The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-01-13

between $3.50 and 9:45, on the evening
of November lst
Wounds on Koch's Hands.
Not longer -than several days, after
the murder, the state will Abe able to
prove that the defendant had wounds
and sores upon his hands, which wounds
could have been made by him in breaking
through the screen in the window
through which he escaped. He made the
statement that he had spilled carbolic
acid upon his hands and in this man
ner had injured them The state will
prove that carbolic acid could not make
wound the nature of which was upon
his hands. He stated that he put alec
hol upon his hands to counteract the eff
feet of the carbolic acid, and this alco-
hol caught fire when he placed stick of
wood in the stove The state will prove
stance and one which had been made to
allay suspicion, and that he was afraid
of detection when suspicion began to be
attached to him and that he burnt
his hands purposly so as to cover up the
wounds sustained upon the fatal night.
The prosecution will show that the de-
PENDANT acted as a murderer would after
the deed was committed, and at times
gave way to his feelings to such an eX
tent that his friends would advise him to
90 home.
Koch Felt Almost Daffy.
Upon one of these occasions he was
heard to state II feel almost daffy,"
and upon one of the gentlemen in the
office being asked to drive home with
him, he stated that he was afraid to
drive through the streets in company
with the defendant for fear public sus-
piciOn would be made stronger against
him."
After Attorney Childs finished enum-
Grating the evidence the state expected
to bring out he cautioned the jury to
weigh all evidence carefully and bring
in a verdict in accordance with the evil
dence found.
Coroner Fritsche was the first witness
called by the state and described the
room as he observed it upon the evening
n 40 Inp 10, al
by j.. /. Brown, attorney for the de-
Tense and excused until after the noon
recess, by reason that he had not with
him the articles found i'm the ROOM
which the state desired to place in testi-
mony.
Sheriff Julius was then called and ex-
amined the appearance of the room on the
night of the murder. The noon hour had
approached and court was dismissed be-
fore the examination of Sheriff julius
was completed.
DIR. G. B. lyeiser testified that there
were three hammer wounds on Gebhard's
head, two being on the back, and one on
the front, above the eye. There were
also light knife wounds besides many
minor ones or. the neck and face Two
of these knife wounds severed the. car
otrid artery and the juglar vein. The
hammer wounds made upon the back of
the head were inflicted from the rear,
evidently when Dr. Gebhard was not
looking and was unaware that he was
going TO be struck, and that he fell
forward, and that he was struck with
the knife afterward, when he was living
on the floor.
The Room Was Dark
Police Officer Weissenborn created a
smile upon the spectators when in reply
to the question: ''Why did you not en-
ter DR.. Reinke's office, ''he replied that it
was too dark in that room
Will Brooks Testify.
| There is some psecuation as to wheth-
ed Editor Brooks will be called upon to
testify, and whether the state or de,
Tense will use him. Some people argue
that the prosecution will not use him be.
cause Brooks will testify chat the muir
derer is not Koch. Others assert that
the defense will hardly dare to put him
in the witness box, for the reason that
Brooks has told SO many different stories
regarding the affair that his testimony
would not cut much figure before the
| jury.
Will Build Parsonage.
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