New Ulm review., 1905-05-03

He also asked if Simmet was in the
shop. said ayes.. and he went into
the barber shop.
On cross examination witness said |
that Koch wore a brown derby hat and
black overcoat. 1t might have been
eight or ten minutes before he came
back south to the barber shop. | left
the barber shop at 9:o5 or 9:l0, and
stayed ten or fifteen minutes in front
of the drug store. DIR. Koch had no
package Don't remember seeing any
body else pass.
Heard Heavy Steps. =.
Herbert Baltrusch, pleasant faced
young man, eighteen years old, who was
working in the Review office at New
Ulm, said that he and his younger
brother, Oscar, were there until 9:45
OF later on the night of Nov lse Saw
DR.. Koch pass the Review Office win
going SOUTH As soon as Koch passed
the front window, l heard pretty heavy
steps going up the stairs and across
the hall to DR.. Gebhard's reception
room, and through to his operating
room. Before that | had heard buz-
zing sound of DIR. Gebnard working in
his office. This stopped right after the
footsteps approached him. Heard no
voices or sounds upstairs. Remained at
the Review office about ten minutes
and then went home. Did not hear of
the murder until next morning. I was
distributing type in the office Saw
Simmet and Pfefferle pass just after
Koch did. Simmet went across the
street and came back to his SHOP and
called out his dog. There was. clock
in the office, but it did not keep good
time, and don't know what time it
showed. y !J
On cross examination, the witness
said that he had worked at the Re
view office about three or four years,
for Asa P. Brooks. The printing office
and barber shop doors face each other,
in a recessed entrance. My right side
was toward the street. Do not know
what time l saw Koch come out of the
barber shop. Simmet and Pfefterle botl
crossed the street. Koch had a brown
derby hat and black overcoat that he
usually wore. He wore the same hat
after Nov. lst, but don't remember his
wearing the oyercoat again. The Ell
trance to the stairway to the Gebhare
, offices had double doors and screens
Could hear anyone going up the stairs
Usually heard the screen door Sian
, after anybody went through, but di,
not near:it slam after DR.. Koch passe'
f and before. | heard the steps on th
e stairs. The steps were heavier than or
: dinary, and attracted my attention s
{ much that. | talked to my brotne
t about it. ;, The person stamped up tn
stairs, and the tread across the foo
Y to the laboratory was quite heavy
Z more SO than usual Went home five {
Y ten minutes after l. heard the step
) There were no sounds Of scuffling ul
e stairs. 1t was between 9:40 and 9:4
J p. M Wnen [ went home Met M
e Brooks as I went home, on the corne
+. next to the office. Brooks was viii
l. Henry n. Somsen, and he went to IL
J. office and Somsen went home
I Brother Relates Same Story.
'e Oscar Baltrusch, brother of the la
II witness, fourteen years old, WAS ne,
"a called and told about the same stol
$ as his brother He thought that it w;
n. about 9:2O p. m. when DR.. Koch pas
q, ed the window and the heavy fo
t, steps on the stairs were heard Cou
l. hear the person open the door to t
ot reception room and slam it shut al
5h walk through to operating room. Z, r
n clock in the office was five minutes ia
We the next morning.
On cross examination, the witne
ed said that he was standing six fe
le, from the door and six feet from t
ST front of the office, facing south. E
rs brother was on the opposite side of t
type cases, facing him, as they workt
10 There was "a good electric light in t
OF Review office and | could see Koch VIII
OF he came out of the barber shop a
Il he could see my brother and me- The
st was no curtain or blinds. Koch was s
X or seven feet from me when he pass
Don't remember whether Koch look
ch into the office. Saw Koch wear t
re same hat and overcoat after Nov.
ne that he did that night. There is
IL space two or three feet deepbetween
he door and first stairs at the foot of
TO stairway. Did not hear the screen dt
i1d slam. Never heard anybody else h5