The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1897-12-10


Is his. No brutes in the knowledge of
the average citizen were ever more
faithful to their master, than these
huge, ferocious and strengthening
hounds, who have lived under his roof
and have fed from his hand since the
days Of callow puppydom. No man to
whom they are unknown would dare
enter that gate alone. His life would
probably pay the forfeit of his temer-
ity. Yet to the members of the fam
lily and to friends they are gentle and
affectionate to a degree.
1t would be difficult to classify these
big dogs, who have played more or
less conspicuous part in the famous
case. They have been called Great
Danes, with but slender foundation on
which to build pedigree of this noble
breed. They have been called mas
tiffs, with few of the distinguishing
marks of these animals. They are too
big for bloodhounds, and, aside from
a few wrinkles, mostly due to age, have
none of the distinguishing features of
these. Tall, gaunt, 1.-the, panther-like
in their movements, crouehing low as
they shuttle forward, they seem to be
of a race of themselves. But they have
mounted guard over the home of the
defendant in the most sensational trial
Of modern times with a faithfulness
unknown of the human race
There were four of these big dogs
about the factory at tie time the miss
ing wife disappeared from her home.
Now there are but two. One is wrinkled
and stopped with age, the other in the
early prime of his maturity. The
mother Of this younger dog, after near
ly fourteen years of constancy to the
varying fortunes of her master, died
about two months ago. Even then her
services to the man she loved through
all these years was not ended. Her
ghost, fragments of her skeleton. dis
membered and boiled, as were those
bones which the state sought to show
were those of the wife, were carried to
the courtroom and made to play their
part in the trial. Thus old Nellie"
was factor in the defense of her mas
ter after death had stilled her baying.
Il tell you there is no way to find
out who is your friend like getting in
to trouble" said Luetgert, while the
jury was considering his case "Now,
maybe tomorrow, maybe next day. 1
hope to go away from here and 1 will
meet men who say, Glad to see you,
Luetgert; knew you were all right
all the time These same fellows have
no doubt been saying all sorts of things
about me while 1 was not in shape to
defend myself. There are many men
that 1 feel cure I can call my friends,
but there are others that l thought
we're friends, and they are false. When
get out If find that have no friends
walking around the streets 1 need not
EEL bad, for up at my house l have
friends THAI would die for me-you re-
member my dogs? All, there are some
friends for me! They will never 20
Jack on me, and you should see Tige
when l meet him first after being
way so long. You remember when
he police came to my house for me?
you know that made no fuss. I Just
ay, VERY well, gentlemen, l go with
ou, but ge. he did not feel that way.
lie gave me look which said just as
lain as if he could speak, Look out
or those fellows and then he made
S IL he would spring on them, but
Then 1 speak sharp to him he lay down
Ike he couldn't make out what it all