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Is not necessary to prove the intent. 1t may
be inferred from facts and circumstances
shown by the evidence.
No man may be convicted of a crime until
what is known as the corpus delecti has
been established by the prosecution, and
unless you are convinced by the evidence
in this case, beyond reasonable doubt, that
Louisa Luetgert died at the time charged
in the Indictment and also that she came
to her death in manner and form as charged
in the indictment, in such case it is your
duty to acquit the defendant. To prove the
corpus delecti the state is required tc pro-
duce only such evidence as established In
the mind of the 1lry, beyond a reasonable
doubt, a conviction that the murder charged
in the Indictment has been in fact COM
mitted, in manner and form as charged, and
that the defendant is guilty of such COM
mission; and it matters not that the proof
of such corpus delecti may consist in whole
or in part or ctrcumstantial evidence, pro-
vided it is sufficient to satisfy the minds
of the jurors, beyond reasonable doubt, OF
the commission of the offense charged.
While the statute of the state provides
that a person charged with crime may testi
fy in his own behalf he is not under obliga-
ton to do so and the statute expressly de
clares that his neglect to testify shall not
create any presumption against him.
THE JURY OUT.
Silence as still as death pervaded the
packed court room while the judge
was reading his instructions. His
voice was clear and strong and even
the throng which was wedged into the
corridor outside the court room heard
every word The jurors listened to
every word attentively. When Judge
Tuthill ceased there was movement
in the court room. Men and women
swayed backward and forward and in
a minute or two every person in the
room was standing on seat. The
bailiffs did not attempt to make them
take their seats, and for once the rap
of the bailiff's hammer was unheard.
Luetgert sat looking at the court with
his eyebrows wrinkled and his face set
marked it from the beginning.
In a couple of minutes the crowd had
become quiet Then Judge Tuthill read
the different forms of VerdictS, which
included one for murder, providing for
the death penalty; another fixing the
penalty at life imprisonment; third
providing for a term of imprisonment
of not less than fourteen years; and
the fourth was for mot guilty" AS
Judge Tuthill finished the reading he
locked up at the jurors and said.
Gentlemen, you may retire and con-
slider your verdict"
Immediately there was an uproar in
the court room People who had been
sitting arose to their feet and the
shouts of bailiffs ordering every one to
"sit down" availed nothing. The
crowd surged forward and took up
every inch of space to where the circu-
lar fence barred them from the at
torneys. Women almost tainted in the
crush and their costumes and head
gear suffered. The crowd seemed to
want to get near Luetgert. All want
ed to see how the big sausagemaker
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his daring and devotion will never be
forgotten.

his daring and devotion will never be
forgotten.
John Lorimer Worden was born in West
chester county, New York March II, 1913.
He entered the navy as midshipman In 1885,
attended the naval school in Philadelphia in
1870, and became passed midshipman in the
same year. He was promoted to lieutenant
in 1886 and served various vessels and
at the naval observatory until the outbreak OF
the Civil war. In April, 1861, he delivered
the orders from the secretary of the navy
by which Fort Pickens was saved for the
Union, and upon his attempt to return to the
North overland he was arrested and confined
as a prisoner of war for seven months When
he was exchanged he was ordered to super1li-
tend the completion of John Ericssonis Mon
itor and appointed to take command. He left
New. York hastily in this vessel, and. after
experiencing great danger, arrived at Hamp-
ton Roads On March 8, 1862 the ironclad
ram Merrimac had come down from Norfolk
and had sunk the Congress and the Cumber-
land. Worden anchored alongside of the
Minnesota then aground on a shoal, and
prepared to defend the fleet when the Merri-
mac reappeared. Early the next morning,
March 8. the ram prepared to attack the Min
nesota, but when she was within mile OF
the ship the Monitor steamed out. Wogdan
endeavored to get as close as possible, while
the Merrimac fired as, rapidly as her guns
could be served The duel continued for
mere than two hours, when the Merrimac
drew off During the progress of the fight
shell exploded against the pilot house of the
Monitor while Worden was looking through
the slit and the powder and flame driven
into his eyes rendered him blind and help
less.
