The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-16
sYEu ,rERING CROMps.

Electric fans buzZed merrfiy in Judge
Tulhtlrs court today, but ten feet away
frCru his desk men and women SWeGteI'ed
as they listened to the closing argument
OF eX-Judge Vincent, chief counsel Tor
the defense IN the l1uetSent trial. Inc
crush alt tine criminal court buMdinS was
trial has yet seen. and the nois!est. Colli-
saoas' between guards and deputy sher1ffs
on one side and the mixed thromS on the
other were frequent. More than malt tine
crowd was composed OF women
Luetgert was much improved III person.
al appearance, owing TO a visit to the jail
barber shop. He also appeared to have
had a better night rest than upon We'd
nesday ndgflt He greeted his son, Arnold
Luetgert and William Charles, his buSi-
ness partner with hearty handShakeS.
His heavy eyebrows were CONTRACTED and
the habttual ScOwi deepenled as I(1etgert
gazed about him apparently in search of
~ PLEA FOR LIFE.
During all the hot afternoon session Of
court, ex-JudSe Vincent pleaded wJth tine
jury to spare the life of his client. He
argued that there was nothing in the al
legged love Of Luetsem for Mary stemmer-
ing, the pretty SERVANT girl, THAT would in
sptre the sausage maker ITO commit such
q dI1iboldo9l crime as was laid at nus
door. Mary Sienmerug II a relative OF
Mrs. Luetgert and had been in the family
for years and was regarded as a marnber
of the family rather THAN i'm tine ngnh OF
a servant, the speaker declared. Then ne
read the testimony of Mary Semmering.
who had said that Mrs Luetgert was her
friend and had often paid her extra wa
Ses, warming her not to let LuetSel,t KNOW
this fact. He also recalled shat the two
women exchanged presents ogl Christmas,
1896, and we're apparently on the best of
terms. With bitter inVeptiVeS, Luetgert g
chief legal defender attacked the police
department for THE alleged cruel, brow
beating treatment which had not ONLY
been heaped upon Mary Sienmertng, but
which had also been accorded other witt
nesses for the defense. E,xzSudge Vincent
seemed to fully realize THAT this was the
one last plea and appeal for the big man
who sat watgn;n the touch Of has hands,
and this fact INSPIRED the orator with elo-
que0ce an1 fire. ln one of his outbursEs
Luetgate: ''Thay have for months been
throwing mud ait him, and mud at him,
and mud at him AT each repitittou OF
the phrase. THE speaker reached down
and dashed an imaginary handful of mud
in LtIetgsrt'S face. Then ne stopped sud-
denly. Facing the jury. he stood silently
for a moment and THEN SSaded; And We
have been 5craping 1T off.
SHARPLY. CRITICISED.
statsa's Aoaor-layl DanHen was SHARPLY
criticised for the ayEack made upon She
reputation of W. A Charles, and fhen
the lawyer declared THAT Mrs. Luetgert
had been we'll treated at her qloCna- He
recalled the fact tl2N Iuelglsrt and hls
wife had lived Together Is years and had
gor5en along as Well dfir.ng their married
life as people of their station and mental
development usually 1do--no bstner, no
WORSE.
Witnesses who had testified for e. de-
Tense We're praised. While those VINO had
appeared for the STATE were declared to
have been for The nf5yt part the perjured
dupes of the police. EX-Judge Vimcant
declared il as his figm ci1nviction thet
Mrs. Luetgert had wandered away while
dem5uted, and if she Was dead. her DEATH
WAS not due 10 amy act of her husband.
Tomorrow ex-Judge Vincent will speak
about the rings. the experts and uIe gap
making. Sta'te'6 Attorney Deneen viii
not be heard until Moniay. The case will
probably go TO the jury Monday.