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BBSS PRISONERS^
TO BE RELEASED
Czar Tomorrow Will Pardon Men
Arrested for Part ia "Red
Day" Demonstration.
St. Petersburg, April 29.-Altho no
general amnesty for political offenses
will be granted by the czar as an
Easter gift to his people, pardon will
be extended to certain classes of pris
oners, including those arrested for par
ticipation in the disturbances of
Jan. 22.
A decree conceding liberty or wor
ship to the old believeis and abolish-/
ing the religious disabilities of Roman
Catholic and other Christian communi
ties and of Mohammedans, will ^also
be published.
Taxes Remitted.
A series of rescripts and flikases will
be published in the Official Messenger.
One of these will remit the peasants'
arrearages of taxes and back payments
on account of lands given to them at
the time of their emancipation, amount
ing to about $37,500,000.
Besides this, it is reported that an
important official announcement will
be mad in connection with the rescript
of March 8.
Bomb Throwing Expected.
This city wore a holiday aspect to
day. There was not the slightest evi
dence of alarm for tonight or tomor
row. Nevertheless stories of bomb
throwing in the churches at midnight
and of pillage and bloodshed tomorrow
continue to circulate.
HOSTILE FLEETS SIGHTED
Eojestveosky Is Waiting for Nefcoga-
toffJap Vessels Are Watching.
Hew York Sun Special Service.
Hue, Cochin-China, April 29.The
German ship Hansa. in from Paitan
bay, British North Bornteo, at 6 0 'clock
last night, settles the position of the
Russian Baltic fleet.
The Hansa came upon the Russians
on Thursday evening off Three Kings
cape, and when five miles away was
boarded by the torpedoboat destroyer
Bravi, which after an examination1
of
the steamship's pap*ers permitted her to
proceed.
The captain of the Hansa declares
all the colliers and other supply ships
were missing, and that twenty five war
vessels in all were between five and
twelve miles off the mainland of Co
chin-China.
Rojestvensky Is Waiting.
This news makes it clear that sfrifce
his departure from Kamranh bay last
Saturday, the .Russian admiral has
been sailing up and down the coast.
When sighted by the Hansa he was
forty-one miles northeast of Kamranh
hay. Six battleships were in his fleet
and seven cruisers of various types.
The naval officers of the Fiench tor
pedoboats here unite in the opinion that
Rojestvensky intends to await Neboga
tofn's squadron and they say that when
the two fleets meet, it will be ten or
twelve days before their combined
strength is ready for action.
Jap Fleet on the Watch.
Shanghaij April 29.Information
brought this afternoon by the PemnL
sular steamer Kaiser, makes it appear
improbable that the mam Japanese
fleet will meet the Russians for weeks
to come, unless Ro3estvensky should
decide to sail straightway for the bat
tleground selected by Togo. The Kaiser,
from Manila, sailed thru the Formo
sa straits on Thursday morning. Off
the Bashi islands she passed a small
squadron of Japanese vessels, mostly
torpedoboat.
In the straits of Formosa, nort of
the Pescadore islands, several of the ar
mored cruisers and four gunboats were
passed near the Chinese mainland, and
this morning forty-five miles north of
the Loochoo islands, the Kaiser made
out four Japanese battleships nine
miles to the northeast. None of the
secoWd-class cruisers of the Japanese
fleet was observed, on the Kaiser's
trip which confirms the general belief
that these are in the scouting division
in command of Admiral Kamimura.
READY FOR THE OFFENSIVE
Jiinevatch Says Russian Army Is Pre
pared to Advance.
Gun-shu Pass, Manchuria, April 29.
General Linevitch granted an interview
to the Associated Press at his head-
Sf
uarters here vesterday, in the course
which he expressed himself as high
ly satisfied with the present condition
Of the Russian army and its readiness
to assume the offensive. He manifested
.emphatic regret for the retreat from
Mukden. The new commander-in-chief
Relieves that the peril to the army at
that juncture was overestimated and
that the day was far from beinglost
when the retreat was ordered. V?ith
bis eyes gleaming with an indomitable
energy and emphasizing his words with
blow upon the camp table before him,
general Linevitch exclaimed:
Censures Kuropatkin.
I would certainly not have retreat
ed. I realize that it is easy now to
pass judgment upon accomplished facts
but, nevertheless, I repeat I would not
hav 1 persuaded Kuropat-
thereeoretreatedt
mi
:m stand a Tie pass and we halted
for a time. We could have re
mained, but on account of certain ad
ministrative factors he considered it in
expedient and the retirement was con
tinued. After assuming command I
flave the men a day's rest. The Jap
anese did not press us and could not
So so, as their condition was quite as
bad as ours."
Warns His Officers.
4
The correspondent later lunched with
the staff, when General Linevitch
learned his officers against a too wide
^extension or scattering of forces. He
favore rather concentration, even of
{j^avalry.
