The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-05

This being SO, it is likely that the case
will not get to the jury before the end
of next week, even if it does then.
The jury attended the Methodist
church yesterday forenoon and the
Presbyterian in the evening. Several
little walks in the neighborhood complet-
ed the incidents of the day, which was
otherwise spent in the court house.
Attorney Pfaender spent Sunday at
his home in New Ulm, but he was the
only one of the attorneys who went
home. Messrs. Somerville and Abbott
accompanied Henry N. Somsen to New
Ulm and spent busy day looking UP
evidence. They looked at the post tes-
titled about by Mrs. Dahms as having
had blood upon it, and had it dug up.
They also testified the ability of sound
to travel from the gate to Mrs. Dahms
residence.
DIR. R. c. Gerhard, a dentist of
Black River Falls, Wis.,, and brother of
the late DR.. Louis A. Gerhard, arrived
in the city last evening and will re-
main throughout the remainder of the
trial He attended the New Ulm trial
OF the two brothers and sister of the
diseased who are attending the trial
the sister bears the most striking re-
semblance to the diseased.
Mrs. Krasz, the states witness who
created such sensation last week by
failing to identify the hammer, SUBJ
sequently informed Chief Klause that
she was unable to say that it was
the same hammer that she had seen in
DIR. Koch's office because it bore the
label put on it by Reporter Davis to
identify it. Having the label on it was
not just the same. It is not known
whether she will be recalled to iden-
tify the hammer. The state may con-
clude that it has already identified it
sufficiently, or that it would be best not
to have any more of Mrs. kasz' testi-
mony.
Among those who came to the city
this morning from New Ulm were Dr..
Reiheke, who had the offices next to
DIR. Gebhard's, T. Mueller, Frantz
Schneider, Mrs. Herman Schapekahm,
DR.. j. H. Vogel, who is DR.. Koch's
friend, and George Barnes.
| The audience at the opening of court
this morning was reduced by tine rain.
Judge Cray this morning instructed
the bailiffs not to admit hereafter boys
under twenty-one years or girls under
eighteen years.
Says He Killed Gebhard.
st. Paul, May 1.-The following let
ter was received by 7. A. Shirley ST.
Paul jeweler. Mr.. Shirley does not
know how the writer came by his ad-
dress except through an advertisement
in one of the daily papers. The envel-
ope in which the letter came is post
marked at Albert Lea. The letter is
unsigned Following is the letter:
"Albert Leaf. A. Shirley, st. Paul.
MINI. This is the only way can bring
to light that 1 am the murderer of DIR.
Gerhard of New Ulm. / saw in daily
paper that they are to take another
man, but / am the murderer. j killed
him and should not like to kill an
other man. 1 am writing you this be-
cause l cannot write to New Ulm They
would know me and kill me sure l
am called tramp now but | am no
tramp. / have been wandering from
one country to another now for five
months. l hope this will bring it to
light so that l can have peace. l saw
something about a handkerchief |
picked up one on the stairway when l
went up to Gebhards office. l wiped
my hands with it before l went down
again. never stopped to rest until l
reached Marshall. l left my bloody
clothes in a stone pile. l killed Geb-
hard because he wrote to young lady
that l was coward. l thought l
would show him l was no coward"
Brother Is Not vindictive.
The Minneapolis Journal correspond
ent, who is covering the Koch trial sent
the following to his paper:
Mankato, Mimi, April 29.-Henry
Gerhard, brother of the murdered den
fist, mas had the even tenor of his way
as a cranberry farmer at Black River
Falls, Wis, and also his bank account,
seriously disturbed by the tragedy in
his family. He and his sister, the lat
ter dressed in black, are pathetic figures
in the courtroom. They watch the pro-
ceedings with interest, and not infre-
quntly tears well up in their eyes when
testimony of witnesses forces upon
them the recollection of the terrible
fate which their beloved brother met.
ct wouldn't be natural to suppose"
he said today, shat will rest con-
tented until / know that the man, who