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The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27

on the opposite side Of the street, and
this man also looked through the tran
SON. He also saw the murderer, but
did n o get a glimpse of his face. He
saw only his head and shoulders as he
moved along the wall to a rear room.
They summoned help and the door
was broken in. One of the city police
men was there, and as they entered
the Office they heard sounds OF some
one moving in an adjoining Office, but
none vas brave enough to attempt to
see who it was. In the meantime the
murderer had pushed the screen out OF
the widow, leaving bloody marks on
the window sill. He dropped to the
ground below and escaped.
The body of the murdered dentist
was found lying in the middle OF he
floor in = big pool of blood. His skull
had been crushed with a hammer and
his throat had been horribly mutilated
in the region of the jugular vein with
a knife. Blood was scattered every
where, and the furniture of the room
was strewn about in confusion, giving
evidence Of a terrible struggle.
Floating on top of a large pool OF
partly coagulated blood near the head
of the murdered man was a new lead
pencil, bearing the advertising mark
Of a local lumberman. The hammer
was there, bloodstained. 1t was after.
wards identified as one seen some time
previous in the barn of the Koch
homestead This led To auSniciOu
against DR.. Koch.
DR.. Gebhardt was buried, and, at the
funeral services, DR.. Koch, the accused
murderer, sang in the choir of the Con-
gregational church. The next day DR..
Koch was openly charged as being sus-
pected of the murder, and witnesses
told of his collapse when he heard OF
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27
DR.. GEORGE r. KOCH.

| the rumors. Later. through the eff.
forts of a citizens investigating com
mittee, who hired attorneys and detec.
tives to probe the mystery, DR.. Koch
was formally charged with the crime.
County Attorney Hoidale, because he
was a law partner of Somsen, who is
a brother-in-law of DR.. Koch, was cen.
sured for his apparent apathy. He re-
signed from the states part in the
case, and ex-Attorney General Childs
was appointed to represent the state
in the prosecution. The trial began
Jan. 2, and was concluded when the
case was given to the jury at 4:25
o'clock, court being. in continuous ses.
sion, except Sundays, for eighteen
days.
Never has there beer within the Dor.
ders of the commonwealth of Mime.
sofa a greater murder trial, possessing
such elements of mystery, such pOten.
t~ialities for romance, such vivid back.
ground of passionate struggle. The
terrible mystery which surrounded the
killing of Louis A. Gebhardt, as he was
at work in his Offices on the night of
Nov. 1, has never been adequately ex.
planned. The trial of Dr.. G. r. Koch
has been a trial wherein no motive for
the demoniacal crime has been shown.
1t has beer the presentation of q series
of related facts connecting the defend
ant with the crime upon the one hand
and the refutation of the charge upon
the other. 1t has been a trial pregnant
with possibilities for sensational dis.
closures. But these disclosures never
came.
Wrapped in its mantle OF mystery,
the death of DIR. Gebhardt remains the
central figure. Nothing Is certain save
that he was killed, killed with the bru.
tally of the shambles, hacked and
hewn and hammered as a man would
be killed by one who sought the salts.
faction of a vengeance which extended
beyond death.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27
REVIEW OF THE CASE.
Main Features Disclosed by Official In
vestigation.


