Rosebud County news. [volume] (Forsyth, Mont.) 1901-1906, 1905-05-04
CHIEF OF POLICE SAYS kOCH'S
SISTER IDENTIFIED HAND
kERCHiEF.
NO BLOOD ON KOCH'S CLOTHES
DENTIST MADE NO OBJECTION
TO EXAMINATION OF HIS
CLOTHING.

Mankato, Mimi, April 20. = With
pale, worn face, which has begun to
reveal it's possessor's terrific mental
strain. DR.. George r. Koch, handsome
and youthful, the alleged murderer OF
DR.. Louis A. Gebhardt, sat stolidly in
court yesterday afternoon and heard
the accusation that he had attempted
to employ a hireling to murder Dr..
Gebhardt.
Ole Ulen. a farmer living near
Hanska, was the winners who made
the allegation. The significance of
the words, "He asked me if l would
kill DR.. Gebhardt," did not appear to
agitate the defendant, who sat as if
in meditation and only half-conscious
of the proceedings.
Ulen took the witness stand late
yesterday afternoon, Immediately fol-
lowing Chief of Police Klause. Few
preliminary questions were asked by
the state before the witness was
launched into repetition of the con-
versation which he alleged took place
in the little dental room of DR.. Koch
at Hanska in June or July, 1904.
Tells Sensational Story.
In Scandinavian brogue, Ulen told
of the conversation, saying that he
never previously had met DR.. Koch,
so far as he could remember.
81 went to the office of DR.. Koch in
Hanska in June or July of 1904 Ulen
said. 81 did not know him, so asked
him if he was the dentist. He said he
was, and he did some work on my
teeth at that time. I told him that
knew DR.. Gebhardt in New Ulm and
asked him if he also knew the New
Ulm dentist.
|! "Dr. Koch answered that he did,
and asked me how I came to know
him. l replied that l had had some
work done at his Office at one time.
did Dr. Koch say anything to
this?" asked the prosecuting attorney.
''Dr. Koch answered that Dr. Geb-
| hardt was no better than the Others
What did you say to that?"
Asked Him to Kill Gebhardt.
"I asked him what he meant, and he
! said that DR.. Gebhardt would not be
there very long. l asked him if DR..
Gebhardt was going away, and he an
| swered NO Then l asked him if DR..
Gebhardt was sick and he answered
NO
why won't he be there then?'
| asked. and DR.. Koch said: Some one
would kill him.
Or. Koch then told me that could
kill him, and asked me if would.
81 answered that | would not kill
DR.. Gebhardt for all of New Ulm OF
for all America" said Ulen.
After this statement the state was
through with the witness, and Gen
Chiids said the defense might cross
that further proceedings was post
poned.
Handkerchief Is Koch's.
Chief of Police Adolph Klause, OF
the witness stand just before noon
declared that Miss Ida Koch. sister O
George R. Koch, had told him tina
the handkerchief found in DR.. Geb
hardts Office on the night of the mur
der was lone of Georges" and tina
; | IL was OI6 BIC Adu AAoA hSN WIN NA
initials G. R. X"
The testimony of the chief was
surprise and a sensation. At tn
first trial he did not quote Ida Kocl
, as making any such statement. Cour
, sci for the defense was dumbfoundet
The cross-examination of Chic
Klause was long and severe, but di
not shake his testimony.
, No Blood on koch's Clothes.
; Klause told of having gone to tn
Office of Dr. Koch some days after tn
, murder was committed and of examil
, ing the cravanette coat which it wa
, thought DR.. Koch was wearing on til
night of the murder. He said he e,
ahmed also the suit of clothes D
Koch was wearing and that he locke
:, at his hands and noticed a scratch
the palm of one hand and two sligl
sores on the knuckles. klause state
q that DR.. Koch raised no objection
an examination of his clothing at tn,
= time. and also that he found no sig
:. of blood or suspicious circumstance
with the exception of the slight i