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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-06

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[present. the books being moved toe the
new building, which will be- opened
about the end of the month. =.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-06

Frank Stumpf of Agram was 6
pleasant caller Tuesday.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-06

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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-06
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Albert Beaumont niiI,
visited in the
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-01-06

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New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
FIRST WITNESS ON
STAND WEDN ESDA Y

Dr.. Z. A. Fritcche, coroner at the
time of the murder, was the first wit.
ness called. He testified that he had
first heard of the murder between 10
and Il O'Clock p. NJ.
The body was in the operating
room, he said, and then as questioned
by General Childs, he went on to ex-
plain the general plan of the suite of
rooms, the position in which the body
lay and the wounds on the body.
Did you pick up anything in the
rooms?
Yes sir lead pencil.
Where was it lying?
On top of a pool OF blood, which
had coagulated. and about foot
from the head. Itwas in direct line
with DR.. Gebhart's vest pocket. Is
Sheriff w. =. Julius was then called,
and testified as to the condition of the
room and as to a search made of the
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
'tGhosts" at Onera House

In presenting the great and power
full drama Ghosts" this season.
Miss Laura Frankenield has spared
neither time or expense. Everything
has been done to insure a first class
performance of this difficult and in
tensely interesting play. The com
pany are all capable, and the wonder
full drama will be wildly enacted.
Do not forget the date, Sunday,
January 18th.
The secret of Henrik Ibsen's work
is that he is notafraid to tell the truth.
He calls a spade a spade. He is no
hypocrite and in the drama of
Ghosts, " he goes to the root of the
matter and shows by powerful illus
tration how the sins of the father are
visited on the children. Do not fail
to see this sens ational play by Laura
Frankenfeld and superb company
at the opera house
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11

just a few minutes before the murder
occurred, and stepped into the barber
shop of one Simmet; that he walked
into the doorway, stood a few min
ntes. inquired if one of the BARRIERS
were in, then backed out of the shop
and passed in front of the Review
office, where he was seen by two boys.
Soon after the boys saw Koch pass
the window they heard footsteps as
cending the stairs to the office above.
The person who walked up those
stair entered the reception room and
then the operating room of DR.. Geb-
hardt.
The state will also show that a
short time before this Koch was seen
to walk north on Minnesota street,
stop in front of a hardware store and
look in and walk back.
Then, meeting a young man in front
of the barbershop, he inquired re-
garding who was inside.
Shortly after the defendant was
seen passing the window and footsteps
were heard ascending the stairs and
noises we're heard in the dental office
! above the barbershop.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
MUST HAVE KNOWN
HUMAN ANATOMY.

Men on the street rushed upstairs
and found the dead body of the muir
dered victim.
Evidence will show that On the right
side of the head there are several
wounds, and doctors will testify that
these severed the jugular vein.
The murderer must have known
anatomy for he directed his knife
from not only one but from two di-
rections to reach the vital spot. The
state will show that Koch knew anat-
omy, having studied it at school.
Evidence will be introduced to
show that a hammer was found in the
room so peculiar as to attract atten-
ton, some two inches had been cut off
with a saw with fine teeth and the state
will prove that the defendant was ac-
cessable to a saw with which this
could have been done.
MURDERER SEEKING HIS ESCAPE.
evidence will be introduced to
show that thumb marks on the glass
and door leading into the hall show
that the murderer stopped down and
looked to see if the coast was clear
to make his escape through the door
in the rear of the hallway.
NEAR the hammer white hand
kerchief covered with blood and in
one corner of this handkerchief, writ
ten in indelibie ink. were the initials
G. R. K. We will show that the de-
PENDANT had many of his handker-
chiefs marked in this way.
Moreover, an unsharpened lead
pencil was found in the pool Of blood
near Gebhart's body. This pencil
was bloody at one end, while the
other end was clean and it looked as
though it had been floating in the
blood.
II want you to remember this, gen
tlemen, for it is important About
half an hour before the crime the de
fendant was in the office Of Hoidale &
Somsen and among the crowd
! there playing cards was Alfred Vogel
/ who had a number OF pencils bearing
writing advertising his business,
| These were distributed to the CROWD
| in the office. Now it happens that the
pencil found in the pool Of blood was
one given out by Vogel and the state
will prove that the defendant had one
of these pencils.
| LEFT TRAIL OF BLOOD.
aThe state will further show that the
murderer made his escape through 3
window in DR.. Reinke' S office. THAI
/ his hands were covered with blood
and that wherever he went blood was
/ sfrleared on everything he touched
n sfarsfrom the Koch residence there
is creamery. In the lower part q
the creamery is hot and cold water,
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
SCRATCHED HANDS
ON THE SCREEN.

