THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWUOURNAL.
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I X NORFOLK NEBRASKA FRIDAY MAY 5 1905.
HOME CITY , KAN. , IS PRACTICALLY -
LY DESTROYED.
HUNDREDS ARE MADE HOMELESS
Fanned by a Fierce Gale It Was Im
possible to Stay the Progress of the
Fire Until Nearly Everything Had
Been Destroyed.
fj > Beatrice , Nob. , May 4. Special to
The News : Fire which broke out In
a livery stable this morning at Home
City , Kan. , destroyed the entire town
except ten residences , one lumber
yard , one elevator and the depot.
The town has a population of 800.
Included In the burned property are
three largo general stores , two hotels ,
lumber yards , elevator , and a number
of smaller concerns. A flerco gale
blowing today made It Impossible to
stay the progress of destruction. Hundreds -
dreds of people are rendered homeless
by the fire.
Osborne Pleads Not Guilty.
Omaha , May 4. Lee Osborne , who ,
last Sunday , shot and killed his fath
er , John Os'iorno ' , janitor at Bennett's
. ( tore , \\urf arraigned In police court
Ind to the formal charge of murder
pleaded not gulltv.
Marsha ) Kills Dakota Man.
Belle Fouroho , S. D. , May 4. Lee
Roberta , on of the beat known men
in the northwest , died from the ef-
fectfi of a ffuavkot wound received
luring a strugfflo with Le Brooks ,
the city marshal. Roberta , who had
been on a protracted spree , armed
himself a 1 went la search of an
imaginary > nemy , anA the marshal , re
ceiving not e of tht fact , attempted
to disarm him. Roberts resisted and
in the struggle which followed was
atot bjr the marshal.
Or 9 n Bank Rcbtoere Surrounded
Woodburn , Ore. , May 4. Th bank
of Woodburn was robbed of $2,000 by
two masked robbers , who covered
Oaahler Tracy Poorman and the book-
k * per , Mlra Gertrude Eddy , with re
volvers. One robber stood guard
while the other rifled the cash drawer.
Boon after the robbery practically the
whole male population of Woodburn
was armed and inside of an hour the
two bandits were located ID Lonney's
f-wamp , just outside the town limits.
The swamp was surrounded by large
numbers of armed men and it Is be
lieved the robbers will be captured.
Goll Brought Back to Milwaukee.
Milwaukee , May 4. Henry C. Goll ,
the former assistant cashier of the
First National bank of this city ,
charged with embezzlement , who was
arrested In Chicago by Detective Den-
nin Sullivan of this city , was brought
back to Milwaukee and Is now locked
up at the Central police station.
Wh n searched Goll had but $20 on
his PHI-SOU. Hu refused abnolutely to
nswer any intentions. Goll will be
turned over to the United State * au
thorities and will appnar before Unit
ed States Commissioner Uloodgood to
day.
EARLY MORNING FIRE DESTROYS
BARN AND CONTENTS.
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SIX HORSES ARE CREMATED
The Owner and an Employe Narrowly
Escape With Their Lives Loss $3-
000 , Covered by Insurance Origin of
the Fire Unknown.
Fremont , Neb. , May 4. Special to
The News : The large Hoi/ livery
- barn burned with all Its contents at
4 o'clock Uiis morning. Six horses
perished In the flames , and Mr. Holz
and an employe , who were sleeping In
the barn , narrowly escaped being
burned to death. A fierce gale was
blowing at the time and the Bremen
were powerless to stay the progress of
the conflagration. The loss is $3.000 ,
fully Insured. The origin of the flro
Is unknown.
LONG PINE WEDDING.
Popular Young Lady Marries a Well
Known Dentist.
Long Pine , Neb. , May 4. Special to
The News : Dr. J. W. McLaren and
Miss Lena McKnight were married at
the home of the bride's parents yes
terday at noon. After the wedding
breakfast they went to Sprlngvlew ,
where they will make their home In
the future. The bride is a popular
young lady of Long Pine , and the
groom is a well known dentist of
Springview.
Lewis' Shortage Is $54,000.
