The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-13
Court Puts New Ulm Newspaper r1an Before the Jury
=--F1e Admits That Murderer of DR.. Gerhard
Looked Like Dr. Koch==-Makes Some Con-
Trajectory Statements Under Cross Ex=
amintion By General Childs.

yours upon him when you looked into
each others eyes?"
eyes"
"How long?"
II can not say"
'Did you not ON one occasion say 20
Charles Silverson, that You could rot
swear it was or was not DR.. Koch?"
'No, he said that to me-"
''Did you not say to him that you
would have to look into the eyes of
DIR. Koch, before you would be able to
state whether it was or was not Koch ?"
mo, I never made that statement"
did you see any blood the first time
you looked?"
"No, did mott
Says Murderer Looked Like Koch.
cat the time of the examination be-
fore the citizens committee, was this
question not asked: Does not the de-
scription of DR.. Koch answer nearer than
any other man you know, with that
which you have given out to be the
murderer"
eyes,"
Didn't you say, / should say SOP"
eyes"
Attorney Childs here questioned wit
ness as to several statements he had
made before the citizens committee and
he admitted that he had made state
ments in regard to the appearance of
the murderer comparing with that of
DIR. Koch.
Defendant Not Exonerated.
Mayor Silverson was sworn and he
was shown paper which was a state
ment of the committee which called at
the Koch home shortly after the murder
to make Investigations concerning the
suspicious attached to DIR. Koch and
pointed out what alterations he made
when before the committee and stated
that this statement in no way exonerat-
ed the defendant.
Postmaster L. B. Cronk was called and
shown package containing the bottle of
poison and asked whether or not he was
able to state when this package was
mailed, and he said he could.
'Where was it mailed?"
1t was mailed on the railroad"
|. "Can you state on what railroad it
was mailed?"
Eyes"
upon what railroad was it mailed 2"
upon the Winthrop and Storm Lake
Division of the Minneapolis and st.
Louis"
GLOW can you tell where it was mail
ed?" asked Somerville?
'By the letters on the stamp"
SIS Hanska on the Minneapolis & ST.
Louis?'
Eyes"
Other witnesses who testified TODAY
were DR.. R. c.. Gebhard a brother of
the murdered man, whose story relat-
ed to the box found in the dead mans
Office
DIR. Reineke gave testimony relating
to the door and screen in his office.
w. G. Ghepherd, newspaper report.
er said he called on Koch at the lat
ter's home on the Sunday following the
crime. The defendant appeared sick,
and his hands were discolored
DR.. Stricken Recalled.
DIR. Stricken was asked whether the
spilling of carbolic acid upon the hands
of DIR. Koch could have produced the
sores found upon his hand.
st would not entirely" replied the
witness.
Alfred Paefender when shown the
hammer found in the murdered mans
office, stated that he had never seen it
in the murdered mans office prior to his
death.
j. H. Haenze, editor of The Hanska
Herald, testified that the writing on the
label attached to the bottle received
by DIR. Gerhard looked like that of DR..
Koch's.
Koch Received a Pencil
Richard Higgs, an employee. of the
Eagle Roller mills, was sworn He
was in the office of Hoidale & Somsen,
playing cards on the night of the muir
der, Koch came in between seven and
1890
did you see Dr. Koch receive a pencil
that night?" asked Gerenal Childs. eyes,
sir"
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