New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1905-05-03

IUlm trial The defense objected to it
ial, but the court overruled the obiec-
ltions. Witness said that defendant had
Testified that he had received a blue
box like the one in evidence about the
/ beginning of October; that the box was
taken by Henry N. Somsen after Nov.
lst from a drawer in defendants desk
in his offices; that he had not told any
body about getting the box; that he
nad cravenette overcoat before the
homicide and for three weeks after
ward, at which time it was removed
from his office or got lost; that Mr..
Somsen had told him not to saw any,
thing about the disappearance, as he
said that there had been sensations
enough; that he knew where Dr. Stricl-
| Ter kept his strycnnine; that at the
= office of Hoidale & Somsen, early on the
| evening of Nov. LIST, had removed his
overcoat; that he had received an adver-
t Using lead pencil from Alfred Vogef
e while at Hoidale & Somsen's office;
e that while on his way home that eve
|, ming he passed the Gerhard offices at
t 9:25 p. n.; that he had walked up a
e portion of Center street, and then had
gone back to his offices and turned
t out the light; that he was in his office
I,,.of
4 oratory; that he had taken instruction
:, in anatomy at the dental college in
l. Chicago.
l. On cross examination, witness said
d that he had not told anybody about the
l. clothing that he mad noticed Koch wear
J. ing until after the New Ulm trial, when
=. he had written to Gen. Childs about it,
,e Mr.. Brown, who did the questioning
IS asked in regard to other testimony
given at the New Ulm trial. The court
limited this to Koch's testimony. The
49, defendant said that he had placed tne
pencil that he said was given him. in
his office, and that it was produced in
court; that he had entered Hoidale <
Somsen's office at about $40 and left
about or 9:O5 and then went up Cen
ter street to Blanchard's house and then
went back to mis- own office and turned
off the light and then went home by
way of the Herman monument grounds,
but did not name the exact time that
he got home After being home for Il
time it was $3.50 p. m. Defendant had
said that he unlocked the door, of his
office when he went back, went in and
turned out the light and came out
and locked the door. He said that he
had gone into his operating room, but
said nothing about going into the lab
oratory.
The recess was taken here. The court
informed the jurors that they could at
tend church Sunday, with bailitfs. He
asked whether they mad all the COM
forts needed and they replied that they
had. He said that he was pleased to
hear them say that, as it was intend
ed to treat them as well as possible.
This Forenoon.
Mr.. Eckstein was questioned some
more this morning by Mr.. Brown, and
said that he had paid particular at
.. tention to DR.. Koch's clothing Nov. I'd
- in order to see whether he could observe
whether it had been washed or not.
He did not think that it had been.
Dr.. J. H. Vogel, physician Of New
JJlm, was called He attended college
with DR.. Koch and roomed with him
for six months DR.. Koch had instruct
ton in anatomy while at college. At
IL a. m. on Wednesday morning after
the murder the defendant had marks
on his hands which he told the witness
was caused by carboIic acid
The bottle of carbolic acid belonging
to witness was introduced i'll evidence
and identified. DR.. Vogel stated that
DR.. Koch borrowed the bottle of aclc
from him. The acid is a 30 or % pei
. cent solution The antidotc for carbop
ter acid spilled upon the Land Is ai29ho
ime and should be used at once, when onl'
the a stain is left. If the acid IS left ol
,nt half an hour or so there is d slough
off. inc up of the tissue, which has tn
color Of dead skin. The wound on II"
Of finger joint such as described on the de
in PENDANTS finger, when he got the rub
j., ri Der cot, would not have been mad
of- bv commercial alcohol of the strength
Tho mentioned Witness said that he exam
+bo iuned the hands of Dr.. kocn on Fir
the day, Nov. 4th, and found extensive burn
,rd on the thumb and second, third an
tors fourth fingers of the right hand and O
t;,I the thumb of the left hand. The bills
aid ters were on the back of the fingers an
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