The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-04
Did Not Tell His Father Who
Killed Dr.. Gerhard.
Flour City Man Gets Very
Much Excited on Street.
He Makes Statements Which
Cause a Sensation.
From Wednesdays Daily.

From Wednesdays Daily.
Edward NJ. Brooks, the aged father
of Editor Asa p Brooks, star witness
| for DR.. Koch in the famous trials, was
one of the first to hear the news of the
Young dentists acquittal, as he stood
with group of friends on Fourth
street, Minneapolis, yesterday after
! noon, says The Minneapolis Times.
When the extras appeared upon the
streets in the hands of shouting news
| BOYS the aged father of the New Ulm
editor was overcome with joy. To
| few personal friends Mr.. Brooks said,
| among other things:
1T is just verdict l knew all
along that DIR. Koch would be acquitted.
1t is complete vindication for the
young man and proves that Asa told
the truth. The mental picture which
my son took of the murderer when he
looked over the transom on the night
Dr. Gerhard was murdered was not the
photograph of DIR. Koch"
Then the excited, enthusiastic old
man described over again the murder
er's personal appearance. Growing vehe-
ment in his condemnation of the man.
ner in which Attorney Childs, for the
prosecution, fayed the defense and Asa
Brooks, the old man made statement
which for the moment startled his
friends and those who stood within
hearing of his voice.
THE mental picture which Asa re-
ceived of the murderer was not DIR.
Koch but looked like the son of former
well known state official, who lives in
New Ulm," said Mr. Brooks, emphasiz-
ing the young mans name so that
several heard it.
Mr.. Brooks went on to state that he
believed that the motive for the muir
der could be explained when it was
kHOWH ullal the uuTueTeI flCGlH Hdu
been in the habit of leaving the home
of the alleged murderer at unseemly
hours in the morning.
With flushed face and his very frame
trembling with emotion as he again
and again scanned the bulletin announc-
ing the acquittal of the young dentist
the old man strolled up the street.
Upon learning that his remarks had
been heard by reporter for The
Times Mr.. Brooks, proud of his son and
happy that his testimony had been vim
dicated by just verdict, explained
that eight months of time intervening
between the arrest of DR.. Koch and his
acquittal had brought his son and the
family too strongly into the limelight
of public discussion, and he asked to
be excused from being interviewed un-
til he could confer with his son.
Mr. Brooks is connected with a well
know East Side law firm, with offices
in the Chute building. He resides with
his son in-l law, c. p. Cooper, 4l24 Sheri-
dan avenue S.
Editor Brooks Denies.
Editor Brooks is reported to have
informed friends in New Tim, today,
that he never made any statement to
his father as to who the murderer
was. He did not believe that his father
made the statement attributed to him
in The Minneapolis Times, and if any
such statement was made it emanated
from some other Brooks, not his father.
1t is understood that Mr.. Brooks, the
father of the New Tim editor, informed
The Minneapolis Tribune during today
that he did not give utterance to the
remarks quoted by The Times.