The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-19
LUETGERT'S TRUMP CARDS.
SAYS HE WILL PLAY THEM
WIEN THE TINE COMES.
wrangle Between Attorneys Prevent
ed a Showing For the Motive of
Murder-Defense Afraid of the
Servant Girl--Crimes of Day.

Chicago, Sept. 1s.-A wrangle between
the prosecution and defense over the
admissihility Of evidence tending to
show a motive for the murder Of Mrs.
Luetgert prevented the state from clos
ing its case, as it had expected to do
today.
Judge TuthiH took the matter under
advisement and the case went over I'M
til Tuesday.
Not only We're the attorneys of the
prosecution al q defense at variance
over the evidence, but there was trouble
in the camp of the defense, former
Judge Vincent the senior counsel for
Luetgert, assuring the court that ne
objected to the evidence showing a mo-
tive. and Attorney Phalen, the junior
counsel, informing the court that he
had no objection in the world to the
introduction of the testimony. The at
titude assumed by Attorney Phalen
did not please Luetgert at all, and he
scowled darkly at the Juniors counsel
When he said he was willing that the
testimony should be admitted
States Attorney Deenen is confident
that the court viii admit the evidence
showing the motive for the alleged
murder And then" he said, 'our
case will be perfect"
When asked for his opinion of the
case made out against him, Luetgert
looked angry for moment and ex-
claimed:
You ought to know my opinion of
the case without asking me. There is
nothing in it. Take away the quarrel
of the experts over the bones and what
have you got left? Nothing. They
have not proved that the woman is dead
and they cannot prove it. I am not
going to talk about my case at this
time. have some trump cards and
I Will play them in court when the time
comes. l will testify. I have made up
my mind to that. l will tell that jury
something that will open the eyes of
every member. The people will know
my side of this story next week, and
then may be l will not be regarded the
villain l have been pictured.
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Witnesses followed each other in the
witness stand in the trial of Adolph
Luetgert this morning in quick success
sion They were called to straighten
out the tangled ends of former testi-
mony preliminary to the prosecution
announcement that its case was closed.
Abraham Seeley, a butcher at 1855
West Monroe street, caused a mild sem
sation when he announced that at a
public sale at Luetgerts factory some
weeks ago he purchased SO bottles of
mineral water. 1t has been the con-
tention of the defense that on the night
of Nav l, when Mrs. Luetgert is said
to have been murdered, Luetgert, not
feeling we'll, sent Frank Bialk to
drug store for medicine. Bialk himself
confirms this and declares Luetgert
told him to get q. bottle of mineral
water. Subsequent developments have
shown that the sausage maker had at
least 3S bottles of this water on hand
when he sent Bialk away after more
that night.
Professor Delafontaine, Sergeant
Spangler of the police department. and
g number of policemen were called TO
the witness stand to identify the vari-
Gus exhibits of bones and other articles
and to tell where they got them and to
tell where these exhibits had been kept
during the progress of the trial.
Deputy Sheriff Fred Pister Of Ra-
cine, Wis, q nephew of Mrs. Feldt, was
called to the witness stand to identify
the knife Mrs. F'eldt said Luetgert had
given her the day before his arrest,
and Deputy Sheriff Pister said MS.
Feldt handed him the knife in July.
The blades looked as if they had not
been opened for months and the handle
was rusty. When the witness opened
the knife, two big crusts of rust fell
off the knife. he said.
When the prosecution called Frank
Bialk to the witness stand as one of
the last two witnesses. to shoWhhe mo-
tive for the alleged murder of Mrs.
Luetgert, there was every prospect
that the state would rest it's case today
as far as the direct evidence was con-
Cerned. But when an attempt was
made TO show Luetgert's alleged rela-
tons with Mary Simmering and other
women, the defense made a vigorous
objection. Attorney Vincent said that
this line Of evidence was highly i'm
proper and be objected to them as in
competent He declared that no mo-
tive could be drawn from it and that
it would simply tend to prejudice the
minds of the jurors. Attorney Phalen
for the defense, said he would not OBJ
lect to this evidence. The division of
counsel for the defense on this point
occasioned surprise. Attorney Vincent
declared the evidence was only col
lateral and that it's only effect would
be to blast the reputation of Mary Sim
meriug. who was to be a witness for
the defense.
Judge Tuthill took the disputed point
under Amusement and adjourned court
until next Tuesday morning.
The adjournment over Monday was
taken to permit the defense ample time
to prepare for it's opening statement
and the line Of defense to be adopted.
Hunters Trial
Frankfort, KY, Sept. 1S.-The testi-
mony in the trial of DR.. w. G. Hunter
and others for the alleged co1snj,,a cy