The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-02
TRACING POISON
BACK TO DIR. KOCH
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said that he had not taken more notice
of the defendant than of many others
in the room, but remembered distinctly
how quickly DR.. Koch had turned away
from his gaze. He could not tell what
hat Dr.. Koch wore nor could he tell
anything about any Of the other men
he saw in the office that morning.
Sister Baramer, an attendant in the
German Catholic hospital. repeated the
testimony she gave at the first trial
that. DR.. Strickler's grip in which he
carried the bottle Of strychnine was
open and accessible to her as his at.
tendant when the doctor was perform
ing operations. She said she had taken
five or six tablets from the bottle.
j. P. Reid, secretary of the Mime
sofa Mutual Fire Insurance company,
which has Offices across the hall from
Dr.. Koch s, testified that the typewriter
in court was the typewriter which was
in his office in October, 1904, but had
different roller and ribbon. He said,
on cross-eXamination, that he had never
known DR.. Koch to use the machine.
Mrs. Kaess to Change Testimony.
Mrs. Kaess, who cleaned DR.. Koch IS
offices, was in court this morning and
will be recalled by the state this after
noon.
When Mrs. Kaess was on the stand
Friday she failed to identify the blood
stained hammer found in DR.. Geb-
hardt's office as the hammer she had
seen and used at DR.. Koch's office.
Counsel for the state asserted that
Mrs. Kaess had positively identified
failure on Friday was due to the fact
that the exhibit label, which had been
pasted upon it, had confused her.
The recalling of Mrs. Kaess means
| that the state believes it will change
| her former testimony.
| .. Editorial Amenities.
Asa P. Brooks spends much of his
time in Mankato. In fact, he runs over
the other New Ulm paper, is also here
today. All news tending to indicate
that DR.. Koch is guilty gets into Mr.,
Leisch s paper, The Brown County
Journal. All news tending to indicate
that DR.. Koch is not guilty gets into
Mr.. Brooks paper, The New Ulm Re.
view. '.-,. ,..
The two editors met in the lobby of
the Saulpaugh this morning. There was
no sign Of recognition. A few minutes
later, in the barbershop, DR.. Vogelpoh]
said: "Brooks, you and YOU friend
the other editor, don It sit in the same
chair very often, do you7''
"sNo,' said Brooks. Gwen have
to be introduced again.
The. schism in newspaperdom in New
Ulm. is representative of the schism
that has divided the whole town.
States Course as to Brooks.
It developed today that Brooks will
be- handled with a good deal Of lega
finesse. just what to do with the only
man, save Gebhardt, who saw the muir
derer, puzzled the state at the frs
trial, but it has now determined VIVA
course to pursue. r~n 4
Brooks having said that the murders
was not Dr.. Koch, the state could no
we'll call him as witness But i
wants him to testify so the plan de
cided upon is for the state to subpen,
Brooks, call him to the stand and the1
graciously tender him to the defense
1t is likely, of course, that the de
tense will want to get in Mr.. Brooks
testimony, and when it does, the stat
> will endeavor to prove that Brooks i
: not telling his story correctly.