: I'VE will put in evidence witnesses
who will testify that the defendant
was seen to have scratches on his
hand on the first and second days af-
ter the crime The defendant claims
to have burned his hands with car
bolic acid. We will show the utter
absurdity of this; that carbolic acid,
unless in concentrated form, will not
burn. The defendant claims that he
put alcohol on his hands to relieve
the pain of the acid burn, and that
while he was building fire the alco-
hol took flame. We claim that the
defendants hands were scratched by
going through that window; and when
suspicion began to gather, getting
stronger every day, he burned them
to destroy the evidence of his guilt.
The state will show that when the
evidence against him was being gath
cred the defendant was in state OF
almost total collapse, and when he
said one day that he wanted to go
home, one of his friends who was in
the Office refused to take him because
he was ashamed to be seen driving
him home with his head between his
! knees
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
Il. 4. Otton1eyer.

The play, "Hickr'y arm,'' will be
given in the opera house, January
9th under the auspices of the New
Ulm high school athletic association.
The play is a drama in two acts show
ing farm life in New England. This
will prove to be a great success so let
everyone turn out and lend a hand in
the good work.
CAST. OF CHARA CTERS.
Otto Burmeister. 8. Gilbert Dashw God
Francis Critchett. $50. Uriah Skinner
/ William Collins Jack Nelson
John Watschke. ....... .Zeke Fortune
Raymond Juni. Larry McKeegan
Herbert Leibold :. Detective Roukin
Maud Hagberg. -........ Jessie Fortune
Viola Schell. .Precilla Dodge
Edward Larson and George Hogan
Constables.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
DISPUTE MADE over BROOKS
Defense Would Force State to Call Him, While
the State Wants TO Cross-examine
and Is Unwilling.

The state has practically completed
its case against DR.. G.. r. Koch and
will rest sometime this forenoon unless
it is compelled to call Asa P. Brooks,
in which case it will continue over the
noon hour and maybe all the after
aeon. This question as to whether
the state or the defense must call Asa
P Brooks to the witness stand was
brought out at the close OF the session
yesterday afternoon and was the oc-
easion for long argument by the
attorneys.
The defense says it is the duty of
She state to call the only eye witness
of at least part of the murder and
noved the Judge that the court SO
instruct. The state, however, wishes
10 cross-examine Mr.. Brooks and to
impeach his testimony and cannot do
SO with it's own witness. Mr.. Childs,
therefore, argues that the court call
the witness and let both sides cross
examine.
The decision of judge Weber,
which will be of much Importance to
both sides, will be made this morning.
The state completed its poison evi-
tlence yesterday afternoon with the
testimony of Prof Fl. G. Carel, who
swore that he found strychnine in the
bottle sent him for analysis.
The most important witness yester-
day was Ole Ulen of Hanska who says
he heard DR.. Koch say in the summer
of 1908 that some one would kill DR..
aGebhardt some day. DR.. J. I'll. Vogel,
Mayor Chas. Silyerson, and Gen. Jos.
Bobleter were also called.
J. II. Haenze of Hanska said he had
Received some letters from DIR. Koch
once and now identified the writing or
she bottle of poison as that of Koch
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
EVIDENCE IN, STATE READY TO REST
General Chids Makes Strong Case of Circumstantial
Meeting DR.. G. r. Koch With Murder of Nov. lst.
Promises to Show His Entire Innocense

