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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
DEFENDANT LUE1UERr
ISSUES STATEMENT
Makes Under Oath a Statement In
Relation to the Charges
Against Him.
DECLARES THAT HE IS INNOCENT
surprised That the Jury Did Not
Bring Ia "a Verdict OF Not
Guii,y--Time VIII DO
Him Justice.

Chicago, Oct. 23.-The Associated
Press last night obtained the one great
feature missing in the famous Luet-
CERT trial. the sworn testimony of the
defendant himself, Adolph J.. Luet-
CERT.
Standing last night in the gloomy
jail adjoining the grim looking grey
stone court building in which his re
markable trial had at last been
brought to n finish, the burly sausage
manufactures capped the climax of
the extraordinary series OF events
which began with his sensational
bankruptcy and the alleged diabolism
Of boiling his wife 10 Death at mid
night in IA vat in his facotry cellar.
Closely following the final result OF
the trial which has attracted world
wide attention. Iuetgert made under
oath n statement for the Associated
Press concerning the fearful crime
charged against him. the first sworn
statement yet made by him. and the
first statement of such Il kind ever
known in newspaper annals. The af-
tidavit was put in writing in due legal
form, and is certified to by Il notary.
EN-Judge VIM. A. Vincent, the lead
ing counsel for the defendant in this
celebrated case, the mar 10 whose
brains and skill and energy Luetgert
beyond all doubt owes his great legal
victory, gave consent TO the affidavit
being made.
The scene in the Jail when Luetgert
O the oath was as dramatic as the
circumstances were unique. In the
dimly lighted Jail corridor Luetgert,
standing erect and g%rasping the iron
bars thar still kept him from liberty,
lifted his right hand and solemnly as
scented as the notary administered the
binding form. The gruesome sur
roundings were n reminder in some de
gree of the midnight occurrences i'm
the factory cellar that have become
familiar TO the hundreds OF thousands
who have followed the details of the
great trial.
Few, il any, of the curious prisoners
and turkeys who were spectators had
any inkling of what was taking place.
1~.uetgert. the notary and a represent.
tatiye of the Associated Press confer
red together for 4 few minutes and
hen Luetgert, without hesitation,
made the affidavit and signed il i'm ink
with the hand that is alleged TO have
committed one of the most fendish
crimes on record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30

Nobody ever supposed that any fam
lily in Boston was without proper ia
elites for thorough ablutions until il
was proposed to furnish the public
school buildings with bath tubs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
Ground in Pieces.

J~ohnstown, Pa, Oct. 23.-Tour ur-
knowa men were run down by an en-
CINE near Summerville at midnight
and ground to pieces.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
DpnIh NJ Il HninI

Elk Point. Oct. 2}.--Ntrs. John War
nrr died last night in III" asylum FIR
the insane at GanktOn. She will b.
,,N,ri.a t.,norsosS. "a nichuaooa. ~h~s.
hSr No~hnnA re~NsA~S.
Nve CONsGy sv1GAs SAVE NSo
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
Heavy Loss or n Farmer

Nilmot, Ont, Oct. 23.--The big barn
OF Mr.. Samuel Remind. near hers.
burned to the ground Tuesday morn.
ing just before daylight. Six head Ct
horses, a COW md calf, wagon, buggy.
farm machinery and $50 bushels CT
oats were consumed. There is M
knowledge as to the origin of the fire.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
At New Orleans.

New Orleans, Oct. 23.-There were
sixteen new cases and three deaths,
among the latter the Rev. ID. I. Purser
of the Baptist church.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
NEwsY NOTES FROM HURON
Evangelist Williams Holding Inter
cstin. Meetings.