Waverly , Mo. , May 4. The Middle-
ton bank , which waa closed Monday ,
is now in thu hands of tha secretary
of state. The total defalcation of E.
H. Lewis , tut cashier , Indicated by
tha investigation , Is about $54,000. At
tachments have been filed on real es
tate of the cashier , amounting to $5-
000. No word has been received from
Lewis and bis friends and relatives
ay they are Ignorant of his present
whereabouts.
POISONED FLOUR IN CHINA
Mishap of Smugglers Causes Many
Deaths In Interior.
Snn Francisco. May I. Tha steam-
chip Coptic brings news of muny
I'eaths In the Inland country of China.
According to n story from Amoy , It
hus been the custom to smuggle mor
phia Into that section , aa. the duty on
thu drug was very heavy. Roemitly a
number of boxes of the drug were
smuggled Inside a shipment of flour.
In some nnuinor the hoxus broke , caus
ing tha deadly ding to become mixed
with the flour.
Instead of the flour being con
demned the stuff was sold to the upcountry -
country districts. NVIthln a week , pao-
pie began to die In large numbers and
( or nearly a month the Chinese wore
lying from the poison administered In
apparently thn moat mysterious man
ner. It Is estimated that fullf fifty
people died of morphia poisoning.
Debs to Head Industrial Union.
Terre Haute , Ind May 4. Kugen *
V. Debs confirmed the report that he
is to head the Industrial union , a new
labor organization which will be
launched next week In Chicago. The
( organization will bo a rival of the
American Federation of Labor , but
Mr. Debs declined to discus" '
ANNUAL SESSION AT BEATRICE
CLOSES ITS WORK.
MEET IN LINCOLN NEXT YEAR
Election of Officers Results In Dr.
Jones of Omaha Drawing the Pres
idency Other Offices Scattered Over
the State.
Beatrice , Neb. , May 4. Special to
The News : Tbe State Medical socle
ty , which has been in session here
since Tuesday , closed its session at
noon today. Lincoln was chosen as
the next place of meeting. The offi
cers elected are :
President , A. F. Jones , Omaha.
Vice presidents , Dr. A. F. Illn , York ;
Dr. Spauldlng , Omaha.
Recording secretary , A. W. Wilkin
son , Lincoln.
Corresponding secretary and libra
rian , Dr. H. W. Wlnnett , Lincoln.
Treasurer , 0. S. Von Manacleld , Ash
land.
Delegate to the national meeting to
be held at Portland , A. N. Picket ,
Oclell.
Russian Fleet at Port Deit.
London. May 4. Cabling from To-
kin , the correspondent of the Dally
Mail reports thn ; dense fois continue
to prevdl tn the China and Japan
Heas. The correspondent says that it
ip definitely known in Japan that on
May 2 ships of the Russian second Pa
cific squadron wore In Port Delt , to
the northward of Honkohe bay , An-
cam. The Daily Mall's Hong Kong :
correspondent says that numerous
steamer * are constantly plying be
tween Saigon and the Russian war
ships with full cargoes of provision !
and cattle He adds that It IB report
ed that American and Oerman news
paper correspondents at Shanghai
have chartered the steamer Wti
Chang , ostensibly to view the coming
naval battle The vessel , he reports.
Is tlvina ; the French 'flag , but it Is be-
.Seved she is really Russian property ,
with a uiiss'on ' to locate Admiral Togo.
In Memory of Audubon.
New York , May 4. Arrangements
iiave been completed for the commem
oration of the one hundred and twen
ty-fifth anniversary of tle | birth of
John James Audubon , which will take
place at the Church of the Intercession
this evening. The church overlooks
what was formerly known as Andu-
bon park , the name given tp that part
nearest the Hudson of the tract of
thirty-two acres once owned by Audu
bon.
Among those who have a.ccepted , In
vitations to participate In the memo
rial exercises are ex-Judge Alton B.