Honors were showercd on Worden for this
service. Congress gave him vote of thanks
in 1862 and again in 1868, and recommended
that he be advanced one grade. He was COM
missioned a commander in 1852, and, in ac-
cordance with the recommendation or the
second vote of thanks, promoted to be
a captain in 1863. He recovered from the IN
jury to his eyes, and commanded the monitor
Montauk in the South Atlantic squadron from
January until June 1868. He participated in
the blockade at Charleston, and in the at
tack on the forts of Charleston by Admiral
Dupont's squadron April Z, 1868. He was
promoted to commodore in 1861 and from
1870 to 1874 served as superintendent of the
naval academy. He was commissioned rear
admiral in 1S73 and was commander-n-chief
of the European squadron from 1875 to 1871
He then served as a member of the examin-
ing board and president of the retiring board
until 1886. AS he had received two votes of
thanks from congress, he was retained, by
operation of law, upon the active list until
he should have had ffty-fve years service,
but he was retired with the highest sea pay
of his grade by special act of congress In
1886.
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MAY HAVE A
1 4 LYNCHING.
Governor of Wisconsin Asked to
Call Out Troops to Protect Payne.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Oct 1S.-wil-
liam Payne, the negro who murdered
John Beaman, proprietor of the Bea-
man hotel in this city, yesterday was
captured about fifteen miles northeast
of the city and lodged in Jail at an early
hour today. Indignation runs high
among the citizens, and unless that
feeling subsidies lynching may result.
The governor has been asked for troops
to guard the Jail.
OSHKOSH, Wis, Oct. 18.-Willian.
Payne, the negro who killed Hotelkeep-
er Beaman at Fond du Lac, Sunday
morning, was brought here this even
ing and placed in the Winnebago coun-
ty jail Four deputy sheriffs accom-
panied him. 1t was feared that an ef-
fort would be made to lynch him had
he remained in Fond du Lac, and even
his removal here does not fully calm
the minds of the officials as they claim
to apprehend that mob may come up
from Fond du Lac and endeavor. to
execute the murderer. Sheriff Lam
pert, Of Winnebago county, is ready to
act and Adjt. Gen. Boardman, who
lives here, has ordered Companies r
and F. of the Wisconsin national
guard to hold itself in readiness
The town is excited, and so deep IS
the anger of Oshkosh citizens, that ii
would not be impossible to raise a mob
even were the leaders to present them>
selves. At 9 o'clock tonight, the jail,
a two-story structure of stone and
brick, is pretty well surrounded by
crowd of men, who, however, appear
to be attracted there only by curl
osity.
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would "get Luetgert on the next trial.
States Attorney Deneen admitted that
the best information he had was in ac-
cordance with that given above, but
was hopeful that the outstanding jury
men would come around later on.
CHICAGO, Oct. 19-At 1 o'clock this
morning a telephone message was
received from Judge Tuthill saying that
verdict or no verdict he would not come
to the criminal court building again to-
night. The jury at 1 o'clock was still
in the Jury room and seemed no nearer
a verdict than at any time since 1t went
ont. There is no chance of verdict
being announced before court opens
this Tuesday) morning at $50.
CHICAGO, Oct. 1S.-But for the YER
dict the famous Luetgert trial is at an
end. Today States Attorney Deneen
closed the case for the prosecution. He
finished speaking at 4 o'clock, and
Judge Tuthill Immediately delivered his
charge to the jury, and the arb1ters
of Tuetgerts fate retired to come to
q decision.
The crowd which surrounded the
criminal court and Jail tonight sur
nassed in number anything witnessed
since the opening of the famous trial.
Rv dark the street in front of the court
building was jammed. and the crowd
surged around the corner in front OF
the Jail. Men, women and children
lined the pavements in front of the
Michigan street entrance, and the line
extended to Dearborn avenue on the
east and North Clark on the west. The
tons of the three-story buildings across
the street from the court building had
crowds of spectators, and every Win
dow in the structures facing the build
ing had it's occupants.
whistles and jeers and catcalls-in
fact. noises of all kinds emanated from
the multitude and kept the crowds up
in the court rooms much amused. Dep
l1ty sheriffs guarded the entrance to
that building and denied admission ex-
cept to a comparatively favored few.
