The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-10-22
THE JURY DISCHARGED
THE PRISONER WAS RECOMMIT.
TED TO JAIL.
WILL OFFER $50, 900 BOND THIS MORNING
Makes His First Sworn Statement Which DE-.
clares His lnnocence--The Jury Thank
Judge and Attorneys for Kind
Treatment Received.
Treatment Received.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 21.-The gray Iigha
of cool autumn morning struggled
through the big windows of Judge Tut
hills court to-day as AdoIph l.. Luet-
CERT, the man who has been on trial on
the charge of numbering his wife and
boiling her body in a vat heard from the
foreman of the II men who have been
considering his case for the past sixty
six hours, the words, I'VE are unable to
agree upon a verdict" Imperturable as
ever, inyincing no joy at the words, the
wonderful nerve of the North-Sider was
with him to the end.
He stood up, and with good natured
smile on his swarthy face, shook hands
with his son, Aarnold, his counsel and
business partner, VIM. Charles. In less
than five minutes he was led back to
Jail, the jury dismissed and the great
trial was over.
Immediately after they were discharg-
ed, the jury requested to be allowed TO
return to the room which has been the
scene Of their discussion for so long.
This was granted.
Twenty minutes later the jurors fled
back into court and foreman HeickhOld
handed a paper to Clerk Knoch, who
by order Of the court, read it aloud. The
substance of the paper was the thanks
OF the jurors to the Judge and the at.
torneys, both plaintiff and defendant, for
the kind treatment received at their
hands. The jury commended the police
for prosecuting without hearing defense
"Yes,sir, we win try him again." said
States Attorney Deneen, when asked az
to the probability of Luetgert being
brought before court a second time,
When we viii get at it, however, is
something | cannot tell you now. The
case stands now with us as though there
| never had been trial. The second trial
has no bearing on the case just closed.
This afternoon counsel for Luetgeft
gave States Attorney notice that they
would tomorrow morning 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 Luetgert will en-
ter court prepared to furnish bonds OF
$4,000 if necessary.
The Associated Press tonight obtain.
ed one great feature missing in the IA
mous Luetgert trial-the sworn testi-
mony of the defendant himself. AdoIph
l.. Luetgert
Ex-Judge William A. Vincent, the lead
ing counsel for the defendant in this
celebrated ease, the man to whose
brains and skill and energy Luetgert be-
yond all doubt owes his great legal vic
tory, gave consent to the affidavit being
made
The affidavit explicitly declares Luet-
gert's innocence. The document in full
is as, slows:
TT the Public:-The result of nav
trial, nding to-day as a victory for me
because of the dis ement of the
jury, but | am We -uuch disappointed
and very much surprised that the Jury
did not bring in verdict of not guilty.
Il did not kill my wife and do not
know where she Is, but / am sure that 1t
is only question Of time until she comes
home.
Il did not go upon the witness stand
because my lawyer, Judge Vincent was
bitterly opposed to my doing so, and be-
cause he advised me it was not neces-
sary
Il am grateful for the tremendous
change in public sentiment in my favor
and time will demonstrate that | am NOT
only innocent but very prievousIv
wronged man.
(SlgnedD ADOLPH L. LUETGEpT
subscribed and sworn to before me
this 2lst day of October, A, D.. 1907
Volghed) M.-F. SULLIVAN.
Notary Public