Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, May 6, 1905, Page 4

HAMMER STILL IS IN DISPUT STATE’S WITNESSES MAY FAIL TO SHOW JURY THAT WEAPON WAS KOCH’S, TYPEWRITER IS BROUGHT UP EXPERT TESTIFIES REGARDING WRITING ON THE POISON PACKAGE. Mankato, Minn., April 28.—Will the memorandum book of Dr. Louis Geb- hardt reveal an engagement with a woman who could throw light upon the mystery of the murder? This question will be answered by the state, which will introduce the book at this trial. When the pockets of the murdered man were searched a small memoran- dum book was discovered by the coro- ner. The contents of the book were not at that time thoroughly examined, and the book was given into the care of the state. Ever since its contents were kept a profound secret. Many Rumors Afloat. Naturally a great deal of specula- tion has arisen as to the subject, and rumors promising startling sensations have been set afloat. One of these rumors, which was particularly em- phasized by the friends. of the defend- ant, was that the book would reveal an engagement with a-young woman of New Ulm who could explain much of the mystery surrounding the motive for the murder and which might also lead to the conviction of the perpetra- tor. The most important fact brought out in the testimony is that three witnesses testified positively that the murder occurred at about 9:30. This fact was not positively sworn to in the first trial. Mankato, Minn., April 29. — With pale, worn face, which has begun to reveal its 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 witness who made DR. KOCH AGAIN ON TRIAL Charged With the Murder of Dr. Gebhardt at New Ulm. the allegation. The significance of the words, “He asked me if I would kill Dr. Gebhardt,” did not appear to agitate the defendant, who sat as if in meditation and only half-conscious of the proceedings. Handkerchief Is Koch’s. Chief of Police Adolph Klause, on the witness stand just before noon, declared that Miss Ida Koch, sister of George R. Koch, had told him that the handkerchief found in Dr. Geb-, hardt’s office on the night of the mur- der was “one of George's,” and that “it was one she had marked with the initials ‘G. R. K’” The testimony of the chief was a surprise and a sensation. At. the first trial he did not quote Ida Koch as making any such statement. Coun- sel for the defense was dumbfounded. Mankato, Minn., April 30.—Dr. G. R. Koch, the alleged murderer of Dr. Gebhardt, left the Blue Earth county court house last evening a jubilant man, his face wreathed in smiles. Mrs. Katherine Kaes, a state's wit ness. who was sworn to testify that the hammer found near the murdered dentist's body was one used about the office of Dr. «Koch provoked the smiles, Mrs. Kaes_ stated positively upon the witness stand that the hammer on exhibition was not the one she had seen in the parlors of Dr. Koch. Mrs. Kaes was to have been the star wit- ness for the state yesterday, but the strange and unexpected tenor of her testimony startled even the staid and immovable Mr. Childs, who is in charge of the prosecution. Rhinehold Dahms, a twenty-three- year-old man who lives on the road over which Dr. Koch was accustomed to go to and from his dental office, was on the witness stand a greater part of the day. Dahms testified that he was employed, every winter to work at the Koch home. He testified that he saw the hammer exhibited in court as the one found near the body of Dr. Gebhard, at the Koch home- stead every winter until two years ago. Mankato, Minn., May 2. — “More than one of the witnesses for the state ASPHYXIATED IN HOTEL. Nebraska Farmer Found Dead at Sioux City. Sioux City, Iowa, May 2. — George Heffernan of Jackson, Neb., was found dead in his roo min a local hotel, hav- ing been aceidentally asphvxiated during the night. He retired at a late pour and the proprietor Jowered the light at his request. It is supposed Heffernan got up in the night to turn off the gas entirely and failed to shut kit off. He was forty-two years old and a farmer. have told on the stand what's not true. 1 know this to. be a fact, and my attorneys will prove it. Mark my word; before the close of this trial there will be a sensational exposure of the testimony of certain witnesses for the state, and this exposure will be of sufficient importance to arouse sudden respect, I tell you that.” Says He’s Angry. “Listen!” he said heatedly, leaning forward, his face aglow with earnest- ness. “I know it were much better for me if I did not speak too freely about this case, but I am angry, I am