The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-13
LUB7GBRq'S RELIANCE.
His Boys Brought Into Court
to Play Upon the Sym
pathy Of the Jury.
JUDGE TUTHILL'S REBUKE
Counsel for the Defence Raves
About Perjury and Conspiracy
-Phalen Tangled Up.
JUDGE TUTHILL'S REBUKE

CHICAGO, Oct. 13, 1S97.-The usual mad
rush for Judge TuthilPs court room fol-
loWed Immediately after the doors of the
Criminal Court building were opened to-
day and for nearly two hours people stood
in line waiting to be admitted to the
room. Hundreds were turned away when
the court room became filled.
Attorney Phalan opened the argument
to the jury on behalf of the defense. He
will be followed by ex-Judge Vincent, who
will close the case for Luetgert in a
speech lasting nearly two hours.
IF this case had been submitted to the
jury when the State closed it's evidence
1 verify believe verdict of not guilty
would have resulted at once" declared
Attorney Phalen 1.-The evidence of the
prosecution came from intimidated wit
nesses, who perjured themselves, he
asserted with emphasis. These witness
es were brought in by the police and
drilled in what they were to swear to.
They came into this court to swear away
the life of an innocent man. During
the progress of this trial we had good
illustration of the perjury in this case
when Emma Schimpke, after giving her
evidence, left the stand and admitted to
her friends that she had deliberately lied.
Police persecution and intimidation per-
colates throughout the entire case. The
case fairly drips with the vile rotten
ness of police methods. The chain OF
circumstances about which Mr.. McEwen
had said so much is composed of distort-
ed and fragmentary bits of perjured evil
dence so wholly contradictory and unre-
of ans
men can for a moment give it credence.
Gentlemen, you are the judges of the
law and the evidence. 1t remains for
you ito say whether my client is to unjust
ly suffer at the hands of perjurors.
At this point in his argument Attorney
Phelan had become worked up to high
pitch of excitement and became trifie
confused. He talked obout "false per-
jury and said, Those or these state
memts you heard" States Attorney De,
suppress laughter and Assistant state
AttorneyMcEwan pulled his blonde NOUS
tache until his face grew red because OF
Of the self-inficted pain. Ex-Judge Vim
cent started at his colleague in an an
noyed manner Attorney Phalen gradu-
ally recovered himself. and talked on po-
lice intimdationS and kindred topics.
An incident of the session was the ap-
pearance in court of Luetgert's two little
sons The lads had not been in court for
several weeks. They climbed unon- their
fathers knees and he fondled them while
Attorney Phalen GRATED. Assistant States
Attorney McEwen approached Judge
Tuthill and quietly objected to the chill
dren being conspicuously exhibited before
the jury. Judge Tuthill ordered that they
be sent to seats removed from the one
occupied by their father.
In loud tone of voice ex Judge Vincent
objected to the removal of the children.
"Oh, your object is plain enough, and
will not permit it, retorted Judge Tut
hill.
II note an exception to the remarks OF
the Court said ex-Judge Vincent.
Very WELL go on Mr.. Phalen," ordered
the Court.
But Luetgert's children were removed
and will not be allowed to play upon the
sympathies of the jury