The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06

juries.
The next day the witness and the
sheriff went to the home Of DR.. Koch
and there saw several handkerchiefs
marked in indelible ink with the ini-
tials, &c. R. K" .....'
Chief Klause was permitted to intro
duce inevidence lock Of hair which it
is supposed was jerked from the head
Of the murderer by DIR. Gebhard. The
hair is dark, long and straight.
H. G. Davis.
FIXING TIME OF MURDER
Witnesses Disagree. Varying It from
1928 to 9:40. 49,.
From STAR Correspondent. -
/ New Ulm, Mimi, Jan. 6.-Seven wit
nesses were, examined at the afternoon
session Of the court yesterday, and, al
tho they all testified to hearing sounds
in DR.. Richards office, they disagreed
in time, varying at from 9:28 to 9:4O
pm. Every one of them estimated the
time, and a careful examination Of the
things they had done showed that the
rect.
Joseph Polta said that it was $3.50
o. CLOCK when he heard the sounds. He
said that the last time he looked at a
clock was at 9:O5, when he left sa-
loon at First North and Broadway
on the street corner awhile, until he met
Miss Martinka and Miss Roesch, and
then the three walked eleven blocks be-
fore they heard the noise. Shortly after
wards the church cock struck and he
thought it was $3.50. Events that oc-
Miss Martitka. also fixed the time. at
800, She heard the clock strike inane-
diately after they passed Gebhard g, Of;
fee. She thought it was $3.50 then, but
she knew it was just 10 O'Clock when
she, Miss Roesch and the two Martinka
boys started home, and that, was only
a few minutes afterwards.
The two Baltrusch boys, compositors
in the Review office, were there until
1884 and the trouble had: not started
then. .t = ~
Alfred Kellar fixed the time at 9:30
but Herman Lindermier, who was with
him, says it was 9:4O.
Both Sides Suited.
| General Childs says that the fixing Of
1.-THE time of the homicide as late at 9:4s
|ory.4 On. the other hand, the defense
|says that 1t will be able to prove that
DR.. Koch was home at 9:38 and coulc
mot. have committed the crime, ever
lat $3.50. .R-
Herbert Baltrusch was recalled 70,
further CROSS -
"Were there any screen doors at the
Senator Somerville. Eyes, sir,
"Did you hear the doors slam when
the party went upstairs9'' sfNo, sir. ,!
"What conversation did you have
with your brotherg' 49,. -
81 told him to go out on the street
to see gee Who went upstairs. He didn y
Oscar Baltrusch, aged IA, brother Of
Herbert Baltrusch, was called. He also
works in the Review office and wat
there when DR.. Koch passed the win
dow and when some one was heard tt
60 up the stairs. He was distributing
type when Koch passed. cr.y -r.c4xr = ~
"Did you see DR.. Koch pass the win
do dowy??'' asked General childs. "Yes
'sDid you hear any sounds7"
Eyes; heard a man go up the stairs
open the reception-room door and q
to the front Of the office"
Did you hear any other sound9'
eyes; I heard the buzzing of DR.
Gebhard's machipe. 1t stopped whel
I Glow much longer did you stay il
the offce9" =.
:.About five or ten minutes.''' ="
in Gebhard's ofdces'' ssNo, SIR" ~
Noise on the Stairway.
Cross-examined by Senator Somer
vile. US 4~4ye.-.- =: VA,
"Did you hear. the screen doors a.
the foot of DR.. Gebhard g stairs clos'
when the man went up9' emo, sir. ,
"You usually can hear that doc
close when any one goes up the stairss'
eyes, sir. ~ ...-, s-... H.
"Did the man go quietly up thu
stairs9"
noise S than any one 1 have heard go w
t:Did he close the door quietly7"
emo; he slammed it."
"When did you leave the office?'
"About ten minutes later.
zs mp ID 9Yp3 y, meet Mr.. Brooks as yo'
VYes; at First North street we me
Mr.. Brooks and Henry Somsen.''
Re.examined by General Childs.
l HWhere did Brooks and Somsen go9'
. "Brooks went to his office and Som
sen went toward his home near FRS
North and Broadway Streets
Girl Witness for the State. q
Miss Cecilia Mortinka. who was Will
Joseph Polta and Frances Roesch whe1
I they heard sounds coming from Dr. Geb
hard g office, asked to have an inter
prefer SO that she might give her testi
mony in German. This was denied an,
she gave her. testimony in good English
Miss Mortinka lives on farm in Mic
: ollet county, four miles from New Ulm
! She came to the city with her tw
I brothers and Miss Frances Roesch, al
I irving at o'clock in the evening. Sh
! and Miss Roesch visited Mrs. Zischke
} who lives near the Catholic church
I They stayed there until about 8:4e
( when they went down town. They me
Joseph Polta by Amann's harness sho1
} and walked down to the Congregations
I church, at Third South street, dis
I lance Of four blocks, then walked bac
to the Brown County bank on Cente
J street. When at the bank, she hear
I sounds.
( What kind Of noise did 70
{ hear9O asked General .Childs
s t.tsomeone crying Owl Owl OWL
; ofic p i, yoq yes e eyer to Dr.. Gerhard
reached Hsd tS The o sGegas st9Ygps9 when 70
did you see light in the printin
office - 90 Yes. -
I In DR.. Gebhard's Officer Eyes.
Did you see any man near there?'
( One man was on the other side Q
the street, and q man came out of til
printing office and went up the stair,
3lThe man came down again, met anothe