In the last fortnight the Russian
^rmy on the right, left and center has
advanced beyond the Si-ping-hai posi
tion ,and the Russian vanguard posts
Stre now in the form of an inverted
Jsrescent, the left horn of which is
Considerably in the rear of Chang-tu-
Salt* Rheum
ftches, oozes, dries and
^scales over and over again
local applications do not.
xure it. because they cannot
remove its cause, which is
pin impure condition of the
Wood. The most obstinate
|cases have been, perfectly
and pennanenUyi cured,by
HoodsSarsaparilla ijthe
best.^medicine.fortsalt*pneumonita
?rheum in afl the .world.
For testimonials of remarkable cures
%end for Book on Salt Rhetnn, No. 2.
.UBPd Oo* Lowell. Moss.
Saturday Evemngy
fu, which the Japanese hold and which
is strongly fortified. The Japanese are
now exerting a pressure against the
Russian advance. On account" of the
nature of the country and, the positions
of the opposing armies, it is impossi
ble to effect reconnaissances by small
bodies of scouts, and work of this na
ture must be done by considerable de
tachments, often including all three
arms of the service^
wj
~J&o Turning Movement.
These reconnaissances do not show
at the present moment a-Japanese turn
ing movement in the direction of Kirin,
but it is impossible to say what may
be taking place along the eastward
roads from Korea and the Yalu territory
The country there, however, is exceed
ingly mountainous and difficult for
military operations, and it is thought
that the roads are impassable for troops
with Artillery trains.
The Japanese are actively fortifying
Kai-yu-an and the line of Japanese de
fenses appears to be approximately in
the vicinity of the villages of Sha-he
d?i and Sya-su-ske and the valley of
Kao-khe.
Prince Hillkoff, the minister of rail
ways, has arrived here.
HUNDREDS ARRESTED
*r
St. Petersburg Police Seek to Forestall
Riots Tomorrow,
New York Sun Special Service.
Paris, April 29.One hundred thou
sand troops are massed in St. Peters
burg in expectation of popular dis
turbances on May 1.
Last night 1,500 arrests were made.
Governor .General Trepoff has issued
an order enjoining the populace to pay
no attention to rumors of what may be
expected next Sunday.' He says that
any attempt to create a disturbance
will be ruthlessly suppressed.
Say Panic Is Exaggerated.
London, April 29.Some the English
correspondents at St. Petersburg, while
transmitting reports of the panicky
fears regarding the evqnts of Sunday
nextthe Russian Easter*say they-do
not believe it is probable anything seri
ous will happen. They intimate that so
much of the alarm that is not sheer,
panic was intiated and fostered for a
purpose.
Made to Join Rioters.
St. Petersburg, April 29.Advices
from Batoun to the Associated Press re
port bnly a slight improvement in the
situation in the Caucasus, About 16,-
000 Cossacks have been brought into
the various disturbed districts and
martial law has been declared, but the
authorities have not yet broken the
grip of the revolutionary committees,
especially in the Kutais government.
The people, at their instigation, are
taking oaths to refuse to pay taxes or
give obedience to the Russian officials
and to return licenses of every descrip
tion. Lawlessness, pillage and murder
continue, and the police have been com
pelled to march at the hea dof revolu
tionary processions in which red flags
were carried.
New Elevator to "Women's noor
At the Plymouth Corner entrance.
BOWER WILL BE'
ORDERED HOME
President Approves Taft's Plan
for Clearing Up Charges
Against Loomis.
Washington, April 29.Secretary
Taft has received instructions from the
president to call Minister Bowen, now
at Caracas, to Washington also to send
Mr. Russell, now minister to Colom
bia, to Caracas, and Mr. Barrett, now
minister at Panama^ to Colombia.
It is stated that if Mr. Bowen *s ao
actions relative to the charges affecting
Assistant Secretary Loomis are not
subject to criticism, it is the presi
dent's purpose to send him as minister
to Chili and then probably as ambas
sador to Brazil.
The proceeding is to determine pre
cisely the extent of Mr. Bowen's re
sponsibility for the circulation of the
charges against Mr. Loomis. The of
ficial mind here is made up so far as
Mr. Loomis is concerned. It is abso
lutely convinced of his innocence of
any wrong-doing while he was minis
ter to Venezuela, and has reached this
conviction after a thoro sifting of the
allegations. That being the ease, it is
felt here that Minister Bowen, in order
to escape blame himself, must show
that he did one of two things: that,
either by private inquiry at Caracas
he arrived at another conclusion as to
the truthfulness of the charges," or that
he did what he could to denounce them
and to discourage -their circulation in
Venezuela.
SWISS SHAKEN RY
AN EARTHQUAKE
Inhabitants of Geneva, Alarmed,
Bush into the Streets
Damage Is Slight.
Geneva, Switzerland, April 29.
Earthquake shocks were felt here at
2:45 this morning. The inhabitants
were somewhat alarmed, and many of
them rushed into the streets, but the
damage donte in this city was very
slight.
