18 THE ONE THING THAT MAY SAVE DR. KOCH'S LIFE. . , WEB OF EVIDENCE ABOUT HIM G The Circumstantial Chain of Evidence Which Has Been Wrapped About { ' Dr. George R. Koch , at New Ulm , f Is Astoundingly Complete. Dr. Koch was In the barber shop under Gebhard's office less than fif teen minutes before the murder was committed. Ho passed the window of the Ue- i ? view office , adjoining Gebhard's stairway - way , Just before a man was heard to stalk heavily up the stairs. A Imudkorch'Icf bearing the Initials "G. II. K. " was found stained with ji ( ? blood In the murdered dentist's room. A pencil , such as Koch received less than an hour before the murder was committed , was found In a pool of ' blood at the dead man's side. Koch's father had a hammer simi lar to the ono witli which the dentist was killed and ono witness positively identified it as the actual hammer. Dr. Gebhard received a bottle sup posed to contain poison the week be fore ho was murdered. The state has proved that this was strychnine. The poison was sent in a box such as Dr. Koch received from the Parke- Davls company shortly after October W 7. The package was addressed to Gebhard on a typewriter that was kept in a room adjoining the office of Dr. Koch. Dr. Strlckler , Dr. Koch's ofilcomate , missed stychnlne from this bottle ( lur ing October. J.i The word "sample" on the poison j' ! box is in Koch's writing. i" Dr. Koch told a farmer that some one was going to kill Dr. Gebhard. Ho told a young man In New Ulm that Gebhard was a two-faced of Dr. Koch's hands were seen to have sores upon them the day after the murder and were seriously burned on Friday following the murder. Now Ulm , Minn. , Jan. 13. The state has rested Its case against Dr. George R. Koch for the murder of Dr. L. A. Gebhard. It has also won a signal triumph by securing a ruling from Judge Webber whereby Asa P. Brooks , the only eye witness of the homicide , was called to the stand by the court and both sides permitted to cross-examine. The ruling of Judge Webber , deny ing the motion of the defense to com pel the state to call BrnnUa is most important for ihe state. When the court decided to call Brooks on Its own motion , the state not only gained the right to cross-examine the witness - ness , but to impeach him. The defense - fense took an exception to the ruling , and will , in case the verdict goes against them , plead It as an error in a motion for a now trial , or an appeal to the supreme court. Brooks on the Stand. The importance of Judeo Webber's action was seen when Brooks took the stand this morning. When the court asked him if ho knew the man ho had seen in Geblmrd's office , he replied in the negative. When the court followed that question with "Was that man this defendant ? " he made the negative more emphatic. Brooks' testimony is practically identical with the statement ho made immediately after the murder , al though the state is striving to break down his testimony by securing ad missions that he had told varying stories to people about New Ulm. He made no admissions , although ho was Induced to say that the man wore a black slouch hat far back on his head and then to say that he had either a slouch hat or a heavy mass of black hair. The state's impeaching witness es will be called later. Admission by Brooks. General Childs questioned the wit ness as to the testimony he had given before Justice N. Hennlngsen at the Investigation of the citizens' commit tee. He asked Brooks If he had not testified at that investigation that the man he had seen in Gebhard's of fice answered more closely to the de scription of Dr. Koch than It would to any other man he know In New Ulm. Brooks admitted that ho had. ADVERTISING WILL INCREASE i c ' ] / ' Business Men of the Future Will Use More Publicity Than Now. | Alfred Paschal , ot the advertising i department at John Wanamaker's Philadelphia store recently , made the following remarks on advertising for the merchant before the members of the Mercantile association at Wil- mlngton , Del. , last week : ' \ "Advertising is an introduction for merchandise to consumers ; from the merchant to his customer. It should bo frank , explicit , pleasant , and the goods back of the advertisement should make strong the introduction , or they will discredit the introduction and themselves ; a worse condition than if there bad been no advertising. "Advertising in the newest science of business perhaps