The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-10-21
LUtIGER| JURY. STILL OUT
LAST NIGHT 1T WAS GENERALLY
BELIEVED THE JURY WOULD
DISAGREE.
The PUBLIC sill VS. KEEN INTEREST
Crowds Around the Court Room All
DaS-Letters to the Foreman of
the Jury, Offering Brides
for AcquittaI.

the jury, OherinE Brides
for AcquittaI.
Chicago, Oct. 19.--Another night of
suspense is ahead of the defendant in
the Luetgert case. AT 0 o'clock tonight
the worn out jury had gone to bed ON
cots in the court room and it was an
nounced by Judge Tuthill that the court
room would under no circumstances be
opened till after 10 o'clock tomorrow
Judge Tuthill, after giving directions that
all things possible should be done for the
comfort OF the jury, left for lis home.
Ihey nave not agreed as yet" he said
when ne left the court house, "and when
L became convinced there was no pros
pect OF their doing so, and saw how
weary some of them were, | told Them
to go to sleep and try to agree in the
morning. There would be no use in keen
ing them all night, because two or three
OF them would in short time be utterly
incapable by fatigue and no agreement
could ever be obtained from men who
are nervous from loss of sleep and ex
hausted with argument. There is Of
course. no likelihood that they will wake
up tonight and reach an agreement and
even II they should shall not come down
10 near it before 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. There is no chance of n yer.
dlct being given before that hour"
states Attorney Deenan is still hopeful
Oh verdict, but naturally looks upon n
disagreement as the most likely out.
come: Ihere were rumors of all kinds
anoat during the evening, all being to
Ine enect That the jury was weakening.
vote stood 8 to 4, and tonight the rumors
were that it was 10 for the death pen-
atty and for acquitta.
over IN the Jail Luetgert was during
me evening anXiously awaiting word
from the Jury room. He tried as usual
10 keep up an appearance of indifference
ana ms usual made a failure of it.
II they don't agree" he said. 81 will
ger pan and get out of this. | can give
pan 1or million if they want that much.
MY wife is living somewhere. but I nd.
nit she is having a lot of fun with mo
at present. 1t will either be an ac0uittal
or disagreement"
ne OPINION around the criminal court
tonight was that all chances of ycr-
dlct nave disappeared and that the re-
suit is practically considered TO bc n dis.
agreement.
Chicago, Oct. 19.-Weary and worn the
jury Ill the famous Luetgert case early
tliis morning resumed deliberations of the
evidence which laid piled up before il
ON table in typewriter form.
All discussion of the case ceased short
1 IN Httpr n'slnsE la st ni,,ht al. 4
Jurors slept. Some of them stretched
themselves out on the long tables in the
Jury room, others laid down on the floor.
with their coats for pillows and few
| dozed in their chairs. For several hours
the silence was unbrOken in the room
save for the heavy breathing and oc-
casional snore that fOatcd through the
key hole and over the slightly open tran
som to greet the ears of the bailiffs-Con-
nors and Walcott, who sat outside.
At O'Clock the baliff 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 Il
discussion was in progress. Soon this
ceased and at S:lJ silence again regain
ed. Then rumOr ran about that the
, jury had agreed to disagree and that all
further consideration of the case had
: been abandoned. This was followed by
, another report to the effect that verdict
of guilty had been voted and that the
deadlock was on the punishment to be
melted out to Luetgert. Still another re-
port had it that the jury stood eight for
conviction and four for acquttal.
! While these reports were in active cir
, culation around the big building. the
daily crowd was rapidly gathering in the
vicinity of the Michigan street entrance
| Women called as early as o'clock and
sought admission TO Judge Tuthill's court
room before the ianitors had completed
| the work of putting the room in order.
Over in the Jail Luetgert was early
astir. To an Associated Press reporter
Luetgert said:
Il slept well and ate hearty break
fast this morning. could eat another in
u little while. | believe ! will he acquit
ted. Every hour the jury in ont makes il
better for me. But you cant tell what Il
jury will do after ALL concluded the
prisoner. after a pause.
Five minutes before the time set fol
the opening of court the crowd III the
court room was in marked contrast
that of yesterday. Instead of the push
ing. nervous throng who packed the room
Yesterday and late in the night about
twenty-five people. mostly lawyers. news
paper men and those Interested III Ih'
trial. were present. The rows of benches
which on yesterday were graced by won
en- in matiQee costumes. were empty. ! NJ
strict orders given regarding the adllls
sion of people were well carried our. ant
thus few gained access to the building
Outside the court the street facing i
was well filled with an orderly thr0il'
waiting patiently for verdict. me
| gathering was small compared with las
nights crowd which jammed the stree
and sent up noises of all descriptions
| One by one the lawyers arrived 81 IN
court ROOM AT 10 o'clock Judge 1'utllli
| sent word he was within easy reach AM
| would come to the court room immediate
| ~ upon notification that his presence wa
| desired. The court room. which ma
| been nearly empty during the ear.
hours. began to fill up toward midday
| Many notable men crowded their wa
| into the court room and remained som
| time in the hope of hearing the. verdict;
Ex-Judgc Vincent sat quietly IN IN
court room during the long morning an'
smilingly chung TO his oft-repeated osser
ton that a verdict of acquttal would D.
rendered.
Arnold Luetgert was not 80 conilden
90 the chief counsel in his fathers case
He felt sure of a disagreement: however
and remarked with considerable earnest
ness:
"As long az Juror BOYD. the printer
hangs out nv father will never he con
victed. ! believe BOYD Is one OF the mel