Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1897-09-16
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!Testimony for Prosecution IN the:
sps Luetgert Case About All In.
Chicago, Sept. 13.-All the expert evi1
dence for the state is now practically
submitted in the Luetgert murder trial,
on which the proof of the corpus de-
HcE rests. e..
George Vincent Bailey, of the Field
Columbian museum, and Il. A. Howes,
OF the Chicago college of dental surgery,
have both positively identified bones
found III the middle vat and in the
ashes taken from under the boiler
furnaces as those of human body.
But q short session was held Satur-
day, court adiourning before noon.
s.chss.sstte1ti1uonysof NEsBailey was first
taKsn1ups Ny. McEwen recalled the ]
Eideafin cstiop aof the sesamoid bone as
hNrpausandstook up ;theEnext bit Of evil
dence, called Exhibit No. 13A.'' Is
~ think it is portion of the head of
the aecond metacarpal in the hand of
human" said Mr.. Bailey.
h The next bone identified was a por-
Etion. Of the head of the third rib of a
human being. IN size it was said by the
svitness to be from small body, not as
large as an average man.. I'LL
OF the next bone presented to him. Mr..
Bailey said: II think that this bone is
the second phalanx of the fourth toe
on the right foot ofa very small human
being" Il.
The next exhibit, marked mo. Is d.,
was a. piece of bone found in the ashes
from the furnace, which had been
dumped in front of Luetgert's resi-
dence. It was identified as part of
the upper end Of the humerus. This
he explained was the part of bone in
the forearm that connected with the
shoulder blade. Tho bone, he said, was
from Q small person. ~, ~.
The direct gexaminationSof Robert A.
Howeswas at once taken up. He made
the following replies as to the identity
of the bones shown him THAT bone
is the sesamoid bone of aahuman foot.
This bone is part of a human rib
There can be no mistake about that bel
ing ashumanaEib or part This is the
second tip Of the fourth toe of human
foot. There is no other bone like it
in the lower animals. On the last
piece of bone shown him Mr.. Howes
was notsso sure. He saidsit might be
either the. upper end Of the humerus or
femur bone of human being.
~ Inspector Setback wasscalled to tell
of his connection with the case, and to
%>,o A.
offered in evidence; g,
z The scross4examinationssof the two
experts on the bones will take
one day. The state willsfhen take up
the proof for the motive,in which the
name of Mary Siemering will figure
prominently. Mrs. Feldte will testify
along this line, as will@also Frank
Bialk, Odorowsi, Mrs. Tosch and other
neighbors of the sausagemaker. r.
The state is expected@to finish by
Tuesday, when the opening statement
for, the defense will be made.
u At the direction of Judge Tuthil the
states bone exhibits were placed at
the disposal Of the defense. A private
was held in Chambers and
experts for the defense gwen full OPP
portunity to examine them. Assistant
States Attorney McEwen, and Officer
Smith, WHO HAS been appointed Gus
todian of the CHASTITY relics, were both
present during the entire time.
In summing up, this is what the state
has shown:
Mrs. Louise Luetgert has disappeared.
Adolph L. Luetgert was up and around
tho fo1 no* ~ fet,t ,xxvb; 11. Oh
went away.
Live steam was turned that night into
WIT in which; s87Ss pounds Of crude potash
had been placed previously.
sLuetgert did notS evince any lively eff
forts to find his wife
People in the neighborhood began to
talk. 81
The police became suspicious and Luet-
CERT then acted In q manner suspicious to
the police.
Mrs. Luetgert's, relatives began limiting
at foul things.
The police searched the ashes from the
factory furnace and found some corset
steels. ' -
Then the vat was searched and we'd
ding ring was found with the engraved
letters IL. L." -~ y EH
Three little pieces Of bone were also
found in the vat, which have been pro- e
nounced human bones.
Three witnesses have sworn they saw
Mrs Luetgert enter the factory that night.
J Traces Of many kinds of acids and al
kalis were found in the vat.
piece of decayed flesh from some warm
blooded animal was found.
A blood-stained knife was shown, which
Luetgerta had given to Mrs. Feldt the day
he was arrested.
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