The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-27
SENSATION SPRUNG
IN The KOCH CASE.
Continued from First Page.

1.-THE first, second and third fingers Of
DR.. Koch Is right, hand. He. said they
appeared to be fresh, were about the
size Of the end of q leadpencil and
about as deep as the skin. Asked by
! General Childs whether there were any
other marks on the hand, Chief rKlause
said there was a scratch on. the palm
Of the hand, about two inches long.
The other part of Chief Klause g tes-
timony, that which he gave first, .re-
lated to his observations in the office
of pr. Gebhardt on. the night, OF the
murder. His experience as chief 4 OF
police had prompted him to take care
full note Of the condition in the Office and
he gave a more minute description than
any other witness had given.
One feature of his testimony, to
which the state attaches Importance, re-
lates to the position Of the pencil with
reference to the body. He said that the
pencil was about a foot from the head
the shoulder. His testimony on this
point is taken by the state as another
contradiction of Coroner Fritsche Is
statement that the pencil lay only about
| three inches from the vest pocket
which seemed to warrant the Inference
that it had fallen out.
Man-Afraid-of-t he-Dark.
Joseph Weisenborn, who admitted at
the first trial that he was fafraid of
the dark" declared today in an injured
stood man. He admitted time and
again under cross-examination that he
was not "scared' that night when he
went into the office. When asked if it
were not true that he had testified at the
first trial that he was "afraid Of the
dark" he said "Oh, said that just
in fun The courtroom laughed. up
roariously. $50.
But Senator Somerville was persistent
in his questioning as to the policeman s
state of mind while he was providing
about the Offices looking for the murder
err, and he inveigled the witness into q
mumbled confession that "maybe he
was just little scared.'
The laughter that followed turned his
red face redder still, and he insisted on
explaining that it, was a mistake, and
that he was not scared.
Policeman Weisenborn declared posi-
lively that he did not hear or see any
live man in the Offices when he went in
| ahead Of Behnke and Nenno, and that
he had given no explanation or made
any suggestions that could have been in
terpreted as an Indication that the muir
derer was still there. This gives rise tt
the question, "Why did the brawny
Nenno take fight?" =.
General Bobleter, a Witness. .~.
.Brigadier General Joseph Boblete1
of the Minnesota National Guard came
over: from New Ulm this morning ant
was called by the state. The importan
pencil found near the dead man 8 side
! On the first day of. the trial forme
Coroner Fritche testified 8 that thu
pencil lay only about three inche
from DR.. Gebhardt's vest pocket
northerly from the body, and that l
had the appearance of having JUS
fallen out of that pocket. He also sai'
, that the comb and fountain pen am
some small papers were pr9df;r raoti9n Iron
Frank Behnke, who broke open tn
door, testified. yesterday that the bod
was so smeared with blood that an lden
LITIGATION at first glance was impossible
and that Chief of Police Klause ha
, remarked that it looked something lik
Ed Bobleter. General Bobleterf ha
gone upstairs with: the crowd and wa
! standing at the door. He heard tn
>emark and fastened to the body t
, make an inspection. - 80
Z Feared It Was His Son.
Closer scrutiny failed to make tn
, Identification positive, and the genera
: leaning over in excitement and Tea
: that it was his own son, pulled the pa
| pers from the upper vest pocket to Sc
if they bore any marks. The first glanc
= at them assured them that they Wer
e Dr.. .Gebhardt g. and that therefore tn
A body was that of the dentist. SO n
! Immediately put the papers back.
| Of
n Bobleter's testimony was the evider
| indication that this was responsible fc
l the looseness with which the content
we're found by former Corone
e Fritsche, who arrived subsequent t
: that inspection. The generals. test
mony also showed that the pencil we
living in the blood and on the south sid
Of the body before the papers WEI
, drawn from the pocket.
:, Vivid Picture Thru Nenno '
f When Frank Nenno went on the stan
;, this morning in the Koch trial, the Ii
4 teners in the courtroom were given
Q vivid picture Of the terror which tt
). sight of the mutilated body of DR.. Gel
: hardt created in the hearts OF thos
: who first beheld it, -
: MIR. Nenno is a heavy-set man OF 8
Y above medium height, dark compile
0 icned, has black hair and double chi:
He ran up the stairs when Cavanaug
told him in Engleb bert IS saloon that !
"believed somebody was being slaugh
cred over in DR.. Gebhardt 8 Office"
+ But when Mr.. Behnke4s. had broke
into the room, and he and Policema
; Weisenborn and Nenno entered, the p
; liceman peeked into the laboratory an
left with muttered imprecation whic
Nenno took to mean that he bad see
| Ll1
HWhat did you doq' asked Senate
. Somerville on DISCRIMINATION.
\ All Were Scared.
' ttI ducked,' said. the big man. Ell
cidating, he said he and Behnke hs
! backed out; into the hall because We
senborn, who had a revolver in h
|. hand, while they were qnarmed, . ia
scared' them. .Behnke then went
police headquarters to get a darkla
tern and Memo ran down stairs. The
entering the stairway.
HWhat did you say to themq' askt
v Senator Somerville. Mr.. Nenno I
v piled:
II ~ told them they'd get shot if thu
t. went up there
n, "You were badly excited, weren
k you2n ,'-%..
N "No.'' r.
t. rWhY did you duck9"
|, HtWell, I didn' want to be in t,
d way if. there was going to be any shoe
r ing going on. =
q But you weren t afraid?"
q HNo; not after / got out into t.
"a hall. - he declared stOutly.