The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-05-12

some other tools. The tennis club con-
sisted of five young men, The hammer
was new one.
The club was organized year ago
this last April. 1t is year or more
since l saw the old hammer in DR.. Geb-
hard's office. He roomed with C. A.
Zelle and the tennis court was west of
there. The new ham mer went into DIR.
Gebhard's hands year previous to his
death, in November. The tennis club
played two summers. The tools were
not taken back to the grounds.
On cross examination, the witness
said that it was year ago last month
that fence was built around the
grounds, and the hammer was used
then. Later Mr.. Brooks got a little
mixed and said that he couldn't remem-
Der just when it was. The tools were
divided at the close of the first seasons
playing, but whether it was one or two
years ago last fall he could not say.
A wire fence was built the first season,
which he thought was in May, 1903.
Won't be positive when the hammer was
bought. Never saw the tennis hammer
in DR.. Gebhard's office, to my knowledge
Don't know when it was that / wanted
to borrow hammer of DR.. Gerhard.
Wouldn't swear that the old hammer
that / saw there had broken claw. a
battered face or home made handle
l was never in his laboratory when he
was working.
Mr.. Pfaender read from Brooks testi-
mony before the Henningsen inquiry
where he said that he did not 90 FREE
quently to DIR. Gebhard's office. Wit
ness did not think that he had said this,
but would not swear that he had not
Witness said that he had seen barrel
in DR.. Gebhards office, but did not
know what was in it. Had heard that
it was a cement barrel. Didn't know
that it was plaster of paris barrel.
Had Similar Hammer.
Fred Schwede was called and HI. L.
Schmitt was sworn as interpreter. Am
seventy -one years old and have lived
in New Ulm seven years. Am fisher
man. Previous to seven years ago was
a farmer. Lived block and half
from the tennis court until last Octob-
er Goth. / had hammer like the one
in evidence, but cannot say that this
is mine. l bought it in Fairmont two
years ago. Have not seen it since
Don't know where it was lost. Kept it
sometimes in the yard or garden, where
used it.
On cross examination, the witness
said that his hammer was cast iron and
cost fifteen cents.
Mrs. Fred Schwede was sworn, and
Mr.. Schmitt acted as interpreter. She
testified the same as her husband. She
looked at the hammer in evidence, and
said that it looked like their hammer
but she could not swear that it was.
Her husband had bought is new in Fair
mont in five cent store. When the
handle got broken her husband made
himself one. She could not tell whether
this was the handle. The claw was
broken like this one.
E. A. Eplund testified that he had
worked at E. G. Koch's residence. At
tended the business college in Mankato
last winter. Now works at the mill l
began to work at Koch's in October,
1903, and worked there until June, 1904
Went to school during the time. l used
Koch's tools to some extent. Witness
was SHOWN hammer and said that he
thought that it was one that Koch had.
Witness was shown the hammer in evil
dence and said that had never seen it at
Koch's. Detective Rydell showed it to
me once. / used tools at Koch's from
time to time.
On cross examination, witness said
that Koch had fine tooth saw. Never
saw a hammer there with one claw
broken. Would not swear that he did
not have such hammer
About the Lights.
Adolph Wagner, superintendent of the
city water and electric light plant of
New Ulm, was sworn. Investigated the
light near the Koch residence. There
was one 800 feet from the Herman mon
ument, over the street. Under the hill
east of the Koch house, and within
few blocks there are some Is lights.
There are "a in the city. They are arc
lights of nominal 200 candle power. l
investigated at midnight, two hours
after the moon went down.
Gen. Childs objected to further testi
nony, because the investigation was
made when there was snow on the