The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-24
IS MRS. LUERTGERT ALIVE I?
Several With SSeS Say They Have Seen
Her Since May iSt.
THEY GIVE GOOD DESCRIPTIONS OF HER
Emma Schimpko Doesn't Remember
whether or Not She Said She Lied in
Her Testimony-A Witness Says sne
Did-A Remarkable Day.

CHICAGO, ILL. Sept. 23.-vlewed from
various standpoints. to-days proceedings
ln the Luetgert murder trial were the
most remarkable that have occurred
within three weeks.
In the face Of the sensational circum-
stanual evidence produced 20 prove that
Mrs. Louise Luetgert met death in her
husbands sausage factory on May 1st.
three witnesses testified to-day that they
saw the woman alive on May 81 and 9Th.
one OF these witnesses talked TO her
and believed from description and
photograph OF Mrs. Luotgert that tho
woman he saw was Mrs. Luetgert
WAS IT MRS. LUETGERT.
This witness was Matt j. sholey. n
bor-keopcr AZ the Hotel Maple. Keno
eha \vis. He said he saw a. strange
woman al the Hotel Maple on tho even
inc of MAY 81. Ie talked with lcr near
lv ton minutes. She asked 10 be direct
ga to the farm of one Muller IN the
nelghborhood bat as no one seemed 10
know OF such person, the woman leit on
the following day
sbolev again saw the woman lie de-
ecribed her cCncIa, appearance ana cloth-
ing and Identified a photograph or MIS-.
I.uctgert as the woman he saw.
ON cross examination, by state Attorney
Dcn cen. Witness Shoiey NJ llial IA,u 'he
vseicbt OF the woman Doe saw at l'D or
ia Mounds Thcu he hcsitatcd, said he
ts5 ,.of mixed up. and remarked that the
woman weighed ll5 10 lib pounds, Wnlch
u,oe about Mrs. Iuetgcrts weight rms
hesitation and correction was made mucn
~ tv tbe prosecution which inumatcd
trat Sholcv had forgotten tie weight thdt
had probably been told him.
t.,,nressman Henry Felshaw, OF Kena-
cha Wis. saw a strange woman in the
police station in his town, on May 90
and the following day saw her az the
.ailway station. He described the Mo-
man. said she wore sailor hat ana sllp-
pcrs.
Mrs. Luetgert as closely resembhns the
woman he saw
william J. Grunsten, clerk in the
Grant Hotel. Kenosha. identified the pho
focrapb as the picture Of @ woman he
saw In his hotel on May 81. He said she
came into tho hotel and remained ten
minutes. He described the woman and
corroborated tho evidence Of the other
witnesses
A POOR MEMORY.
Emma schimpke came 10 The court
room I'm the afternoon 90 hear Rosa
Gleich imIeach her evidence given on
Wednesday, Attorney Phalon discovered
her presence in the room and called her
10 the witness stand. When asked if
she had not told Rosa Glcich she had lied
ON the witness stand. she replied.
81 don't remember.
"Did YOU not tell Harry Fielder you
lied when you said YOU Raw Mr.. and
Mrs Luetgert May lst.'
'I don't remember
did you not tell Rosa Gleich You did
see Mr.. and Mrs. Luetgcrt the night of
May lst?
Of may have said so.
Mrs. Matte Sherrer. the last witness
o. fthe day. testified positively that Em-
ma Schimpke told her that the testimony
tho Schimpko girl had given on the wit
ness stand was untrue
MRS. AlETHUSELOT
Late I'm the afternoon the witness,
Sholv. who had testified that Doe saw Mrs
Luetgcrt in kenosha.. announced that Doe
desired 90 correct his testimony He took
the stand and delivered himst of Che fol-
lowing.
when T said tho woman weighed 1N
uou-ds. meant 10 say she weighed about
r5 ] was thinking of her age when
made my former statements
whats that?' asked States Attorney
Dcnoen. OF was think of her age, when
said she weighed $50 pounds.
"You mean do YOU, that she was about
1i0 years old. and weighd llj pounds. Us
that it?'
That's 80. was thinking of her age
That's al." said the States attorney
and Sholey stepped down.