The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-06
Brooks Discovers the Murder.

Brooks Discovers the Murder.
.FDid you see any one when you came
myer and Brooks. Brooks said, There
seems to be trouble upstairs He went
upstairs and came back and said, There
seems to be murder being committed
upstairs. I went up after DR.. Reinecke
came - -
Cross examination by Senator Som
merville -.
"Where did you see DR.. Koch the next
day after the murderq'
"At Henry Somsen 8 residence, where
ne ne ~ was rehears!pg to sing at Dr. Geb
"What injuries did you see on his
hand9'
"Just a small scab on the body side
Of the right palm. It was about an
eighth of an inch long,
Redirect examination by General
Childs.
"You said that your clerk may have
given out some pencils. To whom would
he have given them9'
ETO custOmers.''
erss? ?T...>.. - '''
" injuries Upon: Koch's1 Hands. q
Cleveland Frederick, formerly clerk
for W. G. Alvin, druggist, was examined
by General Childs.
''Did you see DR.. Koch the next day
after the murder?'
eyes, in the drugstore.''
"What was he doing9"
"Putting rubber cots on his hands,
"Did you say anything to him9'
ct asked him what was the matter
and he said he had injured himself. /
saw his hand and there were two in
juries-one on his index finger and one
on the big finger. I dom remember
which hand -
=" Now, did you have conversation
about the INJURY 9'fa&&a1h& aI&ts'%
~ ives; he said he had been injured by
Cross-examined by Senator Somer.
vile. -
Are you sure as to the time he got
those cots?'
"No-it was in the daytime.''
care you sure it was not the third
finger instead Of the index fngerq'
"No, I am not sure, but my impress
sion is that it was the index fnger.'
"Now, wasn't it the third finger and
no other?'
"I am not sure, but he was looking
for a small-sized cot. There was g
small spot on the finger about as
large as an eightpenny nail:
n. mRid ,Z3S e%S Sc; see any : cuts on his
~ Redirect examination ri by General
Childs. >,..',.n. :.... ,~~.-,... ny: -.
"What is your best recollection as tt
the number Of fingers injuredq'
1.-TWO; the index and the middle
fngger;' y, o7,,,
eyes; kind Of Clipped OUT
Hammer Not Gebhard's. -
Henry Karsthan, whom DR.. sGebhari
had employed while away on vacation
from Sept. IL to Oct. "a, testified thai
he had used DR.. Gebhard' g tools ant
that there were two hammers and {
horn mallet in the office. He described
the hammers carefully and, when shown
the one with which the dentist wa:
Gerhard 3 office. He said he had ex
amined all the tools in the office ant
was familiar with them, but had never
seen the hammer in question.
Cross examined by Senator Somer
vile, he was unable to swear positively
that the hammer did not belong to Geb
hard, but felt certain it did not.
Chief Of Police Testihes.
Adolph Klause, chief Of police, wa
the first afternoon witness. He frs
| heard of the murder at 9:58 p.m., an,
was in Gebhard's office nine minute
later. He saw the body and unsharp
ened leadpencil lying in pool Of bloc,
a foot from the head Of Gebhard an,
SIX inches from his shoulder. The pen
Gil was picked up the next morning b,
Joseph Koehler, who gave it to the wit
The witness also found two porcelain