The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28

NO, he asked why l did not say it
was the hammer, and | told him that
it was because it had paper upon it. y
'You saw him at the depot when you
took the train to New Ulm that eve
ming did you not?"
"Yes."
"Mr. Zelle met you at the train when
you got to New Ulm and talked to you
about the case did he not?"
Eyes"
"And you were spoken to about your
testimony by Mayor Silverson were you
not, and brought back to Mankato by
him?"
"He spoke to me and said that |
should tell the truth. He did not bring
me back to Mankato"
"Did he not sit in the seat with YOU
on the way back to Mankato?"
NO | sat with little girl
Mrs. Kasz said that she had not seen
the hammer from the time she was on
the stand at the last trial until now She
did not know until Wednesday eve
ming that she was coming to Mankato
TO testify at the present trial, and she
did not speak with Mr. Pfaender about
the case until she arrived in Mankato
yesterday. She had told Chief Klause
at the depot when she was going home
from the last trial that she would
identify the hammer if called again. She
had returned to Mankato but was not
called upon to testify. She had said
then that if the paper was off she would
swear that it was the same hammer.
Senator Somerville showed the wit
ness another old hammer somewhat sim
liar to the one in evidence, but she
said that she had never seen it before
and couldn't pull nail out with it as
one claw was entirely off. There was
a Ratchet in Dr. Koch's office but she
could not use it on the small ceats that
held the window sash. She only cleaned
the windows in the fall, before the
storm windows were put on. The prev
ious fall DIR. Koch had taken the cleats
off. She didn't know what hammer he
used She had never used the old ham
mer but the one time, and the time
that she used it was the only time that
she had ever seen it i'm DIR. Koch's of
flee.
H. l.. Hoidale was the first witness
called and said that his relations with
the defendant were cordial. One day in
October, 1904, in DIR. Kochs labora
tory, the witness was having casua
conversation with the defendant, no one
else being present. The defense OBJ
jected to this conversation being given
but the court overruled the objection
The witness said that the conversation
had drifted to DR.. Gerhard, and the de
PENDANT had said: CDR. Gerhard is q
double faced =" The witness
said that he had seen the defendant the
morning after the homicide at Hoidale
& Somsen's offices. between s a. M
and a. m. These offices are supplied
with closet for coats and hats, an6
Mr. Somsen kept his cravennette over
coat there 1t was dark coat. The
witness could not swear whether Mr.
Somsen procured another cravenette coat
subsequently.
Cross examined by Mr.. Abbott, the
witness said that he is brother of
County Attorney Hoidale, and was ste
nographer for Hoidale & Somsen. De
tective Rydell and one or two other de-
tectives were frequent callers there. He
did not remember the circumstances of
the remark made by DR.. Koch and die
not ask him why he felt that way, as
he did not consider it to be his bust
ness.
Postmaster L. B. Krook of New Ulm.
was examined by County Attorney vii
son. He was at work in the postof
flee, which. is in the Stricken block
on the night of the murder and was told
about it at $50 p. m. by l.. c. Vogel, if
the lobby He walked part way dowI
town the next morning with the de
PENDANT and asked him to go and lool..
at the window from which the murderer
had made his escape. The defendant
had no overcoat on, and wore brown
suit, with small checks. He would no.
talk about the homicide, and kept his
hands in his pockets. Witness aske-
him how he supposed person could
Jump down without getting hurt, but
his only reply was "umph'
Cross examined by Mr.. Abbott, the
witness said that he did not remember
that he had ever before testified to the
defendant keeping his hands in his peck
cts, but he had told the states attor
neys about it before the first trial. Saw
Mr.. REIN i'm Dr. Reineke's offices, but
he was not with the witness and the
defendant in the alley.
Daughter Had Dream.