Huron, oct. 2j.-The gospel meetings
In progress here undcr the direction Of
Evangelist Williams are increasing In
Interest and attendance. The ~discoursts
are not sensational. but so fair and
practical that those who hear must
think.
Work on st. Martins Catholic church
is being pushed as rapidly as possible
and will doubtless be finished about the
middle Of November, then it Will be one
Of the largest and most conveniently
arranged houses OF worship for this de-
nomination in the state. Father Des-
mond is personally experimenting thu
work II is one of the most enthusiast
tic priests in this section.
Hon. O.. ". Bair, formerly OF this city
and receiver in the land office for the
Huron district under President Har-
rison, is spending a day or two with
old friends here. Mr.. BARS home is in
Memphis, Tenn, where he publishes the
Southern Immigrant, a paper devoted to
the interests OF the southern states in
The lines OF real estate. manufacturing
and general development. He says the
one great need of the south is more
northern people with northern pluck
and energy.
Robert Fullerton has sent his family
to Webster City, Ia, where they will re-
main a year or more. Meantime Mr..
Fullerton will be on a large cattle ranch
in Idaho. He Is one OF the most extern
sive dealers in live stock in the state,
but being interested in a mammoth
ranch in Idaho, goes there to give it his
personal attention until other arrange
ments can be made, when he Will return
here and resume business.
The Brotherhood OF Locomotive Fire
men is arranging for their fifteenth an
niversary ball, to be given on the even
ing of Thanksgiving day.
There are already two candidates in
the field for county treasurer. One IS
Pierce o. Blunt Of this city and the other
is Charles n. Curtis Of Washington.
Mr.. Edwin Wilson of the Chicago and
Northwestern train dispatcher's office
and Miss Lucille Thompson were united
in marriage on Thursday by Rev. j. X.
Jones. They departed for an eastern
tour Immediately following the cere-
mony.
p. b. Lyon, who went to Iowa a short
time since to interest people in South
Dakota, has returned and reports a very
successful trip.
Mr.. lew Goodell of this city and Miss
Myrtle Corbin of Bookings were mar
rieG In that city on Thursday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
Luetgcrt's Sworn Statement.

The affidavit explicitly declares
Luetgert's innocence. The document
in full is as follows:
ITO the public: The result of my
trial, ending today, is a victory for me
because of the disagreement of the
jury, but am very much disappointed
and very much surprised that the jury
did not bring in n verdict of not gull
~.
| did not kill my wife and do not
know where she is, but | am sure that
il is only a question Of time until she
comes home.
,,.c.aa~ asS ssa- ,sss'., asss vsas S'Sea
bttterty elposed IL nay doing no anal
s~-"s~> s@ ssa~s~.<a ssass ~~.-ssot a-.-
eSSarN.
am grateful for the tremendous
change in public sentiment in my IA
vor, and time will demonstrate that |
am not only an innocent, but a very
previously wronged man.
Adolph l.. Luetgert,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21st day of October, \. ID. 1897.
NJ. +. Sullivan, Notary Public.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30

IL is probable that The name Broad
way for the central lhurodghfarc Of
New York city viii soon hc extended
10 the north of the harlem river and
do away with the Boulevard. Eleventh
avenue. kingsbridgc road and 30 on.
This will continue broadway n a name
TO the NonkerS line. through the Dor
ough of Bronx. There is a worry be-
cause this would run the number mp
to something like 5000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
WHEN CUPID SHOWS THE WAY
Prince and Princess de Sagan, Long
Separated, Have q Romantic
Reconciliation.

Paris. Oct. 22,-All Paris Is talking OF
the romantic reconciliation of tn, Prince
and Princess de Sagan. Some time age
the prince suffered a p~araiytlc stroke
and almost died. When he recovered he
sought his wife. who received him with
open arms.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30

Actor Henry f.. Dixey's assignment at
Boston il an indication that the Boston
poker dens and faro banks are still In .
dcurishing condition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30

.Au enthusiastic church member az |
Philadelphia has Just contributed 81 !
10 the church on his birthday, pleAir- ,
ANH nNzaN~cNS 10 AoNNNsNs Mo 0xsNoHuN oN \
cf,cN sAONNN~er~OrS oS NhN hNrtNN Nor Ans.
re~N ox NAs Me NJ Mo Nesp~ nA~ NneNuy
M lives long enough the church VIII
have plenty of money. for The amount
OF his Offering on his birthright TWEEN
ty-tiye years hence Will be something
over S]l6.OOO.OOO.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30