The shocks were felt thruout the can
ton De Valois and elsewhere. They
were accompanied by subterranean
rumblings. Some houses were damage^
in the Canton of Valois. The shocks
apparently were more severe at Cha
monix and its neighborhood than else
where. Houses were cracked and sonie
old monuments were badly damaged
The church at Argentieres was so
shaken that its condition is dangerous.
Stronboli in Eruption.
Catania, Italy, April 29.Mount
Stronboli is in eruption. There has
been' a heavy fall of stones and much
lava is flowing in two streams down
opposite sides of the mountain. The
eruption is accompanied by slight
earthquake shocks.
A German scientist. Dr. Schulta, who
tried to approach the mountain re
ceived serious injuries.
Trembler Felt in France.
Lyons, France, April 29.Earth
shocks were felt here and at Pontarlier
and Qex between 2 and 3 o'clock this
morning, A'
WM. FLANKINTON IS "DEAD
Ill
Milwaukee Millionaire Had Been
Since February.
Milwaukee, Wis., April 29.William
Plankinton, aged 61, one of Milwau
kee's foremost business men, died to
day at his residence on Grand avenue
after an illness extending over three
months.
Mr. Plankinton was stricken with
in February and had been
confined his residence since. He was
the head of the Plankinton Packing
company, and was active in the man
agement of the vast interests of the
Plankinton. ^eStatelteft. by his father^
John Plankinton, several years ago.
GOASI-TO-COAST^
RACE FOR AUTOS
TO
Chuffera Will Probably Pass Thru
Minneapolis on Way to^J
Portland. %i rJ^-
Portland, Ore., April 29.Colonel R.
W. Richardson, secretary of the Na
tional Good Roads association, who is
here to attend the National Good Roads
convention in June, has a telegram
from New York stating that arrange
ments have been completed for^a motor
car race from New York to Portland.
This Tace will start from theWa4dbrf
Astoria, May 8. The first car to ar
rive at the convention of the National
Good Roads association in sessipn at
the Auditorium of-the Lewis an'd Gf^ke
exposition wilj receive $1,000.
&PITAL GOSSIPS!!
OVER ROMANCES
What Will King Oscar Say^to
Mrs. Graves?Is Secretary
Wilson to Wed?
By W. W. Jermane.
re-
Washington, April 29.There is
newed gossip that Secretary Wilson,
the most venerably member of the-cab
inet, is to be married, perhaps before
the beginning of Summer, altho no
definite announcement has been made.
The lady is said to be one of the clerks
in the department of agriculture. She
is connected with some or the best fami
lies of the east, and is a handsome
widow of middle age. It is said that
the approaching marriage is what is
keeping Miss Wilson in Europe. She
cannot tolerate the idea of a step*
mother, and is said to be taking a
special course in music, with a view to
taking up classes in the University of
Iowa, where she taught before her
father entered the first McKinley cab
inet.
The Graves Wedding.
In diplomatic circles here there is
a good deal of interest in the recent
marriage of Colonel *C. H. Graves of
Duluth, the new minister to Norway and
Sweden, growing out of the fact that his
wife, formerly Mrs. Wright, is a di
vorcee. It is pointed out here that the
aged King Oscar is more outspoken than
any European sovereign against di
vorces, and has more than once caused
the ostracism of aspirants for honors in
the dual kingdom on account of divorce
troubles. People -will watch to see
how he receives Colonel Graves and his
new wife, and what the latter will be
able to do to overcome the intense
prejudice of the king and court.
RECLAMATION TOIL
WON'T BE "DRY"
Interior Department's Lega IStaff
Says Saloons Can't Be Barred
from Lands:
By W. W. Jermane.
Washington, April 29.Efforts of
the officials of the reclamation service
to keep saloons off the lands included1
in the reclamation projects during the
construction of the irrigation works
will throve futile. Legal officers of the
interior department have decided that
the department cannot cancel a home
stead entry for any of this land be
cause liquor is being sold on it, pro
vided tho occupant complies with the
provisions of the homestead and irriga
tion act. The regulation of the liquor
traffic, according to the department, is
one ot the police powers of the states,
with which government will not inter
fere.
C. E. Grunsky, recently appointed
consulting engineer in the reclamation
service, will start west next .week to
familiarize himself with field work in
that service. His first- stay- -wnlVJse -xn
St. Paul to consult with Northern Pa
cific and Great Northern officials about
the disposition of railroad land in
cluded reclamation projects. Thence
he will-go to Bismarck to consult with
Electrical Engineer Storrs and to study
S[ont.,
umping projects then to Glendive,
to attend a meeting of consult
ing engineer then'to Billings to inspect
the Huntley project: then to Helena,
Great Falls and Malta. At the last
named place Mr. Grunsky will spend
three weeks making an investigation of
Milk river project .especially with a
view to advising the chief of the re
clamation service of the international
features of that work.
C. H. Fitz, reclamation engineer, who
has been in charge of the work in
South Dakota, left for Denver to as
sume charge of the division which in
cludes work/in Colorado and South Da
kota.
