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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
EXPERT WHO Is FOR LUETGERT.
Tie Positively Contradicts Some Basi.
Points of the State's Theory.

The witness of the day then appeared
the man who did more to throw doubt
on the states contention than all the
others. for he absolutely disputed the
states claim that Mrs. Luetgert was
boiled in the vat by showing experiment
tally hat a woman weighing much less
did not leave anything like the same
substance. The witness was Dr. Bernard
L. Riese, who had experimental in dis
integrating human bodies with 10 per
cent. solution of caustic soda or potash.
DR.. Riese first experimental in the mid
die vat-the one that the body of Mrs.
Luetgert IS alleged to have been disin-
tegrated in. He said that the first ex-
pertinent was made with the body of a
woman 5 feet inches tall and weighing
ninety pounds. Crude. potash was
emptied into the vat in the manner Luet-
gert is alleged to have placed the potash
in the same receptacle on May l.
II few minutes the body was put in
to the vat. then steam turned on and the
vat covered with gunny sacks. The
process was continued for over three
hours. with the result that very little of
the flesh was left. An important point in
the doctors testimony that instead OF
the fluid in the vat boiling and bub-
bling as asserted by the state it was
impossible to heat the fluid to a boiling
point with the facilities in the factory
The physician described the color OF
the liquid in the vat. which resembled
he said, vinegar. On the surface of this
liquid was a fatty substance the tweE-
tieth part Of an inch deep. The exper,
said that teeth of the subject extending
from the gums were net injured, but tbs
roots of these teeth which had been COW
cred by the flesh crumbled. and in soms
instances the teeth were brittle. The
leges still remained irtact-or nearly SO
There were 60 seSamoid bones.
The hair had almost entirely disap-
peared. Into the vat at the beginning
| Of the experiment was thrown two gold
finger rings. The physician said he haf
some difficulty in getting them out OF tn,
vat, as the alkali water burned his hands
! II was found that the solution had no'
| affected the rings. DR.. Riese also testi
! fed that he had experimental with haiI
| pins and a corset-the latter one from
| Mrs. Luetgert's wardrobe. Differen
| kinds Of hair pins were used Thos'
/ which were japanned came out of th'
1 test minus the janan: bone. celluloiC
and rubber hair pins were tested and i
| was found that they were utterly de
! strCyed by The solution A hard rubbel
button was placed in the liquid but /
| was not destroyed This was owing, tn,
| expert explained. to its structure.
The second experiment was with tn
| bG6y of a man ard was much the same
/! with the exception that the vat WAS lef
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

uncovered. The process did not REQUIRE
much longer. despite this fact The ef-
feet of this testimony was to establish
one important point the defense has kept
in view from the beginning Frank
Odorofsky and Frank Bialk testified
that the floor Cf the basement near the
middle vat wss covered with g-eas So
which had flowed from the vat DR..
Riese testified that the residue from
both the bodies boiled in the vat was
very little. The fat did not amount to
over .Se twentieth part of an inch Ex-
Judge Vincent declared this statement
substaEtiated the story of the defense,
that Luetgert was making soap in the
vat
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
FIVE MEN KILLED IN A MINE.
Black Damp Catches Them and Cho.es
Their Lives Out.

pul.
Scranton. Pa. Sept. 29.-F!ve men yes
tcrday afternoon met horrible death
from black damp" the after accumula-
tiOn of n fire. in the .Iermyn No. l mine.
near Rcrdham. The dead are: Isaac
Watkins. fire boss: William Tompkins,
company man: Joseph Smith, company
man. John Gallagher. company man;
William Franklin. company man. The
bodies Of all but Watkins were dis
covered at $3.50 o'clock by gang of men
who went down into the mine with sup
plies for combating the fire. The re-
mains of Watkins have not been found
Mt this writing. Since last Tuesday the
IRE had been raging i'm the mine. The
mon who lost their lives represented
one shift"
They went on duty at 3 o'clock and no
body kncwuf their death until the discov-
cry of the lifcless bodies. Not a man in
the party survived TO tell the story. In
the case Of each body the head pointed
toward the shaft. Indicating that they
had groped and struggled toward the
shaft and frcshcr sir. while suffocation
was oycrtakluE them.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
= leot knights OMcere.

