The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-19


evidence. One was marked Geo. r.
Koch," and was offered in evidence.
Two We're coarsely marked SC. A.
KOCH" by the witness. They were of
fered in evidence. Four were marked
finely Sc. A. KOCH" by the witness.
They We're offered in evidence. Three
were marked &c. R. X" | marked
them said the witness and never marked
any Others that way. The hens and
texture are alike, and also the marking.
| marked three or four sc. r. Koch"
coarse, and four &c. r. KOCH" fine. 1t
was Georges practice, when he got
new set of nandkerchiefs, to bring them
home and have me mark them.
Did Not Mark 1t.
The witness examined the bloody
handkerchief and said that the border
was narrower than on the handkerchiefs
marked by her sc. R. X"
"You look at the letters on that
handkerchief and say whether you
marked them," said Mr.. Abbott, refer
ring to the bloody one.
81 think that did not write them,"
replied the witness after a deliberate
investigation.
Witness said that she had shown all
of the handkerchiefs to Chief Klause
and Sheriff Julius. As far as she knew,
the ones in evidence were all that
George had, except some silk ones.
The pepper and salt coat and vest
and trousers We're identified by the wit
ness and were offered in evidence. He
continued to wear this suit for several
weeks after the homicide, said the wit,
ness and also the cravennette Overcoat
and brown derby hat. Heard Wednes-
day evening that George was suspected.
Noticed Wednesday noon that he wore
a rubber cot on the third finger of his
right hand Did not notice any other
injuries on his hands. Noticed his hands
Wednesday evening at dinner and We'd
nesday evening at Somsen's. Did not
see the burns on his hands until Satur
day morning
On cross examination, the witness
said. that she did not remember when
she arrived home Tuesday evening, or
when she sat down at the table. When
| was told Wednesday evening that
George was suspected, everything that
occurred Tuesday evening came back to
nv mind. | cannot recall the moment
that l went to bed last night Looked
at my watch, but cannot tell what time
it was to the minute. The evening of
the murder, | am not sure whether
George said anything when he came in
or not. There is no particular reason
why | should remember how long he
was outdoors. 1t seems as though he
went out of one door and came right
back through the other. Don't know
whether he had hat on when he was
standing by the table. Glanced up and
saw some of his nair. 1t was smooth
and 1 think it was parted. The next
morning l saw George and Paul Hip
paul sitting at the table and l stood
and listened for some time to their
conversation, for they were talking
about the homicide.
Gen. Childs read some of the testi-
mony given by the witness at the
had not said this latter tnen.
Do not remember when the handker-
chiefs marked sc. R. X" were purchas-
ed. George bought three or four at a
time. I never bought half dozen at a
time, After buying, l never compared
them to see whether they were of uni
form size. Don't know how many hand
kerchefs George had in his pockets,
wnen I showed the officers those at the
house.
Gen. Childs, showed the witness two
handkerchiefs marked sc. R. Koch" and
asked her whether the borders were of
the same width She thought that they
would be the same if ironed just alike.
When she had first examined the bloody
handkerchief in the presence of Coron-
er Fritchie, she did not say that it was
not Georges handkerchief.
Mr.. Abbott asked the witness wheth
er ironing would make the hem wider
all the way around and at first she
replied that it would, but corrected her
statement and said that it would only
in spots.
The evening recess was taken.
This Morning
julius Berndt, an active, bustling lit
tie man, with a gray mustache, was
the first witness called this morning. He
said that he had made the plat of por-
ton of New Ulm between the Gebhard
office to the Koch premises. From the
Gerhard office to the Dahms gate it is
2,445 feet, and from the office to the
Koch rao;donoo ~ ;S < O00 foot Tho