The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-04
THREE WOMEN TESTIFY
Tell What They Know About
Mrs. Luetgert's Rings.
FOUND THEM IN THE VAT
The Witnesses Swear That They Be-
longed 20 tho Sausage Makers
Wife Defense Could Not Break
Down Their Evidence.

Chicago. Sept. s.-Three women gave
damaging evidence against the defend
ant la the Lurtgcrt trial to-day. They
positively idontiiicd the rings found IN
the vat a. being the property uf Mrs,
l.urtgcri and said that they had seen
them on her hands, and one of them
had talked with her about the rings at
one time. and 81 felt sur that the
rings found In the vat and those she
saw on Mrs. I.uetScr,s fingers were
the same.
Tn. defense made a desperate effort
10 break down the evidence OF the
three women. hut they all stuck to
their stories and swore the rings we're
those the wife III the sausage maker
had worn before she disappeared.
The cross-examination OF Police Cap
tain Schuttlcr was resumed al the
opening of court. Police Lieutenant
Hutchinson corrnborated the evidence
of Captain Schuttler as To the visit
made by him aud schuttler Ola May
Ia Luetgrrt at the lattrr's home Z" Sc
cure from him statement regarding
IN. disappearance of his wife oficer
Dean of the sheffield station. who found
two gold rings In ia. middle vat Ia
which Il is charged Mrs. Luetgert's
body was dissolved IN caustic potash,
testified concerning the discovery. lie
was followed by Mrs. Ida Harris, who
wss the first of series ~ WITNESSES
Who idenIincd the rings ~ having been
worn by Mrs. i.uctgeri.
The session of court was short In the
afternoon. rs Judge Tuthill said that
he desired Ia make a personal visit to
the factory and see for himself where
the murder is said ~ have been COM
mitted. n. took with him an attorney
| from the side of the defense and one
| from those engaged In the prcsec ution
other person was allowed around the
I premises.
carl korlkrr. "A chemist who had
been AZ one time engaged With Luct-
gsri when hc manufartured pcfulan-
ganai. of potash. and who was al one
time q shipping clerk In thr factory.
testified during the afternoon that he
was familiar with all of the number of
processes of making sausage and he did
not have any occasion To us. any caus-
tic potash around the place. The de-
fendant could not. h. said. have sr-
cured Il for the purpose of using II In
Inakias- sauAAAe. Durinx- al ~ -LhL
time that Noelker Vas around the fac-
tory he said the watts We're never used
! Noeiker told the jury that ON one
occasion he saw Lu,tgert Use violence
tow ard his wife. She and another wo-
man cam. into the Office of the fac
tory on. afternoon and Luetsert ap-
| pesrrd Ia be In "A rage. The witness
Was not In the Office. but he saw Luet
4 gcri push his wife and her cnmpa MON
out of the door ~ the officr. Mrs. Luct-
CERT and the lady with her hurried
away much excited. and he heard Mrs
1.netgcr, sas HE has revolver and
will kill us" Tn. witness said he did
/ net see the revolver
TIL. crush around the court room was
increased Ia such proportions that II
was found necessary 10 take active
measures o-dsy Ia keep the crowd
, away from the trial. The cour; room
1 l. on the third noor 80 the crimina
court building aud orders Mer. giycr
that none ~ tn. passenger elevators
should stop except at the second and
fourth floors. Officers were then sta
toned NJ IN. siairways and nobod,
who did not have business In the rour
room WAS allowed 10 pass.