To farmers who fear that The drouth
has ruined The seed wheat nov i'm the
ground a practical farmer near Frank
fort, Ind. recommends the following
simple test before the fields are re-
planted. Gather seed from the fields
where ii has been SoWn and place il in
Il pan of water. where il Will soon
send forth sprouts il the embryo has
life. and many dollars a. well rs much
labor will be saved by the experiment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-30
Canton Gun Climb Shoo,

Canton. Oct. 23.-The fourth anna
teur tournament of the Canton Gun
club opened today with a good attenl-
ance from outside. The tournament
will last two DAYS.
The times., 1897-11-28
The Great Goldna ck Issue.

The only difference between the New
York sun and other gold organs Of our
acquaintance = that the Sun has satanic
sense as well as desire to impose upon
the country a money standard that is not
wanted by anybody but the money jobbing
and lending interests and foreign influences
holding heavy American investments made
on a bimctallic basis which now they want
recouped to them in currency OF double the
value, measured by things in exchange, that
their coEtracts call for. Other eXponents of
the gold theory are pigheaded enough TO
think that they can induce the American
people to transInute the national currency
now outstanding into gold bonds. and let
the banks Issue all the money OF the coun
try on the basis OF them. The Sun knows
better, and propounds the only really
dangerous geld proposition that we yet
have seen advanced.
Recognizing popular antagonism to the
idea that the Government should surrender
it's power 10 issue money to private cor
porations, the sun declares chat the whole
currency should be put upon a national
basis; that the notes of the national banks
should be retired as soon as possible, and in
their place we should have nothing but
Government paper, hut always redeemable
on demand III gold. In short, in place OF
| greenhaeks, Treasury notes, national bank
notes and silver certificates we should
have nothing but goldbacks.
The only trouble with the sun project il
that the people do not want goldbacks any
more than they want gold bonds. What
| they do want is a national currency OF
silver gold and necessary Government
| paper, the paper redeemable in lawful
money and all based on the binetallic
standard II the Constitution. What is more
they will keep on fighting until they get it
The times., 1897-11-28
A Case of WALKING Paners

representative OF foreign govern
ment residing in this country In pursuit
of his mission, under international law,
end diplomatic usage, is not permitted To
hold the slightest communication of an Of
nciaI character with any person, body or
even any branch OF the Government, ex-
ceptine the State Department. This rule
has been carried so far that, when, on
well-remembered occasion, Lord Sack
vile tLen British minister here, replied
TO a letter from an alleged naturalized
Briton IN California, asking whether peo-
pie OF his sort ought to vote for Cleve-
land or Harrison. that friends Of the
Britishinterests should not vote against ne
former (which was true enough, God
knows) he was ordered to leave our ter
ritory instanter. Although an extreme
construction, this was right. 1t is an
affront for foreign diplomatist TO inter
fere III the political affairs Of the nation,
even in the most Indirect manner.
What, then. shall we say Of tie offense
OF Senor DUpuy de Lone, minister from
Spain, who, according to report and with
out any reasonable doubt that We are
aware Of has dared to protest to the
authorities Of an American college, in the
American Capital, against a prearranged
lecture before its faculty, alumni and un
dergraduates, by d distinguished American
citizen and eX-diplomat of high rank! That
is exactly what we understand Senor Du
puy de LONE to have done in the matter
/ OF the lecture announced TO be given by
the Hon. Hannis TIA ylor, at the Catholic
! University, il the District of Columbia
The effrontery and impudehce Of it al
! most take away ones breath!
The times., 1897-11-28
Hasty Building.

