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The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28

| light wires, attached to the wall close
| to the window, was found to have sag
ged down, because the fastening to the
building was broken. 1t was evident
that the assassin had escaped that way.
Was a Horrible Deed.
1t was horrible murder. Who was
it that did it? Who entertained SUCH
hatred against that splendid young dem
List that he would rob him of his life?
New Ulm was deeply agitated, and ev-
evry respectable man considered that he
had but one duty to perform, and that
was to find and punish the murderer.
! Whose was the hammer-the nandker
chief-the pensil? No one knew. But
| the heavens above us have so directed
! things that when men commit such Of
lenses they usually leave traces that
lead to the finding of the guilty par
ties, so that life can be protected
| Somebody within twenty four hours
washed out corner of the bandker
chief, and there came into view the let
tiers &c. r. X" Somebody whisper
ed "George R. KOCH" There was the
starter. With the circumstance pointing
like a pale star, an investigation was
begun.
Whose hammer was it? After some
! days it was ascertained that an old
hammer had been in the possession of
the father of the defendant. The boy
who said this was rude and unlettered,
and said that while hauling gravel he
saw the hammer lying in the barn. The
hammer had grooves in the handle and
.attracted the attention of the boy, and
ne identified the one found in DR.. Geb-
harPs office as the on he had seen in
the Koch barn. The state will intro
duce other testimony which will prove
that there is no doubt about the own
ership of the hammer The state will
introduce young man who mad lived
in the Koch family for years and he
will identify the hammer. He will say
that he saw the old handle taken out
and the new one put in. There will be
other indisputable evidence 1t will be
shown that the hammer disappeared
the murder.
Woman Saw Hammer.
A washer woman, cleaning DR.. Koch's
office a few weeks before the murder,
looking for hammer to pull a nail,
found an old hammer with the face
battered, the claw broken and home
made handle She was troubled in
drawing the nail because of the broken
claw. The hammer hung on the wall
near an old lamp, where the smoke blew
against the wall so as to leave clear
imprint of the hammer on the wall
when it was removed. A few DAYS
after the murder the woman went again
to clean the office, and wanted to use
the hammer, but it was gone and the
wall had been cleaned off and there was
no longer any trace of the outline.
Whose pencil was it? A few moments
before the murder the defendant was
in Hoidale & Somsen's law office, and
while there he received from Mr. Vogel
a pencil identical with the one picked
up in the blood. The pencil was float
ing in the blood, and the top part was
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28

tive of the thought and best interests
of the county as to weigh the case care
fully. If any juror has any spite or
vindictiveness against the defendant he
should lay it aside forever. The state
is far too great to proceed against one
of it's citizens with malice. If it could
be said with any certainty that this
would be the last murder to be commit
ted in the state, the state might well
say, $50 forth, free man." This is
because it is not the intent of the law
to infict unnecessary punishment, but it
is to prevent crime by bringing to pun
ishment those who commit crime.
Indictment Charges Murder.
The Indictment charges that on the
night of Nov. lst, 1904, at New Ulm,
the defendant killed Louis A. Gerhard
with premeditated design to encom-
pass mis- death. Louis A. Gerhard was
a young man who few years ago went
to New Ulm to practicve dentistry. He
was Industrious, well conducted and es-
teemed. His offices faced on Minneso-
ia street, one of the important streets
of the town. 1t runs nearly north and
south. The Ottomeyer block is two
story block. The first cross street
above is Center street, and runs east
and west. From that on, the streets are
numbered First Street north, Second
office was the Review printing office
and Smiths barber shop. The entire
front of the printing office and barber
shop was glass. To the south of the
printing office is stairway leading to
the offices on the second floor. To go
from the barber shop, a person must
pass the Review office to reach the
stairway. Turning to the right after
going upstairs was DR.. Gebhard's oper-
ating room, while to the left was the
reception room. The operating room and
laboratory faced on Minnesota street
and to the rear of this was a large re-
ception room, CONNECTED by a door
way. DR.. Reineke's office were direct
| ly west of DIR. Gebhard's offices.
| On the night of the murder DIR. Geb-
hard worked late. Passersby saw lights
and heard the buzzing of his polishing
instrument. The hour was $3.50 p. m.
and everybody had vacated the Otter
meyer block except this one worker
who was preparing the morrow's labor
Three young persons passing by heard
cries. Shortly afterwards two boys
heard one or more cries. People in the
drug store also heard noises. Soon there
was agitation and it was manifest that
something wrong was going on in the
Gerhard office. Men went up the stairs
and tried the doors and found then
locked. One looked through the tran
som and saw body lying on the floor
and a living person walking around the
safe.
Found Bloody Sight.
An officer burst in the door and founC
the room full of light and body lying
nearly on its face in the operating room
with great pools of blood near the head
The reception room rocking chair was
found in the operating room turned
over, as was also screen that belong
ed behind the door. On map hanging
on the wall was great blotch of blood
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28

