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reading and my book was turned partly
toward him. I glanced up only. once
and then saw nothing unusual.'
90 Did you hear George come up stairs
again, after you had gone to bed9'
eyes, before I reached my room.'
"M MD j. you see him again that nights'
vDid you see him the next morn
T'Yes, when he was eating his break
fast.'' ~. d. -S.& ~s
Clothes Unchanged.
"Did you notice the clothing he had
. ''I did not notice 1t particularly that
night, but it was the same suit he
had been wearing. It was a salt and
pepper coat and vest. He had black
crav!enette cvercoat and brown derby
did he wear the same clothing the
next morninge" eyes,
"Did he come down town the next
morning9'
eyes, he walked down town with me
and wore the same suit Of clothes and
the same overcoat and derby hat.'
hip mRid you notice sap1ythins strange
cot on one Of his fingers when he ate
dinner.'
Not Merely an Impression.
Miss Koch was cross examined by
General .Childs, who tried to break down
her testimony
els it not the truth, Miss Koch, that
when you testify as to the clothing he
wore that morning after the murder
that you are testifying to an impression
instead of something you know9' -
Sc No cir Whom 20 1ua aatinr hroak
fast, T stood by the door and watched
him and I know what clothes he hao
On.'
"When he came into the house die
you look at him9' "Yes.'
"Was his hair rufhed7"
emo, it was SMOOTH
W S,1snat did you y' first hear that George
1T was Wednesday night about 6
handkerchief with the initials, C. R
K and something else had been found
and that it pointed to George. said
Pooh, that can't be, for George was
home at that time -
George Told Of the Murder.
William f. Koch, cashier Of the Citi
zens' bank and brother of the defend
ant, was sworn. He was at the Turner
hall on the night of the murder and re
turned home at II o'clock, entering thu
house by an outside door, which led di
rectly to the bedroom. George was no
in bed. The next morning as the wit
ness was dressing, George awoke an(
turned over on his elbow.
81 asked him what he knew .abou
the Gebhard murder,' said the witness
"What's thatq" he said, "who. ha
been murdered2''
II asked him if he WASH It down tow,
last night. He said that he had been
but had come home early. He wa
much surprised and arose and hastily
dressed himself. Mr.. Koch then de
scribed the premises and the defend
ant g clothing.
| William Koch was cross examined b.
General Childs. !
! =" When did you first hear that you
brother was suspected Of the crime7'
"Thursday forenoon
! "Did you know when the citizens
committee was taking testimony?'
did,
! ibid you offer to 90 before tina
committee "I did not"
Housekeeper Testifes.
Miss Emma Koch, housekeeper at tn
Koch home, was the next witness AM
said that she always kept the clock
minutes fast. On the night of Nov.
she went to bed at 9:39 by the clock
Shortly afterward she heard Georg
and had just blown out the light whe
she heard his footsteps on the walk
She wondered if he had seen her thr
the open blinds.
The next morning she talked wit
George about the murder. She say
nothing unusual about his appearance
She then described his clothing, as sev
eral other witnesses had done: She wa
cross examined by General Childs an
said she first learned Thursday at moo
that George was suspected.
Paul Hippauf, the student who live
at the Koch home, was called. He
20 and his parents live in Germany. II
has lived at the Koch home since tn
middle Of last September, but is n
relative of the family.
Hippauf sleeps in the same room wit
George and Will Koch. He was e.
amined by Senator Somerville.
"Do y you r ,Wua be! the night OF tn
~ Re. do 2syy you do ye;qr studyins'
"Do YOU have any timepiece in tn
basementq'' v-s:,s.,.
"a clock and my watch. -
HDo YOU keep your watch right7'
eyes, I keep it with the. scho'
: "What time did you see Georges ths
night9'' -.
~: IA fey: few ;; minutes before 10 by I'll
-: 5,y y9 eHs see =, anything strange abo'
J "How long did he stay. in the room9
"a few minutes and then went u
stairs the usual way.' =,
sf+s Pi d you Tsnt Look sat, st your watch 5o
eyes; it was 10 O'clock >,
"Did you compare your time wit
any other9'
.HYes; with the professor at the CO
lege, with Mayor Silverman and wit
Callahan, the Pinkerton man. 1t W.
J then about minute fast.' 49,
General Childs ross-examined NJ
Hi1ppau1f. o,o - ~ ~ . hot when ,
came into the roomq" eyes, sir. - "
Miss Roesch's Testimony Disputed.
, Frank Behnke, merchant, was g
l amined by Senator Somerville. :,
edo you know Miss Roesch, who tie
l tilted in this case?'' eyes
ibid you see her and her friends tt
night Of the homicide9" IA.
7 eyes, I saw them in front Of Il
Brown County bank before 9 O'Clock:
3 "Were you near the fountain at II
[ Brown County bank after 9 o clock {
! the night Of the murdera' = W
Z not. - ..-.....,
This testimony was introduced
Q show that the man standing neal Il
3 Brown County hank. while the cri