The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-08
DEFENSE SMASHED.
Closing Work of the State
in the Prosecution
of Luetgert.
EXPERTS DEMOLISH FAKIRs
Comedy of the Closing Scenes
Week of Oratory-Rscsss
Till Monday.
EXPERTS DEMOLISH FAKIRS

CHICAGO, Oct. g. 18sT.-The closing day
Of the rebuttal evidence of the prosecu-
ton of the famous Luetgert trial opened
this morning with continuation OF tha
crisp impeachment evidence produced
yesterday. States Attorney Deneen fur
nished cap sheaf in the shape of the inn
peaching evidence of Prof George =.
Dorsey of the Field Columbian Museum
Chief astrological expert for the State
in this trial. Prof Dorsey was called to
dispute the evidence of DR.. Fl. w. ALI
port, the principal export for the defence.
The youthful appearing professor was
loaded to the muzzle with information
upon sesamoids, Metacarpals. femurs,
temporals and other bones which combine
to form the human and animal physical
structure. He mad some hot shot for Or.
Airport and the other scientific gentlemen
whose testimony if accepted in full. prac-
ticaIly branded him as a stupid novice.
AS a preliminary to DIR. DorSeys on
slaught, Policemen were called today to
impeach certain witnesses Tor the oeIense
who had identified a picture OF MIS- Luet-
Wis on May 8, 4 and s. Detective Ed
ward Wailbaum testified that Matt Soho
ley of Kenosha had told him some weeks
ago that the picture did not look ike tne
woman Seholey saw at Aenosha Ac-
ccrding to the witness Soholey said he
had noted the appearance or the stranee
woman he saw in Kenoeha May 70 De
able to Identify her, much less g photo
graph.
Kenosha witnesses who had said the WON
knowledge izii ss'ts and belief Mrs. Luetgert.
Prof. Mark De La Fontaine was cailee
uron to impeach the evidence OF Prof
Long of the Northwestern University with
reference to bones. He expressed views
rectly at variance with the ideas OF Prof.
Prof. Dorsey followed Prof Delafon--
| taine on the witness stand and had 1usr
got his impeaching battery In good work
| ing order when it was discovered that
| DR.. Airport was not in court.
The defence desired that the chief os-
| teologist of Luetgert's side of the case
be in court to hear himself roasted,
and Prof. Dorsey was Withdrawn tenn
| porarily.
Frank Odorofsky, alias "smokehouse
| Frank" furnished the comedy of the
| session. Odorofsky Is a Pole and he has
Today he employed some rich Polish pro-
| family while informing Luetgert that ne
| had not said what had been credited 10
| him by Germans who undertook TO trans
| late his language. Although few people
! in the crowded court room could under
| stand what the witness said, the man
| gestieulations and expressions OF counte-
| nances as he eXpostulated with Juoge
| Tuthill aroused mirth which the court
! bailiffs were unable to suppress A Pohsh
| interpreter was procured and OdoroISky
/ related circumstances following the dis
appearance of Mrs. Luetgert which tenae
| to further impeach Mary Siemmering
| The utter humiliation of the testimony
| of Mary Siemmering yesterday, together
| with the impeachment of VIM. Charles,
/ Luetgert'S business partner ana connotn-
/ tiai friend, has had chilling effect up
| on the defence. Luetgert was Inorose
/! and he admitted to a jail guard that the
/ case looked bad for him at present.
/ The State rested its case this after
| noon after a prosecution lasting seven
| weeks. Court was adjourned until next
1 Monday when the defence will probably
put on few re-rebuttal witnesses. Tnsn
| the arguments to the jury Will pegln.
4 These will last six days.
The adjournment until Monday was
| taken today to permit Judge Tuthil to
60 to Nashville, Tenn. Tomorrow Is IL
iinois and Chicago Day at the Tennessee
Exposition, and Judge Tuthill VIII s Pc the sns.
| Nashville late this afternoon. He Will
return Sunday night.