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today. Witnesses which the defense had
called on for rebuttal testimony, failed
10 respond when their names were call.
ed. and finally e~x-Judge Vincent an.
nounced TO the court that the case OF tho
defense was all in. I'VE rest" con,
cluded Luetgert's chisf counsel. A. sigh
Of reiie. was heard in the court room.
After a brief consultation by the coun-
sci in the case. it was agreed TO begin
arguments to the jury This afternoon.
Assistant Safes Attorney McI1wan
ney Phalen. Ex-Judge Vincent will
close for the defense and States A.ttor>
ney Deneen will close FOR the prosecu.
s!on. The case will 60 TO the jury
probably next Saturday night.
Despite a drizzling downpour OF rain
,oday. the crowd which reached the
criminal cour; building to be present at
he opening o. the eighth week OF the
'am1us LuetgerL murder trial was no
less in numbers than upon other morn,
ings. The throng was composed OF the
same heterogeneous c~ombinat.onn OF the
marbidly curious that have packed the
couri room from the beginning Of the
trial. More than a third OF the MEM
bers OF the crowd which poured into the
big criminal court building today were
women. They came attirei as X for a
matinee performance. but the rain drops
had in some instances played havoc with
ne flowers and feathers Of their hats.
The injury 20 their plumage did not
ruffle their tempers and they chatted
spirited.y as they stood in line and walt
ed for the chief bailiff to order the doors
leading to Judge Tuthill's court room
10 be opened. When this order was
finally given there was a rush for the
court room which the officers in charge
were unable tC check, and in a few min
u,es the room was packed and the
guards closed the corridor doors.
Then followed the usual flow OF orig
inal and grotesque profanity from those
who were shut out. The Oft-repeated cry
c: favori;ism on the part of the deputy
| sheriffs and court baliffs was raised, but
il had no effect and the Disconnected
throng slowly scusht consolation by 60
ing inao CHER rooms to listen to
the trials OF less noted cases.
Luetgert expressed his pleasure over
the fact that today marked the opening
Of the las week OF his trial. He was MOI
alone in his appreciation o. this fact.
Everybody connected with the proceed
ing is tired of it.
1T has been a long drawn OUT and
neen. Il am positively elated over the
fact thar we are so close to the date
when due case will be given 10 the jury
When court opened the taking Of sur.
rebuttal evidence was begun.
Fred J. Swift, a cour, 5 enGgrapher.
was called 20 the witness stand to im>
peach Frank Odorafsky, Ham Frank
who was employed by Luetgert at the
i~a;ter's sausage factory. Stenographef
Swift reported Odorfsky's evidence be-
FORE Justice Kers,en. He testified that
OdOra:sky testified before the justice
hat he was not at the Luetgert sau.
sage factory on May l. but on the day
prior to thai date. During the present
trial Odbrafsky testified that he was
there May l.
William Lester and Fred Lester were
called successfully and ties flied that they
saw tallow and grease lying beside the
ice box in Lue;gert's factory. 1t was
brought ont on cross-examinat!on tina.
he grease was observed May II and the
evidence OF these two Witnesses was OF
little value.
Then the defense started in to repulse
the attack which had been made upon
the reputation OF William Charles, Luet
gert's business partner. and one OF the
strongest witnesses the sausage maker
had. d. II. Brown: a resident OF Chi.
cago Cor As years, said he had known
Charles Intimately for four years and
that the reputation for truth and hon.
esty Of Charles was good.
The prosecution took the witness
through a lively cross-examination. He
was led TO confess that he had never
had business relations with Charles
and only met him occasionally.