Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-10-10
MAKES A SAVAGE ATTACK ON THE
STATES WITNESSES.
SAYS THEY sWoRE TO LIES.
DECLARES THAT HE WAS PREPAR-
ING FOR sOAPAIAIxING.
Scores DR.. Dorsey, the States Bone
Expert-Says He Believes His
Wife Is Still Alive and That
She VIII Eventually
Turn Up.

Chicago, Oct. 9.-Adolph L. Luetgert, in
spired by memories of Chicago day, this
morning gave out fierce estimate Of the
case the prosecution has made out against
him. The big sausagemaker dropped the
bars of his cell and swung his ponderous
body to and fro as he talked of police
persecution. and the Lying evidence Of
those who testified against him. He was
bitter in his denunciaton of the police and
Professor George Dorsey, the chief osteo-
logical witness against him. "I have kept
quiet about what I thought Of the case
that was being made out against meek
pressed no opinion during the trial because
l thought by so doing l might injure my
case" said Luetgert. But 1 will now say
that, In my opinion, the case of the state
is weak. 1t is built upon lies. Why, Frank
Odorofsky and Frank Lewandowsky, those
two 'Pollocks.' would swear to anything.
Ihey are liars, pure and simple. Neither of
day app g. had o noins %y fast9py oy 5m T to
90, and told him to come back again on
MOI Monday. He was not at the factory again
he saw and said at the factory on Satur-
day, May !, was manufactured. l did try
10 make soap in that vat. That is the alb
had intended to hire thirty men to scour
the the sausage y; Isl s factory from top to bottom and
put II IN first-class shape to be sold.
The. police treated Mary Siemmering
shamefuly. They prosecuted her, bull
it on me when was first placed under ar
rest put stopped themin short order. They
could not put me in the sweatbox. I knew
my constitutional rights and informed In
spector Setback that he was not acting in
the capacity of trial court and that did
not have to answer any Of his questions.
F, .Eulbeek., who swore that Mary Stem
mering told him on May that Mrs. Luet-
EfeEf bai Tta his sister in bed is base
tory intoxicated, and when I ordered him
Iuetgert: thrash me. He is san an migrate. Ing amaS'
eTss some S,II;e people to think that LHet
under obligations to me went on the wit
ness ness stand and swore against me. Some
time tn sam IN the =, fpsu future may have something
Fred Miller psGee and Diedreh BfeRnese sGanae
deliberately falsifed when they testified
dren we'll How could they know? They
called at my house only occasionally.
yoans Re Thinks e Ks ye1K K
about bones, but in my estimation DR.. Wal
ter ~ APort has forgotten about
have % often % said before before, believe eTi my W. Wife Z
Is still !, alive. | should not have been sur
II she sRod have Ss the court"
nearly % over. She viii Be e heard e from from seI yet
and then all the people who have lied
world in the proper light. am an inno-
cent man. My health and happiness have
been destroyed by an unjust prosecution
and my fortune-the result of years of toll
has been swept away. To-day, -verging
upon, 60 years OF age, I find myself almost
can have would have liked to have told
my story to the, Jury, but my counsel
hess stand. Reluctantly, I followed theft
advice. That is all have to say at this
time."
States Attorney Deneen and Assistant
States Attorney MoEwen put in the time
to-day outlining the arguments they will
present to the jury next week. Ex-Judge
Vincent and Attorney Phalen were SINH
larly employed.
Judge Tuthfll having gone to Nashville,
there WAS no session of the court to-day. ,