The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-12

OUMEnYlLLE UIENO
FOR THE DEFENSE
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to you that there were many oppor-
tunities by which Dr.. Koch 8 handker-
chief could have been in the possession
of another man.
"While we are not here to convict
anyone else of this crime, we will give
you clues which if the detectives and
citizens committee had been as dill
gent in following as they have been in
would not be here today trying DR..
Koch.
"Koch Victim Of Misfortune.
CDR. Koch has been victim of mis-
fortune. The Sunday before the muir
der he injured his hand. The day fol-
lowing the homicide he spilled carbollc
acid upon his fingers. The following
Friday he burned them with fire. These
he has a black eye received by falling
in the jail. I suppose that If he had
had this black eye the day after the
murder, he would have been hung be-
fore this.
"Now, in addition to all this, we will
prove to you that DR.. Koch was at his
home when the murder was committed.
We will prove this by witnesses who are
unimpeachable. We will trace his
movements from the time he called upon
his lady friend, until he left the bar
Der shop at $3.50, and then will prove
that he was at home at 9:3S, and was
seen by the members Of his family at
that time, and then by a student, who
rooms there, a few minutes later. We
will prove that he came home calmly,
without his clothing being disarranged,
and that he went down town the next
morning wearing the same clothing J..
Witnesses Impeach Dingler.
Fred j. Engel was the first witness
sworn for the defense. He was exam.
ined by Mr.. Abbott, who sought to show
by him that Edgar Dingler had said he
was to get money for testifying in the
ibid Edgar Dingler say: to you, in
of the main witnesses in this case;
money is coming easy and when the case
more?' - 49, p. ~
eyes, sir. '".~ssT 49,.
Engel was turned over to the. state
for cross-examination, which was con
Quoted by Mr.. Pfaender. s-s: :.<
! "Now, as matter of fact, Mr.. Engel
was not all that Dingler said was
| Money is coming easy; / am getting
$l.o6S a day, waiting to testify in this
Ono; I didn't hear anything like
that.'' ~s.
| DoL..4 g IL ,,.. x,-,. ,1s. ,,11.l b. -,
peach. Dingler, and was asked the same
question, replying: va ~
call + remember is that he sale
w mGns}y, is coming easier than by : hare
The witness was not cross-examined
| Henry Teisen Of Mankato was calico
to impeach Dingler's testimony. HI
was examined by Mr.. Abbott.
Did Dingler say In your presence, II
some money if the case turns out al
"And did he say to you again thai
Pfaender says 1t didn It make any diff
ference if I say J. am to get 5000 .ol
not?'' eyes, sir.' q
Mr.. Pfaender cross examined Mr.
Teisen, but could not break his testi
mony.
Henry Hamann, saloonkeeper, wa
"Did Edgar Dingler say to you, s.
don't have to work any more, money i
coming easy2''' = ~
"Not to me, but in my presence. ''as
S1Did Dingler ask you last Thursda.
night what you were going to testify t
in this court, and didn It you tell hin
that you were going to say that h
said, Il don't have to work any Tore
money is &c coming. easy9' and aidn
"Yes.' -. y.
J Said He Was to Be Paid.
Henry Goede, Jr;, a Photographic
testified that Edgar Dingler said to hi1
in Sittaur's saloon about Dec. l., tina
, he was to get $500 for testifying i
! the Koch case. .. .<.,-..... ~. ~.
On cross-ex examination, Mr.. Pfaende
, tried to get the witness to- say that h
the testimony that Dingler was to Civ
in the case. Goede denied this. a.
! Fred Kuehn had known Dingler fc
seven or eight years and had been hi
schoolmate. He swore that eDingler
: reputation for truth is bad. The wi
ness admitted that he had been COZ
victed for assault and battery and f
drunkenness. He said that he and Dill
gler had been chums, but Dingler
t reputation got too bad for him. I'll
l court had to rap for order at this jun
e ture. ~ ..." g. .5s L..
D Joe Clements swore that Dingler
e reputation for truth was bad. I'll
r witness admitted of having been col
/ victed of drunkenness.
Albert Steinhauser, an attorney, ha
). known Dingler for several years an
u considered his reputation for truth al
[ veracity bad @
q DR.. 6. F. Reinecke, office mate of D
b Gerhard, was called to identify tt
;. hammer. They had occupied the san
: office together for about a year. +
was somewhat familiar with his too
q and knew DR.. Gebhard had a hamme
: Mr.. Abbott examined him.
f edo you remember Of his havi1
a sawed off q hammer handle9'' No.
a els that the hammer you saw at tt
" coroner's inquest9" asked Mr.. Abbot
II showing him the hammer with whi
. DR.. Gebhard was killed.
- - cit looks like it,
= f'Did you ever see that hammer
70 Dr.. Gebhard's office before his death
70 emo, sir.'
# Witness Islands Pat
MIR. Abbott addressed the court sd
= ing that he had transcript Of the e
o idence at the coroner's inquest in viii
is DR.. Reinecke had identified the hal