The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-09
FIELD DAY FOR
PROSECUTION.
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tho the witness . has no independent
memory Of the event. - :.

tho the witness has no independent
memory Of the event. u
made that ruling,'' said the Judge.
IF the counsel have any other authori.
! ty to cite Twill hear them, otherwise /
will change. the ruling and allow the
mailing book to be introduced"
General Childs then recalled Miss
company, who took her place in. the
witness chair, with the black book
which was to reinforce her memory SO
as to enable her to swear that Dr.. Koch
received package of dentaline packed
in. a box like the one in which the
poison was sent to DR.. Gebhard. -
Foil to the Defense.
Senator Somerville made strenuous
effort to prove to the court and Jury by
cross-examination that Miss Maskam 8
memory was not reliable except as it
successful, and the witness still main
tanned that she remembered distinctly
the two packages mailed to DR.. Gebhard
and pr. Koch on Oct. 7.
how q? you remeember these pack
ages geaa, 50 distinetlys'' asked Senator
g entered one boz addressed to DR..
L, A. Gebhard Of New Ulm on the book,
and the amount Of the postage. The
next package went to Duluth and the
next package was to DR.. G.. R. Koch Of
New Ulm; When I entered pr. Koch s
not to look the packages over 50 that
could use the ditto marks and not
write the name Of the city twice.
Senator Somerville continued his
cross-examination in which there was
much milling, but Miss Maskam seemed
she had no memory Of any other her pack pack
ages she was certain that she remem-
bered the packages in question.
D1rect examination by General Childs.
'Do you remem Der since consulting
your memoranda 9 Of placing in the mail
Gebhard Of New Ulm, MINI, and to G.
R; Koch S !; PC.D.s.,. Of New Um":s Eyes,
na %Bid ,yy you R3ese ai stamp upon the
wh"t to was Dr. the e sfbaS%Rd 81 the
"What was the amount Of stamps
% fn the p9fak9gye on the co one t. G. R.
mad wfr Front thS the sn5g5s on THIS m9 book
dressed'g "In handwriting.
Defendants Attorney Rebuked.
: During the direct examination Judge
: Weber gave a lecture on the rights of
. attorneys to cross-examine witnesses be-
/ fore they were turned over to them. At
4 almost every question asked by the
= state, the defendants attorneys would
try to interpose questions to test the
memory Of the witness.
''You have had an opportunity to
: examine the witness as to her ability
4 questioned her closely. Now you ought
i to refrain from asking questions until
!. the witness is turned to you for cross
Il examination.
= Miss Markham was cross-examined
n by Senator Somerville, who remarked:
> concerning. this matter than you did
y Saturday,
e eyes. T have thought more about it. .
Senator Somerville continued the
cross examination, but could not shake
: her testimony. H. ]
r Bottle Further Identified.
j. ". g. Alvin, proprietor Of the City
d Drugstore, who was member of the
8 coroner's jury. was sworn. Genera
!, Childs showed him the bottle which
y contained the poison and asked him il
e he had ever seen 1t before. He sale
: that the bottle was found on shell
v the murder, when the coroner's jury
" Sheriff W. J. Julius corroborated Mr.
- Alvin g testimony.
Typewriter Machine in Evidence.
G.. W. Barnes, superintendent O.
agencies Of the Minnesota Mutual In
near that of DR.. Koch, was the mex
witness.
e ~"Did the Minnesota Mutual Insur
y ance company, have a Smith, remie
= typewriter in it's office in the month o
=. October" asked General Childs.
a. eyes, SIR
70 "What kind Of machine was its'
i, GA policy machine with wide char
s. $: acteT Wh " :. +a.+ ,,.on;na,,,
" 1T was sent back to the office il
!. st; Paul"
- ED Bobleter and @. Schram.'
II "Where is DR.. Koch office situate'
"a relative to yours?''
y. ''Just across the hail.
J. "When was that machine sent bacl
" to the St. Paul oftice2'
!. II can't say; J. T. Read, secretar
d Of the company, had charge Of that par
4 General Childs here produced type
T. :, writer. which; was Identified as the ma
~ chine. Mr.. Barnes was not cross-e1
! amined. -.--~...
to Address Written Upon It.
Ia II. P. Baird, manager Of the st. PAT
8. office of the Smith-Premier Typewrite
" company, was sworn as an expert wit
It pess to identify the typewriting on tn
N label of the box Of poison. He wa
shown the box with the label, and Ger
~ eral Childs asked him to explain wha
o. there was peculiar about the typewri1
A. ing.
" 1.-THE first three letters, Il, A and G.
a., a. are in almost perfect alignment b
ID said. HThe next letter, e is a itt]
~ low and to the left. III is a little t
d the right. leaving the b. standin
h. alone. "A is too low. The d. is to
r. low and too far to the right, leavin
"a the R. standing alone. 5'T''is too hig
ID and has a slight tilt. The lowness Q
55e e the address. The last word Mimi !