Sheriff Pease. late in the evening, is
sued an order to keep the crowd out
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called at any minute, and, in consider
alton of this fact, Jailor Whitman had
given him permission to walk in the
corridor His pockets were filled with
strong cigars, and he kept one con-
stantly between his lips, sending out
quick little jets of smoke as he walked
to and fro. He was making a desper-
ate effort to appear at ease, but the
attempt was by no means successful.
He was greatly disturbed, and his
nerves were wrought to their highest
tension. Every few minutes, as he
walked back and forth, he would stop
in front of his cell and say to Nick
Marzen, his cell mate and a condemned
murderer: ooh, they'll acquit me all
right-they'n acquit me-" but his ac-
tions showed very little of the conf
dence expressed by his words
The attorneys on both. sides were con-
fident at midnight of a verdict favor
able to their side, while the opinion of
the public was turning towards dis
agreement
CASE CLOSED.
When the court convened this morn
ing, States Attorney Deneen began the
closing argument, summing up the
case for the prosecution. The speech
was logical, forceful and powerful
Toward the close of it Luetgert was
noticeably nervous. He turned un-
easily in his chair and tremor shook
his giant frame His black hair,
combed pompadour, trembled percept-
IDLY, and was the subject of comment
ir the crowded court room. The mem
bers of the jury paid the closest atten-
ton to the eloquent speech of the
young states attorney, and the vast
crowd that packed the court room lis
tened with breathless attention. Out
side in the corridors could occasionally
be heard the loud arguments of peo-
pie who held passes, but were refused
admission by the bailiffs because the
court room was packed to suffocation
After he had been talking for some
time, States Attorney Deneen turned
to Judge Tuthill, and said that his
throat was sore and. that he also felt
i'll and dizzy. Il would like to stop
here, temporarily said the states at
torney.
very well; court will stand ad-
iourned for an hour and a half" said
Judge Tuthill.
After the recess States Attorney
Deneen continued to discuss the evil
dence for two and a half hours. His
voice grew stronger as he proceeded.
Just before the hands on the dial Of
the court room clock indicated TIE hour
of 4 o'clock, States Attorney Deneen
jurors. Turning his eye along each OF
the twelve men, he said: Gentlemen,
it has been said that Assistant Attoney
McEwen did not ask the infiiction of
the death penalty. That is true. I do
not think it is usually within the pro-
vince of a states attorney to ask a
Jury to return such a verdict. But this
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CHARGE
BY
TUTHILL

of the building, as a demonstration
somewhat violent in its nature was
feared when the verdict was received.
Enough people got in, however, to
completely fill the court room. But
three women graced the assemblage by
their presence, in strong contradistinc-
ton to the crowd of females during the
day. Cigars were INDUCED in by those
waiting in the court room for the YER
dict, and the room was soon filled with
thick smoke.
About half past o'clock the crowds
in Michigan street were augmented by
over a score of men from the vicinity
Luetgert's sausage factory on Her.
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 18.-Admiral
John L. Worden, retired, died here to-
day. He commanded the Monitor dur
ing it's engagement with the Merrimac
in Hampton Roads during the late war.
In 1885 he was retired with full rank
and pay of admiral, the only instance
of the kind. Pneumonia was the I'M
mediate cause of Admiral Worden's
death. He was so years of age, and up
to last Saturday was in very good
health Admiral Worden was one OF
the few remaining heroes of that old
regime which made the United States
navy so glorious in it's achievements.
For nearly two-thirds of a century he
was a naval officer, having been ap-
pointed a midshipman from Fishkill,
Duchess county, N. Y, Jan. 20, 1884.
Admiral Worden rendered valuable
services throughout the war, but the
crowning achievement of his career
was in Hampton Roads March 9, 1852,
when he commanded the famous Mon
itor in her duel with the Confederate
ram Merrimac. He twice received
vote of thanks from congress.
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mitage avenue and Diversey street.