Parker , Richard Watson Gilder , Krn-
est Thompson-Seton , Bishop . Oreer ,
and Prof. Frank M. Chapman , presi
dent of the Audubon societies '
Unveiled at Fayette. '
Fayette. Miss. , May 4. The hand
some monument erected to * the mem
ory of the sons of Jefferson county
who fought for the confederacy was
unveiled today with Interesting cere
monies and in ( he presence of a great
crowd. The exercises were in charge
of the confederate veterans and al
lied societies. The program Included
a band concert , a parade , patriotic
airs sung by school children , and the
unveiling of the monument by Miss
Evelyn Hammett. The addresses of
the day were delivered by Dr. C. W.
Grafton , of Union Church , and Dr. W.
T. Boiling of Memphis.
To Inspect Subtreasuries.
Washington , D. C. , May 4. Assist
ant Secretary of the Treasury Keep
starts today on a tour of general In
spection of several of the subtrcasur-
les of the west , hla object being to
harmonize any differences that may
exist among the national banks and
other patrons of the subtreasurlesl
Ho will visit' Cincinnati , St. Louis ,
Chicago , San Francisco , and probably
Seattle.
JURY IN THE NAN PATTERSON
CASE IS DISCHARGED.
MAJORITY WAS FOR ACQUITTAL
Former Show Girl Collapses on An
nouncement of Jury's Disagreement
nd Faints Away Indictment May
Now Be Quashed ,
New York , May 4. Having failed
to reach u verdict , and declaring that
they wore hopulusaly disagreed , the
jury in thu Nan Pattoruou CIUH wan
formally dlucharged at 2:20 : o'clock
this morning.
The jury was jjlvon thu cajo at 1
o'clock Wednesday and uftur deliber
ating twelve hours , cumn Into court
at 1:30 : o'clock this morning and In
formed Recorder Ooff that thnr hud
failed to reach a verdict. The Jury
declined the recorder's offer to aid
them by advice on any point of law
resurdlng which they might be In
doubt and wore aunt back to continue
their deliberations. At 8 : 'JO o'clock
the jury again unterod the court room ,
where the rocotdor auci other couit
olllclals were In waiting , and tha foreman
man announced that they had fallort
to agree on a verdict. Ho added that
their dlfcagrotttntnit seemed hopel > ?
of adjustment. Upon this nnnounc
tnent , Rucordor Go ft formally dl
charged the twelve men composing tu
third jury that has considered th n
celebrated caso. It1 is understood tlnt
majority of the jury waa for a
qulttul.
Mis * Patterson collapsed on tit
jury's announcuiuent and foJnted do ml
nway. She waa asatatod from th. *
court by one of her counsel and se
oral court attendant * and revived th
an ante-room.
On the second return of the
Recorder Ooff made a personal appeal
to tbo foreman to endeavor again to ]
roach a verdict. The fore in im onterej ]
the jury box and polled the Jurors in
open court , but they were not abl'i
to agree. The recorder then aske'd
them again If Iheru was not some
point in law or something ho ooulp
do by which they might be able to
reach a verdict , but the Juror * re
mained steadfast and finally declared
their verdict a disagreement. Re
carder ( ioff. before dismissing the
Jury , cautioned them not to tell how
they itooi.
Future procedure In the ca ° e Is un
certain. It has been intimated by the
district attorney's office that the pee
pie probably would not attempt anoth
er trial. Should this bo the ea e
Miss Patterson would be roleaiod elth
r on nominal bail or under her own
recognisance and the indictment
eventually be quashed.
Convicted of Election Frauds.
Pueblo. Colo. , May 4. E. H. Wll-
aon. deputy state game warden , was
convicted of fraudulently registering
names before the last general elec
tion. The chief witness for the prose
cution was Blanche Shaw , tha woman
who was spirited away mysteriously
and later found by the officer *
VILLAGE OF PRIMROSE GRANTED
THE RIGHT TO BE.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
Filed In the Office of the County Clerk
Tuesday Rival Telephone Compa
nies Seek to Settle Their Differences
In Court Other Items.
Albion , Neb , , May 4. Special to
The News : Boone county has an-
othbr town. This week the county
commission granted the village of
Primrose the right to be. The ar-
tides of Incorporation were filed in
the county clerk's Tuesday.