Springfield, Ill, Sept. z9-The
Grand Legion OF Select Knights OF
America in annual convention elected
The following flicers: Grand COM
mander, j. j. Died. rich. Chicago:
grand vice commander, f. A. Miller,
Burlington. lowe; grand lieutenant
cor rman der, f Role, Baraboo, Wis
grand senior Knight. T. c. Bowes.
Gniesburg. H.; grand junior knight,
+. l.. Swanson. Bishop Hill, Ill
grand recorder, F. Thurman. Quincy,
ILL.,; graad treasurer, f. p. Havin,
Chicago; grand trustee. A. Mont
gomery, Moline, Ill. Next years
meeting will be held in Galesburg.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Would Ee a Nice Son-in-Law.

Hillsboro. Ills. Sept 29.-H. p. Braner
was shot and wounded seriously if not
fatally Saturday by John Rarsein, who
wished to marry Braner's oaughter
Lena. Braner lives about ten miles
south of this city. He lay where he
fell without assistance until 10 O'Clock
Sunday when neighbors discovered him
During the interval Barsein renewed
his suit for the girls hand. Barsein was
placed in Jail here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
MUNICIPAL CONVENTION.
: The 1"fi 1tnns OF Pors MIX the Theme
Of Today's Discus.ion.

Columbus. Ohio. Sept 29.-At the
morning session OF the national con.
ference of msyors and councilmen, a
paper By Nathan Straus. Of New
York, on The Influence Of a Pure
Milk Supply on the Death Rate OF
Children" was read. 1t opened with
a statement that there is PRACTICAL y
no milk delivered for general con-
sumption in cities that is fl. to be fed
in the natural state to young chill
dren. The paper closed with the
following: Il think l fairly demon
strsted the proportion that many
thousands Of infant lives are an
nually sacrificed by neglec: to supply
milk which had been subjected to
pasteurization. / hold that the neg
lecs is criminal, and leave it to you
to fix the responsibility for It."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Pingrss Il II! Righ'.

New York. Sept. 80 The ques
ton as to Gov. Pingree's where
sbouts was satisfactorily settled 10
day when it was ascertained that the
chief executive OF Michigan sailed
from this port for Venezueia Sept
Is. The governor will leave on his
return from La Gnyara Oct. 2. and
he due in New York Oct 8 Hi.
purpose in whiting VeEezuel. is sup.
posed TO lie in connection with Ger.
tain railway concessions in that
country. The governor made no ef
fort to conceal his identity.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
THE CRIME OF JOHN BOEcXER.
credited TO n Case of Insanity That Vas
Not Serious Enom-h for the Asxlur,


carroll. Ia, Sept. 29.-John Boecker,
the murderer of his wife and children,
sui lives, though his recovery is hope
less. The son Henry shows signs of
returning strength, but the physicians
say his wound is fatal. The coroner's
jury has adjourned till tomorrow, SO no
hnding has been returned. It is now
known that Boecker bought a supply
OF chioroform at Breda last week.
ostensibly to doctor hogs for
cholera. With this he threw the
family Into their final sleep and was
enabled to commit the horror without
resistance.
Those who know him best say Boecker
has been off for some time. though
his mental ailment has rot been re-
garded serious enough to qualify hin,
for the insane asylum, His determina-
ton net to move from the home place
which his father decided must be given
to his younger brother is no doubt the
cause of his crime.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
He BOILED A WOMAN.
She Was Dead, and He Did It to
Get Facts for the Defense
Of Luetgert.
eRUEsOME STORY TOLD m COURT.
Experiments That Failed TO Come Out as
They should If the States Theory of the
Case Is Correct-No Soap the Result of
the Experiment.; Only a Fluid Resem-
bling Vinegar--Very Positive Witness
for the Alibi of Mrs. LuetSert,

A'T tIt <AlDl Oh Mrs. LuetEert,
Chicago. Sept. 29.-The battle between
the experts has begun, and from now on
there will be denials thrown at the evil
derce Of the medical and chemical wise
men who testified for the state in the
Luetgert case. The defense put its first
witness in the expert line on the stand
yesterday and he will be followed by a
long string of others. The witness yes
terday was DR.. I3. L. Reise, who boiled
TWO bodies in caustic potash in the vat
IN Luetgerts sausage factory, and OBJ
tained results different from those who
boiled bodies In caustic potash in be-
half of the state; that is it was re-
ported in the papers that experiments
on bodies had been made by the state.
If so-unless the state is saving a sur
prise-the result was not what was de-
sired, as the state offered no evidence
or that kind. Its theory, however is
that Mrs. Luetgert's body was boiled
In a solution of caustic potash for three
hours. about. and thus disposed Of.
Stroni, Witness for an Alibi.
y witness who was hard to head off
was Armadale Opdyke. a peddler, who
=. - I4s ms "'ei .iie Liuiuer Is said
=, 'oiiiiii! ,'su ne saw MIS-
II etie htiShoorhood Oh James
- salu 'iiit ',iere was no
,.'.tc anu ne
~ .le pi4CtosIaph Vi h@r "hich
he was shown in court in the most posi-
tive manner. Two girls We're placed
oPoi 'h s.ahu u iihpeach the tesli-
mony of Emma Schimpke. who said
ha I nfe rarta a,,I III;
&c - '-l. 90" -ue'ser. anu ms Wiie enter
80, ~ '.'e Hisn. me il,uruer ID
''ii coiiiiiii''eu' 1heS I'LL
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Commandant ;atckin Resigns.