Owing to the illness of his wife, p.
w. Pitcher was forced to give up his
position as bailiff, and Sheriff Williams
has appointed John B. Richards to the
position.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28
Testimony Taken.

When court opened, it was agreed be-
tween council that exhibit l be intro
duced in evidence. 1t is diagram of
the premises, with descriptive words
and scale. 1t was also agreed that ex-
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28
Gruesome Relics introduced.

DIR. L. A. Fritche of New Ulm testi-
fed that he was coroner of Brown coun-
ty in 1904. Reached the Gerhard prem
Uses at 1920 to 1925 p. m. the night
of the murder, and at once took poses
sion of the room as coroner. The wall
map found in the office. with a big blood
splotch upon it, was introduced in evil
dence. Witness saw it hanging on the
north side of the operating room, behind
the door leading to the reception room
if the door was open. The blood on the
map was then fresh. The map was
hung high enough from the lower
edge of the floor, so that the blood stain
would be five feet from the floor. A
wooden door opened into the operating
room from the hall, with glass tran
som above it. There was an iron safe
on the west side of the room between
two doors, the latter being three or four
feet apart.
The hammer was introduced in evil
dence as exhibit 5, and was identified
by the witness, who said that he first
saw it in the operating room, it having
been handed to him by Frank Beenke
on his arrival. 1t was bloody. The
handkerchief was also introduced as ex-
hibit 6 and identified 1t was also
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-04-28

heSafdnS the story now IOld by the
washerwoman; she was taken to the po-
lice station shortly after the murder
and shown the hammer that was found
in DR.. Gebhard's office, and she then
declared that she had never seen it be-
bore.
"The state has abandoned its cream
cry theory and its hat story, and has
selected an entirely different route for
Koch to go home. At the New Ulm
trial the state held that Koch went
nome by way of the creamery and left
bloody marks near the door, and init
mated that he washed his hands there.
Now all this is abandoned, and a new
story is sprung about Koch running
through Mrs. Dahm's yard. The place
where the brown hat was found was on
another road, so the state will probably
not try to connect that with the case.
"The defense is not worrying at all
about he new evidence in the case, and
will be prepared to take care of it all
when the time comes"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
Kid Lavigne Squandered
Fortunes and Is now Broke

Just back from Paris KID IaviKne
Ia said TO be without n dollar. lie is
la Detroit.
favignc. whose home IN IN gagf-
nav. won the cham lanship I'm the
lightweight division in 1896. lie
Was wonderful fighter and very
popular
I am coming close 10 the mark. =
said a friend Of the ex-ehamplon.
when aay that T.avIgne has
squandsrra couple OF fortunes. lie
was good-hearted and could never
refuse n friend a favor. and. like
John l.. Sullivan. f-aYiEne loved tho
sound Of the popping az corks.-
In round figures. what do you
suppose the 'kid' has earned and
apcntT~ was asked.
About 100000 would I'm the hill.
There vas no doubt that the KID
fought for cheaper purses than the
iightweiEhtH are battling for today.
hut Il was generally the shrcwti
managers who got the better % the
financial end. Tho men who flnan-
eed the mlit would Ret more than
the principals I'm those dayA"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
Say Base Hit letters
Are Becoming Extinct
VERDICT KINGS SWAT IS THAT oAsso ,~rat
MIGHTY cAsEY.- NUMBERING THE IHoesg.
HIDE HAS PASSED