The Albion Telephone company was
granted a temporary injunction against
the Albion-llorel Telephone company.
This IsMthe outgrowth of the compe
tition of the two companies , and there
will be some litigation'to see whether
or not a subscriber to one Tphono can
use the phone" of the competing com
pany , to further the interest's of the
other.
Rev. Father b'DonoghuO was clven
a reception at the priest's house Mon
day night. Tuesday night ho depart
ed fpr Randolph , where he will take
i | | ) his work as priest of that parish.
The priest from Randolph will take
charge of this parish.
The Sophomore class of the high
school gave an entertainment in the
school building Saturday night. The
program was excellent and the at
tendance exceeded 300 people.
Mr. and Mrs. Becker , parents of
Many Becker , are hero on a visit from
Philadelphia this week. Mrs. Morris
Mayer and son accompanied them from
Chicago to Join Mr. Mayer , who has
been here for the past few months.
The Mayer family will make thqlr
homo In Albion.
Crawford Kennedy returned from
Washington , D. C. , the first of the
week. HO will be remembered as one
of the Boone county republicans of
the old school. "
DEWEY CASESARE DISMISSED
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Kansas Stockman Will Not Be Tried
fcr Killing Members of Berry Family.
Notion. Kan. , May 4. The colo-
hinted irnnw of Chauncoy Uuwoy , A
millionaire ninuhtuuu , and Clyde Wll
MOII and A. J. McUrlde , cowboys HUI
ployed by Dewey , who were chat-god
wlih killing two muinbora of the Uorry
family , noliihborlntc runuhmuu in
tiorlliwotUmn KUUHIU , huu boon ouiUul
In the district court hem whou the
judge. * dismissed the defendants with
out trial Tbo prnttncutlou had failed
up several occasions to begin the
trlnl , although thn defendants were
toady.
The three defendants were alt an-
quitted > a year mo after ft stmsatlonal
trial for th * alleged murder of aaother
member of the flerrr family ,
Chauncof Dewey ( the son of the
later C. P. Dnwoy. a pioneer ICanian.
and at the time of the kllllmK of the
Dcrryn managed hie father's ranch.
Toilers May March to London.
London , May 4. A. mlnlaturu Coxcjr
nnn > Is forming among the striking
army boot \soikurs of Northampton
shire It Is ptopOHUd to inarch on the
war adieu In London and lay the men's
grievances < n regaid to pay , uto. , be-
tore ( he ofllolaU. A band of inusla
ban boon engaged to accompany the
Htrlken , whoa * march probably will
cutupy a wuulc.
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THREE MEN ARE KILLED AND
SIX ARE INJURED.
WIND WRECKS CASKET FACTORY
Four-Story Building Demolished and
Occupants Buried Beneath Tons of
Debris Storru Does Damage All
Over th City.
OinnliH , May 4. A tot rifle wind
UiHsed over the northern puit of thu
city yesterday afternoon. The Omaha
Canket company's tactory was In the
phtb of the fllorm. The four-story
brick structure , situated at Thittuetith
and ( lime streets , wan completely tie-
itmyed. Tliteu people In tht building
weiu Instantly killed and six Itljutod.
The dead Jacob Kirschner , assist
ant shipping cl tk , loaves wife and
five children ; Henry Oiotl , foreman ,
loaves wlio , L. Mou Martin , collector
for Collier & Son , publishers , was In
otllce : it time making colloftlons.
Tha injuied : John A. Slinones.
iranagur , chin and forehead cut. 1'S (
bruised ; Warner A. Smith , shipping
clerk , scalp wound from Hying brick ;
Tony Lleblg. back"injured ; Miss Lulu
Hlnton , stenographer , face bruised ;
William W. Stewatt , c-aiKct It tinnier ,
injured alxnit head anil shoulders ,
William Kifhchner. apprentice , arm
Ifuuraled anil Imad Ixniscil
The structure was rertucod to a
ma d of ruins. The storm developed
so rapidly that It wan impossible tel
l wer thu windows. The wind first
lifted the roof and as ) It was blown off
It draKKt'd on the timber * of tha build
Ing anil aided the wind in JcmolinliInK
th main structure. Th * find floor
was tiH d as a atom room for coition
and It was th ne grim object * that
av 'l ' the lives of most of those who
c p ) ( l death , as they prevented th
floors front coming completely togeth
er as they fell.