Somebody has called New York "dn
eteFnany unfinished town." and the re
mark breathes huge spirit OF discontent
and disgust. In the ature of things, New
York viii probably continue 70 answer 10
that description for some time. But the
expression sets one a-thinking.
We nave been obliged to wrestIe with
new problems enough in this present cen
tury, and one OF them is the facility Of
building our cities. A town grows like a
NOT the mushroom, nut the other thing
BAD drainage, insecure buildings. poor ven
tilation aud inartistic architecture, cause
1t 10 be plague and an eyeSore to all
the unfortunate people who are Obliged to
live Ia it Yet, with all their in'perfec-
tions. it is pretty certain that our cities are
more heslthful than cities were in the Id
times when they built more slowly and
substantially, but did not know SC much
about hygiene
But why should not the advantages If
all ages be combined? Why should we not
take The time to make each quarter pr a
city cIeanly. convenient, healthful and
beautiful? This has TO certain extent
been done il this city, and the result is
that our handsome buildings are going up
TO stay. and they are situated in the right
place, with plenty OF brea thing room. why
should not an art Commission AZ the cen:er
of government take charge of these things,
so that the beauty of the Palisades an of
the Yellowstone Park, and of the White
Mountains should he preserved, and new
towns laid out in accordance with bea ~
as well as convenience, and appropriations
FOR Government buildings be spent in the
very best and most gratifying way? 1t
would paw in the end.
The times., 1897-11-28

people who manage to keep clean under the
most discouraging circumstances, and some
cople, whose moral natures persist in
remaining white III the midst OF sin, but
all the same, If we wish people To be
clean, on Sunday, it is best to have good
water where everybody can get 1T it; end
il we wish to have them intelligent, there
should be good literature where every
body can get at it, and if it is desiTlb;e
that they should go TO church, there should
always be churches accessible, open, and
free to all, which is emphaticaIiy not the
case, il this land, even on Sunday after
noon. Given these conditions. people will
he as clean, as intelligent, and as pous
as it is il them TO be, without any par
Jicular legislation.
The times., 1897-11-28
An Aid 70 Intelligence.

The first Thing in the line Of duty for
this coming Congress is law providing
that the Congressional Library be opened
10 the reading public on Sunday. This
innovation shoulG have come many years
ago. That il has not come is due to
peculiar combination of circumstances,
TIE aiding people of this city haze,
roughly speaking. been of two sorts; the
rich, who have their own fine Libraries. and
plenty O. leisure In which to consult the
Congressional Library, and the deparo-
uentcI>Tks, who have access to the Ii5r lries
)f their respective offices There is also
a considerable class Of people, of more or
less leisure, who patrOnize the circulating
libraries. But outside of these classes Is
smother and far larger class, for Whom
absolutely no provision has been made.
They are the clerks, the mechanics, the
working people, who are employed all Cay,
eId who, more than any other people,
really need free access to books, pictures
and artistic tire asures. How much do thay
get? The Congressional Library has never
been opeued at time when they were
free; the bookstores are ali closed vaen
they quit work, and SO are the varions
circulating libraries, and none of these are
ever open on Sunday. The young clerk
or mechanic who comes a stranger t. the
city is reduced for his reading to the daily
papers, stray magazines, and whatever
books he can beg or borrow or buy. He
never sees the treasures of the museum:
the public buildings are a sealed book to
him, and so far as any opportunity for
culture is concerned he might aImostas well
be in the depth OF the diirondaeks as in the
midst OF the capital of the nation. There
are more books in the Congressional Ii
brary titau he could read through in n
hundred years, and he has as much right
| TO them as any OF the educated. leisnreiy
| people, who get the benefit of the pla 70
| under tue present regime; but no matter
! how much he may long for the treasures
| these books contain. he cannot get at
them. He may have a keen desire to cx-
| plore the National Museum, but he cannot
get at that either; and in fact, unless he
| is thrown out of work, or is lucky enough
to have holiday outside the regular
bank holidays, he may live in Washington
all his life and never know what the insid e
OF the new Library is like. If he is an
| indefatgab,e book lover, he VIII prll,ahls
collect a little library of his own, but any
nook-loving man who has never been very
| rich can see that if he, in his youth, Ia d
been restricted in his reading to the books
he fer aide 10 bay, he would probably Ir,t
haze read much, and what he dill read d
would have been far less valuable than il
was with the of the public.
or course, there are some people who
always viii read. Just as there are some
The times., 1897-11-28
The Power of the Press