Marshalltown, Ia, Sept. 29.-As a re-
suit of Commandant Ratekin. of the
iowa Soldiers Home. summarily dis
charging Surgeon Duffield and Quarter
master Longly on charges of miscon-
duct and Incompetence. the members OF
the beard of commissioners were called
in special session by telegraph yester-
day to investigate the cause. A sur
prise was sprung at the session by Com.
mandant Rateiin rendering his resigna.
ton. which was promptly accented
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Ma..Aehnsetts Republican,.

Boston. Sept. 29.-Roger Wolcot'
was renominated for governor by
the republican state convention to.
day. rhe platform stands for firm
but moderate foreign policy, the ex
tension Of the merit system in civil
service, more stringent immigration
and naturalization laws. The dec
laration Of the finan cial plauk is by
inference in favor Of the gold stano.
aid, and consists OF rhetorical ar.
rangement Of Bryan, Debs and Alt
geld as the exponents Of free silver.
The rest OF the platform deals with
state and local issues.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

New Orleans, La, Sept. 29.-The
number Of red and yellow flags. in
dicating yellow fever, ahou. the city
is increasing, but the disease is not
growing any more malignant. Two
new cases and two deaths were re-
ported this morning.
Mobile. Sept 29.-Four new cases
of yellow fever and one death are re-
ported in the past 81 hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
DARK TALK BY KNIGHT
Tells a Story That Should Bring
a Penalty If It Lacks the
Element of Truth.
AN OLD CHARGE OF CANNIBALIsM

brought Against the Greeley Arctic Party
aud Declared Proven by n Terrible Find
Made by the Recent Peary Expedition at
Cape Sabine I'm the Frozen Zone--Lieu-
tenant Peary Denounces the Yarn as n
Bid for Cheap Sotoriety.
Boston. Sept. 29.-In an interview with
q Post reporter yesterday Assistant En-
gineer Knight, Of Lieutenant Peary's
snip Hope, stated that positive proofs
CT cannibalism were found at Lieutenant
Greeioy's camp at Cape Sabine by a
landing party. Knight says that when
cape Sabine was reached only the scien-
lists OF the party and one or two at
tendants, TO do the rough work, were
landed. Before going ashore each of
the party was told toexpect to find some
disagreeable things. but to be prepared
to keep silent forever IL necessary, as
TO what was found. All agreeing, the
party was landed and the search be-
gan. When the expedition returned
aboard Il bore lot of cast-of cloth
ing. empty provision cans. surgical in
struments, etc, and n lit of a board
bearing the name of Will Norman. the
ice pilot Of the party, who died in
Brooklyn n few years ago.
Evidence of CannibaIism Was Buried.
These things were placed in the en-
Eine room of the Hope to dry, while
Peary took some other things to his
cabin. The most important find, how
ever. was not brought on board. but
was buried near the camp. 1t consisted
OF the remains of a human right thigh
that was found In the snow outside the
camp proper. near the place used as a
burial ground by the Greeley party.
This part of limb was taken from the
body at the hip Joint. the separation
having evidently been made by the use
OF the knife alone at the hip and knee
For about a foot from the hip down the
bone was bare. the flesh having ap-
rarently been cut away as a butcher
cuts leg OF beef.
Lie Out of Who'll. Cloth, Saws pcary.
When shown The Posts cannbal story
Lieutenant Peary said: NO, it is not
true. IL is nothing more than a foolish
story made. I suppose. with the in
t"ntion Of getting nOtoriety from II.
am not surrris.i 4 at it. as / have found
that sailors when they return to port
feel like making some sensation out of
nothing. No bones or any parts of a
human being were found under the
snow at the deserted camp. which has
not been visited since 1893. I searched
for none and found none. All found
was lot Of relics of the different ar
ticles used by Greeley. and a case of
medical instruments. one thing | will
say. Is that II 7 expected anything i'm
portant tp De found ii was the records
OF the expedition, but I found no trace
of them"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

Pitsshurg, Pa, Sept. 90 -Owing
to disagreement rs to the diEeren-
'i-i between rates for mining the
thick and Thin vein OF coal 5000
river miners refused TO go to work
today. A conference between the
operators and miners will be held TO-
morrow a. MonoDgshela city TO set
tie the trouble.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Terrific Powder ExpI sion.