Double doors lead into it from the.
outside. On one of these doors is a
knob and under this about where the
finger would touch, is blood; on the
right about where the right hand.
would touch are four spots of blood.
The time to go from DR.. Geb-
ha.dt's Office to the Koch home would
not be more than ten minutes and a
swift runner could do it in six minutes.
evidence will be introduced to
show that the defendant was in Hoi-
dale & Somsen's office about 8 O'Clock
p. M, and left a trihe after 8. The
card party which was in progress
there broke up shortly after 9 and Koch
left before this time. A boy in Sim
NETS barbershop left about O'Clock
and stood on the street and while there
he saw the defendant walk by up the
street, look into the hardware store,
come back and enter the shop. In the
shop were Simlnet and E. A Pfefferle.
The latter wanted to play d game OF
pool, but Simmet looked at the clock
and said it was too late. He remem-
bers distinctly that it was 9:20.
TIME OF FIRST CRIES.
'sShortly after this Koch came in.
Both these men will testify that Koch
left the shop at 9:23 or 9:24 O'Clock.
The first cry of DISTRESS was heard by
a party walking on the street with two
girls. They walked by and came
back, all this time hearing cries com
ing from Gebhart's Office. A.. J.
Vogel, er7leaving the card party at
Hoidale & Somsen's Office went to a
drugstore, and when he stepped out
heard cries and thought someone was
having tooth pulled.
When he walked back he met
Brooks on the street, and they had a
short talk about what was going on
in Gebhart's. Brooks went up, came
down and made remarks to men below
as to what was going on upstairs.
This could not have been later than
E9:45, and The state will be able to
prove that the murder occurred be-
tween $50 and 9:45.
Furthermore, the state will prove
that the man who went through the
screen must have hurt his hand.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
JHILDS OUTLINES
CASE AGAINST KOCH.

Former Attorney General W. H.
Ghilds made the opening address to
she jury Wednesday forenoon, out
lining the evidence the state is to in
produce in its attempt to fasten the
srifne on DR.. Koch.
Mr.. Childs is an impressive speaker
and he made powerful speech but
revealed no evidence other than that
already known to the public and in
bhis way was disappointment.
After brief peroration General
Bhilds continued:
sThere are two classes of murders:
one is a deliberate purpose, which the
murderer plots and usually does in
fshe night time, where he selects his
eictim and his instruments of murder,
and carries out his purpose deliber-
.ateIy. Murderers of this class always
attempt to cover up their tracks, so
that evidence against them must OF
aecessity be circumstantial. The other
y AIIO VI LIluIdSI - #DOIA VI I0dGSu pas
sion The murder of DR.. Gebhardt
belongs to the first class, and the evil
aence of the state will be purely cir
eumstantial.
st admit that the state will not be
able to adequately disclose the mo-
tive Usually in murders of this class
she motivo can be ascribed, but here
it is in doubt.
THE state will show, however, that
DR.. Koch did entertain murderous
thoughts toward his rival long before
his death. 1t will place on the wit
ness stand a gentleman whose word
sannot be questioned, who will assert
shat this defendant said words indica.
hive of extreme i'll feeling toward DR.,
dsebhardt.
ATTEMPTED POISONING.
Furthermore, the state will present
"a series of facts which cannot fail tt
convince you beyond reasonable
doubt that prior to the death of DR.
Gebhardt the defendant attempted te
take his life by poison.
"Now gentleman, the state vii
prove that on the night of the murder
Or. Koch was on Minnesota stree
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11

