The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-19

ment bedroom. VIM. Koch and DR..
Koch slept together and l had the other
bed | used the room for study room.
VIM. Koch generally comes in from bel
low, and DIR Koch through the house
above. The night of Nov. lst had been
studying about three hours when George
came down the stairs from above Didn't
see anything unusual in his clothing, but
cannot say what they consisted of. He
went upstairs, and then / looked at my
watcn and it was ten o'clock. Went to
bed at eleven o'clock Did not hear DIR.
Koch or William Koch go to bed Think
saw George the next morning, but am
not positive. Heard of the homicide
then. l got up at 5:l5 a. m. Think the
other two were in bed. l did my CHORES
and entered the house at 7:l5 or Z AS.
Don't remember who / ate my break
fast with. Went to school at 8 a. m.
Our custom is to eat whenever it is con-
venient. Came nome at noon. At dinner,
Ida Koch remarked about George wear
ing cot on one finger. Did not until
Friday night notice any cuts, burns or
bruises on his hands.
On cross examination, the witness
said that his back was toward the door
that DR.. Koch came in by Tuesday
night. He came in two or three steps
and went out. l glanced around and
saw him. He wore derby hat. He
was on the steps going up when / look
ed at my watch. He was in the room
only minute or two.
William Koch was recalled. When |
come home after 10 p. m. | generally go
directly into the basement bedroom, as
the family is generally in bed after that.
Hoppauf generally retires about IL p.
M, while George and / are very irregu-
lar. We do not wake each other up
when one comes home after another is
asleep. / was at Turner hall on the eve
ming of Nov. LIST, about half way be-
tween the Gerhard offices and our home.
rode directly home with the butter
maker of the creamery l left the hall
at IL p. M, and got home at HIS p.
m. Heard of the murder at Turner hall.
When ] got home, Hippauf was asleep
! in his bed. l did not know then that
George was upstairs in the dining ROOM
| l thought that the family had retired.
When | woke in the morning George was
in bed | got up first, at about 7:30
a. m. As soon as George awoke, ask
ed him what he had heard or knew of
the Gerhard murder. He acted surpris-
ed, raised up in bed and said "What?"
l had supposed that he had been in
! town later than / was and knew more
about it. l got breakfast about 7:40
a. m. George had not gotten up from his
room. l hurried off down town, by the
Dahms' residence, that being my short
est and usual way of going. l take my
dinners in the Dakota House. In go
] ing through the gateway that morning
did not notice blood or stains on the
post. I never have noticed signs of
these. Would think that l would notice
them if they had been there.
Think the big gate was open
nearly every morning that l went
through. First heard Thursday fore
noon that George was suspected of the
murder. l was at Hoidale & Somsen's
office part of the time when George was
told that he was suspected. He ap-
peared sad when he was told. Until
then, l had observed no popularity in
regard to George. Previous to Friday
night | did not observe any cuts, bruises
or burns on Georges hands. That eve
ming DR.. Vogel telephoned to me to send
some medicine. When | got home
George was in bed and mis- hands were
bandaged. / helped to put bandages on,
and there were blisters on three fing-
ers of the right hand, and one on each
thumb. Saw no scratches or bruises,
except that on the third finger of the
right hand it looked little different.
The witness identified the defendants
clothing. George wore dark craven
nette overcoat and derby nat. He con-
tinued to wear these clothes for the next
two or three weeks. Our clock is usual
| ly fast. On the evening of Nov. lst
| it was seven or eight minutes fast, COM
pared with the church tower clocks
The city lights illuminate our premises
1t depends upon the color of objects
and the condition of the atmosphere
There are places in the barnyard where
moving objects the size of rabbit can
be seen SO or IS feet. In other places
| they cannot be seen so far.
| remember having seen it since the
tearing down of the old TOOLS in the
summer of 1903. The witness was
shown the hammer in question and said
positively that it is not the hammer
that his father mad Tho lattpr's ham.