the leant un derstood ; certainly the most various ly treated. "The merchant knows why he 4 bought merchandise , what its merits are , why it Is butter In Quality than Homo other ; or why It is moro attrac tive In price. "Tho advertisement la the letter of correspondence telling these things- tolling them so that the story will bo forceful nnd Impressive ; so the Intro duction will bo pleasing nnd attrac tive. "It Is needless to go Into any dis cussion of the expediency of advertis ing. No merchant today wants or at tempts to hldo his light under n bush el. All wish to exploit their goods. It IH not only the fashion , but the ne cessity of the times in which wo live. "Advertising Is growing dally moro urgent , because of the existing poli cies of business. Merchants do not follow the practice of a half century ago , nnd buy merely whnt their trndo demands. They purchnso the output of the factories or mills and then must create the market which will take the goods and return their money. "In this condition Is the certainty that the future Is going to demand moro advertising than the present ; and the indication thnt advertising problems must bo moro carefully studied than they have been. "The situation needs the wise Judg ment of largo experience or expert discrimination. Its outcome is often the difference between profit and loss. "Everybody has , or ought to have , enthusiasm in his own merchnndiso ; enthusiasm In tolling about it. If ho cannot Indulge this feeling ho had bettor not attempt to advertise. Hut enthuslnsm should not over-ride con servative expression , the advertise ment would butter underestimate than overestimate. "Remember this , always , in adver tising : "You are appealing to the great , big broad , level-headed , clear-eyed av erage class the mnss of Intelligent American citizens not the wealthy nor the very poor. The former look nfter their own wants , the latter are forced by their necessities , and both are too small a class and too Indiffer ently Interested for successful adver tising appeals. "Tho middle class is an omnivorous reader , n keen discriminator and nl- wnys has money to spend. Of this good class the women are most re sponsive to advertising suggestion they do the family providing and spending ; and somehow they like to read advertising and follow it up. The successful advertiser does not fall to take note of and cater to the pref erences of human nature. "For quick Introductions and speedy results there have been nnd there are no means of advertising today equal to the dally press , anything dif ferent or bettor for publicity-making will have to be created. The Ameri can people are the best educated in the world ; certainly the most alive and alert , and as surely the most uni versal of readers. "They arc always poring over the pages of the latest edition of the newspapers ; and hence , In the news papers they read is the place where the well prepared advertisement has the best opportunity of being seen and read. "And that publication which by Its news and character attracts and In terests most people In each communi ty Is generally the one In which ad vertisers find the best returns for their advertising expenditure. " WILLIAM KELLY DIED IN CALI FORNIA YESTERDAY. WENT WEST FOR HIS HEALTH Formerly a Bookkeeper in a Crelgh- ton Office , and Leaving Many Rel atives In That Place to Mourn His Loss , He Succumbs After Hard Fight Crelghton , Neb. , Jan. 17. Special to The News : Word has been received hero of the death of William Kelly , formerly of Crelghton , but who had been for a past few months in Cali fornia in the hope of regaining his health. His death occurred yesterday at Klmona , Cal. , and he will bo burled In a cemetery at that place. The deceased was a promising young citizen of Crelghton. He was a bookkeeper In the lumber office of O. II. Wertz and Co. , up until the time that he left for the milder climate of the west. He leaves a wife , one child , a father , William Kelly of this city , two sisters , and one brother. In California lie had started an or- ange grove and there he hoped to re cover from the illness which proved his death. Funeral of Mrs. Aaron. Mrs. Aaron , colored , daughter of Mr. nnd Mrs. Clay Shlpman who live west of the city about fourteen miles , was burled yesterday afternoon from the M. B. church , Rev. J. F. Poucher offi ciating and Interment ivas In Pros pect Hill cemetery. Mrs. Aaron was