The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-12

4 Herman Ammes an sdIcH1teCts put II
evidence q plat OF the territory sur,
from Koch's office to his home.
Anton Horsak, the shoemaker who, at
about 9:I4 on the night of the murder,
saw a man enter the doorway to the
stairs leading to- Gebhard's Office, is on
the stand this afternoon. He described
this man as being small and neatly
dressed in dark clothes.
Horsak met him on the street near the
doorway, and accosted him. The mar
made no reply and held a handkerchief
to his face. This was twenty or TWEEN
ty-fve minutes before the murder.
COURTS WITNESS EXAMINED
Brooks Sticks to the Essential Points
Of His Evidence.
New Uln, MINI, Jan. 1.-THE cross.
examination by General Childs of Asa
p. Brooks yesterday afternoon was Sc
we're, but the witness held to the essen
tial points Of his testimony.
The questions Of the attorney covered
the whole period from the time Of the
murder down to the present, and were
ro tents the h most II e e SaH,
made to various persons as to his ability
to swear definitely whether the man III
saw was Koch.
Mayor Charles Silverson, Sheriff yu
Illus, Alex Ottomeyer, D. q. F. Reinecke
Ferdinand Crone an0 a constable at Os
ceola, Wis, were the men mentioned BY
General Childs. First, counsel askel
Brooks If he knew the men. and the,
put to him sharply, the Interrogation:
could swear positively that the man 70,
saw: was DR.. Koch or that it was not
IT think I did say that under certain
conditions, was the reply. IT NIGH
be mistaken in saying it was not Koch
We were talking over who it might posi-
bly, be. Mr.. Crone wanted to know if
might not be mistaken. I told him ther,
was only one possible chance and tina
by passion that his features would no
be at all the same, might be mistaken
But T added that I thought that ever
tho T did not recognize Koch s. faces
would have recognized his form. ="
AS to Other Conversations.
"Didn t you, on Nov. 6, have con
versation with c.. A: Zelle as to what
you saw that night7,,' eyes. SIR *
Didn't you say to him you coult
not swear it was not Kochso
l.
"Didn't you have a conversation
with Sheriff Julius while YOU and h.
were going to Osceola, Wis, in search
Of the cocaine fend, and didn't yo,
two talk over what you saw over tn,
transom. and did not you tell him tina
you could not tell whether or not i
was KochR' ts'~..: ~ H.
mo, sir. 7 think it was the SAM
way as with the others. He put tina
form Of q question to me.'' -
CHOW, Mr.. Brooks, between Nov.
and Dec. l, did not you say to Alexan
der Ottomeyer that you would not swea
it was Koch and that you would no
swear it was not9' Is
81 don't remember Of having sal
any such thing to Mr.. Ottomeyer. !.
-~". Would you swear that you di
"No, sir; but I will swear that
never have made any statement Of tn
kind mentioned without. notifications.
| "Didn' t you meet q constable "a
| Osceola when you and the sheriff wer
on your trip and didn It you say to hill
that you were not able to swear as t
whether it was or was not DR.. Koch9
| 81 don It remember ever having me
any such man or having made any sue
statement. * y
| !. Defense Examines Transcript.
The witness was now turned overt
! Koch g attorneys for examination. M
| SSomerville arose in Il told the con
that the state had been examining tt
witness from the transcript taken b,
/ fore the justice and that the defens
had never been given an opportunit
70 500 t.nis evidence and SO knew notl
| ing Of what it. .3ntained md. could III
| very we'll crOss-examine. Y
He moved that unless the state CAV
up the transcript, the court should ID
rect it to do SO. After some wranglin
Mr.. Childs turned the transcript ov,
4 and recess of twenty minutes W:
taken to allow DR.. Koch g attorne,
1 time to familiarize themselves with j
i Gebhard His Best Friend.
CHOW, Mr.. Brooks asked Mr.. so1
i quainted with Dr.. Geb6ards -" :,
i He was probably the best friend
J ever had.'' =. =: I'll
GLOW we'll did you know DR.. Koch :
"We were just ordinary acquain
ances. We belonged to the same CROW
that played whist in Hoida1e & Sol
sen g law Offices. - a.
BHt y %;t6 were not as Intimately
GG efnsrd wv h No. sir: y'u were WIN
:. s mDo YOU know 9s !. where Dr.. Koch h
> eyes, on the left side of the face,
is 50 large that I can see it across Il
| "Did you see any scar on the face
! the man you saw thru the transoms"
| .. saw no scar. -
.tDid you see the man standing up7
HNo, sir. -
all EHOw far away was heq'
3 feet ..s2.~ B
that aae Of R'a pan is g tasss
.:AnS you 70? :, could see plainly thru i'll
] "To whom did you first describe t
q mana" "To Chief Klause.''
;. tEWhat did you say9'
b The explanation I have made
! was then taken up and explained in t
q same way. This also was done in tai
> with Sheriff Julius and DR.. Reinecke.
Transcript Ruled Out.
The defense now offered the tt;
script in evidence, but the state {
: jected and it was ruled out.
: Did the person you saw over t
d body of DR.. Gerhard have any ov
+ + coat on9n said Mr.. somerville.
= 1sHow did he compare in stature W
!. b sh9pl q say ssx h was understood,
p Was this man distinctly correspo1
a ing in appearance only with
- Koch9' 3.
"a By no means. The man looked i
: many others know, who have sail