Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-20
NO VERDICT REACHED YET.
After an All-Night Session the Luet-
CERT Jury Had Not Agreed.
.nter1s Greater Than Ever.
Crowds Had Gathered Long Be-
fore Court Convened and All
Sorts of Rumors as to the Finding
of the Jury Were Current-The
defendant Had Early Breakfast.
H-y Locked Up for the Night.

N.-y Locked Up for the Night.
Chicago. October 19.-Another night
of suspense is ahead of the defendant
in the Luetgert case. At 9 o'clock to-
night the jury had gone to bed on cots
which were placed in the court room
and it was announced by Judge Tut
hill that even though by one chance in
a million the jury should wake up and
agree upon a verdict there would be no
announcement and the court room
would under no circumstances be
opened until 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning.
Over in the Jail Luetgert was, during
the evening, anxiously awaiting word
from the jury room. He tried, as usual,
to keep up an appearance of indiffer-
ence, and, as usual, made a failure
Of it.
IF they don't agree" he said, I'll
get bail and | will be out of this.
can give bail for a million if they want
that much. My wife is living some
where, but | admit she is having lot
of fun with me at present. There is
one thing sure" the prisoner said with
great positiveness, there will be no
conviction in this case. 1t will be either
an acquittal or a disagreement
Asked where he obtained his infor-
nation, he smiled and said:
"Oh, l know. You go long. l won't
be convicted though, you can bet on
that"
The opinion around the Criminal
Court tonight was that all chances of
a verdict had disappeared and that the
result is practically certain to be dis
agreement 1t is considered possible,
and even probable, that the State will
have nine or ten of the jury and the
defense the remainder. The chances
tonight, however seem to favor a dis
agreement Of eight for conviction and
Jour for acquittal.
At $50 o'clock bailiffs, acting I'M
der orders from Judge Tuthill, cleared
the court room of spectators and an
4 army of reporters.
AT the main entrance to the build
ing two stalwart policemen were sta
toned with orders to admit no one dur
ing the night unless it was announc-
ed that a verdict had been reached.
Immediately after the crowd had
been turned out of the court room
bailiffs and deputy sheriffs carried into
Judge Tuthill's court room fifteen cots
and much bed clothing. The members
of the jury were released from little
adjoining room, where the had spent
twenty-four hours, and each of them as
sisted in the bed-making that follow
ed The release from the cramped
quarters in which the jurors had been
celebrating upon their verdict seemed
to put them in a more pleasant frame
of mind. There was prospect OF a
good nights rest ahead in case of fail
ure, to agree upon verdict, and TINS
fact was of sufficient interest to wreath
the faces of the II men good and true
with smiles. Three extra cots brought
into the room were for the bailiifs who
remained with the jurors except when
the latter were engaged in discussion
of the case. A bountiful dinner was
served soon after the jurors had taken
possession of their new quarters.
Just before retiring for the night the
Jury took another ballot, the vote
standing nine for conviction and three
for acquittal. The four jurors who
Dave been standing out for acquittal
are Behmiller, Barber, Holabird and
Harley. The two latter are still for
acquittal, but either Behmiller or Bar
Der has gone over to the State. There
Is much feeling against Harley among
The jurors who favor the Sssth penalty.
They say he will not argue the case in
any way, but sticks solidly for Luet-
CERT.
Chicago, October 19.-Weary and
worn the jury in the Luetgert case
early this morning resumed its deliber-
itions of the evidence which laid piled
up before it on a table in typewriter
form. All discussion of the case ceased
shortly after two o'clock this morning
and the tired jurors slept. Some of
them stretched themselves out on the
long table in the jury room, others lay
down on the floor with their coats for
pillows, and few dozed in their chairs.
For several hours the silence was I'M
broken in the room save for the heavy
breathing and occasional snore that
floated through the keyhole and over
the slightly opened transom to greet the
ears CT Bailiffs Conner and Walcott,
who sat outside.
At seven o'clock there was a stir
within the room and Bailiff Walcott en-
tered. Several of the jurors were en-
gagged in refreshing themselves by an
application of cold water to their swol-
len eyes. The bailiff took the order
for breakfast, and half an hour later it
was served. After the meal was dis
posed of murmurs were heard coming
from the room, which indicated that
a discussion was in progress. Soon
this ceased and at SIS o'clock silence
again reigped.
At S:45 O'Clock the continued silence
In the jury room was construed by
these who are accustomed to the meth
ods OF juries as indicating that the jury
had reached verdict and was await
ing the arrival of Judge Tuthill, who
was due at $50.
Over in the Jail Luetgert was early
astir. By order of Jailer Whitman the
prisoner was permitted to leave his
cell and exercise in the corridor alone.
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