The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-10
SCORED BY LUETGERT
WITNESSES WHO TESTIFIED FOR
THE STATE CALLED LIARS.
Police Denounced for Prosecuting
Mary Siemmering and Prof. Dorsey,
the Bone Expert, Belittled.

CHICAGO, Oct. 9-Adolph L. Luetgert,
inspired by memories of Chicago day, this
morning gave out fiery estimate of the
case the prosecution has made out against
him The big sausage maker gripped the
bars of his cell and swung his ponderous
body to and fro as hestalked of police per-
secution and the Lying evidence" of those
who testified against him. He was bitter
in his denunciation of the police and Pro-
fessor George Dorsey, the chief astrological
witness against him.
II have kept quiet about what thought
of the case that being made against
me-expressed no opinion during the trial
because thought by so doing l might in
jure my case" said Luetgert. But now
l will say that in my opinion the case of
the state is weak. 1t is built upon lies
Why Frank Odorofsky and Frank Lewan-
dowsky, those two Pollacks, would swear
to anything. They are liars, pure and SIM
pie. Neither of them worked for me the
week ending May l. Odorofsky came my
factory on Friday, April 80. l had nothing
for him TO do, and told him to come back
again on Monday He was not at the fac
tory Monday and all the evidence he gave
about what he saw and did at the factory
on So .urday, May !, was manufactured. /
did try to make soap in the evening. That
Is the sole truth of the matter. The soap
washed out of the vat and l gave up the
lob I had intended to hire thirty men to
scour the sausage factory to put it in first
class shape to be sold.
.'The police treated Mary Siemmering
shamefully. They prosecuted her, bull
6ozed her and threatened her. They tried
II on me when | was first placed under
arrest but l stopped them in short order
They could not put me in the sweat box
knew my constitutional rights, and l in
formed Inspector Setback that he was not
acting in the capacity of a trial court and
that l did not have 10 answer any of his
questions. He dropped me then. Fulbeck,
who swore that Mary Siemmering told him
on May that Mrs. Luetgert was upstairs
in bed, is base falsifier. That fellow has
not been sober day in years. He used to
come 10 my factory intoxicated. and when
ordered him away he'd say: Don't drive
me away. Luetgert; thrash me- He is
an migrate. Some people seem to think that
Luetgert's BRAN is no good. They are fooa-
ism. 1 remember things well. People who
are under obligations 10 me went on the
witness stand and swore against me. Some
time in the future l may have sometnlng
TO say to these people. Mrs. Johanna Lee
ban. Fred Miller and Diedricn Bicknese
deliberately falsified when they testified
that Mrs Luet gert always treated her chill
dren Wen. How could they know? They
only called at my house ocCaS l0nally
DR.. Dorsey. the bone expert, is a very
fresh young man. He thinks he knows ali
about bones. but In my estimation Or. All
port has forgot more about usteology than
Dorsey ever knew.
''As / have often said before. l believe my
wife is still alive l should not have been
surprised If she had entered the courtroom
any day during the long trial now nearly
over. She Will be heard from yet. and then
all the people who have lied about Luetgert
VIII be shown up 10 the world in their
proper light. | am an innocent man. NV
health and happiness have been destroyed
by an unjust persecution. and my fortune