Santa Cruz, Sep. 29.-An explo-
sion this morning wrecked the plant
Of the Califorpia Powder company.
The loss Is a quarter Of million.
Two hundred ten OF powder ex-
Dlotad
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Wheat Product of France,

Washington. Sept. 20. - The official
statement Of the wheat product of
France for the year. made up from re-
ports To- the French government by pre-
fects Of departments. shows n product
Of SIS. $50. 500 hectolitres (two bushels and
3.aS pecks). against 1l9.1i2.il2 In 1895
and ll9. .961,.45 in 1895.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

Oshkosh, Wis. Sept. 29.-Ex-Banker
T. c. Shove. Of Manitowoc who was con-
victed of Illegal banking and sentenced
to pay a fine OF si,100 or spend four
months in jail here, completed his SEN
tence yesterday morning and at once
left for Minneapolis where his family
now raSidaS
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Not Quite I'D to His Record.

Terre Haute, Ind. Sept. 90. - Star
Pointer paced mile in 2:o01A in his
trial against 1894 on the Terre Haute
track yesterday He started slowly
and made the quarter in O:31h; the
half in 1:0l&, and the. last half in ss4
seconds. The third quarter in 2s seconds
IS the fastest on rncnrd
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

An old Welshwo;-,an Of the cid school
says that the hest thing 10 do With boys
who are rough and stubborn is to send
them to work in the pits Weak
ones," she added, Ought to be brought
up as ministers, and them rs isn't
rough nor weak as pupil teachers ~
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
The Good Out of 1t.

Landlady-I believe in letting coffee
boil for 80 minutes: that's the onl,
way to get the goodness out Of it.
New Boarder Casting his and leaving
it)-You succeeded admirably. ma am.
London Fun.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

Chicago, Sept. 90 The board Of
trade today by large majority
voted down the proposition to change
the grade rules to make No. 2 spring
whea. deliverable on contracts after
jan. | next.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
brotherhood Of C,fpI Les,

st. Louis. Sept. 90 Two thous-
and cripples are expected to attend
the most unique convention ever
called to order. A society will be
organized called the American
Brotherhood of Cripp!es "
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

People suffering from Kidney dis
Eases feel gradual but steady loss
Of strength and vitality. They
should lose no time in trying Foley's
Kidney Cure. 8 guaranteed prepara-
tion. For sale by T. H. Thomas.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Patchen Lowers His Record.

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. 29-On the
race track here Joe Patchen went TO
lower his record Of 2:01lz. and paced the
mile in 2:0lh. He was at the quarter
In e:31A. half in 1:02. and the third in %
seconds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
Died on Their Wedding Tour.

Denver. Sept. 29.-The identification
of portion Of half-burned railway
pass leaves no doubt that Elmer f.
Black. Pennsylvania railroad engineer.
and his wife were victims Of the rail-
road wreck at Newcastle. Colo, Sept. Q.
They were on their wedding tour.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
t. P.rs.a a.. Gr.e..land.'

London. Sept. 29.-ls is Iumored
that the United States has made
overtures to Denmark ior the lur
chase Of G.eenlsnd.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29
& r. 10 rr 's1deBt.

Lincoln. Neb. Sept. 90 Joseph
NJ. Cary, OF Wyoming. was elected
president OF the National Irrigation
congress.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

Arnold's Bromo Gallery cures head
aches; 10. 25 and SO cents. Reiss'
drug store
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-09-29

Pure, rich blood feeds the nerves.
That is why Hoods Sarsaparilla. the
great blood purifier, cures nervous
ness.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15
Call and see my neckwear.
r. L. MELTON.
SKUNKS AT THE FEAST.

Thew Invade the Dining Room of a Coving-
ton County Family.
There was an exciting time in at least
one family at Covington, KY, last Sun
day.
At the palatial homestead of DR.. and
Mrs. Barron the feast was spread and all
were prepared to DO it justice. But such
things were not to be, at least not just
then.
Through the wide open doorway stalk
ed three peculiar looking animals with
bushy tails and malodorous odor. To the
organs of vision they did not differ great
ly from the common housecat, but to the
oltactorv nerves vast was the dissimilar-
lty,. 10 cut the matter short, they were
polecats.
War was Immediately declared by the
household and the pests were soon exter-
minated. Not S, however, the smell.
1t fingers there still.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15
DAWSON Is IN THIS GAME.
Can Play Ball, But Knows Better How to
Get Cotton.