We are known as the highest priced
tailors in the city, but our goods and
quality of work justify it. Thos. P.
Pease. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
FLOCKING TO CHICAGO
New York Sun Special Servioe.
Chicago, April 29.Knights- of Co
lumbus, from Wisconsin, Illinois. Iowa
and Minnesota to the number ox 1,000
wilL assemble in Chicago Su'n'day, the
occasion being the conferring on 650
candidates the most brilliant and gor
geous degree of the order. The cere
monies, which will take place at tlie
Coliseum annex, will be in charge, of
Patrick L. McArdle, master of-the
fourth degree for Illinois, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Iowa. All members of
this rank will be entertained at a ban
quet at the Auditorium hotel. JtOn,
Monday evening the delegates td^the
Illinois state convention, together with
the members who participate in Sun
day's festivities, will be entertained at
the Sherman* house.
New Patents.
Washington, D. C, April 29.(Spe-
cial.)The following' patents were is
sued this week to Minnesota and Da
kota inventors, as reported by,William
son $T Merchant, Patent Attorneys,
925-933 Guaranty Loan building, Min
neapolis, Minn.: Oscar Bergman, Two
Harbors, Minn., door Jacob F. Beradt,
Fessenden, N. Dv concave and cylin
der William Collins, Eosecreek, Minn.,
leveler Harry Dingman, Kimball,
Minn., potato planter John B. Fladby,
Rutland, N. Dy extracting tool Charles
M. Green, Wahpeton, S". D., wheel
Frank A. Hoeft, Latona, Minn., fur
nace attachment Thomas W. Howard,
Windom, Minnv gate Louis B. Keller,
Minneapolis, Minn^ celery trimmer
Jules H. F. Kuehl, Iroquois, S. D., hay
loader Charles E. Mincks, Aberdeen,
S. D., iewsharp Roger S. Pease (3),
Rose, Minn^ glassmaking apparatus
Alfred N. DonaWspn, Minn.,
fcu*5ft
v'YBteRowe, SwansnS*Etottdan$ Minn.
oil-removing device.
THE MINNEAPOUSffOURNAr.
TRYING AN ALIBI
FOR KALDERWIT
3
Continued from First Page.
however. The mysterious woman of
last Wednesday returned last night
with his Sister-in-law. His brother Sid
ney Calderwood," a museum acro
hat, ha sbeen.-heere several days. He
also appears to place great confidence in
his Attorney, P. L. McGhee, and was
visibly McGhee's address to
theorycheere$ffy
L. E. Stetle&M- the special court ste
nographer who was a star witness for
the state in giving the testimony of
Manley, the dead witness, has been- sub-
penaea bjfr the' defense. Some of the
witnesses* have wavered from their pre
liminary testimony and when pressed
have been inclined to
questionr
stenographic tit&rt e
He had~~apseT
victed, of
denied1,
the
earlie pro
ceedings. Th defense will use Stetler
to prove that the reports are correct.
The "state, however, can put him to the
same use itt-the" cases of Oscar Emer-
sonTtlie wrVetear conductor, whose tes
timony was'muoh stronger at the pre
liminary.
The jurors are still allowed great lib
erty, tho the defense has wished to
have them kept together. It would be
most Jnconvenient to do so, however,
OwjSfFlta the lack of interest about the
city and his personal knowledge of the
men as'well as his confidence in their
integrityt Judge Giddings has allowed
them their freedom.
The court stated today that that part
of "Detective Crummy's testimony re
lating to- the happenings at Gilbert's
roadfiouse on the Saturday preceding
the murder would be stricken out.
John King, father of the murdered
boy, was plaeed on the stand today in
the closing of the state's case. He
positively identified the little overcoat
-worn by the boy on the night of the
minder. With- its four bullet holes it
was shown to the jury. The bullet
passed thru the left sleeve and then
thru the body of the coat.
Sheriff Palmer identified prop
erty turned over to him by the Min
neapolis policft aWd it was all offered~in
evidence.
McGhee Outlines Defense.
Mr. McGhee opened for the defense
with an eloquent and forcible address.
He told of KalderwitTs
early life and
of his record. Ethel Mason and Mabel
Ward testify as to the whereabouts of
the three suspects on the night of Nov.
"At the station," said he, "these
men talked with the chief of police and
the officers. So far the state has not
dared to dispute the statements which
these men made concerning their move
ments on the night of Nov. 22. So
far these statements are not disputed."
In speaking of the masks found
the room McGhee said:
"JThese^ masksthese pieces of a
man's shirt they call masks what
are they? We will show you that
Kolb painted a mill in Minneapolis and
used these as face protectors, as is
necessary and customary in that busi
ness.
"These guns have been brought here.
There was another gun in that room
and we demand it from the state.' i
Kolb Takes the Stand.