Among the pAtriafchs af the Eauis
those whose names are lnaeliblY
stamped upon the roll 81 diamond
fame u would BE- hard 10 muster a
bakers aanea Who siii admit that
modern base ball ia one whit better
than the Old game. when Amen.
nruutlirrs. browning. Gore and =
score 81 others were tsfruEifera of
the twirlera u their day and gen
Grafton.
Harry gsoxry and Al Maui. both
Of the Old guard. aav the Pirates IN
action tho other afternoon. StoyeY
sluEKed hia var Into the Hall Of
Batting Fame aud No one vii ever
drag him out.
Where are the hlttsssf- auia1ea
Maui There doesn't seem % Be aA
many % them a. In the oldea timcs
The eatehern are not a. plwnttful
Whcrs u the successor ~ cinrin-
MATHS unerowned kind WIN. Buck i.
insham EwisKT Can yoa match him
among the mosieFn harksinpsr As
laura Jean tAbbsy would aay. I
trow not I'm a devoted toxer of the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
John l.. as Booze Dispenser
Was Away TO the Bad

Here's a good newspaper yarn on
old John l. frem Frisco Jolan EVIL
a~ntiy tried hia hand at the retail
boosc business In Frisco with dis
astrpus seaaits.
John l. Sullivan has turned over
the KEYS Of HIS MY fourth saloon
10 the sheriff. and the casino that he
opeued here ~ no more.
When John L. opened up the place
he vas certain the barfendera would
act sore fingers ringing up money
ON the cash register. hut they all
wore their trousers turned up At the
hoftafn and walked ne though they
had lead IN their shoes when they
wcHt off watch kny time the cash
register rang the siectsers about the
place woke up and wanted to know
WHARF, tho fire waa
The end was FASTENED somewhat
BY three things attachment for
tfTs By a man named Marks. the In
ability Of John.a hsrtenaeFn 60 Dor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

modern game II Is exciting aud
full OF fire. bat can't ace that Il
has Improved a bit over she old
style 81 play
Can Il BE- possible that tho cut
firid~ra have Improved - fre
mendaualY in sheir work thsf they
arr eating up drives that wsfe once
hifsf waa a query that Brought
FROM sioxsy The response = hard
y think that affords a solution. for
when ! played the field the study ~
LAYING for The hataman vas an old
one
Capt Gleason. os the QuAkerM. has
eeen hammerink aruand major
league fields for a fuIi score Of years
and. according 70 Al Maui. he en-
pressed the recent opinion. ~ff ali
the youngsters coming along are no
better than these I've seen, I ought
70 b able 70 keep in the procession
Tor 10 years 10 GENE /"
Ike the aedo birds. the race Of
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

i.avispe Is siill popular where
ever be goes. He never shsfked a
match and took on all asplrHnts. in
many cases going out Of his class
20 beat men. His two victories over
Joe waicott are sfin memorable
ring affairs
II was Prank Erue who beat Ia
viEne for the title. The bout at
tracted an Immense crowd. rrue
was nearly pat cut ON several occa-
sfons. but HIS condition was more
perfect. and his stamina ana stay
tnE qualities were better than La
vfgne could display.
The fas; Iife told ana the defeat
convinced the KID OF the folly OF
his past actions. After losing 10
j. Britt. Iavigne went 20 Furope
where he gave boxing lessons and
did a music han stunt.
LaFigne is stiIi an expert on the
La Savates style OF boxing. in
which the feet are used. II il a
French sport
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
SEATTLE WINS
MONDAY GAME

Pretty stick work Monday was the
undolng at the bunch from the
sleepy burg down the sound. Halls
youngsters took the game With com
para,ive ease by the score Of 4 20
1. Until the ninth inning Il hooked
like a bis cipher Tor the Tigers bat
Nordyke came along with = three
baKger aud was followed BY n safety
BY Eagan Swing Tacoma her loae-
Is score
The late manager If the hellinE-
ham team. Kirby Drennen. umpir-
cd the game and did Il 10 the sat
isfaction OF the fans which In no
easy matter Drennen h a former
seattle player.
Bennett a. usual came In strong
ON batting making two doubles aud
\ single. Pug Is no dead one when
II comes 10 hitting the bali lie has
been keeping up a gait the last
few games that viii pat him up 4
few notches In the average column.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
MCCORMICK MAY
FIGHT TOM BURNS

is In communication With bcCor-
mick
When seen by the writer Sunday,
Mccormick said he Was willing 10
fight Burns n there is enough IN ~
While Mac was Outclaased By run
I'm he ought % put up a good fight
with Burns. The latter has earned
his right 10 battle by his victories
over Hugo Kelly and Barry. and
has improved rapidly Of late.
II this match cannot be made.
Tommy Tracey ia willing 20 go on
with Buddy Ryan
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
Tod Sloan Likely
to be Reinstated
JOCKEY AFFECTED THE SOCIETY or THOSE WHO TURN THE
NIGHT INTO DAY AND PAID THE PENALTY

