Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-03

was the principal fact
brought out against him to-day.
1t was shown by the testimony OF
Police Captain Herman Schuetler that
Luetgert did not show any concern
his wife, and never took
the trouble to ask the police whether
they had found any trace of her or
not. On one occasion ne called at the
police station to protest against an
article in daily paper saying that
his first wife had not died natural
death. The police at this time were
dragging the river, poking into clay
holes and patroling the lake shore
in the hope Of finding some trace OF
the missing woman, but Luetgert, at
ter he had complained of the paper,
left the station without even asking
if the police had found any trace OF
his wife.
When the police first became aware
of the disappearance Of Mrs Luetgert
through her brother, they asked Luet-
CERT what theory he had regarding her
disappearance, and he said that in his
opinion she had become insane and
had had wandered away from home.
He had not reported her going away
either to the police or his nelghbors
because, he said, it was disgrace
to have an insane wife and he did not
want people to know anything about
it. Captain Schuetler said that in all
the work the police did on the case
before the arrest of Luetgert they
never received any help or suggestions
from the husband and he never seemed
to care whether they found her or not.
Luetgert announced to-day thai he
intended to take the stand and testl-
fly in his own behalf. He said that he
had talked the matter over with his
attorneys and that they had consented
that he should do so. He said he would
tell all about his actions on the nights
mat ne had done no ssnaFEaAee , OF ms, MS
every day and this morning it was al
most impossible for the court officials
and the attorneys to force their way
through the crowd that blocked the
Railways outside Of the court room.
The hundreds of eager spectators.
equally divided between the two sexes.
kept the bailiffs busy when the
trial was resumed. Before the
court was called to order the doors
were locked and kept so until the crowd
had been dispersed by the bailiffs.
The court opened with Frank Odor-
afsky, Luetgert's smoke house man.
still in the witness chair. Yesterday
Odorafsky gave his testimony in Ger
man. This morning he abandoned that
language for Polish, his native tongue,
and new interpreter was necessary.
His direct testimony was concluded in
a few minutes, the State showing him
a thin box containing caustic soda.
This, the witness said, was like the
stuff he took from the barrel in the
shipping room and under the direction
of Luetgert broke up and placed in the
middle vat
Odorafsky was turned over to the de-
tense for cross examination and Attor-
ney Vincent questioned him first about
his connection with the police since the
arrest of Luetgert. The witness said
an officer had been with him nearly all
the time. No money, he said, had been
given him, and no position promised
him, but his wife has received money
from Inspector Shack. Just a few
cents, said Odorafsky Ito keep body
and soul together | am not giving
my testimony for money, but for con-
science,'
Odarofsky in his cross examination was
subjected to severe questioning with the
object of showing that there were discrep-
ancies between his testimony on various
points and statements, and what he had
given at Leutgert's preliminary hearing
and in the habeus corpus proceedings be-
fore Judge Gibbons. The smoke house
man declared candidly that on those FOR
mer occasions he had been examined in
German, language which he does not
speak. Many of the questions, he said,
he did not understand thoroughly, but he
answered to the best of his ABILITY To all
of Attorney Vincents questions about for
mer testimony he answered that he did
not remember what he said Odarofsky
said he only took about half a shovel full
of the red substance out of the vat. He
did not scrape out the vat or examine its
bottom thoroughly. The cross examina-
ton came to an end much earlier than
was expected and Odarofsky was permit |
ted to go.
Frank Lewandowski, also a Pole, was
called next. He is at present employed as |
a laborer by the Northwestern railway.
Lewandowski was employed in the Lieut. |
CERT factory up to May last, when the |
sheriff took possession. His work was the !
boiling and wrapping of hams, and to /
distinguish him from the other Frank |
lOdarofsky) who was called Smoke
Frank" he had the nickname of Ham |
Frank" Lewandowski's testimony was
mainly corroborative of that of Odarofsky.
he assisted the latter in breaking I'D the
'austic soda and in putting it in the vat.
When he saw that Odarofsky had burned
lis hands with the stuff, the witness said
lie covered his hands with rags. and also
'ut cloth over his fact to protect him
elf
The witness assisted Odorafsky in clean
ng the floor about the vat on the Monday
GLOWING the first of May. He said he
Examined the red substance which came
rom the vat and found it had an offensive
NELL There were 10 smoke house doors
ear the vat which were wet and had this
ed substance on them showing that they
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