The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1905-05-12
ASA BROOKS STORY.
The Only Eye Witness Of tire Gebhardt
Murder Tessi5es-Theory OF the


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the evening of the GebharGt murder He
told OF the game OF cards in Hoidale &
Sonsen's Office: OF the defendants coming
in but taking 10 part in the game and
said that the defendant and Dr. Vogel
sang popular songs while the others played
cards and that the defendant left the
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newspaper office By way OF the post
office. where he stopped and got mis- mail.
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late utterance which didn't sound like the
cr. of anyone in agony" He took little
notice of it a, the time but went into his
( office and opened his mail AS he sat
there reading he heard a noise directly
overhead, where Dr. Gebhardt's Offices
were located as Of two persons scuffing,
! but he thought nothing of that because
/ DR. Gebhardt was an athletic young man
and frequently scufflei with other young
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