New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-10
Searched All the Rooms.

Searched All the Rooms.
- went back up into the hall, and a
search of all of the rooms was made
and the body was examined. 1 heard
tn emsay that they did not know who
ut was who had been murdered. DIR.
Reineke sal dthat it was not DIR. Geb-
hard; As soon as I had examined the
clothing / knew that it was Dr. Geb-
hard. Chief Klause entered while was
there and asked me if l had stranger
working for me. Objected to by the
state, an dobjection sustained. We then
went to look up this stranger and found
him. Objected to and sustained. I re-
turned to my office with Mr.. Klause
and two policemen. Among them was
County Attorney Hoidale, who asked for
ia description of the man / had seen. I
gave him the same description nave
given here. I remained in my office till
II a. m.
Brooks was cross examined by Gen.
Childs, and was still on the stand when
The Free Press went to press.
Letter From Henry Gerhard.
The Minneapolis Journal of last eve
ming contained the following letter from
Henry Gerhard, brother of the murdered
dentist:
Mankato, Mimi, May lin The
journal of April 20, am quoted as
having said that I did not want to see
the murderer of my brother hanged.
The statement as it appears is not
true.
In talking with the reporter, I made
the statement that capital punishment
is not as great a punishment as life
Imprisonment. If the penalty for such a
crime is hanging, then I say let the law
be enforced. I believe in upholding the
law whether capital punishment or life
Imprisonment prevails.
As for my getting mad at myself for
thinking that life should pay for a
life for such a crime, is not my make
up at all, for the penalty is not mine to
give or withhold, and is only second
airy matter as far as That goes. The
state has that question in its hands.
If DR.. George R. Koch is guilty land
In my mind there is no doubt about it,
l say let the law take its course.
| Whether he be hanged or put in prison
for life it makes no difference with me
for | am not the one to say, but I do
believe that those who commit crime
should be punished according to it's ma
ture. 49,.
The article makes me say: eyes {:
this lamentable affair has cost me a
great deal of money. I wanted to see
the murderer caught and so hired a Chi
cago lawyer to make the investigations %
The facts are these. A short time af-
ter the homicide, an article appeared in
| oii> VI JIG NC" Cliil papers saying Ill
effect that if any one mentioned DR..
koch's name in connection with the
homicide he would be prosecuted. There
upon the Gerhard family took up cor
respondence with Chicago friend for
advice, and Immediately proceeded to in
vestigate matters. The administrator
of the estate of L. A. Gerhard has paid
out some money for the preliminary ex-
animation, but personally have not,
except incidentals.
The state has this case in its hands
and we have no further connection with
it except our interest that justice be
done.
Among those from New Ulm who
came to the city this morning to attend
the trial were Miss Tony Crone, Miss
Mamie Newman, Adolpn Wagner, sup
erintendent of the electric light plant,
Charles Strube, Theodore Schonlau,
Prof. Herman Helm of the Turner's, and
| Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schroeder.