The San Francisco call., 1897-10-22
After Long Deliberation
Three Held Out for
ACquittal.
THE SAUSAGE-MAKER SAYS
HE is INNOCENT.
Two of the Principal Witnes les for
the Defense May Be Prose-
cuted for Perjury.
Special Dispatch to The CALL.

CHICAGO, Oct. 21.-As Adolph L. Luet-
CERT, who has been on trial on a charge of
m numbering his wife and boiling her body
in vat. heard this morning from the
foreman of the twelve jury who have
been considering his case for the past
siIty-six hours the words, 1--WE are liable
TO agree upon a verdict" he was impsr-
tur bable as ever, evincing no Joy. The
wonderful nerve of the defendant was
with him TO the end. He stood up, and
with good-na' 'ured smile on his face
shook hands with his son Arnold, his
counsel and his business partner, William
Charles, and in less than five minutes was
led back to jail, the Jury was dismissed
and the great trial was over.
The twelve mon was divided as follows:
For conv crion and the death penalty:
Heckhold, Boyd, Bibby, Mahoney, Beh-
miller, Hosmer, Shaw, Franzen and Fow-
Ter. For acquittal; Harvey, HOlabird and
Barber.
An attempt will be made to have the
prisoner admitted to bail. Such procedure
may be taken in Judge Tuthilrs court on
a motion by the prisoners counsel TO
admit him 10 bail, or by habeas corpus
proceedings in any court OF record.
When the order OF Judge Tuthill dis
charging the jurors was made. Luetgert
stood up with smile on his face and
nodded TO the jury. He was cool and col
lected. William Charles, Arnold Luet-
CERT, LueIgert's counsel and other friends
OF the giant sausage-maker crowded
around him and shook his extended
hands. Luetgerrs eyes sparkled, but ne
did not say much. A bailIff tapped the
prisoner on the shoulder and motioned
him to follow. Luetgert walked to his
cell with a light step and in a happy
frame of mind, despite the fact that he
remarked TO the jail guard:
They ought TO have acquitted me.
Their &C Ion showed doubt, and the court
told them l was entitled to all doubt"
Luetgert gave out the following affidavit
tonight:
To the Public: The result OF my trial. ending
tc-Cay, is a victory Tor me because oil the disa-
greement of the jury but / am very much ais
appointed and very much surprised that the
did not kill my wife and do no: know where
she is, but l sure that il is only a que stion
OF time until she comes home.
did not 30 on the witnesses tand because
my lawyer, Judge Vincent. was bitterly op-
posed 10 my doing so ana because he advised
me it was not necessary. am grateful for the
favor, ana time VIII demonstrate that ] am not
only innocent but a grievousiv wronged man.
-aDoLPH L. LULTGERT
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this
twenty-frst day OF October. A. D. 1897.
NJ. F. SULLIVAN, Notary Public.
1t is quite probable that some prosecu-
tions Tor perjury Will result from the
Luetgert case. While the States attorney
refused to affirm or deny this, it is given
on frSt-class authority that the testi-
mony of two of the principal witnesses
for the defense will be laid before the
Grand Jury for an investigation. 1t NAV
be that more than two people will be in
tluded in the list that will be carried TO
the Grand Jury, put 1t is practically set
tied that indictments will be asked for
against TWO PROBABLY before the Luetgert
case can be reached for trial again The
two witnesses against whom it is said IN
nictments will be asked are William
Charles, Luetgert's business partner, and
Mary Siemmering. the domestic in the
Luetgert h, u sehold.