The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
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then said:"Get up and look for your
self" He looked and said: "There Is
live man in there. | ann not going to
STAY here and be shot at" Two rail
road men We're coming up the stairs, but
all four ran down at this remark by
Cavanaugh. The witness saw no live
man in the room the second time. The
first time he looked, after the man
straightened up. he saw little blood
on the arm near the shoulder of the
Frustrated form.
Mn Brooks told all that happened
subsequently, and said that when he got
back from looking at the rear of the
building it was 1852 p. m. DIR. Geb-
hard had an old hammer two years ago,
with a rusty head and a short handle.
The witness told of the division of the
property Of the tennis club, DR.. Geb-
hard taking a hammer.
Talked With Many People
Have YOU ever talked with any one
about this case?" asked the attorney.
Yes, sir replied Mr.. Brooks.
who We're they?"
1T seems to me that it is half of
Minnesota"
The witness said that he had told
County Attorney Hoidale and Mr..
Childs that the man whom he saw was
not DR.. Koch, but that General Childs
had not called him as a witness at any
time, although he had subpoenaed him.
General Childs conducted the cross
examination. The witness told of the
different places where he had worked
in The Free Press office in Mankato
among others. DIR. Koch had an over
coat on when in Hoidale & Somsen's
office during the card game. The noises
heard from Dr. Gebhard's office were a
sort of choking sound, as when one man
has another by the throat in wrestling.
WAS the sound one of anguish?" ask
ed the attorney.
1T was not joyful sound"
'NNas it one of pain?"
Il don't know that it could be de-
scribed in any better way"
"When did you last have rough
house thele?"
the boys often went up and got in
4 L -
busy
What kind of game was it?''
1T was no game at ALL 1t was a
rough house,
"Was it wrestling"
"Not exactly
What is a rough house?"
why, you know what rough house
is"
Did YOU think that there was i
fight going on?"
'No, sir"
''No aneer?"
NO, sir"
"a pleasant affair.""
"Yes, sir"
General Childs quoted from the wit
ness testimony at the Brown count.
trial and the second trial to the eff
feet that the witness had told A.
Voeel at the foot of the stairs tina
there might be trouble up there. Tn
witness said that he didn't mean trOubl
of a serious nature.
Didn't See Anything.
Mr.. Brooks said that he saw nothin
in the assassin's hand, but he did no
know whether there was anything in il
The assassin had an extraordinary eX
preston upon his face-a guilty lool
His eyes had made strong impressio
on the witness-one that he would new
Ell forget as long as he lived His fac
was pale and his eyes rivited those O
the witness The latter had paid n
attention to anything else, and to
certain extent he had lost sight O
other things.
How long did you look at him
asked Gen Childs.
1T would be foolish for me to al
tempt to say" said the witness
DO you want the jury to understan
that you looked at the mans face
full minute?'
Il want the jury to understand thi
that | got up on the banister and lool
ed, and that | know what | saw"
you did not speak?"
Il didn't know that there was an
occasion to speak"
NO occasion to speak?"
NO sir"
''No occasion to speak on such an OF
cosion as that?"
Il felt that | was trespassing"
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