Sympathy for Ted Sloan has been
aroused among the members Of our
own turf authorities and sloan vii
az length either b. restored 10 the
privileges Of the turf. or ai least OBJ
taia a hearing
40 one Is foolish enough 10 be-
iisse that the English Jockey club
could pronuiEnte his sentence %
expulsion Nithput just cause. sloan
had gained the top rpnE ef the lad
der of success. nin fame aud sua-
cess as a rider had rendered him
celebrated In all lanas. lie war
feted. nampcred. made much Of. and
the natural result folfoWeu-he VAS
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

row a few kegs Of beer from neigh
bofs with credit. and the objection
u John l. to paying a license. When
the license collector called John l..
passed him his nitf and told him 70
quit his diaain'."
'LAcensef ! amt no dog. n I did
own q diamond dog collar once.
Come. blow and be n good fellow. .
said he.
Tho collector blew three times.
once over the bar. and then he blew
out the door and then he blew back
with a couple Of sneriffs. and then
IL was Johns turn 70 blow. but only
one way-out
With the paddock on the door he
says today.
Nobody loves a fat man. any
how
John asked how far Il was from
Frisco 60 NeW York Somebody
told him about 7.e0g miles
Which way. train OF boat he
inquired.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

An effort Is being made 10 match
Tommy Burns. who recently won In
San Francisco from Dave barry.
with Jim Mccormick. the right
hand bower Of John L. Sullivan.
who was recently defeated by Gus
Rubin
Tho proposed bout between Me
cofmiek and Burns. n II takes place
will probably be- pulled off at Van
couyef. Wash
VIII O. Mcftae. sporting editor OF
tha Portland OreEonian. who n
looking after the intereata Of Burns.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

THE DOPE SHEET .


Roscoe Miller dfs the twlrlinE for
the home team aud dtd IL VERY we'll
Although eight hita we're made of
him none 81 them amounted 10 any
thing but the two In the last
inning Oscar Jones' was o. have
pitched but Is a little stiff vet 30
viii be used probably next week.
Tommy sheehan must have gotten
stage fright for the first time tn his
life Monday In the fifth inning
Tommy got excited and made two
errors. one run being made
In the grandstand watching the
game was Billy Hurley, one oi Dus's
old hall toascra nils has been
playing with the Little Rock team
aud has made good with them.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

spoiled. lie affected the society %
the fastest set those who turn
night iuto dag. aud whose mode Of
living IL iiI-suited 10 teekeY. upon
whose nerves many thousands Of
dollars are rlakea daily. lie vas
warned. bat refused 90 heed the
well -rueant advice. There was moth
ing else 10 % but 20 eKpeil him.
Now b. has seen the errors 81 his
ways. without doubt he VIII re-
eeixe back his license. noW that the
Influential members OF the Jockey
club. such AZ J. q. Folanabee and
Andrew Miller. have taken the mat
Ter up.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
THREE BA0aER

. THREE DA0GER 4
WON A BRIDE 4
Cracking a thrse=haExer with I
. two out ard the haarH full has I
won y j. Wells. shortaiop Of I.
. the Altoona team. a bride.
When NJ a critical stage OF (,
. the Eane Wells stepped for 4
ward and almost knocked the 4
q cover Off the bali. pretty Ger 4
. trude Benefited. Of Oklahoma 4
q city. who. with friends. WAS 4
4 sitting in the grand stand. APP 4
= plAusied more vigorously even 4
q than her companions. 4
. Isn't be DEAR she mur-
A INJURED. 4 want TO meet him" 4
. II proved q ease of love at
q first sighi and the couple OBJ 4
q tAined a marriage license ~ 4
q G Place. the Altoona pitcher. 4
q was the witness Who enabled 4
. the pair 20 gst the license
. A three base hit may cause 4
q a wsssdinK In Altoona. but there 4
a are towns In Which Il would Z
q cause an epidemic OF heart 4
q diaeasa 4
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
Tourists Exeursssn.

