The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-28


ness, according to the theory Of the.
prosecution the motive for the al.
legged murder of Mrs. Louise Luetgert
centers. Luetgert's infatuation for his
pretty servant girl is claimed by the
prosecution to- have been the. melting
motive to this celebrated crime. When
she went on the Witfiess Stand today
to again endure, as she supposed, the
cross-examination of,8State,s Attorney
Deneen, which is electric In its rapid
ity, Mary Sienmering appeared coIn-
posed and defiant Her cheeks were
flushed, which indicated r. apparently
some mental excitement but the young
girl, it was, evident, had made. UP Ler
mind to control her feelings and not
permit the states attorney to confuse
her. Greatly to- her surprise and ap-
parent relief, Assistant States Attor
ney McEwen asked the questions and
did not keep her on the witness stand
long. His dissemination was not
severe
Did you not say Before that grand
jury that Mrs. Luetgert was good
and kind mother?' asked Mr.. MeEWeh.
e did, confessed the witness.
Now you say she beat her children
and was cross with them2"
"When I went to the grand jury
room to testify Inspector Schaack was
there. He told me if I did not say
what I did he would punish me, said
the witness.
The photographs which were 1dent1-
fed by witnesses from kenoSha We're
handed to the witness and she identi-
fed them. The picture which included
Mrs. Llzetgeft and her two children
was taken two years ago, the W1tnesS
said. Several questions, OF an 1mpeacn-
ing character were asked ana MaIS
Siemmering was excused. She Iert tfie
witness stand with smile and TOOK q
seat within the enclosure and femalhee.
to listen to other witnesses.
Jaeob Melber, of Wheaton,, Ill, tes-'
tilted that on May he saw woman
at the depot in Wheaton at D O'CLOCK III
the morning whose DESCRIPTION Teseill-
bled that of Mrs. Luetgert. she lL-
auired the way to EEnhurst Meiper
is a butcher He said he saw Nlfs;
Iuetgert once last March. When asked
mon cross-eyamination to- describe the
missing woman, he could not do so ana
was excused.
SHE WAS DEPRESSED.
Charles Boehnke, who had worked
for Luetgert- for sixteen years, testl-
fed that on April Ze ne had oIiel IsI
conversation with Mrs. -Luetgert. She
seemed much depressed, the witness
said. and remarked that things were
going badly in the house" She sa1d,
according to the witness, that sac
would go to the country and go to
work as a servant. We are about
ruined and I will go to the country
and work out; l cannot stay here, the
witness said were the words Of the
apparently distracted woman.
"I told her that times were as hard
in the country as they were In the
city," said Boehnke, and advised her
not to CO.
When Mrs Augusta Koch, neigh
Dor of the Luetgerts, who knew MIS-
LuetgertS well, was called to the Wit
ness stand, Juror William Harler was
called upon to act as Interpreter. This
was the second time since the trial
began that Juror Harler had been
similarly called upon despite the fact
of the discovery that he was indicted
ten years ago in connection With the
Cook county commissioners Doodle
cases. States Attorney Deneen has
the utmost faith in Juror Harler's
honesty and today gave out for pub
lieation letter from eX-State's At
torney Longenecker concerning the in
dietment of Harler ExState'S Attorney
dictment of Harler. Ex-State Attorney
Longenecker declared that Harler
should never have been indicted. After
thorough investigation of the case,
he entered nelle prosequi of the case
and Harler was never arfaigned for
trial
Mrs Koch said she had known Mrs.
Luetgert for eleven years, and had
lived near her most of this time. She
saw and talked with Mrs. Luetgert the
last week, in April Mrs Luetgert
was depressed and talked about going
away. She told the witness; according
to the statement, of the. matter that
Luetgert had been swindled by a man
who had promised to pay him a big
sum for an interest in the sausage fac
tory. Luetgert had let the man have
a large amount of money and the man
had run away.
This evidence was in support of the
statement of eX-Judge Vincent at the
opening of the trial to the effect that
a promoter had swindled Luetgert out
of $25, 900, and that this was the begin
ming of the troubles of the sausag ge
maker.