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

ed to me some time after dinner, to
be mailed. 1t was marked "Dr. L. A.
lGebhardt. New Ulm." 1t was a small
package, in a box form. Think my
brother mailed it on the train. The
mail agent and myself had CONVERSE
ton. The defense objected to this con-
versation, and the court sustained the
objection Mr.. Hage was present at the
depot that day.
On cross examination the witness
said that it was the custom for peo-
pie of the town to mail letters. Don't
know the date that the box was hand
ed in. Don't remember the mail
clerks name. The package was mailed
on the train going south. Hanska is
south of New Ulm. The south bound
train is due to leave Hanska at 1855
D. M. and the northbound train at IA
D. m. The next north bound train goes
age was put on the l2:55 p. m. south
bound train directed to New Ulm it
could not get to New Ulm before Sat
urday morning. If it was mailed on
! the northbound train it would have
! reached New Tim at l:55 p. m. Friday.
On redirect, the witness said that
naturally package or letter, directed
to New Ulm, would have been placed on
a northbound train if received before
train time. He was not positive that
the package was mailed on Conductor
Harsey's train, he thought, which goes
south on Fridays.
j. P. Read of New Ulm, formerly of
this city, stated that he was secretary
| of the Minnesota Mutual Fire Insurance
company at New Ulm last fall, begin
ming Sept. lst. The company had a
wide carriage Smith Premier typewriter
| with purple ribbon, which it sent back
| to the house the last day of October
The machine in evidence may be the
| same machine, but it does not have the
same roller or ribbon as then.
| On cross examination, the witness
said that the typewriter was kept in a
roll top desk in a typewriter room,
which was opposite the witness desk
and in plain view. The door was al
ways open in the day time. The desk
was kept closed when we were not in
| the office. Never saw DIR. Koch using
the machine. There was another ma
chine in another office where the de-
PENDANT had access. The alignment of
our machine was not good when it was
sent back
On redirect, the witness said that the
defendant was in his office very sell
dom. All of thes office correspondence
was done on the machine in question.
| The noon recess was taken.
Mayor Silverson on the Stand
Mayor Charles .Silverson was called
this afternoon and said that he was at
| the home of the defendant nine or ten
days after homicide. Andrew Eek
stein, Mr.. Hoffman, DR.. Weiser
and Ferdinand Krone were pres
ent. 1t was I'M the evening. The de-
PENDANT was there and a general con-
yersation was had. The defendant spoke
low and mis- eonntenance indicated de-
lection and as though he was in misery
and trouble. Several handkerchiefs were
brought out by MSS Ida Koch and she
| said "This is the way l mark all of
Georges handkerchiefs." They were
marked &c. R. X" in indelible ink. The
initials were exactly like those on the
handkerchief found at DIR. Gebhard's of
flee after the murder.
"Tney were exactly alike, were
they?" asked Mr.. Abbott in cross ex-,
| animation.
GAS nearly alike as it is possible for
person to write.
care you handwriting expert?"
'No, sir, but l have had much ex-
perience."
did you have the bloody handker-
chief there to compare with Koch's?"
mo, SIR"
"You were appointed on a committee
to examine into the murder case, were
20 unot, with several other gentlemen"
81 was not appointed" -
"The family showed no Discrimination,
to talk or show the handkerchiefs, did
they?"
"No, sir"
"You say you were not appointed to.
go with the other gentlemen"
mo, sir, l was coaxed to CO."
"Did you tell the family what you
were there for?"
"The other gentlemen told tnem"
'Look at this paper, prepared after
this investigation, and see whether this.
is not your signature attached to it,
81 will NOT answer this ollastion nm