Evidence * of the storm were to be
found In various parts of the city.
The Uige glass roof of the new Union
Pacific shops WHS partially destroyed.
A pluto glass window In the Boston
store was shattered and many bill
boards went blown down.
SEVERE STORHUT SPIRIT LAKE
Two People Injured and Muah Dam
age to Property-
Sioux City , May 4. A storm which
struck Spirit l tke , Iu. , at 7.15 o'clock
la t night Iujur d two perHonu , one
prebablf fatally , aud danmKod pro > Rr-
tj to tha uxtunt of $25,0i > < > . The Rock
Island dupot wan wrwulted and gara
were ovui turned. An eluvator and
flour uillltt warn partially wrecked.
The Btuce ttdgertoa lumber yard waa
torn to pincttu nad dniitu Bros. ' lum
ber yard wan badly damaged- . Nearly
all tha Lmra and outbuildings IB the
western part of the town were bl wn
dona and collage * on Spirit lake wore
Ledly damaged. Morer's botUhouse
and the Twin coU .K a were blown
from their foundations. A. boy named
Rmenoa suatalued a broken arm and
leg and In probably fatally Injured ,
and Ed McMahon , a section foreman
for the Rock IsUnd , la badly bruises' .
Junction of Fleets May 9.
Paris , May 4. A dispatch to the
Temps from BJ. Puternbtirg says that
dispatches received them thraugk
Russian channels confirm the previous
reports that thn Russian cruiser *
which have had their headquarters at
Vladivostok since the outbreak of tbe
war with Japan have left that port.
Military circles at St. Petersburg. It
Is added , aspect General Oyarns. will
hasten the Investment of Vladivostok
for the purpose of cutting off Admiral
Rojestvonsky's squadron from the
Russian naval base. The ofuciali do
not expect a junction of the Russian
warships before May 9 , an Admiral
Nebogatoff must take on coal before
proceeding to the Uland of Hainan.
MEMORY OF THE MAY DAY VIC
TIMS IS COMMEMORATED.
DETERMINED TO HAVE TROUBLE
Renewed Disturbances In Warsaw
This Morning and Social Democrats
Intent Upon Forcing a General
Strike.
Warsaw , May 1. Disturbances oc
curred In several parts of the city thltt
morning und uxtunslvo trouble ap
pears Imminent In the Weln district.
Workmen forcibly stopped ntroetcnra
and calm and Cossacks summoned
crowds , fired roVolvcrtt and wounded
thu Boldlers , The social democrats ap
pear determined to enforce the mani
festo proclaiming a general strike.
They are observing today as a day of
mourning for thu victims of the May
day disturbances.
No nowupapcrH appeared this morn-
lug.
Strike Is Spreading In Poland.
St. Pi'ltMHliurg. May 4. Reports
from \Yiir4ti\\ , I/oils , Honuowloc , Knllnz
nd oilier town.s In Poland Indlcato
that ( lit * Htrlke has become almost Am
oral. Newspapers are not appearing.
AgltutotH t i < > constantly attacking po-
l.cnniou whenever ( hey aru found
fcliiKly , mid It la perilous for the latter
Ic go about except In group.i.
Zemitvo Congress to Meet.
Moscow , May 4. Repranmitatlvoi
of the various provincial zotustvos
are gathering hnro to pnrtlclpato In
( lit.K'mcral ' ZMinstvo con r sii , called
lor tomorrow , and announce tholr In
tention of holding the intuiting In
( pile of police ardam to tuu contrary.
STORM VISITS HUNTING CAMP
President's Plans Are Disarranged by
Snow and Rain.
Olenwood Springs , Colo. , May 4.