provoked, and I can’t help it: “A certain witness for the state swore, after he had raised his hand toward heaven and called God to bear witness to the truth of his words, he swore that my sister identified the handkerchief found near the body of the murdered dentist as one belonging to me. This is false. We will prove it. It is false—listen! This witness did not tell of that identification at the first trial. He is an officer of the law; why did he not tell it then? This witness was on the stand at that time. Why was his testimony on that point not brought out at the last trial? Tell me that will you? Said It Wasn’t His- “what I tell you in this regard is true—as true as truth. That witness who swore that my sister identified the handkerchief came to our house as he said, but my sister told him then that the handkerchief in question was not mine. Sh told him this, and another who was present at that time will swear to it. This other witness is no relative of mine, and his evi- dence will be accepted anywhere as against the testimony of the witness of whom I speak.” At this Dr. Koch reassumed his wonted silence. Urge him as you might he would say no more. Defense’s Claim. “Sheriff Julius will testify that the sister of the defendant did not identt- fy The handkerchief as one of George's,” said one of the attorneys for the defense yesterday. Two Star Witnesses. Saturday the slate placed on the stand two of its star witnesses, Miss Lena Weidermann, who testified that she had seen Dr. Koch in his office one half-hour before the murder of Dr. Gebhardt was committed, wearing a slouch hat and apparently taking something from the wall and placing it in his pocket; and Mrs. Wilhelmina Dahms, who testified to hearing the sound of running feet, after she had gone to bed, and of finding blood- stains on her gate post the next morn- ing. Mr. Abbott put Mrs. Dahms through a severe cross-examination, but failed to weaken her testimony. Mankato, Minn., May 3.—In view of the evidence presented in the Koch trial yesterday it is doubtful if the state will be able to prove conclusive- ly that the hammer found near the murdered body of Dr. Louis A. Geb- hardt was the one owned by the young dentist who is charged with the crime. Heretofore, the evidence, with the exception of that of Mrs. Kars, has tended to prove that the hammer was one owned by the Koch family, but Dr. G. F. Renieke, whose office joined Dr. Gebharat’s admitted on the stand yesterday that he identified the ham- mer at the coroner’s inquest as one belonging to Dr. Gebhardt. He said: First Said It Was Gebhardt’s. “In my own mind I had connected the hammer found near the murdered man with one I had_ heard Dr. Geb- hardt speak of long before this." As Asa Brooks said that the hammer found near the murdered man be- longed to Dr. Gebhardt’'s office. I at last came to the conclusion that he was right and that it was Gebhardt’s hammer. Because of this conclusion I told the coroner’s jury the next morning that the hammer, which was then shown me, was a fixture of Dr. Gebhardt’s office; that I had seen it there before.” Changes His Mind. / “But,” Dr. Renieke said, “upon closer consideration, I now say that the hammer did not belong about the office of Dr. Gebhardt, so far as I know.” In the Renieke cross-examination of Dr. the defense labored long and hard, apparently attempting to make the witness admit positively that he did not know whether the hammer belonged at the Gebhardt of- fice. But while no testimony of this nature was elicited from the witness, a foundation for his impeachment was brought in an admission that he had plenty of time to think over the identification of the hammer before the coroner's inquest, and also that he had a good opportunity to make a mi- nute inspection of the hammer before that time. ARR RRs ALLEGED SHORTAGE IS GROWING $71,000 Missing in Treasury of Athens County, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio, May 2.—According to Prosecuting Attorney I. M. Foster of Atohens county, the alleged short- age in the county treasury here has grown from $20,000 to $71,000 within a few days. Mr. Foster said the short- age occurred in the administrations of Treasurers Hickman and Biddison. He said the money was taken by per- sons other than the county officers themselyes. $400,000. Immense Beet Sugar Plant at St. Louis Park Is Devoured by Flames. Minneapolis, May 3.