The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-22
THE GREAT TRIAL IS OVER.
Luetaert, the Alleged Murderer Of
His Wife, Gets a Respite.
THE TRIAL JURY COULD NOT AGREE.
the Accused VIII Apply for Bail
This Mornins-0raphic story Of
the Terrible Assassinaaion.

ture missing In the famous Luetgcrt tria
Tho sworn testimony Of the defendant
himself, Adolph Luetgert.
i Standing tonight in the gloomy jail ad-
Joining the grim looking gray stone court
building in which his remarkable trial
had at last been brought to finish, the
burly sausage maker capped the climax
Of the extraordinary series Of events. which
began with mis- sensational bankruptcy and
the alleged frightful dlaboIism of boil
Ing his wife to death at midnight In vat
in his factory cellar.
Tonight, closely following tho final re-
suit Of the trial which has attracted world
wide attention. Luetgert made, under oath.
n statement for the Associated Press con-
corning the fearful crime charged against
| him, the first sworn statement yet made
| by him. and tie FIRST statement OF such
q kind ever known In newspaper annals.
| The affidavit was put In writing in due
| legal form ard is certified to by a notary.
Judge William Vincent. the leading
counsel for the defense In the celebrated
case, man TO whose brains and skill and
| energy Luetgert, beyond all doubt. owes
his great legal victory. gavo consent to
the affidavit being made. Tho scene in
Jail when Luetgert took the oath was as
dramatic as the circumstances were unique.
In the dmly lighted jail corridor Luet-
CERT. standing erect and graspng tho iron
bars that still kept him from liberty, lifted
his right hand and solemnly assentcd as
the notary administered the binding oath.
Tho gruesome surroundings were a re-
minder In some degree OF the midnight
occurrences in the factory cellar that have
become familiar to thousands upon thous-
ands who have followed the details OF the
great trial. Few II any Of the curious
prisoners and turnkeys who were spectators
had any inkling OF what was taking place.
Luetgert. the notary and the representative
OF the Associated Press conferred together
for few moments and then Luctgert. with
out hesitation. made the affidavit and sign
cd II In ink with the hand that Is alleged
to have committed one OF the most fiendish
crimes Oh record. The affidavit explicitly
declares Luetgert's innocence. The docu-
ment In full Is as follows:
To the Public.
The result OF my trial. ending today,
In victory for me. because of the dis
agreement of the jury. but | am very
much disappointed and very much sur
prisod that the Jury did not bring in
q verdict OF not guilty.
/ did not kill my wife and do not
know where she is, but | am sure that
1t liz only question Of time until she
comes home.
did not go on the witness stand
because my lawyer. Judge Vincent, was
bitterly opposed to my doing so and
because ne advised me that II was not
necessary.
change In public sentiment In my favor.
and time viii demonstrate that | am
not only an innocent but a very grIey-
ously wronged man.
Adolph l.. Luetgert.
subscribed and sworn to before me. this
list day OF October, a. D., 1897.
M IF. sullivan, Notary Public.
chicago, October FL The gray light Of
cool autumn morning struggled through
the big windows Of Judge Tuthills court
today as Adoph Luetgert, the man who
mas been on trial on tho charge of muir
dering his wife aud boiling her body in n
vat heard from the foreman Of the twelve
men who have been considering his case
Tor the past sixty-six hours. the words
we arc unable to agree upon verdict"
lmperturbable as ever, evlncing no 10y
at the words, the wonderful nerve ~ m.
Nortn s'uer was with him to the end. He
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