twenty-three years of age , having been born In Kentucky. Her death oc curred In Sioux City where she had been working in a hotel for the past two years. She had been married but a few months. Her husband and fa ther were at her bedside when one died and accompanied the remains to Norfolk. MINNESOTA DENTIST TRYING TO PROVE INNOCENCE. REGARD PENCIL AND HAMMER The Defense IB Making a Strenuous Effort to Finish the Case Claim They Will Prove the Hammer and Pencil are False Clews. Nosv Ulm , Minn. , Jan. M. After sil ting lor six days listening to the evi dence ngnlnst him , Or. Uoorgo R. Koch , on trial for the murder of Dr. L. A. Gebhard , had his inning this morning when Senator Sommervlllo opened for the defense. Senator Somervllle In a speech lastIng - Ing nn hour and n half , reviewed the state's evidence , nnd then oxplnlnud the line of defense. Ho ridiculed several - oral of the contentions of thu Htato , and .said thnt such evidence would In- dlcnto thnt Dr. Koch WIIH n fool rath er than a criminal. He hoped not only to ncqult Dr. Koch , but to oxon- ernte him from all connection with the crime. Several witnesses were then sworn to Impeach ISdgnr Dingier , who Iden tified the hammer found In Dr. Gob- hnrd'H olllco , as one that belonged to Dr. Koch's father. Some of these witnesses said that Dingier had told them lie wns to re- celvo n monetary consideration for his testimony. Others wworo that his reputation for truth nnd voracity wns not good. The stnte , however , on cross-examination , scored by drawing out admissions from two of the im peaching witnesses that they had been convicted in court of misdemean ors. Somcrvllle's Address Effective. Senator Somervllle's opening ad dress was clear nnd forcible. It explained - plained ninny points thnt have weighed strongly against the defen dant , and some of the jurymen wore seen to nod as If In approbation. Ho said in part : "This case Is perhaps the most Im portant , as well as the most expen sive , over tried In Urown county. This defendant Is being tried for his life , nnd his conviction means death upon the gallows. Every man accused of a crime has public opinion against him. Christ himself was crucified be cause of an orroreous public opinion ; every Christian that has been burned at the stake suffered because of pub lic opinion , and if one of you gentle men were to be accused of a crime , you would have public opinion against you. "General Cliilds In his opening ad dress told you thnt there are two kinds of murders ; that which Is com mitted In the heat of pnsslon and that which Is premeditated. The crime charged in this indictment wns a pre meditated crime. It Is ono which re quires the devilish scheming and planning of a criminal. This young man , born and educated in this city , is not that kind of n man. Look ut his face ; his genteel appearance. Does thnt Indicate to you thnt ho would commit that kind of a crime ? I say that ho could not , for n mnu with those criminal proclivities would ! manifest them In other ways before | reaching the age of maturity. Points Out Alleged Absurdities. "Tho state has presumed that the | mnu who killed Dr. Goblinrd 111:1110(1 : ( ! poison to him and on that bottle of poison wrote in his own handwriting the word 'sample' as a kind of calling card. Why , that is preposterous. We will show you thnt Dr. Koch has in his office enough nrsonlc to kill fifty men. Does It stand to reason that he would steal strychnine from a broth er doctor and send that bitterest of all poisons , when ho could have taken the arsenic , a sweet and pleasant tasting poison , but just as fatal ? "Then they presume to say that he climbed over the partition Into a room In the Insurance office and used an old threshing machine of a typewriter to address that poison , when in his own office there was a typewriter and In the office of his brother-in-law two moro , to which he could have had easy access. Pencil and Hammer. "They have laid great strcess upon the finding of a lead pencil near the dead body. They said Dr. Koch re ceived such a pencil a few minutes before the murder. Wo will admit that ho received the pencil , but wo will produce it in court and prove to you that ho had it all the tlmo. "Tho Identification of the hammer has been another point which they have argued against Dr. Koch. Wo propose to show you that the hammer in question belonged to Dr. Gebhard. Wo will bring in a close personal