They were assertive and unruly and
demanded admission to the court build
ing. This was refused them, but they
were so persistent that word was sent
up stairs The deputies at the door,
fearing a rush for admission, had word
telephoned to the East Chicago avenue
police station for more officers. The
alteration drew a crowd which quickly
cboked the entrance. The police on
duty were clearly incapable of handling
the crowd Capt. Hoffman, of the East
Chicago avenue station, sent patrol
wagon filed with officers to the scene on
a hurry up run. When the officers
reached the building they drew their
clubs and aided by a score of deputy
sheriffs, quickly collected in the build
ing, drove the crowd back. The friends
of Luetgert had by this time been re-
inforced by about two hundred other
people from the crowds. But they re-
treated after few vigorous applica-
tions of the clubs. The mob took up
stand near the middle of the street and
jeered the police while small boys with
tin horns added their quota to the dis
cord which swelled from the deep
lunged would-be rioters who loudly
proclaimed their right to enter the
building.
WAITING A VERDICT.
Judge Tuthill did not appear until 9
o'clock, and then he went into the pr1-
vate room of States Attorney Deneen,
where he remained waiting for the YER
dict. Up in the court room where the
trial has dragged its weary length for
so many weeks a crowd of newspaper
men, detectives in plain clothes and
court bailiffs filed the apartment from
wall to wall. States Attorney Deneen
sat in corner surrounded by group
of friends with whom he discussed the
trial. He was quite confident of a YER
dict for the state, and at 10 o'clock
was of the opinion the longer the jury
remained out, the less chance there
was of an acquittal. Attorneys Vim
cent and Phalen, for the defense, were
no less confident than the counsel for
the state. A rumor was current in the
court room shortly after 10 o'clock that
the jury stood ten for conviction and
two for acquittal. Attorney Phalen ad-
mitted that he had heard the rumor,
but did not seem greatly worried about
it.
Over in the Jail Luetgert was given
more freedom than is usually accorded
to prisoners. He was liable to be
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When, Oh the morning of March g.
1862 the Monitor steamed out from
the shelter of the Minnesota to meet
the rebel ram Merrimac, which had
already sunk the Congress and Cum
berland, two Of the most powerful YES
sells of the United States navy, and
threatened all the shipping Of Hamp-
ton Roads, the event marked not only
an epoch in the Civil war, but in the
naval history Of the world as WELL
When the Merrimac drew off, after two
hours of battle, a new era of naval
construction had been inaugurated and
the days of the wooden battleship were
gone forever. The giant sea monsters
of today, grim fighting machines,
rather than ships, as the term was un-
derstood in the time when nations
placed their reliance in wooden walls,
are the direct result of the battle which
Lieutenant Commander Worden con-
Quoted from the coming tower of the
Monitor until blinded by the explosion
Of shell against the slit through
which he was viewing the conflict.
No single incident Of the Civil war
was of greater Importance to both sides
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Why all this fuss about an officer at
Fort Sheridan ordering a soldier to be
dragged heels first to the guard house
and himself kicking and prodding the
prostrate man? Isn't it time for the
army to be in training to meet the
Spaniards in their own gentlemanly
war tactics?
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Forest Fires.

AUBURN, N. Y. Oct. 1S.-The northern
part of Cayuga county is ablaze with forest
Ares. which have been raging for the past
two days, and nearly all the timber in the
vicinity of Red Greek, Lowville,. Sterling and
North Victory has been destroyed. Many farm
heen burned The farmers are fighting the
flames night and day, but as there has been
no rain in the vicinity since last July the
parched condition of the ground ana tne
most futile.
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The members of the ancient and hon
orable order of showers of the queer
will be up in arms against the author
tiles of Pennsylvania for allowing a
mint Of counterfeit 50-cent pieces to be
operated within the walls of the state
prison.
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BULLETIN OF
TIE ST. PRUI GLOBE
TUESDAY, OCT. 10, 1897.
weather for Today
Showers, Followed by Fair.

PAGE L.
Admiral Worden Dead.
PIatt and Croker Machines Attacked
Luetgert Jury Out.
Possible Lynching at Fond du Lac.
PAGE z.
Clark Replies to the p. z.
Engineer Abbot Arrives.
Latest in the VOIkszeitung Row.
PAGE 3.
Minneapolis Matters.
