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

''The attorney wants to know whether
you knew that money was offered for
anybody who would find the murderer -
suggested the court.
"No money was offered to me-"
'Did you know of reward being of
fered?"
81 never heard of any"
didn't you ever hear of it until
now?"
"No, sir"
'Do you understand me when L ask
questions ?"
Sometimes
"What do you talk when you are
home, Norwegian"
Norwegian mostly, and sometimes
English"
Witness said that at the New Ulm
trial he did not testify about the con-
versation with DIR. Koch when he was
first on the stand. The defense was
endeavoring to draw out testimony that
morning to Mr.. >Childs and that the
latter made an offer of it in court, but
that it was not admissible, and that
the same evening the witness made
another statement that was reduced to
writing and was accepted in court the
next morning, and that it was on the
second offer that the witness testified
about the conversation. The witness
claimed that Mr. Childs did not get il
right when he wrote it down the first
time. This line of questioning took a
long time, as the witness did not under.
stand the legal phrases very well.
Coming back to DIR. Koch, witness
said that he had seen DR.. Koch but
three times that he knew Of. At the
time OF the conversation at Hanska
there was nobody else in the room.
SLOW long did it take to pull youl
teeth?"
81 don't know"
| "Was it minute or an hour?"
| at was no hour"
"Did you have the talk before or af
ter he pulled the teeth?"
81 don't remember, but | think it wa
before"
'Now didn't the talk start when m
looked into your mouth and saw tina
you had had other teeth pulled, ant
wasn't it after he had pulled the teeth 2
mo, it was before"
Witness could not say how long &
minute was, and Mr.. Brown drew out
his watch and had him think for a min
ute. Mr.. Childs suggested that Mr.
Brown was not under oath and announc
ing when the minute was up.
Witness said that he paid dollar fol
having the teeth pulled and left the of
flee at once.
''Did DR.. Koch give you some medicine
before he pulled the tooth, to prevent
pain?"
"Yes, little"
"Did he give it to you out of a bot
tie or spoon?"
81 don't know"
"Will you tell the jury that you
don't know whether you took the medi-
cine out of spoon or bottle?"
81 thing it was out of a bottle"
"What effect did it have on your
"Not any, for l spit it out"
Didn't it make you dizzy"
"NO, sir"
Didn't you take Laughing gas?"
"No, sir.''
"Your teeth had ached some, did
they?"
eyes, some"
'Have you told the jury all that was
said at the Conversations"
eyes, sir"
Diu .you tCii tuc
81 spit that out"
The court: "Let there be order in
the court room"
(Which did DR.. Koch say: you could
do it, or Would you do it?'"
81 don't know which,"
"Isnt true that you can't tell be-
cause you don't remember?"
81 remember all right, but don't
know which he said.'
The morning recess was taken here
Mr.. Brown offered in evidence the
second statement of Mr.. Ulen's test-
mony, which was offered at the New
Ulm trial. Gen. Childs objected to its
introduction. The court sustained the
objection. Witness said that he had
given the conversation with Koch lust
as it was, to the best of his recol-
lection, and using the same words.
Hammer Identified.
Reinhold Damn, brick layer and son
of Gustaf Dahm, aged twenty two years
was called. He was smooth faced and