Kolb was called first, and stated that
his home was at La Crosse, that he had
worked as an, -elevator painter and
roofer. At other times he did farm
work or anything
elsarrestecould
he, find.
pafta or con
anhaving crimebeeHeat positivelya ever Columbi
Heights. jHe^wad never seen any 5of
the clothing^' ouered as exhibits, and
knew none of tue state's witnesses ex
cept the detectives, Slater and Smith.
Furthermore, he denied that the shoes
he is said to have pawned at Good
man's were his. He told of the purpose
for which the masks were made and
said the black cloth found in the room
was for a pocket.
After telling of his work during the
summer he accounted for his where
abouts froin Monday night, Nov. 21, to
the following Wednesday morning.
Monday evening he met Ethel Mason
with Mabel Ward in Eoom 18 at the
hotel. The Mason woman had just
served a term at the workhouse. He
was about town Tuesday and went to
see John Mack, a hideman at 2 Second
street N, both morning and afternoon.
At 5 o'clock he had supper at the Econ
omy restaurant and then went back
to the hotel, where he saw Hammon and
Kalderwit in roorn 18. Miss "Ward was
present. At 6:40 the two men went for
supper, returning later with two ham
and egg sandwiches. Witness then
went to Johnson's saloon for a can of
beer and returning to the room re
mained there until 10 o'clock. Alger
Waller came to the room early, re
mained a few moments and returned
about 7:30 with six half-pint bottles
of beer. They played cinch or "high-
fly." Hammon was furnished with
money by Waller and went out to se
cure six more half-pints of beer. Waller
left about 9 o'clock, Kalderwit did not
leave the room until after 10 o'clock.
Kolb made a good witness. Tho
somewhat ill at ease, he gave quick,
clear answers to all questions put by
Mr. McGhee.. M. C. B.
NOT A CONFESSION
Conference That Interrupted Trial Was
Over Evidence.
Special to The Journal.
Anoka, Minn., April 29.The suspen
sion of the trial yesterday afternoon
gave rise to many rumors, the chief
one being that Kalderwit was ready
to change his plea and confess to the
killing of Freddie King. It developed
that the consultation between the judge
and attorneys concerned the advisabil
ity of the admission of Detective Crum
my's evidence relative to Kalderwit's
story of- his intended visit to Keegans
lake. It was thought best to have
this point argued out of the hearing
of the jury.
Not until after 4 o'clock did the
trial resume. Detective Crummy was
cross-examined regarding his testimony
as to Kalderwit*S admissions and ex
planations as to his whereabouts on
the night of the murder.
H. F. Schultz, conductor on the
Eighth and Central line, told of seeing
three men in company on his car on
the night of the murder. J. J. Smith,
clerk of the Grand Central hotel, said
that Kalderwit had worked about the
hotel and wore a blue sweater. He
told of Mabel Ward's relations with
Hammon and their sharing a room at
the hotel.
Detective Brown told of the search
of the room of the suspects and the
finding of white rags with strings at
tached. Following this evidence the
case was adjourned until 9 a.m. today.
SWEDISH LAWMAKERS
PAYOR REGENT'S PLAN
Stockholm, April 29.The special
committee of both chambers of par
liament have decided to send a joint
communication to the government ex
pressing entire approval and assent to
the proposals of Crown Prince Begent
Gustave, April 6, for the initiation of
negotiations as follows:
FirstA common Swedish or Nerr
wegian foreign minister.
SecondA special consular service
for each country* the consuls to be un
der the direction .of the foreign minis
ier in All matters affecting relations
with foreign countries.
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WOMAN SAffU IK
VISIT HIS OFFICE
Continued from First Page,
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"It ran where*?"' '^WesU^
"In the street or in the yard!" ."In
the street."
"Did you leave the bed!" "Yes."
"Where did you go then!" "Out
doors.
Judge Chides the Xawyers. ./v
A. E. Pfau of counsel br the defense,
objected, saying the interpreter was
asking the questions of the \yifeiess in
a leading manner. Albert Pf^en^sr of
counsel for the state, who speaks, Ger
man fluently, answered Mr. ^fan, that
the interpreter was repeatingHhe ques
tions exactly. Mr. Pfan shouted to
Mr. Pfaender that he wasn't asking
his opinion and ,^hat ativhow he
he wouldn't give ten cents Jor it. It
was the second sharp colloqjay|iJetween,
the counsel, and Judge Crly^Baid:
"Now, gentlemen,'2 and when Mr.
Pf au continued the sludge rapped on his
desk and said, shafply, "Stop it."
Continuing her testimony in answer
to General Childm questions, Mrs,
Dahms said that wnen the noises were
first heard her dogs"were lyig-on the
porch and immediately "they went
loose after them."
"How did they go!"
They went offr real angry, growl-
ing."
"How far did the dogs got"
"When I said 'stakem' thav went as
far as the first di*n/' fi.
General Childs tried to get*Ue wit
ness to say that she had heard other
noises in the direction of the creamery
a Httle later, but she said "nein" to all
his questions as to that.
