, 1897-09-29
PERJURY IS CHARGED.
LUETGERT'S WITNESSES ARB
SAID TO HAVE DISSEMBI.ED
4 LITTLE.
Mary Simmering Has One Story for the
Grand Jury and Another for the
Petit Jury-Inspector Shack Say,
She Lied About Him and Attorney
McIIwan is Also Hot.

Chicago. Sept. 2S.-Intimati3ns that
perjury had been committed by wiz
nesses for the defense in the Lue,gert
case were heard around me criminal
court building today, coupled with a sug-
ges,ion Of grand jury investigation. 1t
was said that the prosecution seriously
contempla;ed seeking The Indictment OF
Mary Simmering before The grand jury
now in session. Daring the time Mary
Simmering was on the witness stand
she was questioned SHARPLY by Assistant
States Attorney McEwan relative to her
testimony before the grand jury which
indicted Luetgert. She admitted tina;
her Story before that body. as well as
the evidence she gave before Justice
kerstein, who held Luetgert for trial,
was different in material points to The
evidence she gave at the present trial.
Her explanations o: the discrepancy
vas that Inspector Setback had threat.
elei her until she appeared before the
grand jury, telling her that If she did
not testify against Luelgert she woulh
be punished. Inspector Setback de,
E2unces this statement as utterly false.
During her story OF wGaL took place
in the East Chicago venue police s,a-
ion after her arrest. Mary Siemmer-
ing related incidents in which Assistant
States Attorney McEwan's name figur-
ei unpleasantly. The narration aroused
he blood OF the official, who plainly
says he witness falsified, and he inti-
mated this morning that Mary S!emmer-
ing might have another court expert
ence n which the charge would be per-
jury.
The our proceedings opened today
VIII me appearance or he witness
stand Of DR.. Clarence Rutherford. the
Luetgeri family physician. He testified
as to Mrs. Luetgert's physical condition,
stating chat she was in fairly good
aea!;h. Attorney Phalen inquired as TO
the woman's mental condition. SAFES
Attorney Deneen objected to she ques-
Ion unless the witness WIS Qualified as
an expert upon mental diseases. DR..
Rutherford could not d. this. and after
stating that he visited the Luetgert
family twice a month and never saw
any unp.easantness in the family. he
was released from the witness stand.
An Interesting witness was Armadale
Opdyke, a fruit vender from near James
vile. Wis. Opdyke was positive. he said.
tina; on May . he was in the vicinity OF
Lake Zurich. near GAINESVILLE. with a
horse and wagon. In a grove near him
on the ground and said they were going
20 remain there during the nigh. OPP
dyke said he carried an armful OF hay
from his wagon to the women and they
made a red Of It. The witness positive,
ly and Internationally identified a pho,
.Ograph of Mrs. Ldetgerl as one OF the
women he saw in the woods neal Lake
Zurich chat night. Opdyke said he could
not be mistaken. He was absolutely
sure that one of the women was Mrs.
Luetgert. On cross-eXamination he an
nounced that his Identification was
based purely upon the resemblance of
Mrs. LueIgert's picture 10 one of the wo>
men.
Maggie ~Shaughessy OF 124S North Ro>
hey street was put on the witness stand
TO strengthen the impeachment evidence
.
against Emma Schimpke. Witness was
with Emma Schimpke at the dance in
Westig hall, opposite Lue gert's sausage
factory. the night Of May J.. She said
she saw Luetgert in the barroom Of the
place and that she and Emma Schimpke
left the hall about 9 o'clock and went
home. Consequently Emma Schimpke
could not have seen Luetgert and his
wife at II o'clock.
Marcus Heinneman added the weight
OF his testimony to that OF the others
who have told how Mrs. Luetgert had
frequently said she was going away
from home because Luetgert had failed.
On April 90, the witness said. Mrs.
Luetgert told him she was going away.