The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-07-28
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laughter of her dream before YOU met
he defendant that morning?" asked
Gen. Childs.
Eyes, SIR replied Mr. Krook
did you pay particular attention tC
lis clothes by reason of the drcam?"
"Yes, sir"
"What was the dream?"
Mr.. Abbott objected on the ground
hat dreams are not competent evidence
marked that he had thought this for
some time and sustained the objection
rhe defense had objected to all of Gen.
Child's questions, but he had said that
he intended to probe the dream matter
20 the bottom, the defense having
brought it up.
The witness was shown DR.. Kochs
pepper and salt suit that he wore the
evening of the murder, and he said that
Dr.. Koch was not wearing it the next
morning.
Reinhold Dahms was sworn and told
he same story that he did at the last
rial He had been rking winters at
&. G. KocI's home and had seen the
hammer there that was found near DR.
Richards body. He had used it fire.
Iuentlv. Cross examined, he admitted
hat he had witfully lied to Detective
Rydel when he told him that he could
lot identify the hammer. He was on
friendly terms with the Koch family
md did not want to testify against
Dr.. Koch.
Was Not Wearing An Overcoat.
c.. A. Zelle told about the same
tory that he did at the second trial
with the addition that he saw DR.. Koch
he morning after the murder and he
was not wearing an overcoat. He said
hat he had never testified to this be-
fore because hitherto he had only been
allied in rebuttal of Brooks testimony.
lie said that he knew that suspicion
lad pointed toward him, but he denied
.aking an active part in the case. He
said that he had been told by Postmas-
Ter Krook that Mr. Somsen had started
he suspicion against him. This was
stricken out on motion of the defense,
md the court instructed the jury to dis
regard it. because it was merely heresay
Joseph Weisenborn, the policeman who
vas the subject of many pleasantries at
he first trial about being afraid of the
lark. gave the same testimony that he
lid at the last trial, and it was the
anne as that given by the other people
Who were first ON the scene of the muir
Ter. He had heard no noises coming
rom Dr. Gebhard's office.
Miss Lena Weidemann of New Ulm,
said that she keeps house for two bache-
ors. She was standing on the back
porch of the Krone building, which is
lcross the alley from DR.. Koch's of
fees. between 9 p. IN. and $3.50 p. m,
on the evening of the murder, taking in
milk and butter and putting fowls in
70 a box. She noticed Dir. Koch in his
laboratory. He stopped, reached over
md then made move with his right
land as if putting something into his
pocket. then reached around and the
light wen. out. There was bright
electric light in the room. DIR. Koch
wore a big hat He reached toward the
left of the window across the room The
lower sash of the window the witness
looked through was covered with
table and curtain.
Miss Weidemann was cross examined
ny Mr.. Abbott and stated that she
might not have mentioned the move
ment to the pocket at the last trial. but
she mentioned the movement of the
arm. She saw DR.. Koch put out the
light. She thought of the occurrence
as soon as DIR. Koch was suspected of
the murder but did not care to tell
about it.
ct was simply to avoid the incon-
venience of going into court and testi-
flying that you did not tell?" asked Mr..
Abbott.
eyes. that was ALL" replied the wit