When Martin Chuzzlewit found himself
about To land on the shores Of free America
ne was accosted by the distinguished Col
Diver, editor IF the Rowdy Journal, who
had come aboard in the interests of his
great organ, and who genially took the
young English steerage passenger in dis
guiSe into bis confidence. Pointing to a
swarm OF newsboys on the wharf Col. Diver.
with much patriotic pathos, said: at is
in such enlightened means as these that
the hubbling passions of my country find
q VENT But those We're the early days
of the century's fourth decade, when the
American people universally respected or
feared the power OF the press, and when its
Lightly impersonal force nodded poljti-
CLANS, parties and policies It is different
now.
Following some recent remarks in The
Times OF the subject of the decadence
OF merican press influence, the New YORK
Evening Post has somethig to say in .he
same line. we quote:
gone great diminution in all parts of the
country there is no denying. We hear
the same story about ii from every quar-
ter. Nobody thinks of needing, for in
stance, the country papers Of New York.
Most of them belong either to Platt OF
some other boss. Every body can tell
wnat view they Will take ON any topic
of the day without wading through their
editorial articles. In fact, these ar.
finIpS rp nm inlporf3 nj pcca SioDS supDli ipd
to the Republican papers by Platt hirn
self, and many OF them are subventioned
by him. Their use is not to discuss poll
tics, but to let the party know what
the old man wants But it must be
confessed that New York is worse oft il
| this respect than most other States. In
! every other there are newspapers which
make a fight, and often a succ essfu
! fight, against the local boss. Chicago
more nearly resembles our condition thar
! any other city, though all cities, in som,
! degree, resemble us. The united pres
| of Chica 20 has, on two occa sions, opposed
! the local Croker in vain. But, in spit,
of some brilliant exceptions, we thinl
we may say, without eXaggera tion, tha
| the role OF the press III political discussion
| in America has greatly diminished, 81
| greatly diminished that in some Iocalitie
! the newspapers may be said to ha v
dropped out of it altogether. What i
ays does not count with political me-
| as it used 20 count in the antf-slaver,
| days, for instance, when no one knew
| where the Republican party stood o
ought to stand, without hearing from th
New York Tribune.
There is much sound sense in the fore
going, anG equally SO III tie further opn
ion OF the Evening Post that what is knows
| as yellow journalism" considerably is t
The times., 1897-11-28
The sugar Duty.

To the Editor OF The Times.
While differ with The Times politically,
I am an adm,rer Of its advocacy Of the
cause OF the people, and ! desire tC ask
you why the Treasury or the state De
partmentS should have any hesitancy IN
deciding the question as 90 the counter
acting duties on sugar from the Neither
lands. II there is any dogbt as - tie
application of the law on the suhjecJ, the
benefit Of the doubt should ccrJainlF - IN
favor Of the Netherlands which would
benefit the people OF the United States, N
stead OF the Sugar Trust. The depreciative
rates that now exist are certainly eno=gh
for the Trust. Their dividends prove tnat
fact beyond A doubt, and the law is mis-
take that increases the tariff when that
country pays a bounty on sugar exported.
II the Netherlands. or any other CoulzTy
pays such bounty to- rsfiners as 70 sna lie
them 70 export sugar, the United states
viii get the revenue or tariff duties, ana
the people will get cheaper sugar. me
Government needs the revenue, and Tie
people should get the benefit OF the cheap
sugar instead OF the Sugar Trust getting
a large profit for refining it.
The Sugar Trust is going 10 close down
its Tefileres IL Jersey city ana throw 500
men out r employment Just at the beginning
Of winter because of the difference Of $40
in the price OF 900 600 gallons cr wa.er.
which shows how c0nsIderate they are II
the necessities and comfort OF their en-
ploy es.
Is 1t not about time the people Were
getting some benefit when an opportunity
presents itself to the Treasury Department
or the diplomatic circles?
JOHN b. HOW ARD.