicinity at the
time.
DID you nave at any other time a
conversation In regard to the homl-
eide = do not recall any now.
Dr koch,s er;r;+e
|
did you see the defendant at any
time after the murder when he did
not appear to be in his usual spirits ~
The defense objected on the ground
Mba fa,t a;,,sa,s ,ssmot a. 5ol e any S uony
to show the effects of such suspicion.
| Judge Webber ruled that the objec-
ton was fair, but that the witness
could state what the DEFENDANTS ap-.
pearance was at any special time. The
witness explained that Monday after
| noon following the murder he returned
| to his Office about $3.50 o'clock and
! found the defendant there in a very
/ depressed condition: that his face was
emaciated and he looked sick.
did he say ANYTHING? 90 ~eYes.r
ssWhat was i?
The witness paused and finally said:
81 do not remember the first word he
used but DR. Koch said. I'm so sdaffy
I can't walk to that chair"
Further questioning by Gen. Childs
revealed the information that DIR. Vogel
was called i'm and that he fold tha de-
1 not drive him home unless he held his
head up. The examination of the wit
/ ness by the defense brought o11t the
fact that the day after the funeral Dr,
Koch was at his office in seemingly
good spirits: that he received pafients
/ and that witness himself brought In
! one IN ha onerated ,Inon ana thai be
detected nothing unusual in DIR.
1 Koch's manner and noticed nothing
| wrong with his hands.
/ na:. e.L.
! nh stota fool, IN t,,a n,attar ~ tha
| strychnine which DR.. StriclxIer missed
from his cupboard or surgical yalise.
The witness stated that the cupboard
/ where the bottle usually was kept was
i in the reception room that DR. Koch
and he used in common. 1t was the
inquiry of Detective Ryden that caused
1 DIR. Strickler to discover that he had
/ lost some of the tablets in this bottle
| Witness stated that he had left for
/ California about Aug. 80 and that DIR.
| Koch had charge of his mail while he
was gone. The defense sought to
i prove through the witness that any,
body who had chaneed to visit the re-
ception room, or one of the physicians
| or sisters at the hospital the witness
visited, might have helped themselves
| to the tablets
County Attorney Hoidale was the
last witness called this afternoon. He
| testified in regard to the wIlereabo1t
| Of the alleged poison bottle sent to DIR.
Gebhard.
Early in the afternoon the state
called Ole H. Ulain, farmer. and
4 SOuSnCa TO nave nlTQ repeat an alleged
conversation between himself and DIR.
Koch concerning DR.. Gebhard when
DOI.rA ". rAocn s was aoihs some proIesslonai
Moih lor MI. soiaih' out the deIense
| oeJected ana was sustained.
/ p.o,L. Mp
ooNs way De Saiieo
1t is rumored now that Asa P.
Brooks will be called nv the defense
and that he will testify iba+ nc Kno1,
i ,,,+ ~, - nc. .
Is not the murderer. IL is not decided
| whether the defendant will be called
TO TESTIFY on his own behalf or not.
| pregnable he will not he alIowed 70 taIl
/ his story in tI,e stand - - - .e--
WbiIa tho ,rasao,,t;o,, - eo,,,r,
.lle M III. zig pi piosecu.iop Is forging
Gnaih OF clrcumstantial evidence, it is
py no means complete as yet, and
Attorney SomervilIe,s sharp and per.
Ter mad tendency to weaken the
s,.a' s.aee case, lhousn Inc llrect testl-
ihohy was not shaken. Perhaps the
int DO, f<x., A.