The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1897-09-25
SAYS SHE IS ALIVE.
Luetgerts Lawyer Declares His
Clients Wife Is Not Dead.
PROMISES TO PROVE 1T TO THE JURY.
Defense in the Great Trial Outlines
Its Case and Begins the Tnking
of Evidence-FOur Witness
eg Are Heard.


of Evidence-Four Witness
es Are Heard.
Chicago, Sept. 25.-Adolph L. Luet-
CERT had his inning in court Wcdnes-
day. His chief counsel, William
A. Vincent, addressed the jury
for three hours and more, telling them
how much the sausage-maker had been
misrepresented by the stute and prom
Using to explain away the chain of evil
: ,dence that has been wound around him
during the last month of the trial. The
attorney outlined only portion of the
defense. He admitted much of the evil
dence introduced by the state, but de-
clared confidently he would put an en-
tirely different construction on the
facts proved and show the jury that
however ingenious the states theory
may be considered, it is not the correct
one.
Defense Fights for "A Point.
A fierce contest between the state and
defense arose willie Mr.. Vincent was
speaking at II o'clock. 1t was over the
admission of evidence that may settle
the case one way or the other. MIR. Vim
cent, outlining his defense, declared he
would prove that Mrs. Luetgert, nerv-
OTIS and discouraged by her husbands
business reverses, had told several
nelghbors she intended to run away
from home. The state objected with
great earnestness to the introduction
of such testimony and declared it
should not reach the jury's ears, through
MIR. Vincent making the claim in his
address. Assistant States Attorney
McEwen cited an authority on the
point in question, which convinced
Judge Tuthill that the defense had no
fright to offer such testimony. Attor-
Illey Vincent was in despair. In the heat
of his argument he declared the in
ability to introduce such evidence might
hang his client, and SO passionately did
he plead for the right to put such wit
nesses on the stand, that the court
finally reluctantly said he would allow
the defense TO offer evidence touching
conversations with Mrs. Luetgert u
week prior to her disappearance. Judge
Tuthill declared lie was not justified in
making even that concession, and said
the testimony must be absolutely direct
and unquestoncd.
Plan of the Defense.
In the course of his address Attor-
ney Vincent formulated the following
propositions OH which the defense will
mainly depend in proving Luetgert's
innocencc:
That Mrs. Luetgert is still alive that
She was Eighty and had threatened to
leave home.
That the potash used was to make
soft soap to clean the factory, prepare
tory to its being sold.
Concerning the rings found in the vat,
attorney Vincent said they are not
those Of Mrs. Luetgert and assured the
jury he would produce evidence to that
effect. He also declared thut four of the
bones identified us human by the ex-
nerts of the state are really those of
lower animals. With the utmost conf
tlence counsel for the defense asserted
he would bring witnesses to testify to
seeing Mrs. Luetgert since Mny and
that proof would be presented that she
ds alive. Not the least interesting t1cvel-
opment of the day was the plain intma-
tion of Mr.. Vincent In his address that
defense.
Says Luetecrt Wcpt.
During the afternoon session of court
four witnesses were heard The frst
witness called was ex-Judge A. A. Good
rich, law partner of ex-Judge Vincent,
chief counsel for the defense. The
witness said that on May Luetgert
came to his Office and with tears in his
eyes informed him that Mrs. Luctgert
had disappeared. Luetgcrt said his
wife left on the Saturday night previ-
GUS, May /. Luetgert told the witness
that his wife was angry because he had
lost his money, and had left him. ~
advised him to keep the matter out Of
the newspapers" said Goodrich. II
told him If his creditors. to whom he
owed some 100000, henrd of the disap-
penrance, they would foreclose imme-
diately." Ralph X. Bradley, another
law partner of Attorney Vincent. testi-
fed In Il similar strain to the evidence
OF ex-Judge Goodrich.
Adolph Flnnd,. drayman, testified
that on May he took three barrels of
grense and tallOw to Luctgert's sausage
factory. He understood the stuff was
to be used in making soup. One day
toward the close of April the witness
said he was ut the Luetgert factory and
saw Mrs Luetgert, who seemed to be de-
pressed. She remarked during II con-
versntion that nearly everything was
gone, and she thought she would 10,
too, pretty soon, and work on farm
where no one knew her.
Effort to Impeach n Witness.
Rosa Gleich was called to the witness
stand to impeuch the evidence of Emma
Schimpke, who testified for the prose-
cution that she saw Luetgcrt and his
wife going from the Luetgert residence
to the sausage factory about ten o'clock
on the night OF May1. Rosa Geich said
that she was with the Schimpke girls
on the night of May L. They had all
been to a dance. She declared positive
~ that neither of the Srhimpke girls
had seen either Luetgert or his wife that
night, and that since she had testified
Emma Schimpke had admitted to the
witness that she had sworn falsely and
tried to get her to do the same, telling
her she must not be ION Luctgcrt's
side"
Will Not Withdraw.
New York. Sept 23.-Seth Low has
announced that he will not withdraw
hnv