The San Francisco call., 1897-09-18
MOTIVES FOR
THE MURDER
Prosecution of Luetgert
to Close With Strong
Evidence.
lnfatuation for a SeIVant-Girl
a Cause for Getting Rid
of Wife.
Coils Tightening About ths Accused
Sausage Maker, Who Is Anxious
to Address the Jury.

CHICAGO, ILL, Sept. 1.-THE prosecu-
ton will rest its case in the Leutgert trial
tomorrow, after three weeks given to the
presentation of evidence against the pris-
oner and four weeks spent fin the trial.
The prosecution will close its case with
some strong evidence tending to prove
the motive for the crime. The State will
endeavor TO show that infatuation for
Mary SemmeriEg, the servant-girl in the
Luetgert household, was the cause for the
murder. 1t will be claimed that the big
sausage-maker desired to make the girl
his wife, and that he put Mrs. Luetgert
out of the way to permit his marriage
with the girl. TO prove this story Frank
Bialk and Frank Odorofsky, employees of
luetgert, who have already testified in
the case, will be put upon the stand and
will give evidence relating to the domestic
affairs of the Luetgerts. They are eX-
pected to testify as to the friendlineSs of
Luetgert for Miss Mary Siemmeling and
the indignant opposition to the girls
presence in the house made by Mrs. Luet-
CERT.
The frequent visits of Mary Siemmering
to Luetsert In the sausage factory a. un-
Both men will tell o. seeing Luetgert
chase his wife upon one occasion with a
revolver, and they will tell of threats
which they heard him make. With this
evidence in the State will rest. To-day
was given up 10 technical evidence, and
there was little of interest IN the trial for
the outsider.
When the trial opened to-day the cross
examination OF Professor Dorsey was re-
sumed. He was questioned as TO the
comparative nature of the sesamoid and
femur bones of a calf, a sheep and human
being. His answers were technical and
adroit, but OF a character that supported
his original Identification and testimony
with reference to the bones in evidence.
When Attorney Vincent concluded his
cross-examination of Professor Dorsey he
moved that the court exclude from the
record all of the evidence OF the witness
and also all of the evidence of DR.. Norval
Pierce IN connection with the identified
ton of the femur and temporal bones on
the ground that the identificatIons were
not based on legitimate or substantial
basis, but merely upon the opinion of the
experts based upon certain alleged condi-
tons The motion was overruled. The
attorney then moved TO exclude ali of the
evidence of Professor Delafontaine in
which the latter had stated "these may
be human bones" This was approved
anu SQSldluSu anu I4o UlOL1On dl1ON6u.
Captain Schuettler was called TO the
witness-stand 10 testify as to collateral
facts.
The closing hour of the afternoon ses-
sion was devoted to the identification by
Professor DelaF Fontaine, Professor
Haines, Sergeant SpangIer and other witt
nesses Tor the prosecution of exhibits
used in the trial, all of which Will go into
the jury-room when the case Is submitted
TO the jury.
The mostnotable visitor to the famous
trial to-day was United States Senator
William E. Mason. Senator Mason came
into court al l 80 o'clock and was escorted
to the bench by court bailiff. He sat
beside Judge Tuthill for over an hour, an
interested observer of the court proceed
ings. 1t was the opinion of the attorneys
in the case to-day that the trial would
last at least three weeks longer.
There is said TO be difference between
Luetgert's counsel with reference 10 the
defendant taking the witness-stand in his
own behalf. Attorney Vincent is not in
c!ined to permit Luetgert to do so. AT
lorney Phelan believes the sausage ma ker
should tell his story to the jury, Luetgert
himself is quite determined to go upon
the witness-stand. He not only desires to
tell his story, but he also wants to address
the Jury. In all likelihood he will testify.