The Saint Paul globe., 1905-04-29
WOMAN J0LTS STATE
In THE KOCH olAL
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packed and that he was not coming back
again. Witness had asked him II he was
not satisfed-if his practice did not pay
MN, and he replied that il did Witness
had then asked him whether he had a
good practice at New Tim. and he said
that he had. No satisfactory reason was
| given for his leaving Witness had been
frequent caller at Dr. Koch's office at
New Tim. and had noticed an old hammer
hanging on the wall in his work ROOM
his testimony was the same as at the
| Cross-examined. DR.. Wood said that DR.
Koch had first come 10 Hanska twice a
/ month, then once a month and finally
last time II had been two months since he
| had last been there His regular time for
coming had been Thursdays, but he came
Friday that time. Dr. Wood had told him
mat he had lot OF work for him
Chlef klause was recalled and said that
nc was present at Mayor Silverson's res
loence at New Tim two weeks after the
homicide. Detective RydelI. Mrs. KasZ
ana another woman were present He
had shown Mrs Kasz the hammer that
was found in DR.. Gebhard's Office and no
I other hammer NJ Rydeil was called
( and substantiated this. Both admitted on
| cross examination that they had spent
long time looking for evidence. but did
trial.
Dingier Is Obstinate
Edgar Dingler. the young teamster. was
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educated. but gave his testimony in
straightforward way He said that after
harvest in 1903 he was hauling gravel and
throwing il into the Koch barn and no.
uced on the window sill OF the barn
hammer. He identified the hammer found
in the GebhaTd Office on the night of the
murder as being the one that he saw ar
The Koch barn. He had noticed E G.
koch pun nails out OF a board with IL.
The cross-examination was long and te-
dious- Dingler was obstinate at times
which was exasperatiEg to the attorneys
for the defense He couldn't remember
what month IL was that he saw the ham
mer at koch's barn. whether il was in
June or December. only that IL was after
harvest He saw the hammer once again,
and That was at the last picnic at the
Herman monument grounds last fan lust
before cold weather. II was lying on the
floor of an old kitchen II did not appear
That he had examined the hammer care
iuhy az either time. merely glancing al
IL out noticing that its right claw was
broken. the face battered and that IN had
a home made handle.
He saw il next at the police station a
La0nnh after the homocide, but did not
tell Detective Rydell at once that he knew
Ihe hammer. because he didn't want to-
Sald that he was not sure that IL was the
manner Later. at the Dakota house. he
salo that he was sure. Did not decide to
mix IN II until his father had told him
that II ne knew anything about il he
New Jim trial to testify about seeing
e c. Koch pull nails with the hammer
but remembered the next day. Witness
sdmtted that he had been going from
place TO place the last month but said
that Tor the past twelve DAYS he had
eeen employed in livery barn at Cob
den. Witness said that he remembered
going into Engelbert's saloon at New Tim
IN December and asking for Ryden but
he did not tell Engelbert that he knew
anything about the hammer, nor that he
wanted to be sure of the reward before
he said anything about IL.
Exact to a Cent
Did you say to Fred ]. Engel in Sit
tour Hammond's saloon, about Dec. /
last, that you were witness in the Koch
case and that after the trial you would
not have 10 work any more, as money
was coming easy?"
No, sir. 1 said that 1 would get 81. Os
Did you. on or about Dec. II or Is. say
In Sittour's saloon TO Henry Theissen: If
some money or words to that effect?"
mo. sir"
Did you. on or about Dec. l. in sittour
4 Hammond's saloon, say TO Robert
In that case When it is over / won't
ing easy or words to that effect?"
Did you in that saloon. in Henry Ham,
mond's presence. say: i don't have to
work any more. Money is coming easy?' I"
Did you. three weeks before the New
ulm trial in Sittour's saloon, state TO
I1SnIy OdOy or IN MS presence. IN refer
ence 10 this case. that there was $500 in
1t for you, or words 10 that effect?"
II is understood that the defense has
witnesses who will swear that Dingler
made the various statements that he was
asked about and denied.
This morning Ole F. Ulen of Hanska
was subjected to a long cross eXamina-
ton In regard to his testimony yesterday
about the conversation with DR.. Koch. in
which he said that Koch asked him if he
" III nv a1,l ar-1
testimony could not be shaken. He could
not understand very well. but when he
knew the import Of the questions he an
swered promptly and decisively.
Dahm Describes the Hammer
Reinhold Dahm, a young bricklayer,
was on the stand the rest Of the day un-
I'll Mrs. Kasz was called. He said that
he was y years old, but did not appear
been E. G. Koch's tenant for nine years.
Z. G. Koch is the father of DR. Koch. 1
lived with Z. g. Koch's family about four
months each winter from 1897 to 1903 /
cut wood and did the chores. E. G. Koch
had a carpenters hammer. II was old
and had one claw broken off three quar-
ters of an inch. Pieces were broken of
OF the face OF the hammer, and the iron
part was rusty. II had a factory handle
the first few years j worked there and
after that had homemade handle. Saw it
The handle was changed about the yeaE
1899. i used the hammer for fixing the
cowyard fence, and the old hayrack. the
ice slide and for fixing a door. The home
made handle had rasp marks and burrows
lengthwise- Z. G. Koch had a rasp. Wit
ness was shown exhibit and examined
il and said: This is the hammer l seen
up there" Mr.. -Childs offered the ham
nler in evidence. the court overruling OBJ
1ections by the defense.
The witness said that his father had
cattle pastured between his house and
the Koch premises. There was a gate
made of wire. leading to a driveway into
this pasture. The defendant was in the
habit Of walking by our place in going
10 and from his home He passed by
many times in October, 1904. This was
the nearest way for him to go home.
Mr.. Abbott tested the memory of the
witness by bringing a large number of
tools into the court room and having him
select those that belonged TO E. G. Koch
He picked out several without any hest
tation. and only failed to make a selec-
tion OF the monkey wrenches