The IDEAL short trip Tor tourists
4. 20 the 4. 4 navy yard and bat
,,eshifsa. Ths Puget ssusd navy
YARD u the largest on the Pacific
coast. fass steamers leave pier :
nj ; ana 10 =. ". - Z 20 and
4 20 q m Vars. round trip Sac
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

To make an Eastern trip Round
trip excursions 60 Eastern cities
Sept 1911. good ten days going.
three months return. Great North
ern Ticket office. corner End ana
Columbia SITS. 80.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

A HOME RUN To TALK ABOUT
81 Louis fans are endaavoring
10 solve a peculiar play. which. Il is
said there. has nonpluzaed such not
ableez rs President ban Johnson.
Manager Ned HAnion. umplFea
KLEIN and Connolly. The play IL
herewith presented;
suppose a batter makes a hit
for an apparent home run and safe
" passes first. second and third
bases. When he II within few
yards of the home plate the catcher
gets the ball BY a quick relay from
the outfieider. and the runner Is
forced 10 retreat toward third base.
lie Is headed off AZ that base In q
run-up and finally. after clever
lodging and without the aid Of an
error. reaches the home plate IN
safety. How should the play be
seored7''
We're such a play 70 come on the
Cleveland grounds. the batter would
be credited with n home run. for
there vas no error on the part OF
any one and the runner only mo-
mentarily stopped In his course
That part. however. doesn't matter.
. The fact Il the batter made a clean
( hit. and made the entire circle on
I the bases without being helped BY a
mIsplay or stolen base. IL might
be said that someone made an error
OF commission. but such errors are
not counted In base ball. Probably
many scorers will give the runner
credit for stealing home and mark
him up with a three-baae hit, but.
even though II would be stretching
a point either way. II would be bet
ter 10 give him a home run for his
lab0rs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

Fred Cook. boosmaksr and hosse-
man az Iafona. 4 b<wailiuE the tact
that be Gid not accept an offer made
him recently for hin crack ycuusster
George G. Hsnnrtf
one OF the richest turfnsn In TIE
east offered sta.eos for the fast
y6unxstef Bennett. but Cook wanted
% see his good baby run IN the
rich F1atbush stakes AZ sheepshead
nay and turned down the bid.
Nos the colt has zone lame and
Cook Il cat Just ts0.a0q.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

heavy hlttera Is becoming extinct.
At least that IL the way things base
Biological appear Go the veteran oh
servers. Who do not begin 70 offer
any solution FOR the NhinhaEe In
o'Roufke'a. fsarkiB's and uthe old
hofrehlde mmfdefers Of the dayaa OF
Cd
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

billy had the nerve 10 Jump from
the Coast team once and since that
time there has been a little gfadge
against him
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

Pete" Browning. who for some
time led all professional players as
batter died Monday at Louisville.
Ky.. from an absccsA- Browning
was Is years old.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

Roscoe Miller showed up fine In
Mondays game. Ills control was
good ard his fielding perfect. He
didn't hit a man nor give one a base
on balls throughout the game.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

Summary EaFned funa- slFaEtFs
:. Tacoma /. Struck oat-By NH
- 7. BY FItzEeFaid ? Bases on
haiis-Off fitzgerald 4 Twu-bass
hlts-Benneft :. Three.hAzc hits
strrfg. Norayke Double plays
Hart 10 strelb. sheehau 20 Hogan q
Nordyke Hlt By pitched tall
Blankenship. Passed ball--flogsn |.
Sscrafice hlts-walters. Hogan.
stolen bases-Kans. Hart. LEFT on
bases Seattle z. Tae0fna 4 Time
isse Umpire DFenneu.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

Corner End and Columbia sts. Low
excursion rates. Sept 1911. RE-
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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
Do PER
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MONDAY GAME


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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12
FAN FOOD

Hats To see Charley Shields 70
and be probably hates to soc his
long green 90 Hall ioars good
man BY suspendinx Shields
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

talk with Hes We beforo giving up
your cases a. hopelaas-
Consultation free.
Offlces--si05s Washington st. Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1905-09-12

Diankenship now appears In a
new rnle-That Of protector.