The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-28

testify Inspector Setback was there. He
told me II did not say what did he Woulu
punish me, said the witness.
The photographs which were identifed by
witness from Kenosha were handed the wit
ness and she identined them. The picture,
which included Mrs. Luetgert and her two
children, was taken two years ago, the VIII
ness said. Several questions OF an impeach-
ing character were asked and Mary Slem-
meTEng was excused. She left the witness
stand with a smile and took a seat within
the inclosure and remained to listen TO other
witnesses.
Jacob Melber. of Wheaton ILL.,, testified
that on May he saw woman at the depot
in Wheaton at o'clock in the morning
whose description resembled that OF Mrs.
Luetgert. She inquired the way TO Eim-
hurst. Melber is butcher He said he saw
Mrs. Luetgert once last March, w When asked
on cross-examinatlon to describe the miss
ing woman he could not do so and was eX-
cused.
Charles Boehnke, who had worked for
LuetgeIt for sixteen years, testified that on
April IS he had a brief conversation with
Mrs Luetgert and she seemed much de-
pressed and remarked that things were go
ing bad in the house." She said, according
to witness, that she would go to the country
and 80 to work as a servant. I'VE are
about ruined, and l will go to the country
and work out. / cannot stay here, the Wit
ness said were the words of the apparently
distracted woman. Il told her that times
were as hard in the country as they were
in the city," said the witness, and advised
her not to CO.
MRS. LUETGERT DESPONDENT.
When Mrs. Augusta Koch, a neighbor of
the Luetgerts who knew Mrs. Luetgert well,
was called to the witness stand Juror Will
liam Harler was called on to act as inter-
prefer This was the second time since the
trial began that Juror Harler had been
called on despite the fact of the discovery
that he was indicted ten years ago in con-
nection with the Cook county commission
ers Doodle scandal. States Attorney
Deenen has the utmost faith in Juror Har-
ler's honesty, and to-day gave out for pub
lication a letter from ex-States Attorney
LOngenecker concerning the indictment or
Harler. Ex-States Attorney Longenecker
declared that Harler should never have been
indicted. He was never arraigned for trial.
Mrs Koch said she had known Mrs. Luet-
gert for eleven years and had lived near her
most of the time. She saw and talked with
her the last week in April. Mrs. Luetgert
was depressed and talked about going away
She told the witness, according to the state
ment of the latter that LuetSert had peen
SWindled by d man who had promised to
pay him a big sum for an interest IN the
sausage factory. Luetgert had let the man
have a. large amount OF money ana the man
had run away This evidence was in sup
port of the statement of ex-Judge Vincent
at the opening of the trial to the effect that
q promoter had swindled Luetgert out OF
$25, 900 and that this was the beginning OF
the troubles of the sausage maker
Frank Dittler told of seeing Mrs. Luet-
one occasion. 1t was during the latter part
of April and the witness declared Mrs
Luetgert said the business was broken up
everything was gone, and that she was go
ing away also. Later the witness said Mrs:
Luetgert promised to attend the wedding or
his daughter in June and make the pros
pective bride present.
AT the close of the afternoon session of
the court after William Charles had
quilted the stand, ex-Judge Vincent and
Attorney Phalen seemed much pleased. He
told a pretty fair story" acknowledged the
Assistant States Attorney McEwen at the
close of the trial. ''It was one of those
stories upon which there is nothing left to
cross-examine. First, he sought the oppor-
tunity He says he was in the basement of
the factory that night, and that Luetgert
began to make soap. He and Luetgert are
the only ones who really know the real OBJ
ject for which that caustic potash, was
bought They are not going to tell any
other story than the one told by Charles.
So what is the use to cross-examine at
length on that point. But we have some
other evidence on this point that will
change the complexion of Charles's evil
dence when it is submitted" The trial will
last another week.