The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-07
HIVE SET ASIDE THE BONES
'Nhrs ATTORNEYS SUDDEN
DROP THE CONFUSING rx.
PERT TESTIMONY.
- |APEACH STATES V|1NEyyE
e" Line of Defense-His Attorn.v.
are stiii Dubious as to the Adj
Sa'iiity of Allowing Luet-
gert to Testify.

chicago Oct. Am unexpected turn
VI anairS occurred in the Luetgert trial
uuring the afternoon session of court
Inc defense suddenly dropped its line of
Apert testimony and put on witnesses
u lmpeach the evidence of witnesses for
tue state. 1t was apparent that ey-
Ose vincent. chief counsel for the de-
Se mad at last tired of the expert eyi-
from which nothing was being
5npd' and the controversy had become
100 tlresome to the jury. The counsel
Z Tor the defense observed this and
! stopped.
Inns Afternoon cX-Judge Vincent. At
iorney Phalen, Arnold, Luctgert and
Others who are interested in the defense
held consultation relative to whether
or not Luetgert should 90 on the witness
stand. At the close of the conference
tonight ex-Judge Vincent said he had
not decided upon the matter. 1t was
ntimated that Luetgert might be called
TO the witness stand tomorrow. In fact.
il is expected he will be. Luetgcrt is
anxious to explain matters, and the lead
ing counsel for the defense seems to fear
the prisoner will tai Tx too much if he goes
on the stand. and thus injure his case.
States Attorney Deenan said tonight
that three weeks more ought to see the
end of the case.
Professor Eckley of the college of ply
siclans and surgeons of Chicago was re-
called today for cross-examination upon
several matters in connection with his
Identification of bones. His testimony
was simply n repetition of that Of other
witnesses along the same lire. and he
was not kept upon the witness stand
long.
Professor Plummcr, of the Chicago
medical college, the second witness of the
day, gave evidence much to the liking of
the defense After a brief examination
of the temporal bone introduced by the
stete and positively identified by Profcs-
~ >Srsey of the Field Columbian
nm as the right temporal Of 4
H Dr. Plummer, with emphasis,
EffTd the hone was not the temporal
Ifa human being.
The battle of the bones was waged all
pday, one set of experts disputing the
and theories of another.
| One of the incidents Of the tria, today
WAS the saving of a temporal bone by
'Dr. Pierce and DR.. Riese. The opera
tion was watched by Assistant States
Attorney McEwan for the prosecution
and ex-Judgc Vincent for the defense.
The bone saving was done in I waiting
room near the court room. The sur
geons were slow. and Judge Tuthlll.
growing inpatient, sent a bailill after
them. remarking:
: "Those fellows have been out there
long enough to saw n cord of wood
Professor Hall of the Northwestern
Dental college, and other experts IN
chemistry gave it as their opinion that
The potash solution in the vat was not OF
sufficient destructive power to seriously
infect the teeth, but it would undoubtcd-
II either destroy or greatly damage the
mouth plates. ...,,. ,.o,,
/ David Victor. a carpenter. who knew
6er testified that Mrs. Luetgcrt was al
|yays cheerful and happy when he saw
her. ,,,,, et,,ro
Druggist b. T. Kruger, at whose store
AZ Clayhonrne and Ashland avenues,
N Frank Bialk bought bottle of hunyadai
water ,f on the night of May |, testified
|Ibat Lnetgert had desired a certain one
Ef" Isf civ varieties of this water. Tins it
E~os - So sought to be shown why ,luetg.ert
Gont M%S for the water when he had nine
Eottles NTH of the water in his factory:
\ Dp1qeS There u is A rumor to the effect that
I,omon man has been found in Lincoln, H.
SH,'T EvSa will go 90 on the witness stand and trs-
GsV MI hat N she was the woman seen by
Ehss noliee s and Others at kenosha, Wis.,
I'm MAY 3 and 4.