Immediately after the noon recess
Mrs. Dennis told of seeing blood on the
itepost between her house and the
och place on the morning following
the murder.
Hoidale's Evidence Admitted.
The defense failed this morning to
keep from the jury that part of the
testimony nof- Hjalmar-Hoidale, which
the state believes tends to show that
Dr. Koch was an enemy to Gebhardt.
Mr. Hoidale was a^ked by General
Childs to relate the remark about Dr.
Gebhardt which Dr. Koch made to the
witness in October, 1904. Mr. Brown,
for the defense, obiected on the
ground that such testimony was in
competent, irrelevant, immaterial and
remote and did not have a tendency to
5udge
rov anything against the defendant,
Cray overruled the objection.
The stenographer repeated the ques
tion of General Childs, and Mr. Hoi
dale said:
"Dr. George B. Koch told me that
Dr. Gebhardt was a double-faced
of a
Cross-examined by Mr. Abbott, the
witness said that he was a brother -Of
County Attorney Hoidale, who, until
the arrest of Dr. Koch, assisted, in. the
prosecution of the case against the then
unknown murderer of Dr. Gebhardt.
Address on Poison Package.
Further questioning by Mr. Abbott
led Hoidale to say that there were three
typewriters in the Strickler block
where Koch had offices, two in the in
surance office and one in Dr. Strick
ler's.
The address on the poison package
was written on a typewriter having &
purple ribbon and the only machine of
these three having a purple ribbon
was a Smith-Premier in the insurance
office. This one had an extra wide car
riage* And the witness said that j ,was
large and unwieldy for anything ^save
for extra wide paper such as insurance
policies.
The Finger-cot Episode.
Cleveland Frederick, a clerk in Al
win's drugstore, repeated his testimony
at the first trial as to Dr. Koch's get
ting finger-cots on the day following
the murder. He also told of sores
which he saw on the defendant's hand.
Senator Somerville, cross-examining
him, learned that while^ the witness was
certain that the injuries were on the
index and second fingers he could not
tell which hand they were on. The at
torney confronted the witness with nis
testimony at the first trial that he
could not tell just which fingers were
injured. Frederick said that he could
give no particular reason for that tes
timony because he does and did not
know which fingers ha dthe sores upon
them.
On direct examination IVederick had.
said that Dr. Koch waB helping himBelf
to the finger-cots from a drawer be
hind the counter when the clerk first
saw him. Senator Someville got the
witness to say that there was nothing
unusual in this because Dr. Koch had
more or less liberties in the drugstore,
as all physicians have.
Einer Hoidale, county attorney of
Brown county, who assisted in the in
vestigation following the murder and
until Dr. Koch was arrested, testified
that the poison bottle was on his table
during the inquest and that to the best
of his knowledge, it was not tampered
with, nor the contents removed.
Had Changed His Coat.
L. B. Brook, postmaster, testified that
on the morning following the murder
he walked part way down town with
Dr. Koch and with him had turned into
the alley, where a crowd was looking at
the rear of the Ottomeyer block, from
which the murderer had, escaped. He
said that he was certain that the coat
which Dr. Koch wore (he wore no over
coat), was a sack coat of brownish
tinge, having some stripes in it. The
defense did not cross-examirie Mr.
Krook.
That Second Hammer.
Everybody connected with or inter
ested the case has been trying to
penetrate the niystery surrounding the
second hammer, which was introduced
yesterday by the defense, on cross-ex
amintion of Beinhold Dahms The
hammer answers the descriptiont of the
hammer which the Kochs used to own,
as given by the members of thja Koch
family at the first trial, but counsel for
the defense reiterate their refusal to
say whether or not the tool is or pur
ports to be the one that, it is said, dis
appeared from the Koch home.
The surprise expressed by William
Koch when* the hammer was intro
duced, if it was not feigned, may indi
cate that the defense really planned
the surprise for their clients, or that
the hammer is not the one whiph for
merly was at the Koch home. George
B. Koch was asked:
"You had seen your father's hammer
many times, hadn't you?"
He said that he had.
"Is this the one?" was asked, and
the new exhibit was indicated.
"You couldn't expect me to discuss
that, could you?" answered the young
defendant.
Counsel for the state continues its
belief, expressed yesterday when the
hammer was first produced in Court,
that it is not the hammer which young
Dahms used when he worked at the
Koch place, and that it is a new one
doctored up for the occasion.
Couldn't Shake Eeinhold,"
Beinhold Dahms held his ow"t* Imder
severe cross-examination by Mr. Ab
bott yesterday afternoon, but the de
fense may trip him up later, when it
brings on members of the Koch family
to testify as to' certain tools intro
duced in evidence yesterday.
The young man was shown a iarge
number of tools, several hammers,
mallets, punches, 'nippers^
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wrenches and other things, and he
picked out one or two from each class
as tools which he had seen in the Koch
toolhouse. It was ticklish business
for the young man, for he has not
worked at the Koch place since 1903,
and the defense has 'intimated that
most of the tools which it brought into
court were not brought from the Koch
place at all.
