Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-09
STATES CASE MADE UP.
Closing Evidence for Prosecution In
Luetgert Trial.

CHICAGO, October S.--The evidence for
! the prosecution In the trial OF Adolphe
Luetgert Is now before the jury. The
| State rested Its case this afternoon. The
closing testimony was of the same I'M
peaching character that marked the evil
dence of the preceding day.
Professor Dorsey had his innings during
the afternoon session, and he made mat
ters unpleasantly warm for DR.. Airport.
Professor Dorsey could have talked for
hours upon the subject OF osteology. He
was primed with bristling facts concern
ing bones, but the prosecution confined
the young astrological expert TO matters
tending to counteract and refute the
statements made by DR.. Airport, the chief
expert for the defence.
Then Judge Arthur II. Chetlain was
called to the stand to add the finishing
touch TO the Impeachment OF Mary Slem-
mering. When this young woman was first
arrested and charged with guilty know
ledge OF the disappearance OF Mrs. Luet-
CERT, her attorneys applied TO Judge Chet-
lain for writ OF habeas corpus. Judge
Chetlain. sitting in chambers, had Mary
Siemmering brought before him, and
questioned her. His Honor testified to-day
that she told him that she had not MADE
the application for release. but that her
lawyer Arnold Trip, had done so, ana
had set up the charges in the petition.
She told Judge Chetlain she had not been
mistreated at the police station, and that
she had gone to the East-Chicago-
nue. Police-StatiOn voluntarily, and was
willing to return there, as she knew she
would soon be discharged, because she
had done nothing wrong. Owing TO thls
state of affairs, Judge Chetlain dismissed
he petition, and the young woman re-
turned to the police-station.
This evidence demolished the story Of
Mary Siemmering, who declared while on
the witness-stand that she was subjected
to indignities at the hands of Inspector
Schaak, Captain Schuetler, and other po-
iicemen.
Angelica Schrader. n nurse, who was
member of Luetgerts household for three
months, said that the missing woman
was a most affectionate mother.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Miller, sister of Mrs.
Luetgert's, was the next witness. SO
firmly impressed is she that Mrs. Luet-
CERT is dead that she some weeks ago
donned garb Of mourning i'm memory OF
her sister. Mrs. Miller testified while her
eyes were fixed upon the face of Luetgert.
The big sausage-maker returned the gaze
OF his sister-in-law coolly Mrs. Miller
told of the kindly disposition OF her SIS
ter. and asserted that no mother was
ever more patient or more cOnslueEdte to
her children.
Fred. Miller nephew of Luetgerrs,
and Diedrich Bickner, a brother OF Mrs.
Luetgert's. testified to having been fire.
quent VIsltors 10 tne nome oI tile i'uS.
gcrts and to the kindness they had wit
messed Mrs Luetgert bestow upon her
children. This evidence was to impeach
the evidence of Mrs. Mary Charles, who
testified that Mrs. Luetgert treated her
children cruelty.
with this evidence the State rested.
Judge Tuthill at once adjourned court un-
I'll Monday morning. and hurried away
to catch a train for Nashville, Tenn.
Next Monday, eX-Judge Vincent an
nounces, sub-rebuttal evidence will be put
on. A witness will be called 70 testlty IN
rebuttal to Judge Chetlain's evidence. This
witness will be a newspaper reporter VINO
is said to have heard the young woman's
statement
States Attorney Deneen estimated TO-
night that the prosecution of Luetgert
would cost the county about 5000. over
g 600 was saved by the States Attorneys
own corps of stenographers taking the
evidence for him.