, 1897-09-08
LUETGBRT'S HEARING,
THE SAUSAGE MAKER WINCES AS
LETTERS WRITTEN BY HIM
ARE READ.
The Loving EpiStles h Addressed TO
che Widow Field. aie Produced in
Court and are Considered Very
Damaging Evidence Againsl the
Wife Destroyer.

Wife Destroyer.
Gao Sept. 7.-Wh5u L,etsrrl. The
alleged wife murderer. yn.eTei Judge
.Tuanil.'s cour room he snsiled and nod
ded al the jury. but tailed 10 eXieni The
sweep Of his smile TO the crowd. Tle
first business taken up W.. the reading
o. tramslaJiCns OF the letters written by
the defendant TO Mrs. Chris. Inc Field.
The reading OF the fond missiva sent by
Luetgart to uhe widow OccupiEd much
eime. several being very lengthy.
While Assistant States Attorney Nc
Evan read the epistles lhs jury listened
carefully. The reader was careful 20
place due emphasis on each eIslearing
word or phrase and to fuzzy emphas lie
all reference to the fact that the big sIu-
sage manufacturer was anxious fer he
time to come when he would be free to
wed the object OF his affections. When
those portions OF the letters containing
reference To Luetgert's trouble in en-
gaging an attorney were read aloud it
evidently embarrassed The prisoner.
Luetgert's leading a.lorney, ex-Judga
Vincent, smiled and the prisoner visibly
WINGED when the sentence Was heard in
which Attorney Vincent was termed
greedy"
Tho Ipttcr rrntiprnR ~, ata-n tbnt
Lue;gert intended to release Attorney
Vincent. AS he did not ccnsidf him able
10 handle so important a a In an
o;her letter IAe,gert wrote to the eff ct
that on the first day Of the trial there
was to be a great surprise for the police
and state. An attorney OF world wide
same was to he engaged. and when the
digs CT police saw who 1t was they
would quail with fear. This as yet I'M
known lawyer was to supersede Attor-
ney Vincent. and hen the case would be
properly conducted.
Attorney Vincent shook with silent
laughter several times during me above
and similar references. He seemed to
regard the matter az a huge JOKE. Luet-
CERT, whose lease OF life was so consider
ably reduced by the bntroductis' Of the
letters az evidence. rocked to and fro in
his chair. and occasionally forced a sick
ly smile during the endearing passages
in the letters. He evidently did no en-
joy the public exposition OF his amatory
correspondence.
After the Letters were all read, the re-
cipient, Mrs. Christine Feldt, a middle
aged widow. was called to the witness
chair for the purpose OF finishing her
testimony for the state.
When Mrs. Feldt was called to the
stand her former lover, to whose case
she had done so much damage. refused
to glance In her direction. He twisted
uneasily in his chair and then leaned
over to Attorney Vincent and a consul
tation was held.
Meanwhile Assistant States Attorney
'McEwan proceeded with the direct ex-
animation, which dealt largely with the
financial relations between Luetgert and
Mrs. Feldt. The latter admitted having
received funds for Luetgert prior to his
arrest. and said she had Withdrawn the
money at his demand from a safety de-
posit vault for his use. The sums she
had Withdrawn at different times fctoed
up to $4,000, the entire amount which
she had received.
She asserted her ignorance OF how this
money was used by the prisoner. but ad-
mitted that portions Of 1T had been re-
tanned by her on his order for the care
OF his children. She also testified as to
the substance Of the letters. and assert
ed that she had refused to lend Luetgert
her own money upon the requests which
she had received from him in the letters.
She testified to having received in all
eight letters from the big sausage manu-
facturer.
The state regards Mrs. Feldt as one
Of its most important Witnesses. as
through her testimony it expects to es-
tablish the fact Of Luetgert's motive in
the alleged murder Of his wife.
The last witness called by the state
was Nicholas Faber. Faber was m
ployed as a fireman in the sausage fac
tory. and said he had seem Mrs. Luetgert
enter the factory about II o'clock ON the
night Of the murder.
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