The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-14
HARPING ON BONES

In the Lustgert TrlaI--A Juror Taken
Sick, Causing an Adjournment OF tbs
Case UntlI To-morrOw.
CHICAGO. Sept. is.-Pufing at cigar
and smiling In a manner which betoken-
ed contentment, Adolph Luetgert this
morning appeared before Judge rushll
10 begin the fourth week OF his trial for
alleged wife Tnurder. The court pro-
ceedlngs begun with the cross examina-
tlun-of Prof. George V. Bailey and II was
not long before Attorney Vincent ana
the professor were involved In dispute
over the use OK q technical term which
called for the interference OF the court.
A small piece of bone was handed 70
the witness and he was asked to name II.
"That Is a sesamold," promptly asserted
the professor.
HAS It ever been bolled9" querled At
torney Vincent
ut has"
might not alkali water poured on
bone produce the same effect?"
at might in time. II would cause
scaling and softness after long time"
Attorney Vincent cross-exnmined Prof.
Bailey sharply on the point OF sesamolds
anu WAlleu u hHoN " hiic NAtAANso eehA9
tell the difference between a sesamold
bone of human being and q similar
bone OF an animal
The question seemed to worry the witt
ness, who was warm and nervous. He
admitted that bruise or injury might
produce sesamod and said he had seen
sesamoid bones on the toes OF animals
The examination OF Prof. Bailey con-
tinued until 1850 o'clock. The professor
startled Attorney Vincent by the asser-
tion that he had discovered six sesamold
bones In q single hand while student
In the University of Paris. Attorney
Vincent declared that surgical history
contained no such reference 10 more than
two sesamoids being found upon hand
or foot. Prof Bailey replied he knew
that fact and kept his discovery secret
because he was writing book on the
subject The witness refused to make
statement as TO the probable original
location OF sesamold bones handed him
untIl he had an opportunity to examine
them. He was granted until tomorrow
morning.
Al 1880 o'clock Juror John E. Fowler
was taken suddenly Ill again and court
adjourned until o'clock p. m. Juror
Fowler Is suffering from malaria and O
fever.
Tomorrow Frank Blalk and Frank
Odarafsly will be called to establish tho
motive for the alleged murder. They
will, II is asserted, testify to having seen
Mary Siemering visit Luetgert in the
sausage factory at night.
Juror Fowler. who Is Ill at the Lel
grande hotel and q physician who exam
ined him, claims he will not be able to
appear In court until Wednesday morn
Ing. AS result Judge TuthIll adjourn
ed court this morning until 9:30 o'clock
Wednesday.
A sensation was created this morning
In the court room by the rumor that Drs.
Airport and Rutherford, witnesses fou
the defense, were heard to remark while
examining the bones that they were
human. The medical men deny this.
however, and say they never made the
remark,
DR.. Mcnamara, who examined Juror
Fowler. stated the latter was suffering
from chills and fever. The physician
believed he could break the fever In O
couple OF days without Juror Fowler be,
Ing withdrawn from active duty. II
Juror Fowler becomes so III that he must
retire from the jury II would mean re-
trial of the entire case