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

it is not uncommon for The seats to
be taken half an hour before the time
for opening court.
When court reassembled, the cross ex-
animation of Mr.. Dahm continued He
took the hammer and pointed out fea-
lures by which he identified it. Mr..
Abbott asked in regard to Mr.. Koch's
other tools. He remembered three saws,
axe, wood mallets, crow bar, ETC.. and
could describe them to some extent. Mr..
Abbott produced two handsaws and the
witness identified one of them as Kochs
and said that he had used it. Mr.. Alb
bolt produced two mallets, but the
witness said that they were not Koch's.
Mr.. Abbott produced some chisels and
Mr.. Dahm at once picked out one as
Mr.. Koch's. He didn't know about the
others.
Mr.. Abbott produced two punches, and
the witness said that neither one of
them was Koch's. Witness was shown
two pair of nippers and picked out one
and said that Koch had a pair like that
Three monkey wrenches were then
!shown the witness and he said that he
could not say. Mr. Abbott produced a
hammer and witness said That it looked
like one that had belonged to his father
mad got last year. He had never seen
it at Koch's.
Why He Had Fabricated.
On redirect, the witness recited the
conversation that he had had with Vim.
Koch. The latter had asked whether he
did not think that the Koch hammer
was not "a little fiatter. I told him that
it looked the same. I told Rydell that it
was not Kochs hammer because | did
not want to be a witness against DR.,
! Koch Had known him for twelve
years and we were on friendly terms.
Gen. Childs endeavored to have the
witness explain or give the exact con-
versation had at Rev. Albrieht's house
but the defense continually interposed
| objections, so that slow progress was
made. ..sss
Answering Mr.. Abbott, witness said
that it was because of his friendship TO,
and old acquaintance for DR.. Koch that
lie had not wanted to testify against
him. y
care you still friendly with him."
"That can't be-"
Some in the audience laughed, ant
the court admonished them that there
must be no mirth in the court room al
the case is a very serious one He hat
to ask the bailiffs twice to keep or
der
Not The Hammer.
1 Mrs. Katherine kasz was called. Sh
had to have an interpreter, and II. /
Schmitt was sworn. The witness sal,
that she lives in New Ulm, has fam
lily, and she does washing and scrubbine
She had done scrubbing in the Strickle
/ block for two years, where DIR. Koch
offices are located She mad cleaned hi
offices, windows, carpets, etc, for tw
Years prior to last Nov. lst. DR.. Koc1
had two rooms, one work room an
the other an operating room. She clean
FED his offices every week last sum
mer. She cleaned the windows thre
weeks before the murder. She took
window out, and used the hammer
8 do it. The hammer was hanging on tW
mails in the work room. The windo,
was in the south wall, and the hamme
was. about three feet from it. Their
3 are three windows in that room.s Th
4 hammer was near the southeast corne
: of the room. There was gasoline stow
on the floor little over two feet fror
the hammer. The hammer mad shor
/ handle and the right claw off and tn
8 head all BATTERIES. The handle wa
:. homemade and looked old. The wal
where. the hammer hung, was black, es
cept back of the hammer, where it wa
clean. The witness was shown the ham
smer, exhibit 5, and said that it was nc
the one She insisted on this.
Gen. Childs consulted with his asso
GATES and Chief Klause
/ Taken BY Surprise.
| Gen. Childs said that he was take
by surprise at the answer of the witnes
land wished to cross-examine her.
Mr. Abbott said that it was no SUI
prise, as the woman had told Detectiy
|tRydell and others tina tit was not tn
), hammer.
Mr.. Brown said that Mr. Rydell coul
be- called.
Gen. Childs said that he had the a
fdavit of the woman that it was til
hammer.
4 Gen. Childs asked the witness wheti
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