The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-02


in court.
Station Agent Thompson said he re-
membered a certain box of similar
description, which his brother put on
train there at the station. He was
uncertain. as to, the day when he saw
tinctly, he said, that it was addressed
.tDr. L. A. Gebhardt, New Ulm,
Mimi
Saw the Package at Station.
It was about five minutes before 1
o'clock on Oct. 20, Mr.. Hage said, that
he went to the railway station to mail
them on a cabinet or box on which the
station agent leaves blanks for train
men. There were several other letters
there at the time and a small pack
"What kind q Of =, q package was it'''
cit was small box.'
HAnd it's siZe2'
''I should Judge it was about two
inches square and three or three and
half inches long.
"Did you see any address on the
''I didn't notice the address,
General Childs then showed the wit
ness plaintiffs exhibit No. IL, the box
which DR.. Gebhardt had received.
"Did the box which you saw resem-
ri should judge it was something
Mr.. Hage said that he saw the de-
PENDANT get on the train which came a
few minutes later. The witness said he
boarded the same train and noticed
that the defendant got off at New
Ulm. DR.. Koch had with him at the
time small grip and some of his dem
tai paraphernalia.
somsen Made Inquiries.
Mr.. Abbott cross-examined Mr.. Hage,
and the witness said that Detective
Rydell had shown him the box which
DR.. Gebhardt received.
"Did you tell Detective Rydell you
had seen that box, or one. resembling
It, before9" asked Mr.: Abbott.
'ttNo, sir; did not:'''
land you, were positive at, that time
that atEys you 1 had seen the 00x''
"And you did not testify at the first
trial, that you had seen the box be-
"No, sir.''
Mr.. Abbott also elected that when
the poison box became prominent in the
investigation, Henry Somsen had tele-
phoned to Mr.. Hage and asked him to
inquire around Hanska and learn if
such a box had been mailed there. Mr.
Hage said that he had told Mr.. Som.
sen what he had seen, but he was un'
certain.
Bore Gebhardt's Address.
Station Agent Thompson, on examina
tion by General Childs, said that he re
membered that package was handed
to him shortly after dinner some time
before the murder Of DIR. Gebhardt, bu
he did not remember the day and place
exactly.
"To whom was it addressed?' Gen
eral Childs asked.
CT remember it was marked DR. L
A. Gebhardt, New Ulm, Minn.a'
He described the box and said tina
his brother had thrown it into the mai
car. When the train stopped at tn
station the witness went to the baggage
car, but Immediately after that ha
walked up to the mail car where hi
brother stood.
''Was there any conversation be
tween your brother and the mai
agent?" asked General Childs.
FThe conversation was between tn
mail agent and MYSELF said the wit
"Was the mail agent willing to re
Mr.. Abbott objected on the groun
that the witness was asked to describ
q. state of mind on the part of anothe
Date of Receipt.
Mr.. Thompson said that to the best {
his recollection he put the package Q
the train going south, or in the opp
site direction from New Ulm. The trai
departed at 1856. He repeated that !
was uncertain as to the day, but sal
that had he mailed it on that train c
Friday. Oct. %, it would not hay
I'm, Sot1 ,Io,
noon.
At the first trial Miss Schapekahl
DR.. Gebhardt's office girl, said 81
thought she had received the packa}
from the postoffice at about 1 O. clot
on Wednesday, but yesterday she sa
she was uncertain as to the day and
might have been Saturday.
DR.. Reineke said yesterday. that
was Saturday when DR.. Gebhar
showed him the box and bottle and h
DIR. Reineke) had declared that
"looked like somebody was trying
poison DR.. Gebhardt.
When Koch Flinched.
John G. Groneau, a carpenter, ties
fed that he was in DR.. Reineke's
ceptionroom on the morning followi
the murder, having been drawn the
by curiosity. He said he saw the
PENDANT leaning against a table.
looked straight at him IN t
face,' said Mr.. Groneau. "and VIII
quickly and walked away
The witness said that he had not I
ticed closely the clothes which /
Koch. wore at that time, but he W
certain they were not let black.
When Mr.. Abbott cross examined \
Groneau he brought out that he h
been employed by Albert Pfaender
the counsel for the state, to cut Z
pieces of the sash and floor which b
blood upon them. Mr.. Groneau a
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