Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-16
THE LUETGERT CASE
Damaging Evidence for the Defense
Presented Yesterday---A Bone That
Was Positively Identified.

Chicago, September 15.-The prose-
cution in the Luetgert trial is nearing
its end and the announcement was
made to-day that it would probably
have all of witnesses on the stand by
Saturday noon.
The evidence given to-day weighed
heavily against Luetgert and no more
damaging testimony has been given
against him than that of Prof. George
A. Dorsey, of the Field Columbian
Museum, who was on the stand this
afternoon. Out of the bones found in
the sausage factory one was shown
him, and in the most positive manner,
and without particle of hesitation,
he pronounced it to be the upper por-
ton of the left thigh bone of a wo-
man. He said that the formation of
the upper end of the bone proved
without any question that it was the
femur Of woman. The bone had the
appearance of having been burned,
and Assistant States Attorney Nc
Even put the question to the witness:
Gould solution of caustic potash
have produced the burnt effect you
have pointed out on the bone?"
The reply of the witness was en-
phatic and immediate:
In my judgment it could"
The evidence was a hard blow to
the defense and Luetgert scowled
blackly at the witness. Prof Dorsey
also identified the bone shown him as
the left temporal bone of a woman
Prof. Norval H. Pierce identified the
bones in a manner similar to that of
PORT. Dorsey. The cross-examination
OF both witnesses vase postponed I'M
til tomorrow.
Juror John E. Fowler, Jr, whose
sudden illness last Monday caused a
recess in the trial of Adolph L. Luet-
CERT, alleged wife murderer, had almost
fully recovered to-day.
The trial was resumed with Prof
George Vincent Bailey, of the Field
Columbian Museum, on the witness
stand. The cross-examination was
taken up by attorney Vincent at the
point at which it was dropped Mon
day. ,~ =. Il
Attorney Vincent began sharp
cross-eXamination of the witness upon
the latters authorities upon sesamoid
bones. Prof. Bailey named a number
of recognized authorities Hnd added
that even these were not entirely re-
liable at present because the world was
progressing and new discoveries were
being made in science every day. Then
the attorney for the defense read a
long list of authors and asked the wit
ness if he were acquainted with the
writings of each of them. To each of
these an objection was entered and
sustained. Judge Tuthill finally be-
coming tired of the line of cross-ex-
animation, exclaimed:
"Oh, get through with that list
Busy, practical men haven't time to
read books these days" The Jurors
smiled at this and ex-Judge Vincent
frowned.
Luetgert looked tired and worn this
morning and the heat is having a de-
pressing effect upon him. The crowd
at the court house door was sarge and
the deputy sheriffs in attendance had
much trouble with people who were
determined to get into the court room
Prof. How're was briefly cross-ex-
amined upon his direct testimony OF
last week and then INSPECTOR Setback
was called to the stand for cross-ex-
animation. Inspector Setback ac-
knowledged that he had paid money
to Bialk and Odorofsky, two wit
nesses for the prosecution. He did il
because the men were penniless. he
said. Judge Tuthill stopped the sharr
cross questioning upon this point Ions
enough to observe that witnesses were
entitled to pay as we'll as Jurors.