friend of Dr. Gebhard's , who will swear that ho had seen the hammer in Dr. Gebhard's office. Asa P. Brooks will swear that ho borrowed the ham mer of Dr. Gebhard and wo will even show to you where ho got the ham mer. CREIGHTON INVENTOR HERE. Guy Benedict Tells Ho wit Seems to Think Out a Machine. Guy Benedict of Crelghton , invent- of of the new machine by which wheat and grain may bo blown into a car from an elevator and which was sold last week to a Denver firm for | 25,000 In cash , was In Norfolk y < itturday on business. Mr. Hunt-diet mild thnt ho watt glad to hnvo the mnchtno off hln mind. 11 had hen n strain upon bin norovus system for the pactt hlrteon months. "Tho machine stands hut a few Inches high and the diameter Is only about two foot , " ho said. "It Is ar ranged with n system of fans which , revolving at terrific speed , Hond enough wind out to blow thousands of bushels of grain Into a car In a short Umo. "Wo had asked moro than $25.000 when the Denver people appeared , " snld Mr. Benedict. "At first they of fered us $20,000 , then came up to $22- fiOO and later , when wo acted an though It wns Immaterial whether wo sold or not , they gnvo un the twenty- live. "Tho strain of a mnehlno llko thnt Is tremendous , " said the Inventor. "I used to lie awake nights without being able to sleep one minute. Suddenly 1 would wnko up In the night , If I had chanced to get to sleep , and a now Idea would Hash Into my head. I'm glad to hnvo It off my hands. "Mr. Andrews , partner In the pat ent , paid all of the expenses of the building and 'experimenting and the patent and received for his Invest ment $ llfiflO. ! " JOHN W. KOVALEK GETS PATENT FOR MACHINE. IS TO ADJUST WAGON AXLES Hubs and Axles of Wagons and Bug gies Can be Rigidly Tightened by the New Device of the Madison County Blacksmith Has Another. Haltlo Creek has an Invertor. John W. Kovalek Is that same. Ho has Just received notlco from Washing ton from his attorneys , C. A. Snow & Co. , that hla patent on ad cvlco for adjusting hubs nnd axles on buggies nnd wagons , wns granted a week ago today , January 10 , 1)0fi. ! ) Mr. Kovalek was In Norfolk yes terday. The machine which hns been reeled out of the brain of the Madison coun ty man nt Battle Creek Is so arranged that , by tightening up screws Hint adjust - just the axles , any loosed hubs nro immediately pulled rigidly together , saving rattling and unnecessary wear and tear. Mr. Kovalek Invented the mnehlno last year nnd npplled for his patent on August 20 , 100 < l. Slnco that tlmo it has been going through the course of events in ofilccdorn at Washington. The machine will either bo sold by Mr. Kovalek or It will bo manufac tured by himself and sold. Ho Is pleased with the success of the de vice and his friends In the county arc glad for him. Ho tins now another patent pending , which will likely lie leady before IOIIK. Mr. Kovalek Is a blacksmith nt Bat- tie Creek and his lived Micro for years. On the patent sheet the names of T. M. Morris and Herman llogrefo ap pear as witnesses. A PLEASING OPERA. [ From Tupulny's Dnllv 1 Beggar Prince Company Made Good in "Fra Diavolo. " The Beggar Prince Opera company under the management of Mr. F. A. Wade , presented to a pleased audience in the Norfolk Auditorium last night "Fra Diavolo , " and made good from the rlso of the curtain on the first act to its fall on the last scene , and should the company ever como to Norfolk again It will not bo difficult to again fill the play house to capacity as was done last night. It was the host en tertainment , by far , that has been giv en this season nnd the theater-going public of Norfolk is bound to give them advertisement. G. B. Brontl In the leading role Is a big man with a big voice and clever In the part. Ho possesses a magnificent range and all tones are well produced though ho was somewhat hoarse last night. F. A. Wade and Jack Spauldlng kept the audience In continual good humor with their drolleries. F. W. Walters with his pleasing tenor and fine ftguro was a prime favorite In the hero rolo. Miss Irene Palmer , the Inn keeper's daugh ter proved most attractive In voice and form and her singing in the dis robing nnd night scene wns partic ularly pleasing. Miss Gertrude Hutch- eson as Lady Pomola was scarcely second In popularity with her hearers and the part of I-ord Ro Burg was well sustained by Jay C. Taylor. The chorus was not largo , but was mighty for