How were they marked?
With the initials G. r. K. in silk.
POLICE AFRAID OF DARK
The feature of the afternoon was the
testimony of Night Policeman Joseph I
Weisenborn, who was called to the
stand late in the afternoon and told Of
going up into the rooms and finding
the body, and admitted that he did
not go into DR.. Reinke's Office because
lit was dark in there. =
I was just crossing Center street at
Minnesota street, he said, when I
heard of the murder. I then went
right up stairs and when got to the
top found that Frank Behnke was
right behind me.
[ tried to look over the transom
but could not because it was too high.
then went down to get "a high stool
out OF the Review Office and came back
and looked over the transom.
4 then tried to break in the door but
could not and Mr.. BehnISe tried it and
the door gave way. [ went in first re-.
volver in hand, and Mr.. Behnke follow
ed. Hooked into the laboratory first.
What for?
i WAS LOOKING FOR MAN.
wanted to see if the man was there.
Then went into the reception room
and looked around.
i Gn,11I ;oLo -
reception room?
/ Yes sir. the door was open and I
could see the light on the window.
Gould you see that the window
was open?
Yes sir.
Could you see that the screen was
1 broken?
No sir, could not.
Did you go into DR.. Reineke's
room?
No sir.
Well, you had your revolver in
hand, didn't you, why didn't you go
j in?
/. The policeman hesitated for min
uet and then looking up he said in
nocently,
1t was dark in there.
DIR. FRITSCHE RECALLED
DR.. Fritsche was recalled in the af-
ternoon and identified the bloody map
IshoWn. him as the one in the Gebhardt
{ IL
at the time Of the murder. It was in
troduced as exhibit l. He then identi-
fed the hammer shown him as looking
like the one handed him when he got
to the rooms. He admitted, however,
when questioned by Mr.. Brown that
Lit had been out Of his possession
many times and that the Pinke rton
!! detective had had it in his keeping
over night. The hammer was intro
i duced as exhibit L.
I The bloody handkerchief with the
! initial &c. r. k in one corner was
then shown and DR.. Fritsche said that
as near as he could tell it was the
same as the one handed him in the
room, but admitted that it had been
out of his possession while the body
was lying in the morgue. It was Of
fered as exhibit Ill.
PENCIL ON TOP OF BLOOD.
q The lead pencil picked up by him
on this same night was next shown
him and the doctor told how he had
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
|OTTOMEYER'S|
for TEN DAYS ONLY, beginning Wednes-
day. Jan. H.

we must have room for the big stock Of Summer
foods we have purchased and which will be here soon
II order to get ROOM have the prices OF some of
our goods Note some of the prices
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-01-11
WITNESS HEARD MAN
GOING UPSTAIRS

81 Herbert Baltrusch told how he and
his brother had been at work in the
Review Office throwing in type on the
night in question.
Did you see DR.. Koch pass by the
window of the Officer asked Mr.. Childs.
Yes sir. He came out of the barber
shop and walked by the window south.
And then what did you hear?
{ heard a fellow go up the stairs
heavily, heard the door up stairs slam
and heard footsteps going across the
floor.
Did you hear any other sound?
Yes sir. DR.. Gebhardt was working
on his machine. ItWas making kind
of buzzing noise.
How long after you heard the foot
steps did the buzzing cease?
Right after.
How long after you saw Koch pass
did you hear the footsteps going up
stairs?
Right after.
Did you hear anyone's voice.
Not that I can remember
Did you notice Koch S clothing as he
Continued on Page 4.
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-29
New York Cotton Futures.
pally Cotton Movement.

Galveston-Steady; middling 10 1-6; net receipts Il, 398; gross receipts 1l,39S; sales 55S stock 135, ,3S4; France 107S9 continent 950 coastwlse 7529.
 New Orleans-Quiet; middling 10 7-16; net receipts 3sD5; gross receipts 36O5; sales 2920; stock 75,5S7; continent 3200
 Mobile-Steady middling 10ss; net re- ceipts 660; gross receipts 66O; sales S0o; stock 25, ,29S.
 Savannah-Steady; mddling 1014;. net re- ceipts 10922 gross receipts 10,922; sales 2250 stock 143, 4i5.
 Charleston-Firm: middling 10M; net re- ceipts 23SS; gross receipts 2SSSi sales 300, stock 30,604.
 wilmington-steady; middling 1Oas; net receipts 22S2; gross receipts 22o2; stock 23, ,s96.
 Norfolk-Steady; middling 10H2; net re- ceipts 52So; gross receipts 52S0; sales 76O stock S3,9lS; coastwise 26S Baltinore-Nominal; mlddling 1Obs, gross receipts 1250; stock 7729
 New York-Quiet; middlng 1o.9O; gross receipts 2331; sales 20O stock 1S1,074; cont- nent 1754. Boston-Quiet; middlng 1O90; net re- ceipts 40; gross receipts 1899; Great Brit ain POOP. Philadelphia-Quiet; middlng 10.90; gross receipts 1923; stock 45O2
 Miscellaneous-Net receipts 123; gross receipts 123
 Total today, at all ports, net-36,66S Great Britain POOP; France 10,7S9; conti- nent 59O4; stock 6749S0. Consolidated at all ports, net-243, ,750; Great Britain fl ,5iS; France 1869; conti- nent 30,556; Japan 6.
 Total since September 1, at all ports, net-S73, 200; Great Britain l76,SOO; France 55 06s; continent 182154; Japan 756; Mexico 100.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-29
Gilbert 6 cIay's Market Letter.

