The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-24

CHICAGO. Sept z2-vlewed from var.-
Gus standpolnts. todays proceedings IN the
Euetgegt murder trial we're the most Ee-
maTksbIs that have occurred wIIAl1 three
weeks.
ASS the face 0f the sensational circunstan-
raj egIdeace tending - prove that AIRS.
Lastgert met death in her husband = sat-
sage factory on Aag & three witnesses les
tilted today that tney saW tae woman a4iFe
81 May 8 ard 8 one 81 those witnesses
talked 80 her. and believes from a desCrip-
ton ard a pAQtog aph II Ms. i-aetsert,
taAt 1he woman be saN was Ars. LaesseEt-
Eais witness vas Matt J. S1al9y, g har-
keeper a. gAe Hosei Maple. kenosEa. N4s.
lie said he saw strange woman q The
Hotel Maple on the evening OF May 3. lie
talked with her nearly ten mlul1es- she
asked 20 he directed 10 the farm of one
Mueller IN the nesghoorhood. bus as no
one seemed 10 know of such a person the
woman left.
saw MEs. Luetgert Alive.
The folIowfug day Sholey again saw the
woman. RI described Ter general appear
aEce and her clothing and identified the
Photograph of AFs. Laetssrt as The wom-
aR. 90 crosse eNaminatt6n by states Attor-
ar
.gh, az I39 or ~ pounds. Then he hesi-
tated-ssid ne had got mixed up--aad re-
marked that the woman weighed lfa % us
pounds which was about Mrs. Lue-sert 8
walEht. This hesitation and correction vas
made much of by the prosecution, WhLca
minated faat it Indicated taat SooleE b5a
FORGOTTEN the weight that had beeu prob
ably told him al arst
Pollce Henry Fe!dshaw. of kenosha.
WIS. testified tia. be saw a strange woman
ln ths police station of his town on May 8
The witness said he afterwards saw the
woman at the Hotel M 4ple ard The follow
3Ug day az ths railway station. he de-
scrlbed the woman as q blonde and said
she aora a sailor hat and slippers one OK
the slippers sire had worn was found In the
police station after she had legJ.
T'na witness identified the picture q Ms
I.uetgert as closely resembling ne woman
he saw.
william Guusten. a clerk in the Grant
hotel. Eenozha identified tne Photograph
as me picture = a womea be saw in his
hotel on Nay 8 He said shs came in.o The
hotel and remained ten minutes and isft.
IL described the woman and cerrobor1t ted
the evidence of tae other wstGess7s-
Emma Scaimpke cane 10 she court
room ~ tine afternoon 70 hear Rose Glslch
impsach her evidence sivea on Wedaes-
day sac vas sght.nc mad whsn sae
heayd rsef made aut q fais.asr.
Witness ,iemor, Fails Her.
Attorney psal-n aseertasne5 hrr pres
once and called ke- to enc witness stand.
Waea asse1 Il Sae al rut told Rosa 6, Ga
she had l.ed or the witness stand. ,hs RI.-
ness replied.
FL den. reusrb~-'
Ibid you ao, TELL Harry Fielder vou He'd
when yoa sald you saw NJ and Mrs. Lue;-
Esrg May ."
K don's remember
Did yos nat ,eI Rosa Gllca SOC s.a not
- @= a1d Ars- l-4- scr. 1858 G.s.. 81 1fay
II may have 1.5 50"
Ms Matt.e Scaefer. tae last siguesz 20
gre cay. yes iGea po>l lvely tnat ErauA
SeAjmHke tot3 her .Aat tse -ee- acur tae
: timpSs g.ri haG sysu oa iae witness
stand was 4n;tue.
tAuvSc of EalaperIrx With Witness
The r-ag apene3 &. lhs morning vI,h tsa
seusa .5eual iH-ius ssor oy eE-1u3ge VIZ
sen, tkat f1e police we're .-;lasitasi-g rse
witnesses tor tae defense. ES-Jl3ga VIM
cen, asked tHat ,as juFy es rxciuded while
tirc5. aka .gn4tlon in bis faaas and
1orce .a G3s G-c--faflaa. nG said
II RE ro0rc please. tasra s. str8-z rrs-
sou % aelcFe taaf tre palee aye lrfsF-
feFiag ts The witnesses fo- rae fers~se
8nd are trt.rE tD le:.-rsaate theu fo
rl1t k1oN absolutely tast tats ls trslr n,st
the Indications y1.st alr1sf directly 70
taat e1aciasior. & desire sc aviar ~ the
court Fr0h h.t}ee ss-h a--as1 aa ta- cart
So. tha pol-e or Prosecution
Wny nag rsse che Injunction -tyer
tsth ssass sasEesIe3 Enited states Al
trraey pecasu
.rae court 3ess not re-lalre l-et-a-- c1s
r-sm any ot t1e attorneys saea-a3
sasrp,v resron5e5 Judge rEt@a
q viii uaSe ere charge rhat x.taeseee
f-r rHe estense have been inrerfp-e8 w.ta
ana harassed ey tar Pas-s. sa.t Att5v-
sey Taalen- ~ sae defense
~If that Is true ths-s shcu,8 be an lu-
yesrtzatsoa. remarked States Attorney
I,eenan ~ auy witness for tss oetense
has heea sutss33afrf ~ has e~-u so-e
without rhe kaoNletre a. the STATE. saG
ve co eot approve g st
Jndge Tuthiii Gets Nrathy.
u ual say row far ere heneet ~ tse
f,,ff-e sasA Ja11e T~fa5EI. w3te seeer. %
81 h.s zones -tnRs 5s ( hsar % any .nesr-
faren~a Wtth witnesses cn either s.ta n
.rs case 7 wsl deal wl-s the c1er1-r
ara r-v deaHrg WI uot he Eerte e1taer.
srls defendant ssv rsEAys here a1z ts-Y
~iu he protested
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