For three tlayn the pruildunt's hunting
party ban bvHn storm bound In the
mountains. Ruin and snow hav *
fallen continuously and thuio Is uo
dun of a break. Thu roudi are muddy
and th trails accordingly ilanmjroitB
lor horsRinoii Tbe nun lorn Intended
to move to the Cast Divide cniuk on
Monday , but as thn party will brouk
up Suturduj the camp will likely bo
moved to the head of Garlluld creek
a * soon as hornutncn can s''t through
Mountain vtrouitu arc ruKluit torrents
And moHt of thorn cannot bo crossed.
Grizzly bears aio the only kind of
( Nine that will be hunted from now
ou. Thus far this king of the Rocky
mountain beast * has olutlnd the pros- !
dent , ami lie la very anxious to gut
ono. Ten blown bears huvo tallun to
thn party , and IOIUH warx of good s\r.c. \ .
President Rooanvelt U nxpiictecl
lien ; Saturday night liittcad of Sunday
u or nine. If camp Is located on Oar-
leld rerk the parly will rldn to Oleu-
wood Springs , cronalna ; tha Grand
river , at South canon.
The presidential p lal will leave
Olenwood Springs al 6 a. m. on Mon
day morning and reaub D nv r at 5
p. m that day. This ( more than an
hour faster than the boat paiHnneor
ch sduU. Tbe train will be made up
of th prlvat * ar Rocket , a Union Pa-
ctflo library ear and a bofgaie car.
A pilot carrying- official * of the Den-
vr and Hto ( } rand * railroad aoii Den
\r nwnpapar men will h run ahead
f the spaoial as far as Denver.
Worked Utah Politicians.
Salt Luke , May 4.A verdict of
guilty 'wa rntiirntxl by a jury in thn
federal court hr In tbe cane of J.
C. Peltier , charged with Impersonating
H pontomcH ioapaotor. P-ltl r , who
was art-tinted In Tnxas Htveral weeks
ago , obtalnmi sum * of money from
several proruiurnt Utah politician *
nd officeholders , including Senator
R eil Snioot. He represented that he
waa a ponlotflcu Innpeetor and that
he bad been sent here to lovettifaU
th cbame affalnnt Senator Smoot.
Pilttar was entertained several days
hi thf honiM of Senator Smoot nd ob
tained a suit of clot lies from thu wool-
vu mllln at Provo at Smoot's e pense.
Big Arizona Dam Breaks.
HolbiookrU. . , May 4. The bl
dam ASt \ Johns , Ariz. , broke and a
great flood of wraMr Is rushing down
thu valley toward Holbrook. Another
dam at Woodruff in In the path of the
flood watorn and will b * carried away
Adding to the volume of wnlnr. Much
damage h n alrnndy h < 4fn done to the
rich farming ; valley und the flood Is
expected to reach Holbrook norm
when a portion of the town undoubt
edly will LH siiliinwrKixi. '
Alexander Resigns as Trustee.
New York , May I. Proaulent James
W. Alexander of the Kquliable Life
Assurance society hits resigned as
trustee of the majority stock left by
the late Henry B. Hyde. It was said
that Mr. Alexander was moved to take
this course because of James H.
Hyde's charge that he had been dis
loyal to his trust.
$100,000 Fire at Atchlson.
Atchlson. Kan. , May 4. The factory
of the Atchlson Saddlery company , to
gether with Its contents , was com
pletely destroyed by ftre. It U sup
posed the building was struck by light-
nlnj ; . Los * . $100.000.
THE CONDITIONOF THE WEATHER
Temperature for Twenty-four Hours.
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition of the weather aa record
ed for the 21 hount ending at 8 a. m.
today :
Maximum 78
Minimum 40
Average 51) )
Rainfall 18
Total precipitation for month ! lt
Barometer 20.34
Chicago , May 4 , The bulletin la-
sued by the Chicago station of the
United Stated weather bureau tula
morning , gives the forecast for Ne
braska aa followa :
( icucrullyl fair tonight and Friday.
Frost tonight , with cooler east portion.
THE DAY'S ' BASEBALL SCORES
Results of the League Contests Played
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Throughout the Land.
National LUARUH St. I-ouN , S ;
PltUhurK , 4. Cincinnati. 3 , Chicago.