The murder of DIR. Louis A. Geb-
tried. was one of unusual interest, in
asmuch as both men were prominent
in social as well as professional life in
New Ulm. The men had been friends,
and had performed for each other acts
of professional courtesy.
The murder occurred on the night
of Nov. 1, and vas Of a particularly
horrible nature. DR.. Gebhardt had
been engaged in some work in his den
tai laboratory, which was located over
the office of the New Ulm Review.
Men working in the printing office be-
low heard him at work at 9 o'clock.
They heard a man going up the steps
to DIR. Gebhardt's office, and a little
later. pedestrians on the street heard
outcries.
Editor Asa P. Brooks, sitting at his
desk below DR.. Gebhardt's office, heard
sounds of scuffling. He heard furnl-
ture being showed about. His curios-
ity being aroused by the unusual noisy
disturbance overhead, he went upstairs
and tried the door, out louHu IL ioCh-
ed. He climbed on the stair banister
and looked through the transom over
the door to DR.. Gebhardt's office. A
bright light illuminated the o and
directly underneath the o he saw
the form Of a man lying on the floor.
and over it was bending another man,
who was saving away at his victims
throat with a knife.
The murderer looked up at the tran
son.. and his eyes met those OF Mr..
Brooks, and they gazed into Zach 9TH
er's face. Brooks testified on the stand
thai he did not recognize the man
bending over the form of the dead.
Brooks then went down to the street
and summoned a man whom he saw
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an agreement Is, of course, q keen dis
appointment to me. fully expected
an acquittal for the the reason that l
did not see how there could be any
question about my innocence in the
eyes of any fair-minded jury. | am
confident now that the jury would
have had no trouble in arriving at a
verdict of acquittal, had it not been
for the heavy pressure brought
against some OF them by the people
who want to see me hanged for a
have anything to do with.
Il am anxious for an early retrial.
and feel certain that the verdict will
be for acquittal. The only thing |
ask is that men who have made up
their minds that | am guilty be kept
off the jury.
II am told that among all who heard
the evidence presented against me 70
body has been heard to say that there
was a possibility Of conviction. The
best my accuSeTs expected was a dis
agreement, which they got. Perhaps
they were we'll informed as to some of
the jurymen. 1t looks that way to me.
II have no criticisms to make. l ex-
pect to be indicated in the end. I
hope that no other young man will
ever be pursued as have been pur-
sued by men who are bent upon my
life, at any cost, guilty or not guilty.
Il think ] am entitled to a fair trial
before an impartial jury, not a jury
with some men who made up their
minds before they were sworn
81 feel that if all the twelve men
who e into the jury box had been
unprecedented and had based their
opinions as to my guilt or innocence
upon the evidence presented in court,
they would have been of n mind.
George r. Koch"
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PROBE WHITE PLAGUE CAUSE.

Washington, Jan. 24.-The secretary
of the treasury yesterday sent to the
senate a request that there be added
to the estimate for preventing the in
PRODUCTION and spread OF epidemic dis
eases a provision permitting the use
OF an appropriation for the special in
quiry into the cause for the prev
alence or spread of tuberculosis and
typhoid fever. The secretary asks that
100000 be added to the appropriation
in order to promote the inquiry.
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in the way of salary and expenses OF
collection and $3.S47.S6 was turned
into the state treasury.
The report shows that for the year
1866 gallons Of oil were rejected for
the Standard Oil company, it failing
to meet the required gravity test. For
the Penn Oil company 165 gallons of
gasoline were rejected for failure to
reach the gravity test, and $50 gallons
of oil was rejected for failure to meet
the ash test.
Mr.. Branch gives the present oil law
a strong Endorsement and asks the leg.
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The winter thus far has been unus,,-
ally mild. Cattlemen report that the
ranges are covered with a small
amount of nov and that the water
holes have not been frozen over to anv
extent, SO that cattle have had an
abundance of water. The stock in all
parts OF the range west of the Mis-
souri, river is in excellent condition.
Cattlemen are DESTROYS of having
more snO between now and spring.
Otherwise there will be a scarcity of
water during the summer time. Last
year at this time there was two feet of
snow in most places and cattle were
suffering for feed. Cattlemen figure
that there can be but two months of
bad weather at the most between now
and spring.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27
CROKER IN FATAL CRASH.

Receives Injuries Which Prove FATAL
While Chauffeur Is Instantly Killed.
Daytonia, Fla, Jan. "a. While
speeding his racing automobile on the
beach Saturday Frank Croker, o OF
Richard Croker of New York, collided
with a motorcycle chair driven by a
hotel employee. Mr.. Croker was so
seriously injured that he died yester-
day. His chauffeur, Raoul, was thrown
forty feet In the air and landed on his
forehead. killing him instantly.
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lslature to stand by the law as il is
and not to open up the matter n al
low changes to creep in. He SAYS he
has been importuned a number of
times to recommend slight changes,
but believes that the law should stand
just as it is, regardless of the requests
OF the Oil companies, it being one of
the best laws in any state in the
Northwest.
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OF oil.
Inspector Branch Makes a Report on
Years Work.

