Evening journal., 1897-10-20
NO VERDICT AS YET.
Fate Of Adolph L. Luetgert Is
Still Undecided.
ALLEGED BRIBES OFFERED TO JURY.
Letters Have Been Sent to the Twelve
Good Men and True Offering
Money For Acquittal or
Disagreement.

CHICAGO, oct. 20-At 8 o'clock yes
terday afternoon the 12 men deciding
Luetgert's fate had been out "a hours.
Two letters Offering bribes TO the fore
man OF the jury in the case have been
received by Judge Tuthill, and they
are now In possession Of the state at
torney. The amount offered Is S1.600
Both letters are signed George Atrill
State Attorney Deneen is not disposed
to regard the attempted bribery seri-
ously but Inspector Setback and AS
sistant state Attorney McEwan look
upon the matter with suspicion, The
first letter was received Monday morn
ing. It was dated oct 16, the day upon
which Il was originally believed the
case would go to the jury. 1t reads:
Dear Slr-A powerful influence is at
work TO save Adolph l.. Luetgert.
Money is scarce and in these hard
times 800 or so comes in handy. have
$1,000 to divide among you u men. If
you want 1t, have two good men.
smooth faced. that are discreet, at the
southeast corner OF Randolph and Dear
born streets at ! y. m. Let them wear
white linen neclkties, or, II they prefer
It, red bow ties Everything will be all
right The money is secure in a Clark
street bank"
The second letter is under date Of oct.
Is and is also addressed to the foreman
of the Luetgert jury. IT is as follows;
Dear Sir Why didn't you have the
young men at the southeast corner of
Randolph and Dearborn streets as sug-
gested. In the present times 800 Is
pretty useful. If you will agree TO vote
Luetgert free we can yet arrange mat
ters Send the young men tomorrow
Judge Tuthill opens all mail sent to
the jurors, and in this way these letters
fell into his hands. His honor is In
clined to regard the letters as a hoax
as Is also Mr. Deneen. In fact the
state attorney thinks the letters We're
got up by enterprising newspaper re-
porters. Both letters were written on
fine linen paper. I'm good penmanship
and inclosed in white linen envelopes.
Late yesterday afternoon the jury
l sent in for the contract which Matron
Kurth gave Gottlieba Schimpke at the
| time she took her into her home as a
domestic
When the police learned two months
ago that Gottlieha, whose age is II
years. had stated that she saw Luet-
CERT and his wife walk toward the
Luetgert factory on the night Of May l.
they took her to the Sheffield avenue
7 police station and later placed her IN
the home of Matron Kurth. A contract
was signed by Mrs. Kurth agreeing &C
pay the girl 50 per week. This con-
tract was read during the trial and Of
fered I'm evidence. During the collec'
ton Of the documents TO send 10 th'
juryroom it was left out. One of th'
jurors wanted to see it and not finding
It sent for the paper. Attorney Phalei
was inclined to the opinion that tn
contract had been omitted on purpose
State Attorney Deneen denied this ant
said he had no objection to its going q
the jury. It was accordingly sent.
The night passed without the jur.
coming to any agreement, and the gen
eral expectation is that they will dis
agree. Luetgert is quiet and confident