—The immense plant of the Minnesota Beet Sugar company at St. Louis Park, a Minne- apolis suburb, comprising nine build- ings, was razed to the ground by @ fire yesterday afternoon. The total loss entailed is about $400,000, and the insurance carried is about $230,- 000. What was once a finely equipped manufacturing plant is now a smolder- ing mass of ruins; where prosperity once reigned there is no wnothing but desolation. From the time the fire started as a small blaze in the labora- tory in the west wing of the plant there was not the slightest chance of ‘saving the property. The men about the establishment, together with the yolunteer bucket brigade from the village of St. Louis Park, were total- ly unable to cope with the situation. The fire spread rapidly in spite of all their efforts. Even when four «> gine companies from Minneapolis reached the scene nothing whatever could be done to save the immense property. ‘LOSS BY FIRE IS GRAFT TO BE WIPED OUT. Even Giving Tips to Bootblacks Is Prohibited in Wisconsin. Madison, Wis., May 3.—The Stout anti-graft bill is now a law, the gov- ernor having affixed his signature to it yesterday. It is one of the most ' far-reaching measures against corrup- tion ever passed, and many inquiries for copies of the bill are being re- ceived from merchants and others over the state. The measure is not aimed at corruption in politics, but at graft in business, and provides that whoever corruptly gives or offers any ageui, servant or employe any gift or gratuity with intentioa to influence his actions in relation to his employ- er’s business, or any employe who re- quests or accepts such a gift, shall be liable to a fine of from $10 to $500, or py fine and imprisonment for one year. It is claimed that this law, it enforced, will stop the giving of tips to porters, bootblacks or waiters. DIETZ FALLS IN SKIRMISH, Fight Between Sheriffs and Enemies of Logging Company Reported. Ladysmith, Wis., May 3.—It is re- ported that John Dietz, who has guarded the Cameron dam on Thorn- apple river with a Winchester for the past year, was killed yesterday. Both Dietz and the Mississippi Logging company claim the ground on which the dam stands. Dietz was served with a summons to appear in Madison and show cause why the injunction to restrain him from preventing the com- pany driving their logs over the dam should not be made permanent. Dietz failed to appear in Madison Monday. Last week it was reported that a marshal and six deputies had left for the grounds and if Dietz tried to in- terferé with the operation of the dam he would be in contempt and subject to arrest. It may be that a skirmish occurred yesterday, but no particulars are at hand. AMOS SHEPHARD TO GET WELL. Mining Man Recovers From Delirium Lasting a Month. Duluth, May 3. — Amos Shephard, superintendent of the mines for Cori- gan, McKinney & Co. of Cleveland, has had a most remarkable close call from death. His mind has been a plank for four weeks, Five weeks ago he fel in a faint at the Kitchi Gammi club in this city, fracturing his skull at the base of the brain. He since has been in a hospital here and his life was despaired of. His recovery now is assured. Mr. Shephard re- members nothing since the accident further back than occurrences a few days ago. He recalls that his brother from Wisconsin, who had been here several weeks, bade him good-bye. DEFENSE RESTS AT ANOKA. State Will Proceed at Once With Re- buttal. Anoka, Minn., May 3.—The defense has rested in the Columbia Heights murder trial and Orlin Kalderwit, de- fendant and leader of the imprisoned gang, has not been placed on the stand. It was 4:30 yesterday after- noon when Kalderwitz’s counsel stated that the defense would rest, and he insisted that the state proceed at once with the rebuttal. This the state was unable ‘to do owing to the absence of some of the necessary wit- nesses. These witnesses have been subpoenacd, however, and will be on hand to-day, Farmers Aid Blind Man. Fargo, N. D., May 3.—Homesteader Hardy, who lives four miles from Surry, in Ward county, recently lost his eyesight. He has a large family and little means with which to work his farm. The citizens of that section got together and sent thirty-five four: horse teams, with an accompaniment of drills, drags and sufficient seed to put in fifty acres of flax in one day. The ladies of the vicinity assisted by serving lunch and hot coffee. Make Pupils Pay for Jam. Northfield, Minn., May 3. — The board of education is considering ac- tion in the case of the high school pu- pils who recently broke into the resi- dence of C. A. Drew, where a recep- tion was given to the senior class, abstracted a quantity of preserves and bound Mr. Drew with cords. . Carpenters on Strike. Janesville, Wis., May 3. — All car- penters in the city went on strike yes- terday. An increase of 5 cents an hour is demanded. OF THE ALLEGED MURDERERS TAKEN. Captured After Eluding Deputies and a Posse for a Week. Duluth, Minn., May 2.