Emil Branch, Oil inspector for the
southeastern district OF the state, has
lust filed his annual report with Gov.
,Elrod, showing the amount OF oil and
gasoline inspected for the year and
the disposal of funds. He has inspect
cd 1.182,445 gallons of gasoline and
1,2OO,3 1856 gallons of refined oil, the in
spection fees amounting to $6,771.45.
OF this amount $2.925.59 was taken up
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27
BADGER GAME WARDEN IusY.
C~onfiscates svenison and Grouse 81
Route I Chicago Man.

Stevens Point. Wis, Jan. 24.-state
Game Warden Brown confiscated 600
pounds OF venison and grouse, shipped
via the National express on the Wis
consin Central. and. removed the same
from the train at this station. The
game was shipped by E. H. Williams
OF st. Paul to A. B. Aaron, lis South
Water street. Chicago.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27

An exhibit at the Lewis and Clarke
show seems to be generally favored by
North Dakotans.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-01-27

There was little doing in the house
Friday. A bill was introduced bv New
ton to strike out publication REQUIRE
ments in probate notices. The Kribbs
bill to require gasoline cans to be
painted red was passed. The house
committee recommended the passage
of the wolf bounty bill. increasing the
annual appropriation from $4,000 to
$4,000, and the bill allowing counties
to offer rewards for horse ristlers.
The senate state affairs committee
favorably reported the house resolution
memorializing congress for the $40
acre homestead. The bill appropriate
ing $500 deficiency at the school of
mines was passed. The principal SEN
ate bills introduced were: BY Payne.
granting the governor power to accept
gifts and donations: granting cities
power to issue bonds for sewers, and
to provide special assessments on
abutting property for purposes;
by Wagner, requiring assessments of
all property in the state to be at total
value; by Neill, providing for a paid
jailor in all counties where jails are
erected; by Lawson and Koehsel, to
appropriate $4,000 for an industrial
building at the Aberdeen normal
school.
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or the mouse, and the n are that
the bill will become a law within a
| short time.
The house Thursday passed the sen
ate bill to allow cities to condemn
property outside their limits for water
works purposes, but it met with unex-
pected opposition, falling to receive
the required two-thirds vote to pass it
as an emergency measure, and it only
passed with a majority. There was no
open fight on the measure, and the op-
position came as q surprise, as it had
passed the senate without an opposing
vote.
The senate bill to relieve the state
land department from passing on titles
in question to state lands sold was
passed by the house.
New house bills were by Rogde, to
provide for municipal water bonds, le-
CALLING bond issues for that purpose
and allowing cities to sell, lease or
otherwise dispose of municipal water
plants; by Peterson, providing for a
state veterinarian board to examine
applicants for practice of veterinary
surgery; by Clark, appropriating $40,-
900 for buildings at the soldiers home,
and by Apland, declaring a poem writ
ten by Stena Sindell Peterson of r
t~erville to be the state song. This
measure was referred tosthe committee
on immigration.
TIL, c1,o1ror - mr. ~-.-.
tee to attend the funeral of the wife
of Representative Brown of Sanborn.
Representatives Trum, Carroll, Brown
of Lincoln. Vanosdel, ~Jorgenson, Craig,
Smith, Belts and Wilson.
In the senate the committee on TEN
pefance reported favorably on the
Cooper bill to legalize liquor licenses
granted in towns and cities where H.
cense was not granted at the last cleo
ton. The temperance people will al
low this bill to go through without a
fight, although their first plan was to
oppose it.
Senate bills We're by Northrup, pro-
viding for the redistricting of cities
into wards; by Vessy, limiting cause
for divorce to acts committed in the
state or by citizens of the state with
out the boundaries: providing SO per
day jury fees: by Whsle, to make the
closed season for game fish from Octo-
Der to April, inclusive; by Payne, pre-
scribing powers of county commission
ers relative to erection of county
buildings; and by Frieberg, to repeal
the law allowing eighth grade pupils
to be sent to the high schools at dis
trict expense.
The live stock committee of the
house met with the state veterinarian
to consider a cattle-dipping bill and to
formulate a measur which will be sat
isfactory to all parties concerned.
Such a bill will be introduced at an
early date.
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The capitol building committees of
both houses, with an architect, consid-
cred the proposed capitol building site
Saturday and later took up the bill to
erect a building.
The senate held a short session, in
which a favorable committee report
was secured on the bill to legalize Ii
censes in towns where no license cleo
ton has been held the last year.
Senate measures introduced were:
BY Cook, a memorial to congress ask
ing for the election Of senators by a
popular vote: by Cordill, a bill requir-
ing steam engines on highways to give
right of way to teams; by Anderson,
for a twine plant at the ~penitentiary,
with $150.000 appropriation; by Sho-
bera, sheriffs' fee bill, and by Wagner,
providing for collection of expenses
of education of children from parents.
Gov. Elrod signed the first law of
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the bill will become a law within a
short time.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
MORTGAGES SALE.

