New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-10

On redirect, the witness said that he
based his Judgment upon the identity
by the machine that was used in writ
ing the address ON the box by the entire
combination of letters and not upon
any one letter.
The recess was taken here.
John G.. Gronan of New Ulm, testi-
fed to seeing the defendant on the
morning after the homicide in DR.. Geb-
hard's office. His clothes were not
black, and he had on no overcoat This
was about 8 a. M, and many people
were present. Koch was leaning against
table, and when witness looked at him
he turned and went away
On cross examination, witness said
That he had been employed to make
some repairs to the building by Mr.. Of
tomeyer, the owner of the building. Mr..
Pfaender had employed him to remove
certain pieces of woodwork containing
the blood spots. This latter was three
or four weeks after the murder.
On redirect, witness said that ev-
erybody else in the room was talking
and examining things in the room ex-
cept Koch. 49,.
Told Mayor Silverson Of it two or
three weeks before the New Ulm trial.
This witness was a new one who was
not called at New Ulm. -.<
Sister Baramea, of st. Alexander's
hospital, New Ulm, testified that she
assists surgeons and physicians at
operations. She hands the medicines and
instruments. She fixes hypodermic in,
| jections of strychnine and sometimes
gives it. DR.. Stricken keeps his strych.
nine in bottle in his valise. No one
except the doctors or herself would get
the strycnnine from the valse. Wit,
ness said that she had not taken out
more than half dozen tablets from the
bottle, and none after Oct. 4th, 1904
Witness Identified the bottle
On cross examina ton, witness said
that any of the doctors can bring pa.
tients to the hospital. The hypoder.
mics are usually preferred where there
are to be operations, and if they are
uot used they are thrown away. The
Sisters do not buy it, but get it of the
doctors. The doctors borrow from ono
another when they get out. DR.. Strick'
Ter leaves his satchel for day or two
! or three days at the hospital, occas
ionally, so that witness can clean the
instruments and place them in. Did moi
take any strychnine from the valise
unless the doctor was there and request
ed it: Generally used a whole tablet
in preparing an injection. -
E. G. Hage, a banker of Hanska, sale
that he saw DR.. Koch on Oct. 2Sth last
at the depot at Hanska and also on thu
train. 1t was the day that DR.. Kocf
moved his dental office away from
there. Dr.. Koch wore a black craven
nette coat. Witness mailed some let
tiers, placing them on cabinet wher.
the agent kept the mail to be put on tn.
train. There were two or three let
tiers and small package on the cab
met. The box being on the letters
Did not notice the address The pack
age was about the size of the blue DO.
in evidence. This was about 1885 D. m
and the north bound train arrives a
l:24 p. m. Dr. Koch had his denta
! outfit and a small grip with him. Wit
ness took the train and went to Minnea
polls. The defendant boarded the trail
at Hanska and left it at New Ulm.
| Cross examined, witness said that h
was witness for the defendant at tn
New Ulm trial on handwriting. De
tective Rydell brought the box to Hans
ka several weeks before that trial an
showed it to me. I did no
tell him about the box I sa,
at the depot. 1t seems as though I toll
Mr.. Somsen. Did not testify at tn
New Ulm trial about the box. Al
positive that I saw the package a
the depot on Friday, Oct. 2Sth
Addressed to DR.. Gebhard.
) j. M. Thompson, depot agent for tn
Minneapolis & st. Louis road at Hans
ka, was called. He has been agent Their
II since Oct. 18th last. Saw the defend
! ant while he was practicing dentistr
at Hanska. The defendant left Hansk
Oct. 2Sth. One day before the murde
!, of DR.. Gerhard small box was hanc
i ed to me some time after dinner, t
be mailed. It was marked "Dr. T.. I
/ Gebhardt, New Ulm" It was sma
package, in a box form. Think m
: brother mailed it on the train. I'll
: mail agent and myself had converse
/ ton. The defense objected to this col
versation, and the court sustained til
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