—After elud- ing deputy sheriffs and a posse of yol- unteer man-hunters from Evyeleth nearly a week, during which they traveled at night and hid in the depths of the swamps in the day time, living on scraps of food found in abandoned cabins in the desolate ter- ritory between the Cloquet and the White face rivers, Peter Lenich, sup- posed to be the slayer of Peter Kocer- an, and Luj Mavineck, who was in- volved in the fight which resulted in a tragedy at Eveleth last Sunday night, are prisoners at the county jail in Duluth, where is also Frank Longer, ‘a participant in the fight Lenich will be arraigned in the mu- nicipal court to-day, charged with the murder, and Movinsek with being an fccessory. BRIDE ISA SUICIDE. Married Only Four Weeks, Girl-Wife Takes Life for Cause Unknown. Sioux City, Iowa, May 2.—Despond- ent over something unknown to her relatives, Mrs. Charles Fulton, wife of a young farmer, chose a terrible meth- od of ending her life. She was a bride of four weeks and was only twenty years old. She went into a pantry, took a shotgun, loaded it and stood it against the wall. Then she placed the end of the gun barrel against her chest, kicked the trigger with her foot and tore a ragged hole through her body, instantly kill- ing herself. An inquest held by the coroner failed to reveal any motive for the act, but returned a verdict that the woman committed suicide. DIETZ’S ALLY CAUGHT. aw Charged With Murderous Assault on Deputies. Hayward, Wis., May 2.—Valentine Weisenbach, the alleged confederate of John F. Deitz, for whom a warrant was issued last May, was arrested and brought to Hayward by Sheriff James Gylland of Sawyer county Sat- urday nigWt. Weisenbach is charged with assault with intent to kill and is accused of having assisted Dietz last May when the latter attacked the dep- uties sent to capture him. The men are said to have awaited the deputies in ambush and many shots were ex- changed. The case will attract great interest, as the evidence is the same as would be used against Dietz if he was to be tried. MORE LAND FOR INDIANS. Reallotment of White Earth Will Re- sume May 15. White Earth, Minn., May 2—The re- allotment of additional land to In- dians under the Steenerson land Dill closed here on Saturday. The allot- ment of land will resume again on Monday, May 15. About 1,000 allot- ments have been issued. Most of the logging camp matters connected with the cutting of dead and fallen timber on the reservation during the last winter have been settled. The result to both loggers and purchasers was, on the average, very satisfactory. A total of about $100,000 was paid out. YANKTON DEBATERS WIN. Defeated Contest. Huron, S. D.,, May 2.—Yankton won the annual debate here between rep- resentatives of Yankton and Huron colleges. The question was: Re- solved, That the United States immi- gration laws should be made uniform in regard to nationalities. R- C. Fris- bee and S. D. Thornton of Yankton spoke for the affirmative, and George Starring and Monte Appel of Huron for the negative. The judges were Prof, C. M. Young of Vermillion, S. A. Ramsey of Woonsocket and Prof. Hoff of the Mitchell high school. Huron College in Annual WILLIAM PLANKINTON DIES. Head of Plankinton Packing Company of Milwaukee- Milwaukee, May 2.—William Plank- inton, aged sixty-one years, one of Milwaukee’s foremost business men, died at his residence on Grand ave- nue, after an illness of three months. Mr. Plankinton was stricken with pneumonia in February and had been confined to his residence since that time. Mr. Plankinton was the head of the Plankinton Packing company and was active in the management of the vast packing interests of the Plankin- ton estate left by his father, John Plankinton, several years ago. Charge Assault With Knife. Farmington, Minn., May 2. — M. Brennan and his son, M. Brennan, Jr., were held to the grand jury on a charge of assault with a knife upon Howard Royce. The alleged fight is said to have arisen from a land dis- pute. Morphine Kills Man. Pierre, S. D., May 2. — Thomas Thompson of Fort Pierre died from an overdose of morphine. It is not known whether he took it by accident or with suicidal intent. - Jorthwest. N DOCTOR DRINKS ACID. | Stillwater Physician Takes Poison ir Presence of Patient. Stillwater, Minn., May 3.