2. Huston , : i. Now York , 111. lltoolt-
lyn , it : , Plilladfllphia , 9. American
LouKiio I'hllatldlphln , \VanliliiKton ; ,
5. Dntroll. 7 , St. I uls. 5. Now York.
3 ; Hoitou , 2. Chlcneo , 0 ; Clnvnland ,
3 , W tent Louuuo St. Joseph , 2 ;
Sioux City , I. Denver , 'i ; Omaha , 7.
LETTER WRITER SAYS HE KILLED
DR. GEBHARDT.
USED DR. KOCH'S HANDKERCHIEF
Attorney Somervillc Receives an Un
signed Confession of the Murder of
Dr. Gebhardt Bloody Clothes Hid
at Marshall , Minn.
Mankato , Minn. , May 4. Attorney
Somervlllo received a letter thin
morning from T. A. Shirley , u JewelUr
who linn u atoro In thu Rynn hotel
block , St. Paul , enclosing : i letter
written on the pages of u notebook ,
which Mr. Shirley received through
thu mall Monday. Tliu letter reads ;
" 1 urn the murderer of Or. Oebhardt.
I am called a trump , but am not a
trump. 1 have been walking from
county to county. 1 picked up a hand
kerchief on the Htalrwuy when I weut
up. 1 wiped my liaiulb with It before
1 went down again. 1 nevur sought
to rest for IIvo minutes until I reached ,
MarKhall. There 1 loll my bloody
clothes In a Htruw pile. I killed ( ) "b-
iardt because he wrote to u young
ady thiit I was 'only u coward. ' I de
termined to show that 1 was uo cow
ard. "
Tltf letter was unsigned.
Before court adjourned/ / this noou
Cen. Childh gave notice thai the stale
would not call llrooKs to thu Hland.
Thu ik'l'etihe ga\o notice It would ,
buforu the clout ) of the ylato'a case ,
usk thu court tor an order that the
state call Brooks and examine lilui
as the .slate's witness.
Judge C'tay said liu would entertain
tin ; motion of the defense , when the
slate giivu notice that it was about to
rust Its case.
Thu court told Brooks , who stood
up in court , when called for , to remain
In thu court. The state 'expects to
close- Its case tonight , and thu defense
now expects to open tomorrow moru-
inir through Mr. Abbott.
The proceedings of thu morning
were neither fresh nor exciting.
W. 0. Alwin , druggist of New Ulm ,
was called. Ho said he did have bottles
tles of brotno caffeine in his store with
out the word "sample" on the bottle.
Koch used to visit his store.
When Relnku found the bottle In
Gebhanlt's ottlce alter thu murder , he
told thu witness "It was u bottle that
poison came In. " Witness had seen
kernels of vescent milt In the bottle ,
which were easy to identify.
Sheriff Julius , of Brown county , saw
Koch at his home November 5 , with
his right hand bandaged. I said :
"For God's sake , George , don't come
down town iu this condition. People
will hang you. " He only laughed. At
that time Koch suld to Klause :
"I did not see the handkerchief , but
my sister Ida did , and she thought It
was my handkerchief. " Koch ( lid not
try to conceal anything. I spoku
laughingly about the hanging.
"Did Ida Koch say it looks like
George's ? "
"What did I say before ? "
"What do you say now ? "
"Yes , she did. "
W. G. Shopnrd , a newspaper man ,
called on Koch at his home , saw his
fingers , wrote au alibi statement ,
which was corrected by Soinseu.
Chief Klause testttled again : "I
saw Koch November 2 , going , to his
otllco. He wu > not wearing an over
coat. "
Detective Itydell Shown a bromo-
cutYelm ; bottle , which did not have
words "Physician's sample. "
J. H. Hnenzc. a newspaper man of
Hauska : "The word "sample" writ
ten on label of the "poison" bottle
was In Koch'h writing. He said he
was no expert. "
Prof. Hubert Carel , of the state uni
versity , had received the "poison"
bottle November 15 , with a little pow
der In it.
Gen. Chllds offered all his exhibits.
The defense .objected . , but the exhib
its were received , . . , ,