The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-09
STATES EVIDENCE ALL IN.
Luetgerrs Side Lost Favor In Yes
terday's Testimony.

Chicago, Oct. S-The evidence of the
gert is now before the jury. The state
rested its case this afternoon. The clos
ing testimony was Of the same impeach,
ing character that marked the evidence
of the preceding day.
Prof. Dorsey had his innings during the
matters unpleasantly warm for DR.. ALI
port. Prof. Dorsey could have talked for
hours upon the subject of osteology. He
was primed with bristling facts concern
ing bones, but the prosecution confined the
young astrological expert to matters tend
ing to counteract and refute the state
ments made by Dr. Airport the chief ex-
pert of the defense. Then Judge Arthur
H. Chetain was called to the stand to add
the finishing touch to the impeachment of
Mary Siemmering, When this young woman
was first arrested and charged with a
guilty knowledge of the disappearance of
Mrs. Leutgert, her attorneys applied to
Judge Chetlain for writ of habeas cor
pus. Judge Cheuain, sitting in chambers,
had Mary Siemmering brought before him
and questioned her His honor testified
to-day that she told him that she had not
made the application for release, but that
her lawyer, Arnold Trip, who done so,
and had set up the Charges in the petition.
She told Judge Chetlain she had not been
mistreated at the police station, and that
she had gone to the East Chicago avenue
police station voluntarily and was willing
to return there, as she knew she would
soon be discharged because she had done
nothing wrong. Owing to this state of
facts, Judge Chetlain dismissed the petit
ton and the young woman returned to
the police station.
This evidence demolished the story of
Mary Siemmering, who declared while on
the witness stand that she was subjected
to indignities at the hands of Inspector
Schaack, Capt Schuettler and other po-
licemen.
Angelica Schrader, a nurse who was a
member of Luetgerts household for three
months, said that the missing woman was
most affectionate mother
Mrs. Wilhelmina Miller, a sister Of Mrs.
Luetgert, was the next witness. So firmly
impressed is she that Mrs. Luetgert is
dead, that she some weeks ago donned a
garb of mourning in memory of her sis
were fixed upon the face of Luetgert The
big sausage maker returned the gaze of
his slster-in-law coolly. Mrs. Miller told
of the kindly disposition Of l1er sister and
asserted that ND mother was ever more
patient or more kind TO her children.
Frederick Miller nephew of Luetgert
and Diedrich Bicknez, a brother of Mrs
Luetgert testified to having been fire.
quent visitors to the home of the Luet-
gerts and to the kindnesses they had wit
messed Mrs. Luetgert bestow upon heI
children. This evidence was called out to
combat and impeach the evidence of Mary
Siemmering and Mrs. Mary Charles, who
testified that Mrs. Luetgert treated heI
children cruelty. With this evidence the
state rested. Judge Tuthill arose and
adjourned court until Monday morning
and hurried away to catch a train fol-
Nashville, Tenn.
Next Monday, ex-Judge Vincent an
nounced, sub-rebuttal evidence would be
put on. The defense will undertake the
unusual task of impeaching a Judge. A
witness will be called to testify in rebuttal
to Judge Chetlains evidence as to Mary
Siemmering's statement to him. This
witness will be a newspaper reporter who
is said to have heard the young woman {
statement
night that the prosecution of Luetgert
would cost the county about $1,000. over
$1,000 was saved by the states attorneys
own corps of stenographers taking the
evidence for him.