Jury in Haugan Case Secured.
Big Fine in Customs Frauds.
Young Mems Charter League.
News of the Northwest.
PAGE 4.
Editorial.
Eugene Fields Tribute to Dana.
Senate Members Go North.
Days Social Events.
PAGE 5.
Grinneu Defeats Carleton.
Sporting News of a Day.
Cuban Merchants Talk Annexation.
PAGE E6.
Stocks Take a Turn Upward.
Bar Silver, So S-Sc.
Cash Wheat in Chicago, Ole.
worlds Markets Reviewed.
PAGE z.
western Lines Agreement Weak.
Railway Gossip.
Years Work of the Mints.
Wants of the People.
PAGE s.
Auditor SuIIivan's Costly Mistake.
News of the Courts.
MANY WOuId-Be Building Inspectors
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Spain admits that there are mot
enough autonomists in Cuba to fill the
Offices" And it is but short time
ago she was claiming that none but
the lowest class of whites and negroes
were in rebellion. Truly, the insur-
gent movement has grown wonderfully
In the past few months.
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There are degrees of deadness in
Minneapolis. The police claim that
August Anderson, who was killed by
a cyclist about two weeks ago, is not
officially dead yet. That is their ex-
cuse for not arresting the scorcher
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Young ladies will part their hair on
the side this winter. They have dis
covered that it is necessary to do this
to distinguish themselves from the
chappies.
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Durrant is scheduled for reappear-
ance soon after the Luetgert attrac-
ton is removed from the national
stage. The public must have amuse-
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Justice Fields retirement is to oc-
cur Dec. 1. BY that time the president
will know whether my friend Hanna"
will have to be cared for in the cab
met or not.
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Eastern girls will be fiocking to st,
Paul when they hear how osculatory
exercise is appreciated in this city.
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Salisbury says he isn't retiring. But
just the same, there is a deep and i'm
pressive silence behind the bed cur
tains regarding that proposed silver
conference.
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A physician declares that if every
person would take twenty minutes ex-
erctse a day, most of them would live
to seventy years without a days ILL
10Dss. His name is not given, because,
if it were known, other physicians
would see to 1t that his time on earth
was short.
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Horsewhipping bees are the social
events of Debs' Social Democracy. They
take the place of apple-paring and
log-rolling bees in more unenlightened
communities.
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A cistern full of beer was found un-
der a blind pig saloon at Albert Lea
recently. It is queer that farmers in
that neighborhood are not clamoring
for irrigation.
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Luetgert has his plan made for open
ing a saloon after he is acquitted. Red
hots and liverwurst will not be in de-
mand among his customers.
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A receivership is supposed to be for
the purpose of settling a company's
affairs, but it doesn't seem to be "all
the same in Dutch" in the case Of the
Volkszeitung.
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There will be little of Cuba left to
annex when Weyler has concluded his
work of annexation and has left with
his money bags.
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Several Brooklyn patriots are anxious
to serve as aldermen without salaries.
But none of them has offered to turn
over half the rake-off.
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Kansas grangers have no monopoly
on diamonds this year. A Michigan
farmer has discovered one in a creek
on his farm. It's gem of the first
water
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NENTs TODAY.

Met-sIrish Gentleman" S.15.
Grand-s'A Boy Wanted" S.15.
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upon the maritime powers. Admiral
Worden was something more than the
last of the survivors Of the stirring
deeds of the Civil war. If he had been
the first of the splendid body of sea
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heroes to depart from this life, the
story of his life and of his great
achievement would have suffered but
little 1t was given to him to be the
controlling spirit in great crisis, and
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than the battle in Hampton Roads,
where the supremacy of the North was
assured upon sea as well as upon land
and no one incident in the history Of
the world has had greater influence
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Judge Twohy's duty of $25 on kisses
is as prohibitory as Dingley tariff.
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NEW YORK-Arrived: Neustria, Marseilles;
Anchoria, Glasgow; Georgia, Liverpool.
GLASGOW-Arrived: City of Rome New
IONDON-Arrived: Michigan, New York.
GTBRALTAR-Arrived: Kaiser Wilhelm H.
New York for Naples and Genoa.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS.