The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12

precisely '3:Zl. DOnU AFeueHHOtr wien
| / wound the clock on Sunday, Monday,
"Wednesday, Thursday or Friday eve-
nings. Before the murder George usual
! ly came home after / had gone to bed.
| generally went to bed at about $3.50
nings after that. l recall hearing the
footsteps on the porch, because ]
| thought them over and could recall ev-,
erything / went to bed before my sis
ter that Tuesday night. Don't know
when she or father went to bed. Didn't
hear any other. footsteps that evening.
Did not hear George when he went out
doors, or hear the door open or shut.
Saw George at 1880 or 8 o'clock the
next morning. Think | saw him at the
table. Saw him there with. Paul Hip
paul Talked with him in the kitchen
about the murder. Can't remember what
was said He began to talk about. it. It
is true that at the Brown county trial
testified that / told him about the
murder and that he listened. Do not
know what remark he made about the
murder. Saw George at the table We'd
nesday noon, when my sister spoke of
the cot on his finger. Do not remem-
ming.
Friday evening George was alone in
the kitchen for long time. Could see
him from where / was sitting. 1t was
between eight and nine o'clock when
told him to put stick of wood in the
stove Did not know that there was
any alcohol in the house that evening
Did not see him putting alcohol on his
hands. He did not talk about his
hands He told me after he burned
his hands that he had put alcohol on
them. His hands were red. The stove
was a new range, and he took off the
lid to put the wood in.
On redirect, the witness said that
nothing occurred on other nights to
make her think wat time she wound
the clock. Heard the footsteps because
they came under my bedroom window.
! Did not know who it was that walked
here until next morning. / had been I'M
dressing, and the shade was up, and
wondered if somebody had seen me.
On second cross examination, the wit
ness said that she had purchased no
handkerchief at Christmas time, 1903.
The morning recess was shortened up
to ten minutes.
Student Saw Koch.
Paul Hippauf was recalled. Went to
the Koch house the middle of September
last, to work for my board. My par
ents and brothers and sisters do not live
in this country. l roomcd in the base.
ment bedroom. VIM. Koch and DR..
Koch slept together and l had the other
bed. | used the room for a 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
watch and it was ten o'clock Went to
bed at eleven O'clock Did not hear Dr.
Koch or William Koch 90 to bed. Think
| saw George the next morning, but am
not positive. Heard of the homicide
then. | got up at 5l5 a. m. Think the
other two were in bed. did my CHORES
and entered the house at 7:l5 or 7:45.
Don't remember who / ate my break
fast with. Went to school at 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 DIR. Koch came in by Tuesday
night. He came in two or three steps
and went out. 1 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 I
come home after 10 p. m. generally 90
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. / left the hall
at ii p. M, and got home at ll:l5 p.
M Heard of the murder at Turner hall.