The Topeka state journal., 1897-10-07
AHYPNOTIZER HIMSELF.
Luetgert Becomes Highly Incensed
at Hypnotist

Chicago, Oct. $50 far as the de-
fense is concerned, the famous Luetgert
trial is nearing its close. It is expected
that the rebuttal evidence of the pros
ecution will all be in by tomorrow
night. Some rebuttal on the part of the
defense will follow on Saturday, and
both sides are expected to rest their
cases Saturday afternoon.
When court opened, the impeaching
process adopted by the prosecution,
was resumed.
Police officer Charles Griebenow was
called to the witness stand to testify to
certain dates of material events in the
case in contradiction of witnesses for
the defense.
VIM Fulbeck Iuet gert's former host
Ter, gave an interesting bit of evidence
with reference to Mary Simmering. In
fact the testimony of Fulbeck was the
opening wedge for a violent attack up
on Luetgert'S pretty servant girl, for
love of whom, the prosecution asserts,
the sausage maker killed his wife. Full
beck said that he missed Mrs. Luetgert
on May 1, but said nothing until May
'Then I asked Mary Simmering
where Mrs. Luetgert was?" said the
witness.
What did she say?" inquired States
Attorney Deenan.
''She said Mrs. Luetgert was upstairs
in bed,' responded the witness.
Are you sure she told you that on
May 3?''
L am positive
Attorney Phalen tried to get Fulbeck
to change the date to a day in the lat
ter. part Of April, but the witness was
obdurate and chung to the original
statement.
Luetgert's heavy features which had
been contOrted by his habitual frOwn,
augmented by physical pain, caused by
an atmOsphericaI change, relaxed some
what as he caught sight of Mrs. Chris
tine Field.
Mrs Field was in court today to con-
tradict the evidence of Mrs. Mary
Charles relative to the rings worn by
Mrs. Luetgert. Mrs. Charles emphat-
ically denied on the witness stand on
Tuesday that she had ever asked Mrs
Field to say if questioned, that the
rings found in the vat at the Luetgert
sausage factory were not the rings
which had belonged to Mrs. Luetgert.
Today Mrs. Field. with equal emphasis,
declared that Mrs. Charles did request
her to deny that she ever saw the rings
before. Mrs. Field refused to do so.
She said today the rings were those
worn by Mrs. Luetgert.. She was posi-
tive about it.
Judge Arthur H. Chetlain and ten
members of the grand jury, which in
d1cted Luetgert, have been summoned
by the prosecution to impeach Mary
Simmering. When Mary Simmering
was first arrested she was taken before
Judge Chetlain on writ of habeas
corpus. In chambers the young woman
made a statement to his honor and was
released. 1t is said that she told Judge
Chetlain certain things concerning her
relations with Luetgert, which she pos
itively denied on the witness stand
When before the grand jury Mary Sim
mering was closely questioned with ref
erence to her associations with and
nocturnal visits to Luetgert in his sau-
sage factory, where he slept, and
States Attorney Deenan says the
young woman made admissions which
she denied on the witness stand Grand
jurors who heard her testimony are to
be called to tell to the jury just what
she did say. The prosecution was con-
the young woman and annul all her
evidence in Luetgert's behalf Wit
nesses from KenOsha, Wis, were call
ed to the stand during the day to fur
ther impeach the witnesses for the de-
fense who testified to having seen Mrs.
Luetgert in the Wisconsin town on May
3, 4 and 5.
Luetgert was moved to deep sub eel
lar profanity in the county Jail today
by the visit of a professional hypnotist.
Profanity poured from between the
thick lips of the sausage maker some
thing akin to the tar cOlOred smoke of
an Overstrained river tug. The man of
hypnotic science asked Luetgert's per
mission to hypnotic him. With
richly Favored German oath Luetgert
observed as he stood behind the bars:
If I was out there in the corridor
I'd hypnotic you with one poke in the
jaw. ia put you to sleep good and
plenty, YOU humbuS.''