New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-03

word Sample written across it in red
ink" -. .: :..
The witness identified the bottle that
was marked as an exhibit.
"Did you see what was in the bot
tle?" .,....- ..r ~.
eyes, sir ..# -
"What was in it," f
"Crystals that looked white and
gray" H. ~.rs .s#
'sWhat did DR.. Gerhard do with the
contents of the bottle.
poured it out"
''Where did he pour it?'
"In the drawer of the sink"
"What did he keep in that drawer?'
"Waste plaster of paris"
'sWhat did he do with the bother"
"He put it on shelf"
! 'Did you see it there afterwards, up
to the time of his death?"
eyes, sir, l saw it there every day"
"What was done with the box?"
81 threw it into the waste basket"
Witness said that she found the box
after the funeral and gave it either to
Sheriff julius or Chief Klause.
| The bottle and box were offered in
evidence, and were admitted over the
objections of the defense, made on a
number of grounds, one Of which was
that they tended to prove another Of
tense than that charged in the indict-
ment. -'<
The witness said that early. in Octo-
Der DR.. Gerhard had received blue box
similar to the one in evidence, except
that the label was addressed in ink,
1t contained sample bottle. -
On cross examination, the witness
said that she now works for DR.. Rein
exc. She had worked for Drs. Reineke
and Gerhard since August. Her duties
were to dust the Offices, care for Dr.
Gebhard's Instruments, note DR.. Rein.
eke's appointments, keep the books
etc. She was in the office from 9 a
m. until p. m. DR.. Reineke got his
own mail. The first blue box received
was done up in brown wrapping paper
and had two postmarks. Did not see the
sample bottle in that box. He got sc
many sample bottles that did not
pay any attention to it. put the boz
in DR.. Gebhard's writing desk and saw
it there two or three times afterwards
It was in the desk the day of the flu
neral, and the officials took it out
They also took the second blue box
The second box came about Wednesda,
before the homicide She never had beer
positive that it was Wednesday. Sh
: got the box at | p. III. from the post
office. This was the only time of tn
! day that she ever got DR.. Gebhard'
mail. The box was not opened unit
, Saturday. She remembered that Oh
Gerhard was unusually busy that day
He was always busy, but that day ha
more than usual to do. The box wa
u taken from the top Of the safe in tn
! operating room to the laboratory. Don
remember having seen the box OH tn
safe after l first put it there. It was a
1855 a. IN. that DIR. Gerhard opened tn
box. | remember the time, because Ii
expected patient at 10 a. m. cal
ed his attention to the box, that wa
tnen standing on the laboratory tabl
He opened it and remarked that
: did not come from a medicine house, 8
y it would not have had type-writte
address. DR., Gerhard poured the col
tents of the bottle into his hand an
then threw it into the drawer whe1
waste plaster was thrown. When IL
I drawer was full, it would be emptie
into a waste barrel. He apparently pou
ed all of the contents of that bottle il
to the drawer. More plaster was place
i, i'll the drawer later, and the drawer We
6 emptied into the barrel Saturday
e Monday The doctor placed the bott
J. up into the pigeon hole and near whe
h he usually put bottles. Did not see II
e box again until the day of the funers
y that is from Saturday until Thursda
Y 1t was thrown into the waste bask
vt on Saturday. Saw the bottle in Il
IS pigeon hole several times and it hi
k not been moved. Dr. Gerhard called
n attention to est" inside the POSTWAR
ID when he opened the box. The bottle W
n. i'll the pigeon hole as late as 4:30 p
IS on the day of the homicide and witne
le had seen it three or four times til
d day. On Thursday, went to the off
to search for the blue box, at the
lie quest of Chief Klause. He and Sher
y Julius were there, helping to look
it. It was not in the waste bask
where I remembered having put it. Y