The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-04
MRS. LEuTeERT's RINGS.
Oa''asng Evidence Against the Sausage
MAKER During Hearing Yesterday.

nios'go, September 3.-Three women
gase managing evidence against the de-
ienuane IN the Luetgert trialstoday. They
posiolVeiy Identified the rings found
~ ene vap as being the property of Mrs.
Luetgert and said that they had seen
tnen on herl hands One Of them had
UalAeu With Mrs. Luetgert about the
rings and o felt sure that the rings
Iouno IN the vat and those she saw on
the fingers of Mrs. Luetgert were the
sauie' Inc defense made an unsuccess-
Iui eHort to break. down the evidence of
Une tnfee women. } The afternoon session
was short as Judge Tuthill desired to
make personal visit to the factory and
see Wnere the murder is said to have been
conm15ted. He took with him one at
torney fromsthe side Of the defense and
one from theprosecution and during their
vlslt TO the factory no other person was
allowed around the premises. Carl
Voelker, chemist, who. had been at one
tlmeaengaged with Luetgert in the manu-
facture OF permanganate of potash and
was at one time shipping clerk in the
factory, testified during the afternoon
session that heSwas familiar with all of
Luetgert's processes for. the making Of
sausage and that. ..never. had occasion
to use caustic potash.
Chicago, September 8.-The number Of
persons striving to be present at the Lieut.
CERT murder trial today was greater than
ever. The cross examination of Police
Captain Schuetler was resumed where 1t
was left off yesterday. Attorney Vincent
for the defense asked to have stricken
from the case the captain g statement that
he did not go to New York to find out
whether Mrs. Luetgert had been seen
there alive, but to look up the reputation
OF Grotty, the man who said he had met
her on Broadway Attorney Vincent said
the statement was prejudicial The
court refused to sustain the motion and
Captain Shuetler told of his trip to New
York and his investigation Of Grotty's
reputation. He said the state wanted to
be prepared to prove he was a perjurer If
he appeared in the case as witness for
the defense.
Captain Schuetler was asked about the
visit Of Attorney Vincent to the East
Chicago Avenue Police station Oh the day
Of Luetgert's arrest, but the state put in
an objection.
& Judge Tuthil refused to admit any
evidence, regarding the matter.
Dolfoo Tin,1% Goov,o u1tnb;s,,, xx,,x,
then called. The witness corroborated
visit made by him and Schuetler on May
8, to Luetgert at the latter's home to
secure from him statement regarding
the disappearance Of his wife.
He said Luetgert stated he had hired no
detectives to look for his wife, although
he had previously told Bicknesse that he
hsa. engaged two private detectives.
troduced the subject of the rings found in
the vat in the sausage factory. 1t was
Officer Dean who found the two gold
rings in the middle of the vat in which
it is charged Mrs. Luetgert's body was
dissolved in caustic potash. The officer
told of the examination of the vat and the
discovery of the trinkets in the same
manner it had been related by other wit
nesses.
Mrs. Ida Harris was called. Mrs
Harris said she had known Mrs. Luetgert
for seven years. She was positive that
the large gold band with the initials "L
L.' and the mark "18k" in the inside
was Mrs. Luetgert's wedding ring.
She was asked if Mrs. Luetgert did not
wear a large gold ring with chain and
heart attached. She said she had never
seen 1T.
Mrs. Sophie Tuohey identified the rings,
which she said Mrs Luetgert had worn
for years. qs
Mrs. Tuohey said she hadsa conyersa-
tion with Luetgert on May 8th, regarding
the disappearance of his wife. He told
her he had paid $40 to two private detect 4
ives and told them there was more money
for them if they needed it.a Mrs. Alyina
Slanger was the last witness before the
court adjourned for the noon recess. She
identified the rings as the previous wit
ness had.
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