The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-22

ought to have time to prepare to go
into the trial. He had been inquiring
of the attorneys for the state and had
been told by one of them that the state
was going to put in the poison evil
dence or expected to do so. He had
had to depend on newspaper for any
information in this regard.
The court stated that there would be
no delay in the case, and thought that
the defense could be ready to proceed.
He said that the state was not required
to notify the defense when it expected
to rest,
Mr.. Brown said that he had suspected
that the state was going to rest at noon
but had no justification to order the wit
nesses for the defense to be on hand
at this time.
There is every Indication that the
state intends to rest soon after the
noon recess, altho the attorneys for the
state would make no statement to this
effect in reply to Mr.. Browns repre-
sentation In case the state rests at
this time, the defense expects to be
able to complete it's case in three days.
John Norman, the state s new wit
ness from st. Paul, was in Mankato
day or SO. ago, but it IS SAID that after
him in regard to what his testimony
would be, he was allowed to return
home. ...
The sheriff's Testimony.
Sheriff J. w. Julius of New Ulm
gave the state more help late yesterday
than he did at either Of the other trials.
The state was enabled to get one thlrg
before the jury that it heretofore has
failed to introduce, and that was testi-
mony regarding a conference held at
the law office Of Hoidale & Somsen on
the afternoon of the second day after
the murder.
Sheriff julius said that when suspi-
cion began to point to DR.. Koch ne
sought to have an interview with HIM
He approached Mr.. Somsen, the defend
ant 5 brother.in;law: on the as su632e fd
wait. until after the funeral, which was
to be held that forenoon and at which
DR.. Koch was to sing. Mr.. Somsen had
said that if the sheriff was to see Koch
the latter might refuse to sing. Sheriff
Julius was little late at the office and
it was half past l when he arrived. lie
said he was refused permission to see
DR.. Koch, who was in consultation in
+. G. Koch, W. E. Koch and some Of
the defendant $ sisters. The last time
that the sheriff said he called and still
was refused admittance was at 4:3(
o'clock. He thought it strange that one
of his official position should not be
admitted, but he did not care to force
his way in. - 49,.
Sheriff Julius said that he and Chief
| Klause had called at the Koch residence
on Saturday and had examined the de
| PENDANTS handkerchiefs, clothing anC
hands. The defendant had said that hi
had not seen the handkerchief 'founC
near DR.. Gebhardt' IS body, but that hi
sister Ida had seen it and that sht
thought that it was his. The defend
ant, Julius said, appeared ill, had stick
ing plaster on the knuckles of his lef
hand and his right hand was bandaged
Nothing was found on any of the de
fendant's clothing to incriminate him
At DR.. Koch s office the day before
the sheriff testified, the defendant hat
said that if the handkerchief found wa
his, a cocaine iend must have taken i
from the dentist 8 coat pocket.
| Sheriff Julius said that he saw tn,
defendant at DR.. Reinecke's office OF
the morning after the murder, leanin.
on the edge Of the table, and facing
DR.. Gebhardt's reception room; tina
DR.. Koch had no overcoat; said nothin,
and did not move about like the othe
people there. He was wearing his derb,
hat. ~,.. -.., -
p, DR.. D. F.. Wood of Hanska told hov
DR.. Koch had closed his branch office a
that place on Oct. 20, 1904, giving NJ
reason for disseminating it, and not mott
flying the witness that he was going t.
do so until just before train time, al
though they had offices together.