The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

SATAN, IN SLATE OF An E>"Li,hAAN.
~ little over year ago, Satan, in
the shape of medium-sized. we'll
dressed and educated Englishman
named Robert Davey. came to Luetgert.
and was the cause OF all his trouble.
said ex-Judge Vincent. This man
came with forged letters OF introduc-
ton, representing himself as 4 man OF
great means. Luetgert has always
carried his heart ON his sleeve. n you
will see when he goes on the witness
stand"
This was the first official notice that
Luetgert would testify in his own be-
half. and the announcement was re-
ceived with a show Of interest by the
prosecution and the spectatorsl
DAyEY's ALLURISG BAIT.
"Davey told Luetgert he could be the
sausage king Of the world, went on
ex-Judge Vincent. And Luetgert be
lieved him. for Davey was an artist In
painting glowing pictures of wealth
aud fame He told Luetgert he rep
resented an English syndicate. and
that company would be organized
with capital of $500. 600. and
/ bonds for an additional $500, 900 would
I be issued. The company would be
I known as the A. l.. Luetgert Sausage
( Il Packing Co. Davey said. and Luet-
/ CERT would be given 100000 cash and
/ 500. 600 worth Of stock. Out of the
cash he could pay off $4,000 OF in
/ debtedness which was covered by q
mortgage on the factory.
LEuTGERr AND WIFE WERE PLEASED.
Mrs. Luetgert was delighted over
the visions Of wealth revealed by Da-
vev-s picture, and Luetgert. unedu-
Gated. honest and without suspicion.
was pleased over the prospect of rank
ing with the Armours. the Swifts and
Nelson Morris in the meat world. Da-
vey had expenses during the time he
WAS negotiating with Luetgert, whom
he had induced TO close his factory
preparatory to the change which was
to have taken place, January |, 1877.
He called upon Luetgert for money
and got it-in all about SIS. U0O--and
finally Davey told Luetgert the money
and bonds were in the custody OF the
Continental Bond Co. Of New York
Luetgert and Judge Goodrich, to whom
Luetgert had told his story, went u
New York. But none of the banker
or bond companies of that city ha'
ever heard of Davy, and Luetgert ha'
been swindled.
LUETGERT's TROUBLES TOLD OF.
The attorney told of Luetgerts strug
giles after this. How his business ha'
been injured by the closing OF tn
factory. and in addition to the los
Of s25,0 to Davey. he lost b.
the failure of T.. ;. Dreyer & Co
bank. Then he borrowed $50, 900 from
Foreman Bros. bankers. placing an
other mortgage on his factory Final
liz. the failure came, and the disaste
drove Mrs. Luetgert to the verge OF in
sanity. Later the woman became in
sane, the lawyer said. and wandere'
away.
sKETcnfS6 LuErGEBrs LIFE.
The life Of Luetgert was brieh
sletched. lie arrived in America 3
years ago without a dollar, counse
said. and by industry .ad thrift ha
built up an enormous business III
made 5000. 900 pounds of sar
sage year. and sold II a
over this country and Europ,
Often there were 1000 pound
of meat in the factory at one time, an
the sales from the factory to local cor
Sumers averaged $50 per day. Nine
teen years ago Luetgert married Mi'
Louise Bicknese. the woman he
said to have killed. She wa
his second wife. They had four chi
dren. two boys and two girls. the la
ter are now dead. Ex-Judge Ninccr
denied that the couple lived unhapp
: lv. lie said their lives were not cot
tiruous honey moon, but the coup
lived as happily as people in their St
ton usually do.