Whereas default has been made III the
date, the 18Th day 81 september, 1851, exc
se %E as
gagors, unto Clarendon p. Mcclure. mort.
gage; which mortgage was duly recorded
liz The office of the Register of Deeds
e t% daS Of @ at acoeR
Page los: = :
to; be due at the date of this notice upon
ca d mortgage the sumOf Nine Hundred
Eighty-Six and 60 100 Ses6.6o) Dollars, and
no proceedings at law or otherwise have
any part thereof;
Now therefore, notice is hereby given
that by virtue of the power of sale in said
mortgage contained and Herewith record
case made and provided the said mort
gage will be forec1osed by sale of the
land therein described which is situated
in the c9unty OF MSedsen n State Of Mime
The north half (nh) of the northeast
quarter tneA) of section twenty (2O), town.
ship one hundred thirty $50, of range
twenty-nine t2s), containing eighty acres
survey thereof;
Which sale will be made by the sheriff
of said county of Morrison, at the front
door Of the court house in the city, of Lit
10Th day OF February, 1905, at 9:15 O'Clock in
the forenoon of said day at public auction
to the highest bidder for cash, to pay the
any on said premises, and $1,000 attorneys
fees therein stipulated to be paid in case
of foreclosure, and the disbursements
Dated 5f Si ziR Ssf Ct Pf:*%ssf }
sULL1vAN,..e
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
J. D. SULLIVAN,
Attorney for Mortgage

MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE.
Default having been made in the pay
ment of the sum of Seven Hundred and
claimed to be due and ie due at the date Of
nSt3ee Besy
band, mo1tg 90 gors, to James MecusEer,
mortgage, bearing date the 18th day of
January, 1899, and with a power of sale
oce ts Of DEEDS IN snd @ the
county of Morrison and state of Mime
sofa, on the 18th day of February, 1889, at
O'clock p; ~: 1n Boz Book Vol; OF Mort
ceeding having been Instituted, at law or
otherwise, to recover the debt secured by
Nov or part s4eb1
That by virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in said mortgage, and pursuant to
the statute in such case made and pro:
by sale of the premises described in and
conveyed by said mortgage, viz:
The northeast quarter OF section twenty
two. according to the government survey
in Morrison county and state ofMinnesota.
with the hereditaments and ,appurten-
sheriff of said Morrison county at the
north front door of the court house, in the
city of Little ia Falls, in said county ~ and
% eeeh he st6 day paSc
due, to the highest bidder for cash, to pay
said debt of Seven Hundred and Forty.
three and 33-1'Uths dollars, and interest
and the taxes, if any, on said prem.
Uses, and fifty dollars, attorneys
fees, as stipulated in and by said
mortgage in case of foreclosure, and
the disbursements allowed by law; sub.
ject to redemption at any time within one
year from the day of sale, as provided by
law:
Dated January 9Th A. D. 1906.
JAMES MECUSKER.
Mortgage.
F. "A. LINDBERGH,
Attorney,
Little Falls, Minnesota. IS
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
JUDGMENT SALE.

Notice is hereby given. that under and
vorce rendered BY TIE District Court of
Morrison county, Minnesota, in favor Of
the plaintiff and against the defendant in
an action then therein pending wherein
Sophia SabOn is plaintiff and Vincent
SabOn is defendant entered in said Court
January 7th, 1905, a transcript of which
judgment unsatisfed, is now in my
hands, and under which said judgment I
am com manded to make sale Of the real
estate hereinafter described, / shall on
Saturday the 4th day of March, 1905, at the
hour of 10 o'clock a. m. of said day, at the
front, north door of the court house, of said
county, in the city of Little Falls, Mime.
sofa, sell at public vendue to the highest
bidder there or for cash, the following
described premises situated in Morrison
county, Minnesota, to-wit:
The north half of the northwest quarter
Of section twelve, in township one hun.
dred and twenty nine, north of range
thirty-one west, to satisfy the sum of six
hundred and nine dollars and sixty cents,
and the costs of advertising and making
said sale.
Said sale will be made subject to re.
demptiOn within one year from sale as in
case of sales of real estate'under execu
ton.
Dated January 10TH 1905.
E. S. TANNER,
Sheriff of Morrison County, MINI.
J2o It
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
NEWS CONVERSATIONS
Wednesday, Feb. s.