its size and the entire company was well balanced throughout nnd niado nn impression thnt will be lastIng - Ing in Norfolk. Mr. Wade , the come dian of the company , kept the audi ence in good humor and was obliged to respond to a number of encores. The S. R , O. sign was dusted off and hung up before S o'clock. The Presbyterian missionary tea held at the homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Ballantyno , Norfolk avenue , was a great success. In splto of the very cold weather a largo number of Nor folk Presbyterians attended and all had a very enjoyable tlmo. j , DO NOT WISH SELECTIONS MADE DY THE PEOPLE. DEFEATED ; NOT DISCOURAGED The Congressman Has Met the At tacks Thus Far , But It In Said That Others are In Preparation to be Sprung Tuesday When Balloting. Lincoln , Jan. M. Special to The News : Although outtddo Indications ire that the attempt to defeat llurkott s abandoned , there Is n silent but do- onnlncd liilluoucn nt work looking or n elinnco to do something. It Is mown that If money would do the niHlncHH It would be forthcoming , hut ho conspirators cannot find a place vlth thin legislature to nno money. I'ho only suiiceptllile OIIOH are no loulit already under pay. It Is learned that the objection Is mt made to Iliirholt IIH a man , hut to he plan under which he has been HO- ected by the people of the stale. The lonlro on part of ( ho cotiHlpratoni Is 0 defeat the elect Ion of the man clum- 'n by the people In Hlato convention mil In the county eonvetilloim , and him put u stop ( o any move which night be made to Moled senatorial andldaleH liy popular vote In dm ru in re. re.The The attempt niado Wednesday was significant. First tliero was n reso- utlon asking for Hurkctl'H stand on ( ooKovoll'H policy. This resolution lad been written thioo days , and hold tack waiting until they were Hiiro Hurkett was too far away to appear ind answer. But ho promptly wired hat ho was almolnloly with KOOHO- volt , and spoiled the effect of the trick. Next tlioy tried to slur him over the shoulders of the Lincoln poHtmastor. Phis resolution had also been writ ten tliroo days. It was presented by 1 member who once openly bolted a opublican caucus on United States senator. It was supported by eight populists , two disappointed canill- lates for speaker , two members from Dietrich's county , three from Omaha and four members of the crowd from Lancaster. Its only effect was to show that the antl-Burklett conspirators were ready to play any desperate game. It Is learned that some members tiavo been sent for to como to Omaha , and that up there they have been told In certain quarters that "there will bo a big surprise for the llurkott crowd before Tuesday. " An Incident occurred In the notel lobby here last night which shows tbo real source of much of the "anti-Bur- Icett sentiment. " A reporter of the World-Herald , who Is known to bo In the pay of the conspirators , Imper sonated a member of the house , and told another member how "wo nro goIng - Ing to work a plan to beat Burkett. " He divulged the fact that "It can bo done by having a caucus nnd getting n secret ballot Then we can boat him. and will lie able to vote against him In open Kestlnn Tuesday" On Inquiry the pretended member turned out to ho the Omaha reporter . II Is not known how extensively this scheme Is being worked. The O'Neill Commercial club has been organized with the following of ficers : President , Colonel Nell Hren- nan ; vice president , T. N. Golden ; treasurer , O O. Snyder ; secretary , Gns A. Miles ; hoard of managers , S. .1. Weekes , P. J. Mc.Manus , Hd F. Gal lagher , Frank Campbell , J. P Galla gher , J H. Mellor , M. If. McCarthy , Joe Mann. J. F. O'Donlell. H. II. Who- Inn. J 8. Harrington and O. F Hlglln. TYPEWRITER EXPERTS BATTLING OVER QUESTION. SOME SAY HE DID ; OTHERS NOT The Case in Which Dr. George R. Koch , the Dentist at New Ulm , Minn. , Is Charged With Murdering Gebhard , Nears the Close. Now Ulm , Minn. , Jan. IS. The Koch murder trial has at last re solved Itself into a battle of exports. Tills battle is being fought to prove to the jury that the address on a cer tain box of poison mailed to Dr. Geb hard a week before ho was murdered was written on a certain Smith Pre mier typewriter which was kept in the iiiburanco ofllce adjoining the ofllce of . Dr. Koch. The experts sworn for the state said positively that It was , while those sworn for the defense are just