Disappointing Liverpool cables were re- sponsible for the early declines in our market today, but a reaction took place later in the session which carried values up l5 points over the low figures of the morning.
 Principal features favorlng bulls today were forecasts of violent storms from the Gulf sections, information sent out freely from New York that notices rendered tomorrow would be promptly taken care of; indifference on the part of holders of cotton to sell at prevailing figures, and better spot demand.
 Comparisons of receipts all favor the long side.
 Price continues to send out bearish opin- ions, to which the trade pays practically no attention.
 We favor purchases on all weak spots and would hold for substantial rise. Should October notices in New York be promptly stopped tomorrow, further ad- vance may be registered, but any sign of weakness on the part of the big bulls would cause a sharp decline.
 Stocks-The stock market barely held it's own today, after opening at figures fractionally under yesterdays close. Call money was marked up to per cent, and until the monetary situation is clearer and funds are easier to obtain operations are likely to continue restricted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-29

Cotton seed feed meal, sl4.75; prime. ;2s. .0o.
 Purina food, s26
 Corn chops, H.20.
 Corn hearts. $20.
 Shorts, 100 pounds. s2s. Huls, sack, 30635c. Hay-Choice timothy, $500; No. timo- thy, s16.50. Johnson grass, SIP; clover, $l5.
 Fruits and Produce. Lemons-Per box, extra choice, $650 Grapes-Delaware in pony baskets, 25c; Concords, lb. 24-pony, 17c. Peaches-California boxes, $.254150. Apples-Northern grown. per barrel, bulk stock, $2.60 fancy, $3.5044. Watermelons, 10G15c, Limes-Per 100, q .0c. Bananas, per bunch 75cd$1.75. Pesnuts-Fsucy, ler pound, 6c; No. l 61zasc. Pole beans 75c@s1 per bushei. Cabbage 1%c pound
 Potatoes-Trsh potatoes, new 70175o. Eggs-Per dozen, case count. 1Sc; caF- dled, 22c.
 Hens, 35a4Oc: chickens. 15@25c. Butter--Fresh. s@1oo renovated. 20c; creamery. BOG.
 Alabama Tomatoes-Per bushel. 50GD7bc.
 Hides and Tallow. Green salt hides, 10laQ11c; dry flint hides 17@lSc; dry salt hides, 15@i6c. Clear unwashed wool. 2SQ3Oc: washes wool, 3s440c. Beeswax. prime, 26c. Tallow, s425.
 Sheep skins. 25@75c.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-09-29
COTTON MARKET
 TURNS NERVOUS Business However Was Mod-
 erately Active FINAL TONE BARELY STEADY Wall Street and New Orleans Bought in the Afternoon-Southern Spots Unchanged to one-eghth
 Lower.
 
FINAL TONE BARELY STEADY

New York, September 2-The cotton market acted nervous and fluctuations were irregular Business was moderate ly active, sales for the day being esti- mated at s50,o00 bales, while prices ruled quiet generally above last nights finals, and the close was at a net gain of to points, although the final tone was bare ly steady. The opening was firm at decline of ? points to an advance of 6 points, with declines being on near posi- tions. which were influenced by fear of notices of tomorrow, which the later months were advanced by covering of shorts and renewal of bull support partly encouraged by reports of increas- ing demand for spot supplies and partly by the expectation of a reaction following the break of September. After selling about 5 to points net higher following the call, a renewal of bear pressure and liquidation caused Q net decline of to 4 points on the active months, but the market around midday rallied to the clos ing figures of yesterday, and in the af- ternoon showed a considerably tirmer tone with prices up to the best point of the session and at one time showing a net gain of to Il points. The close was off under realizing. Wall street and New Orleans bought in the afternoon. Southern spots were unchanged to lac lower.
 Receipts at the ports today. S6,66S bales, against 36,902 last week, and S,6O9 last year. For the week (estimated), S0000O bales, against 24O,17S last year, and 4is,- TIT last year. Today's receipts at New Orleans 36o5 bales, against 1869 last year. and at Houston, 1o,6S9 bales. against 1S,- 699 last year.