New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-08-09
NewUlrnRe
Wednesday, Aug. 8, 1905.
Where Justice was Betrayed.

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Without attempting to answer the
many articles that have appeared IN
the different papers of the state and for
that fact many of the states, regarding
certain things in connection with the
trial of DIR. Koch and the connection
that I have sustained towards it, l
want to make plain some things that
are due the public both as regards my
self, County Attorney Hoidale and DR..
Koch.
Great stress was put upon the TACT
that took pains to inform Mr.. Som
sen of the threatened arrest of DR..
Koch, in all of Gen. Childs' pleas, but
nothing is said of the prevention of
arrest of other parties. The man who
wanted to arrest DIR. Koch had
threatened to arrest Mr.. Mather, c..
A. Zelle, DR.. Reineke and some others.
I prevented this and I did it in the
same manner that I undertook to pre-
vent the arrest of DR.. KOCH but [ was
not compelled to leave public place
to do it.
AS far as l am concerned [ would
have done the same thing for the mean
est man on earth, if I knew him to be
innocent of the crime charged. These
other men who. instead of showing
gratitude for keeping them out of the
trouble, refused to recognize me, were
agreed that I was able to know enough
about the affair to hell them but when
it came to someone else they are
thoroughly convinced that I know
nothing about it, however, it is not my
purpose to discuss this part of the
affair.
The next feature of the condemnation
as it attaches itself to me is being at
the conference that was held in the
office of Henry n. Somsen. This has
been the great crime of all crimes as
seen by the News of this city. There
was nothing wrong that DR.. Vogel was
there, and it was the most reasonable
thing in the world that Mr.. Somerville
should telephone for me to come to the
Office and it was the most reason able
thing in the world that I should 90
there. [ laughed at the proceeding and
told them the affair would blow over as
George was not the fellow saw there,
but they would not take my word for it
and insisted upon an examination of
his clothing and his hands. I saw no
use in my staying there, inquired if I
might use report of the meeting for
the daily papers [ had, was told that
there was nothing secret about it and
then I left. There was not member
of the family present when I was there,
except W. E. Koch, but they tele-
phoned for some of the ladies and I
believe Mr.. Koch came in as 1 left the
room. That is the charge of bolster
ing up an alibi to fit my testimony as
interpreted by Mr.. Green.
AS long as I was in the room there
was nothing said to me and l stayed
there more to get matter for my papers
than because I was needed for any
purpose after appearing and telling
them that George was not the fellow to
be arrested.
Then as to my not using the Review
for the purpose of defending myself
and DR.. Koch. [ hold that a news
paper is not the personal organ of any
man, not even its proprietor; it is cal
culated to express public opinion and
in the Review will be found many
things that are not just what the editor
believes, simply because it is the
expression of public opinion.
More than this 7 have lived in this
city the past four years. I have con-
Quoted myself in an honorable manner,
have paid my debts, I have tried to
make myself worthy of the confidence
of every man in the city. If a mans
life is not defense against the false
accusations that come up his word
will amount to nothing, so I have
passed it up on the theory that time
would set it all right. 1t has been the
most grinding part of the whole affair
that people could charge me with col
fusion with any person to cover up
the crime but it seems that there was
a disposition to believe the reports in
the papers more than to credit the ex-
ample [ have tried to set while I have
been a citizen of this CITY.