The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-01-10

friend intently all the while. He was
seated low IA his chair and his face lost
al trace OF The high spirits and cheer
I II Whlch u has heretofore shown.
He looked q trife paler and more hag-
in court. J. a
DR.. strickler was called to the stand
about the middle. Of the afternoon and
was not dismissed until shortly before
f In G sveng c Iefess. He was examined
Objection to Evidence Overruled.
State whether you had any poison
IN N your possession in the month Of Oc-
MT. Abbott objected to the question
On On the fe9 ground that it was incompetent,
tion laid. The objection was overruled.
- had replied Dr. Stricken.
nWhat was it9O
...Sttrychnine, for one. thing"
Where was it kept9o
WAS that cupboard kept locked9"
There was a combination lock on the
times = -,
To-. < W yy5 > had the combination Of that
III II had h it. So did Dr.. vogel and DR..
str y%nias f is ths cupboard was the
ION the second or third shelf from
.Was there any label on that bottle. -
- have it with me, but do not re-.
member I'M what was on the label"
which was marked uExhibit 2G.', '
What did that bottle containf"
Soluble tablets for hyperdermic in
5ect19 q7 OF strychnine sulphate.''
Tho tinas q that bottle in the cupboard all
emo; it was in my operating valise
from fn about Oct. 5 until about oct. rs or
"IHow much did the bottle contain 90
"a little more than than half full. "
"Mhat are the tablets like9'
They are small, round, white tab
"There are half dozen tablets in
the. bottle, now. Did you use the re-
malnder OF those that were in the bot
tie after Oct. and before Nov. 1922
~ used none from this bottle.''
''When did you discover that some
tablets had been taken from this bottle
by. t some pers on. other than yourselfS"
| -NWhere was the bottle thenqD
I'm my operating grip.''
"You were in California. When did
you 60 and when did you return7'
II left New Ulm on Aug. 81 and
X Koch in Charge Of Office.
"Who had charge of YOUR office
while you were away7'
CDR. Koch.'
Chow many tablets were there in
that, bottle when you placed it in your
satchel7"
"About ninety or ninety-fve.n
ia II Nm many gy9q ga you find in the bot
"Two whole tablets and half dozen
Fragments
what was the occasion on which
you discovered that the strychnine was
goneq' -
''Detective Rydell called at my Of.
flee and asked If / had any strych-
nine.'
Ibid yoa ever receive samples Of
this9" showing the bottle which had
contained poison. "Yes, SIR
"What was done with them7''
"They were placed in my clothes
''Did the bottles Of bromo caffeine
b beff label rS such d Is the one on this
wr HRid tn they yed haTe the word
~ don't remember
did you. ever have q conversation
with Or. Koch relative to the .condi
ton of his hands7
in his 7s6 on Taprsdf fer tina murder
HI said, They SAY the man who com
mitted the murder Had injuries on BIZ
hands. Let me see your hands,
''Did he show his hands9' -
eyes, he took his hands out Of hi!
pockets and held them out, palms up
1 saw three superficial scratches on thu
palm Of his right hand, about two inches
1i7Did you see any other injuries'i
: Flesh Gouged Out.
con one Of his fingers there wa
what I would say wound that. ha'
> h, mRia yo 99No see ss the back of hi
. "What did he do with them9''
3 wHe, put them back in his pockets.
Ibid yooqq, examine his hands agai'
t Eyes, at his fathers house ON tn
Drs. Vogel and Weiser. We made
8 memorandum of the iniuries:'
DR.. Stricken consulted the memo
o randa and said: ."We found an exten
SAVO UuIu OA Guc StCOut, tulIu du
/ fourth fingers Of his right. hand, ais
: one blister over knuckle Of index inge
and one on the thumb of his right hanC
Also small blister on the thumb o
!; his left hand. Those were all the in
! juries we found.'
8 Koch's Explanation.
: did he tell you how those injurie
I were received?0. ..~
s He said they were made while h
) was placing a slab of wood in the stow
O after he had put alcohol on his hand
t on Friday evening"
e "Did you have any conversation wit
! him about the homicide9''
8 eyes, [ said, HDr. Koch, why shoul
they suspect you9' He said, IL sur
pose that it is because l was in the v;
cinity shortly before 80 Did you Sc
: him at any time when he did not seer
: to be in his usual spirits'9
i i Collapsed Under Strain.
q monday afternoon following tn
70 murder at $3.50 I returned to the offic
and found him much depressed. H
l. looked sick. His face was emaciatet
f I don't know whether he said col
n Doc or ooh, Lord, / am almost daft
am so weak could not walk to tina
chair I told him to brace up. I Gale
DR.. Vogel and we went into the labors
tory. I said, DR.. Vogel, help brac
this man. Vogel said, Brace VI
e George, keep up your head I sai'
DR.. Vogel, you should take. this ma
home and not let him 90 home th
, way' DR.. Vogel said IF I drive yo