The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-10-08
2ADDAY FOR DEFENSE
IrErGERTss CASE KNOCKED DOWN
LIKE CARD HOUSE.
Grand Jurors Prove THAT Mary scim-
merfng Confessed Her Shame and
Partner Charles II shown Liar

CHICAGO. Oct. T.-One day more Of evil
dence and tha anlsh of the Iuetgert trial
viii be in sight The state announced to-
day that it had but few witnesses and
that fl would sc. through them without
much delay tomorrow. An adjournment
VII then Be taken until Monday, wnen
the defense VIII oifer small amount OF
sur-rsbutt2l. ard than the way Will De
clear for the arguments o. the attorneys,
waich viii tske about one week.
z was a bad day FOR the defense. The
evidence OF the twc chief witnesses was
almost DESTROYED. Mary Scimmering and
William Charles, Euetgert's business part
uer, were -he sufferers.
Witness after witness came on the
stand and swore that. when Mary Scin-
p1ering had denied that she had admitted
improper relations with Lastgert. she had
not told the truth. They said she had adj
united Il. and n the most uneauiyocal
manner. Most OF these witnesses were
members OF the grand Jury which had IN
dicted Luetgert. and their evidence was
crushing They all told the same story
and the most desperate efforts or the de-
Tense could not shake enc Of them.
When court opened Police Officer Charles
Griernow was called 70 the witness stand
to testify to certain dates OF material
events in the case in contradiction of the
witnesses for the defense.
William Full5eck, Luetgert's former
hossler testified that he missed Mrs. Luet-
CERT May l. but said nothing until May ..
Then I asked Mary Seimmering where
Mrs. Luetgert was said the witness.
what did she say" inquired States
Mrs. Luetgert was" said the witness.
'She said Mrs. Luetgert was upstairs In
bed" responded the witness.
The story of the Rings.
Mrs. Field was in court today TO contra
dict the evidence of Mrs Mary Charles
relative to the rings worn by Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Mrs. Charles emphatisaliy denied
on the witness stand on Tuesday that she
had ever asked Mrs. Field 20 say. IL ques-
toned. that the rings found In the vat at
Luetgert's sausage factory were not the
rings which had belonged TO Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Today Mrs. Field. with equal EN-
phasis. declared that Mrs. Charles did re-
quest her TO deny that she ever saw the
rings before. Mrs. Field refused to do so.
She said today the rings were those Of
Mrs. Luetgert. She was positive.
Witnesses from kenosha, Wis, were
called 10 the stand during the day 10
further tmpeach the witnesses for the de-
Tense who testified TO having seen Mrs.
Luertgert in the Wisconsin town May 3,
and 3.
Mary'x veracity Non Est.
The rebuttal evidence OF the prosecution
in the afternoon made serious inrOads on
the direct testimony Of the defense. The
evidence given by each of the impeach-
ing witnesses called was sharp. crisp and
TO the point. Mary Scimmering's evidence
was torn to tatters.s Members of the
grand Jury which indicted Luetgert last
May appeared on the witness stand and
testified TO admissions the woman had
made before that body as 70 her relations
with Luetgert until Judge Tuthil tired of
1t. Finally his honor said:
II will hear no more grand jurors. Their
evidence Is but repetition. 1t seems TO
me the point upon which they are being
questioned has been thoroughly covered"
Assistant States Attorney McEwan was
satisfied. BY the evidence OF half dozen
former grand Jurors he had impeaehed
the testimony of the young woman, who
asserted with almost hystericai emphasis
upon The witness stand that she never said
TO the assistant states attorney or 10 the
members of the grand fury that her con-
duet with Adolph Luetgert was anything
but proper, and herself virtuous.
A Fairy Tale Evaporntes.
Police Matron Mcmahon. OF the Chicago
avenue station. was placed on the stand
TO deny Mary Seimmerins's story that she
had been subjected 20 humlhating treat
ment when she was placed under arrest
Mahon declared IL was untrue that the
young woman was deprived of all her
clothing In her cell, and that policeman
had stood guard az her cell door while she
was without rsiment.
"f searched her I'm the same manner I
search all women brought to the station"
said the matron.
Charles Is Something OF "a LIAR
Then came horde Of witnesses to i'm
oh y
ness partner. Alex J. Sweeney, Philip
Reitz, William Spsuks and others who had
sustained business relations with Charles
at the Fulton market declared that they
knew Charles reputation for truth and
veraeity IN the community In which he re-
sided, and that IL was bad Then they
told OF business transactions they had with
Charles In which they got the worst of
the bargain through willful deception and
a disregard for truth on the part OF
Charles.
Abram selig. who bought the grocery
department OF Luetgert's sausage factory
for $500 at sherifrs sale. testified that he
found iss boxes OF soap In the store and
that much OF It was scrub SOAP" This
was brought out TO show that Luetgert did
not need TO make soap to clean the fac
tory.
The state VIII close fts case tomorrow.
Judge Tuthill will adjourn court until next
week. Judge Tuthil Will leave town for
Nashville. where he will be orator Of the
day az the exposition on Saturday.
Luetgert was moved 20 the deep sub
cellar OF profanity IN the county fail to-
day by the visit OF a professional hyp-
notist. who asked Luetgert's permission TO
hypnotic him. with a richly favored
German oath, Luetgert observed as he
stood behind the bars;
IF I was out there IN the corridor. I'd
hypnotic you with one poke on the Jaw.
I'd put you TO sleep. and good and plenty.
you humbug."