William B, Comstock, prominent
lumberman and banker of Alpena,
Mich, is dead, aged sixty-two years.
William Alderman, president of the
Illinois Central railroad from 1877 to
1854. died at Chicago Tuesday Of heart
disease.
Thomas Adams, inventor and manu-
facturer of chewing gum, died at his
home in Brooklyn Tuesday of pneumo-
MIA and old age.
District Attorney Jerome said Tues
day that he had begun a crusade
against pool rooms in New York city
and intended to close all of them.
The entire student body of 100 men
at Kenyon military academy at Gam
bier, o., are on strike for the rein
statement of three suspended students.
Henry L. Wilson, for some time
minister to Chile, is, at his own re-
quest, 10 be transferred and probably
will be given European mission. His
successor has not been announced.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
$ORIER FOR HEARINGt ON j. CLAIMS.
STATE OF MINNESOTA,

STATE 11't r OF Q : MINNESOTA, . 4. J.
# COUNTY OF MORRISON. .a $S...s3..5$
ruary 10th, 1905. .=-E7*...7
In the matter of the estate of John
WOltman, deceased. IL =: ;:E$S .*. ssE%tIs*ss
Letters testamentary on the estate
of John WOltman deceased, late of
the county of Morrison, state of Mime
sofa, being granted to Crawford Sheldon.
It is ordered, that three months be and
the same is hereby allowed from and after
the date OF this order, in which all persons
having claims or demands against the
seid deceased are required to file the same
in the Probate Court of said county, for
examination and allowance, or be forever
barred. ~
It is further ordered, that the 18th day
special term Of said Probate Court l to 70 be
held at the Probate office in the Court
House, in the city of Little Fails, in said
county, be and the same hereby i. ap-
pointed as the time and place when and
where the said Probate Court will exam
inc and adjust said claims ard demands.
And it is further ordered, that notice of
such hearing be given to all creditors and
persons interested in said estate by forth
with publishing this order once in each
week for three successive weeks in the
Little Falls Herald a weekly legal news
paper, printed and published at Little
Falls, in said county.
Dated at Little Falls, Minnesota, the.
10th day of February, A. D. 1905.
(Seal.) IF. SHAW,
FIJI Judge of Probate.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17

The knowing ones'' read the Du-
luth News Tribune to keep posted.
The News Tribune prints the best
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best northwest news, best range news,
best spring news. best market news,
best editorials. And the little bear of
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Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
Saturday., Feb. II.

John L. Sullivan has challenged
James J. Corbett to a finish fight
General Lew Wallace is said to be
critically i'll at Charlottesville, Ind.
G. H. Hackley, whose gifts of public
institutions OF Muskegon aggregate
$2,000,000 is dead at Muskegon, Mich
Property valued at $4,000 was
consumed at Oskaloosa, a., by fire
originating in the basement of a har-
ness store.
The Construction News says build
ing in the principal cities for January
shows remarkable increase CON-
pared with the corresponding month a
year ago.
The house committee on public
buildings and grounds has completed
the details OF an omnibus public build
Ing bill. 1t carries total appropria-
ton of $780, 900.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
They Were Welcome.

While Georgia editor was address.
Ing an audience fifteen cabbages were
thrown on the stage. Il thank you,
ladies and gentlemen" he said. MY
garden was killed by the recent bliz-
card and have large family to sup
port. All that l need now is a has.
ket. "-AtlaRta Constitution.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1905-02-17
"Meanest Man" AGAIN.

A man at Wexham, England, was
given S. wherewith to buy a wreath
for the funeral of friend of the per-
son who had given the SIS. Instead
OF buying a wreath, the fellow went
out to a cemetery, stole a wreath
there, left it with the mourners and
pocketed the SIS. But his act was
discovered later.