Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-16
Lawyer Vincent "Roasts" Chicago
Police and Expert Witnesses.
LUEFGERf TRIAL TO END SOON
Will Probably Be Given to the
Jury Tuesday.
HAS RUN EIGHT WEEKS

CHICAGO. October 16.-The closing day
OF the eighth week of the Luetgert trial
opered this morning with the atmosphere
less oppressive than 1t was yesterday. But
the court room was crowded to the DOORS
as usual. and hundreds were turned away.
Judge Tuthil took party of twenty. prin-
eipafly women. into court with him this
morning. These visitors had been waiting
i'll one of the corridors Of, the criminal
court building for over an hour for the ap-
pearanoe OF the judge, and they formed in
lire and trooped In after him in military
style ard secured the best seats, much to
the disgust of the less favored ones, who
stood in line before the court room door,
while another crowd lined up on the pave
ment in front of the Michigan street en-
trance to the building.
LuetEert Was Pleased.
Luetgert was unusually jolly this morn
.ng. The argument of his counsel pleases
him. Vincent is all right. and he is giving
them the right kind of talk" said Luet-
CERT this morning. He is reasoning with
the jury. and that is better than trying to
tell them what they must do according to
the law
Ex-Judge Vincent resumed his argument
Il Is morning, and at once began to ridicule
The bone experts. This man. Sergt. Span
observes prOnOtiOn, SAID LuetSertS
chtef counsel, as he waved his hand IN the
direction OF the police official referred to-.
He IS 4 much smarter man than Chief of
Police Ripley. 1t was no trick at all for
MN to step over to the Luetgert sausage
factory after all the bone experts had pick
cd their bones and find femur. Not only
II at. but the fernur of a woman-just the
kind of bone that was wanted. Then
there is Professor Dorsey, a nice fresh
peasant young man.
I'D like to trOt with hful-or rather
l should have liked to do so in my
younger days. He IS clever. but he doesn't
know 1t all-not all there is to be known
about bones. Yet he was very positive en-
the witness stand that h knew more than
any other osteologist called in this case,
and his assurance on the witness stano
simply made him ridiculous"
Ex-Judge Vincent continued to roast
the experts for the prosecution, while he
protected and laudeG the experts for the
defense He talked about the soap making
IN the factory. and positively declared that
there was nothing strange about IT, and
That the reason for making the soap had
been fully explained.
Thought She Was Mrs. Luctsert.
One of the incidents of the session was
tine appearance at the Michigan street en-
trance OF woman who wore a mans
straw hat and goggles. A guard who
asked her name understood the woman to
reply that she was Mrs. Luetgert. In five
minutes the report that Mrs Luetgert had
returned and was in the Criminal Court
puiidinS circulated throughout the big
building. People poured cut of the court
rooms and offices. Deputy sherffs rushed
10 the Michigan street entrance of the
building. and great excitement prevailed
Tor a few minutes. 1t developed later that
the woman was teacher of German. who
Is instructins the daughters of Judge Tut
MIL When the judge arrived at the build
ing he took the teacher of German to his
court room with him.
states Attorney Dcneen will make his
cent made an unexpectedly lengthy address.
ana the famous case will probably not
reach the jury before Tuesday afternoon.
Betting on the Verdict.
Betting is going on in Chicago pool rooms
On the verdict of the jury. Sports who de-
clare the corpus deficit has not been shown
sufficiently to warrant conviction are said
TO be Offering bets CT 90 to 40 on the Dropo-
sition that Luetgert will be acquitted.
Judge Vincent closed his address with
these words: Gentlemen this nrisoner
has lost his fortune, his liberty and HIS
wlle-will you now take away his life?"
At tnlS The crowded court room broke into
applause. which the bailiffs va,nly tried TO
subdue. Judge Tuth:ll. his face flushed
applause to cease. and as soon as he could
be heard he ordered the court room cleared
Pclnting directly at woman, who sat i'm
the front row of seats and who had been
among the most vigorous in her approval
Oh Judge Vincents peroration he said.
Ihere SITS lady who Is present in this
court room by courtesy. L Drought her
here myself She has abused nv Kindness
and Mr. Ba:lif. desire that she should be
removed from the room"
Soon after this incident court adjourned
until Monday. when States Attorney BE-
neen will close the case