Can Play Ball, But Knows Better How to
Get Cotton.
The Eufaula Times copies from The
News paragraph telling about Daw-
sons big cotton receipts, and adds
this comment:
cit seems from this that Dawson.
however little the dear old town
knows about playing ball, is in the
game this fall. 1t knows how to get
cotton. Eufaula has hardly received
100 hundred bales in all this season,
and when Dawson was weighing 4i0
bales Saturday and Abbeyille ia and
Clayton great wads of cotton this town
succeeded in getting 80 bales. But cot
ton opens earlier about Dawson and
Abbeyille and Clayton than in this
immediate vicinity. If that is not
true we are then in the twilight of the
cotton business"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15
A SANCTIFICATION BAND.
Religious Cranks Disturb the People ot
North Carolina.

Religious Cranks Disturb the People of
North Carolina.
A correspondent from Raleigh. \. G..
to the Wilmington Messenger, saws:
Governor Russell has received a stir.
ring appeal to come to the rescue and
drive from the state the vile "sanctifca-
ton band" which has afflicted the east
ern counties. The letter says:
ave beg you to stop violators of the
laws of God and nan which are disturb
ing the good people OF our section.
There is band among us known as the
'Lynchites' going about in what thew
Call 'arks, or floats, and who are teach
ing the people that no matter what thew
DO SO long as they are 'sanctifed' it is no
SIN. The result is they are parting man
and wife. The women claim to become
sanctitied, and then whatever they do is
no sin. These people are telling people
that after specification they can be any
mans spiritual wife. They are demon
allzing the whole country, running
young women and bringing strife among
the people. They go so far as to say
that some ministers who have been
preaching Gods word twenty and for.v
years should be killed. Young women
are drowning their offspring in numbers.
Many are going crazy. The leaders are
the meanest and lowest people in the
world, and were driven FROM Virginia on
account of their behavior in that state,
We ask you to issue proclamation that
all these arks and all that have Joined
these Lynchite leave our.state. If you
desire to know more write the sheriffs
CT Beaufort, Cartarett, Pamlico, Onslow
and Pitt counties. 1t is alleged by some
that these people use a horse tanners
drug. We pray you to give US some re-
lief If you do not do something, gov
ernor, the people will, but they ask you
to give us relief"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15
RAT RAN UP HER LEG.
Black Cat Pursued the Rodent and Miss
Scheller Tainted.


Scheller Tainted.
Margaret Scheller, II years old of Jer-
oa7 City, n. j., had a startling expert
sl.e with rat. While standing talking
TO Kate Dixon, in front Of the Carvings
flats, on South street, a huge rodent.
pursued by black cat, sought refuge
under her dress. The girls saw the rat,
and. gathering up their skirts, fled for
dear life. Miss Scheller was not quick
enough, however, for before she could
get away the rat had run up her leg to
leC knee.
With shrek she grasped it through
-er clothing and held on tight, impnson-
ing 1t in her dress. The cat came on af-
lei the rat, and in its mad efforts to reach
It's prey it scratched the girls ankles
tearfully.
The rat began to squeal and Miss
9caelIer faiDted. Bicycle Policeman
James Sniffen ran up and raised the I'M
conscious woman off the sidewalk. In
uolng SO he dislodged the rat, which ran
Oh ap the sidewalk, still pursued by the
VaI The cat caught it before it had run
1ait block and killed it.
Inc girl was taken to neighbOring
oI1s store, where she was revived and
Was able to 60 home.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1897-09-15
NJ. NJ. FNRNUM.
MRS. J. b. CARR,
Milli1ergy Etc.

Great excitement prevails through
out the country over Alaska's gold
mines, but not more so than over the
recent announcements Of Mrs. j. B.
Carr's Great Bargains in Millinery
Goods. | have just opened in the Bald>
win block, next door to Baldwin IL
Co.'S, and desire to call the attan-
ton OF my friends to the fact that |
am better prepared than ever to
give them bargains, and respect
fully solicit their patronage. Examine
my stock and be convinced that / can
save you money. l don't intend to
be undersold, Farm produce taken
in exchange for goods. Respectfully
yours to serve,
MRS. j. CARR,