—The sud. den death of Dr. George RN. Watier at 4:30 yesterday afternoon from car. bolic acid poisoning caused a great commotion in the business district. “Accidental taking of carbolic acid is the clue so far,” said Dr. T. C, Clark, “We must take that ‘view until something turns up to change the declaration.” Mrs. William W. Gowan was in the office at the time he took the poison, According to her assertions the doc: tor took a drink out of a glass while sitting at his desk in the consultation room and remarked immediately upon swallowing it: “There, I have taken some carbole acid that was in the glass, after pour: ing some liquor into the glass. “But it is not enough to hurt me,” he continued, with a characteristic shrug of the shoulders and a toss of the head. “You see that even doctors are sometimes careless.” Immediately thereafter the doctor went into convulsions. Mrs. Gowan shrieked for help. Dr. G. E. Clark ran in from an adjoining office. Other persons soon followed. Dr. T. C. Clark and Dr. Stevens of Lake Elmo were among those early on the scene. Death came in Jess than a half hour. “A quick death for even carboli¢ acid,” remarked one physician. PUPILS ON STRIKE. Aversion to High School Principal the Cause. Superior, Wis., May 3. — Two hun. dred and fifty pupils of the Blaine high school went on a strike yester- day because of their aversion for the principal, B. B. James, with whom they have not keen on good terms for the past year. When the hour for as- sembling arrived the students formed in line, and, with a drummer in the lead, marched in a body down through the principal streets of the city to the city hall, where they informed members of the board of education that if Mr. James is to be again ree: ognized by the board, they would not attend school. Supt. Jackson at this juncture appeared before the boys and expressed deep regret at the action they had taken, and appealed to them as his friends, hoping that they would all return to their studies. After considerable discussion the students yielded. FORMER RECORDER IN JAIL. Mayor of Hibbing Has Lindquist Ar rested for $2,400 Shortage. Duluth, Minn., May 3.—L. P. Lind. quist, recorder for the village of Hib- bing last year, was arrested on the charge of grand larceny in the first degree. He is said to be $2,400 ‘short in his accounts with the village. Lind. quist was arrested at the instance of Mayor Peter McHardy, who has had Experts Ralph Whegy and George Henry at work on the books five weeks, and their statements show there is a wide discrepancy. Lindquist says: “I believe every: thing will come out all right.” He hag been prominent in local political and commercial affairs. He is thirty years old and has a wife and child. BUCKMAN MAKES COMPLAINT- Says Independent Lumbermen Are Ex. cluded From Minnesota Reservations. Washington, May 3.—Indian Agent Michelet has been called upon to sub- mit a statement to Secretary Hitch cock on reports received at the in- terior department that there is a plan on foot to monopbdlize saw mill priv: leges by certain lumber interests, Representative Buckman recently filed complaint with the secretary of the interior against the monopolizing of saw mill privileges on the White Earth reservation by companies which would shut out the independent lumbermen. i TYPHOID INVADES CITY. Water Supply, It Is Feared, Is Cause of Scores of Cases. Milwaukee, May 3.—Typhoid fever is prevalent throughout Milwaukee, The statistics on hand at the city health office shows fifty-five cases, but it is believed by the health com. missioner that there are many more cases that have not been reported. Three deaths were reported from the disease yesterday. Health Commis. sioner F. M. Schulz fears that the public water supply has been con taminated, and a thorough investiga tion to determine the truth in this re gard is under way. TRAIN IN THE DITCH. Engineer of Passenger Train Killed in Wreck at Ottumwa. Ottumwa, Iowa, May 3.