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

IN january, ne said that ne was thirty
four years old. Yesterday he testified
that he was thirty six, saving that he
was born in 1863
The only new point brought out this
forenoon. not shown at the New Tim
trial, was the cross examination regard
ing Shepard's interviews with Brooks
This was part of the foundation for i'm
parchment.
Brooks Cross-Examined
On cross examination, the Witness
Mr.. Brooks said that he was born in II,
linois; couldn't tell when he cast his
first ballot. Moved to several places.
but didn't remember all of them or how
long he lived there. Lived in half =
dozen places in Pennsylvania BEGAN to
shift for myself when twelve years old
in Kansas, stayed there year, then
went to Tennessee. From there went to
Redwood Falls, but don't know when 7
got there. From there went to AIankato
and stayed a month, then to Sleepy Eve.
the nto st. Paul, and back to Redwood
Falls. Then to Jackson, Mimi, to run
a paper; didn't like the situation. then
went to Mapleton; didn't like it there
then went to st. Paul and helped to
start an evening paper. Broke up in
this, and then went to Alexandria: the
paper there was sold, and then went
to Sank Center, and worked for Mr..
Hendricks for a year. Then went to
st. Paul enroute to Springfield, Mo-, to
work on a magazine. Met some friends
and they wanted me to enlist. | did so
and served nine months. Went to Red
wood Falls after my return, thence to
Sleepy Eye and worked with Hodges for
two years, then went to New Ulm four
years ago. Left Hoidale & Somsen's Of
flee at 9:35 the night of the murder and
went to the postoffice, and was not
there over q minute. I was not over
two minutes walking to my office,
block and one street. Before I got to
my office | heard a choking sound at
short intervals, and scuffling. Had
four daily papers, several weeklies and
several circulars and a letter with me
when I got to my office.
"When did you ever say before that
you had read the headlines of the pa
per that night?" d
81 don't think I ever did"
did you ever testify to that before?"
mo SIR
did the sounds indicate that there
was trouble upstairs?"
Il did not think 500
sDidn't you testify before that Won
heard quite a following and anquished
outcry?"
Don't remember that I did?"
S4otl didn't think that tire was trou-
Bile up stairs when you went up?"
mo SIR
"Then, why did you go up?" 49,
''To get into the game"
Odd you think that there was a iol-
LITIGATION going on up there?''
Il thought that there was a rough
house."
'How long had it been since there
was rough house there before? Was
it a common thing?"
at had been about year"
'Why did you run up the stairs, Mr..
Brooks?"
''1t was my usual way of going
Didn't you tell Mr.. Vogel before you
went up that you were afraid that there
was trouble up there?"
II don't remember that | did"
'Did or did you not know that the
man who was above the PROSTATE form
was not DR.. Gebhard?''
81 did,
''Didn't you feel that you were look
ing at something very extraordinary"
81 thought it was something that I
had no business to see."
Did you speak,"
"No sir"
"Why didn't you call out at that
| time?"
'There was no excuse for it that
could see''
''Wnat impression did you have when
you got DOWN."
Il thought that an operation was 60
ing on"
'How could you think that?"
II am not a philosopher
'Did you ever see a dentist lying on
his side on the floor with the patient
above him?''
| "No, sir?"
what were your feelings when you
got down from the transom
MY feelings were so mixed that it
would be ridiculous for me to try to de-
scribe Them
''You were looking over the transcm
of the door of your dearest friend. when
the doors were locked, and you saw a
PROSTATE form lying on the floor and a
stranger kneeling over him, and blood
all around, and you are unable to state
your feelings because it would be ri
diculous for you to state them?'
eyes sir"
care you sure that the man had
hat on his head?"
81 am morally certain of it,
Gen. Childs recalled good deal Of the
evidence given by the witness at prev
ious times, regarding the man he saw
having a close lifting hat on his head,
or a big shock of black hair.
Would Not Give it Up.
Mr.. Somerville desired to get posses
sion of the record of the examination
of Mr.. Brooks at the Henningsen JUS
tice court at New Ulm, from which Gen.
Childs was quoting testimony, but Gen.
Childs refused to give it up.
Witness said that the man had a ca
daverous, pale face, but could not tell
what color his eyes were. There was
very peculiar expression on the mans
face.
'What was it,"
nJt woc that of q dop that haU haan