as pos itive that It was not. Ever since the state swore t\vo type writer experts from the city office of the Smith Premier Typewriter com pany In SL Paul , who said that the address on the package of poison was written on the machine which they produced in court , and which was in the insurance company's offlco hero the month of October , 1904 , the de fense has promised to break down this testimony. Just before noon the work was started , when tho. first expert for the dofoniio wnn sworn. Ho wan shown < the mnehlno and asked to point outltii ' - " ' ' defect ! ) , lie examined It critically f\ \ and found that several of thu typo bars t , | were IOOMO and that the alignment wan bad. Experts Disagree. Ho finally examined the address on the box and mild that In bis opinion It wns not written on the machine In question. Ouo of the strongest polntn In favor - vor of the defense wan thu testimony of thin export that the address on the botllu of poison wan written by an experienced operator and not by a novice. Several other exports are hero ready ( o testify In the eaiio who , having ox- amlnod the address carefully , say that there Is no doubt that the address was written liy no mo ono who Is not u novice. There Is no evidence In the case to show that Dr. Koch over operated u typewriter , and the defense bellovoH thlii will go a long way toward prov ing that ho did not write the address on ( he hotlllo. WILLIAM ZORGE SETS FIRE TO EXCELSIOR COUCH. POLICE GET THERE IN TIME Touching n Flaming Match to Hla Downy Bed In n Steel Cnge at the City Jail , Zorge Is Wrapped In Smothering Smoke Quite Quickly. Having made nn unmit'ccsHful at tempt to burn up the Norfolk city Jail during the night , and having only the day heforo tried to burn a building on the Butlorficld ranch north of the city , where ho was employed , William Xorgo , convicted yontordny of steal ing an overcoat , mittens and gloves , has boon lodged in the county Jail. Ho was taken to Madison yesterday afternoon by Chief Larkln and It Is suggested by Norfoilc police that ho will bear watching In the county's prlHon. When arrested , Xorgo was searched by the olllaorn thoroughly. Every thing that could ho found In Ills pock ets , Including matches and knives and keys , was taken out. It was thought that every match had boon removed. Later developments spoiled this the ory- Starts Fiire-l n Bed , Xorgo started a tire In thu bed where ho was lodged. The bunk was made of excelsior , a highly Inlltunmahlo ma terial , and with the mere touch of a blazing match the whole couch became - came Immediately wrapped In fren zied flame. The screeching of a fel low jailbird attracted the attention of the officers just In tlmo to find the cell choked with smothering smoke , nnd just in time , too , to dig Zorgu out be neath It. Later lie declared that ho was drunk and didn't realize what ho was doing. At the ranch ho tried to set fire to the. house just before he departed with his appropriated wnrdrolio. Al though lie at first denied every charge to the police , ho later broke down be neath a sweating from the officers and admitted that ho was guilty of the tliofl , and gave the location , fttr- thur , of n grip which lie had stolen also. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Acts on Nature's Plan. The most successful medicines are i hose that aid nature. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy acts on this plan. Take It when yon have a hold and it will allay the cough , relieve the lungs , aid expectoration , open the secretions and aid nature in restoring the sys tem to a healthy condition. U Is fa mous for its cures over a large part of the civilized world. Thousands have testified to its superior excel lence. It counteracts any tendency of a cold to result In pneumonia. For sale by Leonard the druggist. Break in Water Pipes. A break In a water pipe on Braasch avenue caused all pipes supplied from the Norfolk avenue main in that vi cinity to be turned off while the hole was repaired. The water men were hindered in the digging by the ever increasing flow of the liquid. Finally the mains were turned off. Accordion and Sunburst Pleating , Ruching , Buttons. PF.NI ) 1 Oil I'KICK I.I T AM ) SAMIT.KS. The Goldman Pleating Co. 200 IHJt ( * LAh HUH'K OMAHA , NEB 50 YEARS- EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS . i. . . COPYRIGHTS &c. 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