—The Chi- cago, Milwaukee & St- Paul South: west lintited train, west-bound, was wrecked here. Engineer Harry T. Dikes was killed and Fireman Claude E. Warren injured. The engine climbed the rail on a curve and was ditched and two sleeping cars de railed. No passengers were hurt. The same engine figured in a wreck of the same kind years ago. Protesting Against Rate Reduction. Atlanta, Ga—The recent proposi- tion of J. Pope Brown, Chairman of the Georgia Railroad commission, to reduce the passenger rate in Georgia from three to two cents per mile was protested against by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, the Order of Railway Conductors, and unions of the blacksmiths, machinists and teleg- raphers, boilermakers, railway train- men, carpenters and joiners, clerks and car men. These organizations em- ployed an attorney especially to rep- resent them, who urged that such a reduction would work against the prosperity of the state and lead to a reduction in the number of railroad employes, as well as of their wages. The Travelers’ Protective Association also protested that a reduction, as proposed, would result in fewer trains and poorer service. Bristles Not Included. One of the ablest lawyers and ad- voecates New England ever produced was Roger Minott Sherman, who was also famous for the quickness of his wit. A story which fully illustrates Sher- man’s powers of repartee is quoted by the late Senator Hoar in his book en- titled “An Autobiography of Seventy Years.” ing a case against Nathan Smith, a very able but rather coarse lawyer. Mr. Smith had discussed the question of law with the subtlety for which he was distinguished. Mr. Sherman said to the court that he thought his broth- er Smith’s metaphysics were out of place in that discussion; that he was not averse to such refinement at a proper time, and would be willing, on a fit occasion, to chop logic and split hairs with him. Smith immediately pulled a hair out of his own head, and, holding it up, said: “Split that.” Sherman replied, quick as lightning: “May it. please your honor, I didn’t say bristles.” f ta A Great Discovery. nai Clayton, Tex., May 1st.—(Special) —That a genuine cure for Diabetes has been discovered is the opinion of Mr. J. H. Bailey of this place. Speak- ing of the matter, Mr. Bailey says: “I believe Dodd’s Kidney Piils is the best remedy for Diabetes and the only one that*has ever been discover- ed that will cure Diabetes. “T have a genuine case of Diabetes. I have taken seven boxes of Dodd’s Kidney Pills and am still taking them. They have helped me so much that I am now up and able to work some. IL believe that if I had conformed strict- ly to a Diabetes diet I would now have been completely cured.” Dodd’s Kidney Pills have cured hun- dreds of cases of Diabetes and never once failed. It is an old saying that what will cure Diabetes will cure any form of Kidney Disease and that’s just exactly what Dodd’s Kidney Pills do. They cure all kidney diseases from Backache to Bright's Disease. we D Nearly a Lie. “Good bordig,” said a boarder with a bad cold. “What!” cried the other boarders in surprise and also in unison, as they de- sisted from their burned oatmeal. Clearing his throat and blowing his nose vigorously, the boarder with the bad cold explained, somewhat wearily, that he had merely attempted to pass the time of day. Whereupon the other boarders apol- ogized, saying: “We thought you said ‘good board- ing.” ECZEMA FOR TWO YEARS. Little Girl’s Awful Suffering With Ter- rible Skin Humor—Sleepless Nights for Mother—Speedy Cure by Cuticura. “My little girl had been suffering for two years from eczema, and dur- ing that time I could not geta night’s sleep, as her ailment was very severe. I had tried so many remedies, deriv- ing no benefit, I had given up all hope. But as a last resort I was persuaded to try Cuticura, and one box of the Ointment and two bottles of the Re- solvent, together with the Soap, ef- fected a permanent cure.—Mrs, I. B- Jones, Addington, Ind. T.”” a A Dissembler. : “Leonidas,” said Mr. Meekton’s wife, “look me in the eye and answer me one question. Have you ever deceived me about anything?” “Well, Henrietta, “he answered, after much hesitation, “I must confess that I have not been altogether frank. On numerous occasions I have dissem- bled to the extent of trying to appear far more amiable than I really felt.” PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Reported by Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, 911-912 Pioneer Press building, St. Paul, Minn.: Morris Ful- ler, Tagus, N. D., rotary engine; Frederick Nash, Minneapolis, Minn., outing hat; Knudt Overland, Fertile, Minn., wrench; Anton Rokusek, Ta- bor, S. D., corn husker; William Smith, St. Paul, Minn., can opener; Halvor Torgerson, Kelvin, N. D., fish- hook; George Walter, Prescott, Wis., tuyere iron. ; Ready to Welcome Them, Mrs. Jellers was peeping out through her lace curtains. “These people that are moving in next door can’t fool me by covering up their furniture with burlaps as if it was something fine,’ she said. “I've looked them up in the commercial di- rectories.’ On one occasion Sherman was argu- eae Eee