Thruout the cross-examination he
stuck to his identification of the
bloody hammer as Koch's.
Dahms Explains Former Silence.
On the redirect examination of Eein
hold Dahms yesterday afternoon, Gen
eral Childs had the witness explain why
he had not before positively identified
the bloody hammer found in Dr. Geb
hardt's office as the hammer which he
had used when he was working at the
Koch home. General Childs asked:
"Why did you tell Detective Eydell
that this was not the Koch hammer?"
The witness answered. I did not
want to witness against Dr. Koch."
"How long had you known Dr.
Koch?" asked General Childs..,
"About twelve years."
"Were you and he on friendly
terms.!"
"Tes, sirj we were."
The defense^ in surrebuttal, asked
young Dahms if he had lied to Rydell
because he was a friend of Koch's and
did not want to witness against Koch.
Dahms replied that that was his reason.
"You were friendly to Dr. Koch,
then?"
"Yes." "And you are not friendly to Mr.
Koch now?" asked Attorney Abbott.
I can't be."
Koch's Office Mate Testifies.
Dr. D. F. Wood of Hanska was on
the stand yesterday afternoon. When
Dr. Koch had a branch office in Hanska
i$ was in Dr. Wood's rooms. Dr. Wood
told of 'Koch^Ekdbandoning his Hanska
branch very suddenly on Oct. 28, 1904,
and said that the defendant had offered
no explanation for his quick departure.
He said that he had often been in
Dr. Koch's offices in New "Dim and
that he had seen an old hammer there.
When he was asked whether the ham
mer found in Gebhardt's office was the
one he saw in Koch's office, he said
he did not know. He would make no
positive statement on the subject.
Mrs. Eaess' Surprise.
One of the surprises of yesterday's
session was the testimony of Mrs.
Kaess, the general workwoman who had
cleaned Dr. Koch's offices. General
Childs, in his opening address to the
jury, promised that Mrs. Kaess would
testify that she had seen in Dr. Koch's
office the identical hammer which was
found in Dr. Gebhardt's office on the
night of the murder.
When Mrs. Kaess was sworn and
shown the bloodstained hammer, she
said, repeatedly that she liad never seen
that hammer in the defendant's office.
She confessed that when she had
seen the hammer at the office of Mayor
Silverson, she had said it was the one
she had used in the office of Koch, but
she wouldn't say so yesterday.
General Childs thought perhaps the
German woman, who spoke thru an in
terpreter and appeared very nervous
and frightened while on the stand, be
lieved it was not the same hammer
because it then bore a large white la
bel, the stenographer's mark of the
exhibit.
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BROTHER NOT VINDICATED
Henry Gebhardt Says He Doesn't
Want the Murderer Hanged.
Special to The Journal.
Mankato, Minn., April 2&.Henry
Gebhardt, brother of the murdered
dentist, has had the even' tenor of his
way as a cranberry farmer at Black
River Falls, Wis., and also his bank
account, seriously disturbed by the
tragedy in his family. He and his
sister, the latter dressed in black, are
pathetic figures in'the courtroom. They
watch the proceedings with interest,
and not infrequently tears well up in
their, eyes when testimony of witnesses
forces upon them the recollection of
the terrible fate which their beloved
brother met.
"It wouldn't be natural to suppose,"
he said today, "that I will rest con
tented until I know that the man who
murdered Louis is punished. I am
eager to see justice done.
"But I am not in the spirit which
demands '& life for a life.' Some
times, of course, just for a few min
utes when something suggests again to
me the diabolical nature of the crime
of "which my brother was the victim,
I. think that perhaps the man who did
that crime, unprovoked as all evidence
shows, should pay his life as the pen
alty. But I get over that quickly,
and am mad at myself for thinking
so.
I don't want to see Dr. Koch hung
if he is the man who killed by brother.
I am opposed to capital punishment.
But if Dr. Koch killed Louis, I should
like to see him sent to the penitentiary
to solitary confinement or to hard
laborfor life. I wouldn't be satis
fied with that alone, tho. I would
want the assurance of a positive, irre
vocable order of the court, that he is
not to be pardoned, nor his sentence
commuted, unless it is proved subse
quently that the jury made a mistake
and thta he was not the guilty man.
"Yes, this lamentable affair has cost
me a great deal of money/ I wanted
to see the murderer caught and so
hired a Chicago lawyer to make the
investigation. That cost me several
hundred dollars, and then my other ex
penses incidental to my own investiga
tions, and attending the trials has cost
other hundreds.^ But I shall feel re
paid, fully repaid, if the murderer is
caught and -placed where he can't com
mit another crime like the one which
has marred the lives of all the mem
%aws, -ber* of ont family.-"
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YOGEL IS ELECTED
TO BIGELOW'S PLAGE
Milwaukee, April 29.Fred "Vogel,
Jr., was today elected president of the
First National ban*: of this city, to fill
the vacancy caused by the removal of
Frank G. Bigelow, the defaulting presi
dent. Other officers elected are as
follows:
First vice president, J. H. Vandyke,
Jr. second vice president, Williaiw
Bigelow cashier, Frank J. Kipp as
sistant cashier, Thomas E. Camp.
