The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-10
CROWD OF CURIOUS
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Koch was still on the stairs the wit
ness drew his watch from his pocket.
It was one minute before ten.
The witness did not notice anything
unusual in Georges appearance. Soon
after George left, Hippauf said, he went
or William retired.
.Cross,,examined by General Childs,
Hippauf said the door was almost di-
rectly behind him as he was sitting.
How far into the room did the de-
PENDANT Gomez" was asked.
.Only two or three steps, think. y
.W Wa i that af}s' Rtse Yes SIR
uDid the defendant have on, a hats
eyes, sir, he had on derby hat. !"
How far up the stairs was the de-
PENDANT when you looked at the
IT don't know whether he was clear
up or on the stairs. -
And what time was it then3' 81
Zone minute before 1917
"That's an,'' said General Childs.
Tells George of the Murder.
William E. Koch followed Hippauf.
This witness knew Of the Gebhardt
murder on the night it was done, but
went to bed without telling the family.
William and George and Hippauf &C.
cepppy the large basement room: It vas
10 O'Clock to enter by the basement
door, because to go thru the upper part
OF the house would awaken the father,
from whose room the stairway de-
scends. The witness reached the house
about IL, having been at Turner hall
attending an entertainment.
Next morning the witness said he
was wachinr at tho howl whom ho M.
ticed that George was awake.
81 asked him about the murder of
DR.. Gebhardt, thinking he was down
town the night before and that, per-
haps,, he knew more about, it than I
did, said the witness. He appeared
surprised and jumped out of bed and
! began to dress. - --... -
"Did you see George at breakfast
that morning9' asked Mr.. Abbott.
emo; 7 finished eating before he
came up from our room. -
Saw No Blood on the Post.
| The witness said that he went to
town that morning across the slough
! and thru the gate described by Mrs.
said except when it was very muddy.
He did not notice any spots Of blood
on the post. r9 :G%
"When did you =, first know that
George was suspected of the murder9'
was asked. 'GE*
1T was Thursday, the day of the
funeral.'
;. 1--WE" =, asv George then informed about
elbow did he act9n
I "He seemed to be very sad.''
Now, after the homicide and until
Thursday, when he was informed that
he was suspected, did you see anything
unusual in Georges appearance and
"No, sir; nothing at ALL,
/ Repudiates. the Bloody Hammer.
The witness gave5 substantially the
same testimony as that of the othe1
members of the, faIEily, with reference
to the clothes the defendant wore be
fore and after the homicide, and about
the diningroom clock being fast. HI
was shown the bloody hammer ant
asked if that was the hammer his father
used to own. NJ, ~.s. M.-- .-s%
emo, SIR he declared positively.
Then still another hammer was pro
duced.
"You may examine this,' said Mr.
Abbott, "and say whether or not i
resembled! the hammer you used to have
at your place. ~
HWhat hammer is thatq" asked Gen
crdl Cul1US. '-s
t'It is an exhibit,'' said Mr.. Abbott
IT object to comparisons with any
thing not in evidence,' said Genera
Childs.
eve offer it in evidence" said Mr.
Abbott. ~E*"s
The witness then said that this new
hammer resembled the one his father
used to own, "only the handle was larg
err" He said that he had heard thai
this latest hammer was picked up re
Gently in the plot near their home.
Mr.. Abbott asked the witness abou
all the tools at the Koch home, and h
said that several Of the articles thu
Dahms boy had described as tools hi
had seen at Koch IS, had never been OF
the premise.
Witness Not Shaken. +
General Childs, cross examining tn,
witness said, CHOW, Mr.. Koch, thu
news Of the murder of that prominen
citizen of your town made 50 slight al
impression on your mind, did it, tina
you came home, did not look to see i
other members of your family were up
but tumbled into bed and went RICH
to sleep-into so sound a sleep that 20,
were not awakened when another go
eyes, sir, - said the witness.
1t was quarter after IL you say
and George wasn't in bed and yo,
; didn It look around the house to see i.
he were there, did you?" "No.''
And the next morning when Georg'
woke up and you told him about thu
murder, he appeared surprised, did he
and bounded out of bed excitedly an(
hurried into his clothes and was cage
to get the terrible news, was he9D
NWell, he got right up and dressed, ,
said Mr.. Koch calmly
"'He appeared interested, did he. al
any other man might appear when h,
had been, killedqn ~ Eyes Yes pAoA'S9lo'
Cross-examined as to the clothes hi
brother wore, the condition Of his hand
his demeanor, the time, and the tools a
the Koch home, especially the .fata
) Koch '.only Surprised
Miss Emma Koch, sister of DR.. Koch
! testified this morning that on the nigh
: Of Nov. / she went to bed at twent,
l minutes of 10 by the dining room
! clock, which she knew to be seven min
. utes fast. She was certain as to tn
: time because she wound the clock jus
: before retiring. Soon after she ha
& gone to bed she said, she heard some
body enter the house. She did no
know who it was.
Next morning, the witness said, sh
s heard from her brother William tina
DR.. Gebhardt had been murdered. Sh
spoke to George about it, she said, an
= he did not act unusual-only SUI
4 prised.0 That morning, she sait