The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-25

tense Look When He Gets In the state
Evidence In Reb uttal-Threats Of In
tention to Leave Home Are Declare,
| Inadmissible II Made Over . Week BE
fore the Alleged Disappesrance-Luet
CERT as Model Husband.
Chicago. Sept. 24.-The testimony 20
the defense in the Luetgert trial toda.
was Cor the most par, that OF witnesse
who said that they had seen Mrs. Luet
CERT in the vicinity OF Kenosha, Wis.
within a few days after date on whic;
il mas been claimed by the state that She
, was murdered.
An effort was made 10 introduce evil
dence regarding threats that Mrs. Luet
| CERT is said to have made of her leaving
| home. When this qeustion was frs
! brought up the court ruled that threat:
! Of this kind, when made not longer thar
! one week prior 10 the disappearance Of
the woman, would be admissible, but
that ne could not permit testimony on
| this point dating back further than a
week. The witnesses for the defense
| who were 10 testify regarding the inten-
ton Of Mrs. Luetgert 10 leave her home
had heard ier make the threats several
months prior 10 May l, and the cour:
threw out their evidence. Tomorrow the
defense will make strong effort TO get
the court to alter mis- ruling on this
point.
The fact that Juror William Harley
indicted in 1897 nd
bribery in connection with the Cook
county commissioners scandal was drag
ged TO the front today. There were no
new cases pending against Juror Har-
ley and ne was never put on trial on the
indictments against him. States At
torney Deneen stated tonight that ne
had known for a month all about the
former charges against Juror Harley.
Had I been fully advised at the time
ne was chosen I might have objected to
him. said the states attorney. II have
since spoken 10 ex-State's Attorney
Longenecker, who had charge Of the
county commissioner Doodle cases, and
he assured me that Juror Harley was a
perfectly honest, honorable and reliable
man, and that all the charges against
him had been wiped out. He was in
dictad at q time when all men holding
any kind Of county contract We're
looked upon with suspicion. The state
is perfectly satisfied with the makeup
Of the jury"
States Attorney Deneen was appar-
emily not disturbed by the evidence Of
the witnesses from Kenosha. Wis, who
identified the picture OF Mrs. Luetgert
as that Of a strange woman they saw in
the wisconsin town on May 3, 4 and 8.
wait until we put ON our rebuttal
evidence" said the states attorney.
I'VE will snow this defense up in way
that will be surprising"
Tomorrow witnesses will be called to
show Luetgert's treatment Of his wife.
1t will be sought to be shown that ne
was model husband and that his home
life was pleasant, or reasonably so, and
that there was no unusual pickering or
quarreling between himself and his wife.
Next week the testimony Of experts IN
regard to the bones found in the factory
will be heard.
Chicago, Sept. 24.-The defense in the
Luetgert trial this morning devoted its
elf to strengthening the story that Mrs.
Luetgert, who, according to the theory
Of the psorecution. was murdered May
|, has been seen in and around Keno
sna, Wis, on May 8. 4. and 5. Two
witnesses one OF whom had known Mrs.
for seven years, positively iden-
tilted photograph Of Mrs. Luetgert as
the picture of the woman they saw at
T. on rho JQfac narnpS
Mrs. Matte Scherer, Miss Maud |
5herer ana Miss Gertrude Miller testifi-
I'd this morning that Emma Schimpke. |
since she had testified for the prosecution |
had said in their hearing that her evil |
ieace was entirely false. She said the |
,nly reason she testified falsely was 70 |
the evidence OF her sister, who |
lad first lied.
Frank Shelebe. a farmer who lives
lear Kenosha, Wis. and who had known
Mrs. Luetgert for seven years. testified
hat he met her on country road near
nat own on May f. He said he did
lot recognize the woman. but he was
pttracted by her worn and generally ex-
lausted appearance. Afterward, when
lie learned that Mrs. Luetgert was miss
ng and read a description OF the cloth
ng she wore when she disappeared. he
vas confident that ne had seen her and
hat the strange woman ne met on the
cad was she.
Policeman William Smith OF Kenosha
Old OF seeing a strange woman at the
northwestern depot az Kenosha al 2
clock on the morning o. May ). He
ositively identified the photograph Of
Irs Luetgert as the woman he saw az
ne depot. The policeman described the
roman and her attire.
Some time ago Judge Tuthill ruled
hat no evidence tending 20 show
nrea.s 20 leave her home by Mrs. Luet-
err prior 70 a week previous 10 neT dis
ppearance would be admitted. When
ne defense began today putting on wit
essas who testified % having heard the
-oman make threats TO leave during
,st February and March, this evidence /
as objected 20 oy the state and the
ojection sustained. The defense had |
0 other evidence AMI court was ad-
,u~ned until o'clock tomorrow morn
e.