The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1897-10-22
NINE TO THREE
AND NO VERDICT
Jury in the Luetgert Murder
Case Disagree
AND THE CASE is ENDED
Luet6ert HaVin6 Been Kept From Making
a Statement
BY HIS ATTORNEYS IN COURT
Is Allowed to Make One Afterward in
Which He
DENIES HAVING KILLED HIS WIFE
And Disclaims All Knowledge of Her Where
abouts-State's Attorney Deneen Says
He win Be Tried Again-Will
Ask the Court For Bail.
Is Allowed to Make One AfterWard in
Which He
DENIES HAVING KILLED HIS WIFE

Criminal Court Building, Chicago, Oct.
21.-The gray light of a cool autumn
morning struggled through the big WIN
dows of Judge Tuthills court today as
Adolph L. Luetgert heard from the fore
man of the twelve men who have been
considering his case for the past sixty
six hours the words:
eve are unable to agree upon a ver-
dict" ~" e
Imperturable as ever, evinclng no joy
at the words, the nerve of the wonderful
Northsider was with him to the end.
He stood up, and with only a good ma
natured smile on his swarthy face, shook
hands with his son Arnold, his counsel
and business partner. William Charles
In less than five minutes he was led back
to Jail, the jury dismissed and the great
trial over The twelve men were divided
as follows:
For conviction and the death penalty
Heickhold, Boyd, Bibby, Mahoney, Beh-
miller, Hosmeyer, Shaw. Franzen and
Frowler.
For acquittas-Harlev. Holabird and
Barber.
Immediately after they were dis
charged the jury requested to be allowed
to return to the jury room. This was
granted, and without permitting any one
to get near them.
Twenty minutes later the jurors filed
back into court and Foreman Heickhold
handed the following to Clerk Knoch,
who, by order of THE court, read it ALOUD:
"We, the jurors in the case of the peo-
pie of the state of Illinois versus A. L.
Luetgert wish to state that while the
evidence was such that we were unable
to agree upon verdict. one thing we
did agree about and that is that the
circumstances were such that ths, p.slice
had ample reason to prosecute on the
showing without hearing the defense.
and we commend them for having done
their duty in this case" This was signed
DY FOREMAN f1elch6flpiu anu TIE DdfdllCS
of the jury.
The juorors were evidently Of the opin-
fon that this statement was enough to
give the public at this time.
Eyes, sir we will try him again." said
States Attorney Deneen. when asked as
to the probability Of Luetgert being
brought before the court a second time.
"When we will get at 1t, however, is
something 1 cannot tkll now We have
had nine weeks of this, and must have
O. couple weeks rest After that we will
look the ground over and get our evil
dence together. The case stands with US
NOW as though there never had been
trial The second trial has no bearing
whatever on the case just closed"
AT / o'clock this afternoon counsel for
Luetgert gave States Attorney Deneen
notice that they would tomorrow morn
ing at 8 o'clock make formal application
before Judge Tuthill for the admission of
the prisoner to bail. Judge Tuthill will
be asked to fix the amount of bail at
$4,000, but I.uetgeiIss will enter court
prepared to furnish bonds of $4,000 if
necessary.
states Attorney Deneen was not prs
pared to say whether or not he would re-
sist the application.
1.-The admission of a prisoner to bail is
discretionary with rhe court" he said.
.After the application is made in court
may express my Views upon the mat
ter if the court desires to hear them.'
When the jurors had received their
vouchers they were taken down to the
basement in an elevator and left the
criminal court building by way of
rear entrance to the jail yard. The
jurors left in squads of four They did
this to avoid the great crowd that had
COLLECTED in front OF the criminal court
building and also TO get away from re-.
porters But the latter gentlemen were
fully posted on exits and entrances Of