Mr. Vogel is one of the wealthiest
business men in Milwaukee, and has
long been" a director. Mr. Vandyke,
also a director, is one of the best
known financiers in the northwest,
BOTH SIDES REST IN
NAN PATTERSON CASE
New York. April 29.The prosecu
tion and defense rested the case of
Nan Patterson, the former actress, ac
cused of murdering Caesar Young, al
most a year ago. When the prosecu
tion finished yesterday, Mr. Beilly, of
counsel for Miss Patterson, announced
that his side wonld submit no defense
and would rest on the contention that
the state had failed to make out a
case.
This means the speedy finish of the
woman's third trial.
When the case is called Monday, As
sistant District Attorney Band will sum
up for the state.
FILIPINOS ARE MAKING
COUNTERFEIT MONET
San Francisco, April 29.J. H.
Wilkie, chief of the United States se
cret seivice, is here on his way to the
Philippines to investigate the counter
feiting of American silver coins. The
work is supposed to be done by Fili
pinos and Chinese. It has grown to
such an extent that the business of the
islands is being seriously menaced.
Chief Wilkie will organize a large se
cret force to break up the gangs of
counterfeiters and on his way to the
Philippines will stop over in Honolulu,
where a branch of the secret service is
about to be established.
TO CURE A COLD X ONE DAT
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. AU
druggists refund the money If it fails to cure*
E. W. Grove's signature is on each box. 26c
GRINNELL TRIUMPHS
First Debate of Its College Team With
Men of Ames.
Special to The Journal.
Ames, Iowa, April 29.By a vote of
two to one? the judges awarded to the
representatives of Iowa college at
Grinnell the decision over those from
the Iowa State college in the joint de
bate here last evening.
The question was, "Resolved, That
in the government of the large cities
of thf United States all administrative
and executive powers should be vested
in the mayor. Grinnell supported
the negative and Ames the affirmative.
The winning team was composed of
Harry H. \Vheaton of Ottunvwa,
James G. Raley of Grinnell and Will*
iani E. Paul or Gilman'.
WASHINGTON NOTES
Postmasters appointed: MichiganCbennlnjr,
Dickinson county, Richard E. Boll, vice William
J. Boll resigned Gatesville, Chippewa county,
Minnie .7. Johnson, vice Fannie Goetz resigned.
MinnesotaWendt. Cass county, Chadea A.
Lundoerg. vice F. H. Waldemann -resigned.
North DakotaStarkweather, Ramsey county, P.
F. Meharry, vice Amy G. Manrer removed.
Rural free delivery routes ordered established
June 1* IowaAlbert Oity, Buenm Vista county:
routes Nos 1, 2 and 3 length, 2T, 27 and 28
miles population. 1,820: Alta, Bnena Vista coun
ty, routes Nos 4 and 6 length, 27% and 26ft
miles population. 450 Lake Park. Dickinson
county route No. 3: length, 2M4 miles popula
tion, 420 Marathon. Bnena Vista county rout*
No. 3, length. 28% miles population, 40"
Storm Lake, Buena Vista county rotttes Nos.
6 and 6 length. 27% and 27*4c miles popula
tion, 790 Webb. Clay county: route No. 1:
length, 26% miles population, 460 Wheatland.
Clinton county: route No. 1 length, 26%
miles, population, 420. MinnesotaStorden, Cot
tonwood county route No. 1 length, 26 miles
population, 465
Rural carriers appointed: Minnesota^North
field, route S Roger W. Cressey carrier, Jennl
S Hawkins substitute Fisher, route 1. Knut B.
Knutson carrier, Gertie G. Knutson substitute
Foss'on. route 2 Knut O. Bratvoldt carrier. Gun-
hUd Bratvoldt substitute Murdoek, route 1,
Michael Foley carrier, Jennie M. Foley substi
tute, Rochester, route 3, Martin Fitzgerald car
rier, James Fitzgerald substitute. IowaElk
port, route 1, Peter W. Schnack carter. Isaae
McEvers substitute. South DakotaBrldgewa
ter, route 2, Peter W. Anderson carrier Fred H.
Mouison substitute. MontanaBelgrade, route
2, Henry O. Scheyet carrier, diaries A. Shcneyet
substitute.
Actors and Singers most prevent sore -throat**
They have used Piso's Cure 42 years.
DECLAHATOBY CONTEST AX ALMA.
Special to The Journal.
Alma. Wis.. April 29.At the league declama*
tory contest, held here last sight, Hedwig Oca*
ner of Alma took first place. Arthur Brooks of
Galesvllle second, and Blanche Boehrer third.
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