The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-02

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Pro,scutlon-A BIT OF rCHuItIe Repartee.
CHICAGO, oct. 1.-The prosecution IS
manning the delivery of a crushing
bIow to the defense in the Luetgert
murder trial. When this blow reaches
the solar plex!s OF this case all sesa-
,,,,lds. p0alanges temporals, and other
anatomical exhibits will be knocked out
of consideration for the time being. II
IL now asserted that the prosecution
will produce upon the witness stand
three OF the women whom witnesses
have Identified as Mrs. Luetgert. one
OF these is the women who was seen by
half dozen persons in Keuoshd, Wis,
on May 4 and 5, She is now in Chicago
and Is being watched constantly by
detective. This Is the woman wholett one
Of her slippers In the Kenosha police
station. She was described by several
witnesses who saw her at the north
western station In Kenosha and at two
OF the leading hotels OF the town and
identified by means OF a photograph as
Mrs. Luetgert. This woman Will be
nut on the witness stand. She will re-
late all conversations she had with the
polIce officials and others In Kenosha,
il Is said. The woman is claimed TO be
character we'll known In certain dis
trlcts Of Chicago.
TRACED BY DETECTIVES.
Detective De Celle has traced the wo-
man met on the country road near Ke-
HYy Gahnla 80
identified as Mrs. Luetgert, 10 Joliet.
where she Is now said to be located.
She will be called to the witness stand,
It is said and will testify that she Is a
local evangellst.and was in the vicinity
OF Kenosha on the date mentioned in
the interest OF some religious work Chi
cago detectives are now in the vicinity
OF Elgn. H., running down the story OF
Peddler Opdyke. who positively identi
fled one of two women who slept In
grove near his wagon at Lake UrIch,
near Elgln, on the night Of June 4, as
Mrs. Luetgert. 1t has been discovered,
Il Is said, that these women were gyp-
ses who belonged to band Of nomads
seen in the vicinity OF Elgin during the
first two weeks of June. II this testl-
mony is introduced and well supported,
II will have the effect OF sIcustuy -
doubt as to the identlfcations OF Wit
nesses who believe they saw Mss. Luet-
CERT soon after her disappearance. The
production OF the women who have been
Identified as Mrs. Luetgert will follow
the closing of the evidence Of the de-
fense and viii be in the nature OF rebuff
tai evidence.
ALLPORT'S WEARY DAY
The monotony of the scientific and
painfully technical proceedings OF the
trial to-day was relieved by hearty
laugh at the expense OF DR.. Airport, the
chief astrological expert Of the defense,
during the afternoon session. Dr.. All
port had identified a piece Of bone as
the temporal OF a human being He ob-
served that the bone would indicate
tina. the person had been large aud
strong.
Yes. suppose he was" observed AS
sistant States Attorney McEwen. "Hs
was gorilla"
This announcement rather staggered
Dr.. Allport, but he Joined In the general
laugh among lawyers, experts and
Spectators.
There was n warm tint between the
witness and Assistant States Attorney
McEwcn during the afternoon. After
answering a question. DR. Airport pro-
Ceedrd to give a little explanatory lee
ture depressing somewhat from the
subject under consideration, When he
paused McEwan gazed at the witness
II moment and remarked: "You are a
little too fresh"
Ex-Judgc Vincent was on his feet in
moment appealing for protection for
the witness
"a little rebuke like that Is good for
some people, remarked Assistant
States Attorney McEwen. zone small
head does not contgin all there is to
know about bones"
Ex-JudEe Vincent continued to de-
mand that his chief anatomlst be pro-
tected by the court. Judge Tuthlll put
q stop to the dispute by leaning over
Ills desk and remarklng: Gentlemen,
proceed with the trial Of this case"
LECTURE ON BONES.
Dr. Airport never worked harder
while delivering a lecture on descriptive
and comparative anatomy before
class In the Northwestern University.
than he did In hts descriptive talk be-
io'o The jury IN the Luetgcrt case to-
DAY lle drew diagrams and pictures OF
ho10H,lDclulng human scaamo!ds, tenn
pnf1ls. rhnlanEes and Others, and de-
scfIbol them. Then he drew more pic
lures OF the same bones I'm the lower un-
finals aud compared them. pointing out
t" difference. Few In the crowded court
tp1m appreciated the rcmnrks Of the
dTm0ugtrator. II was Greek to nearly
an except the attorneys and experts,
Tho Jurors followed the descriptive talk
drrlmIlv.
The severe cross examination took n
c10Ilnfablr degree Of pogllIvoncsB ont
OF the witness. The questions put to
him by Assistant states Attorney Me
Even, but framed by Professor Dorsey.
tested his knowledge Of bones severely.
After falling into several clovcrly loil
pitfalls. Dr Airport became wary, His
nNswcrH were not 70 ptumpt decisive
and iurHc as at first lln hosItntCd ana
explained, ana when the ordeal was ov-
ur iha witness was much pleased
The battle at the bpnaB VIII continue
tomorrow Professor GckIoy is to be
called lp tell the Jury what hu knows
about hJnoH, both human nnd lower an
imw The experts are not expected 20
fUHh before thp middle NJ nuxt week.
NNSn they net through Lu0lgrH lr cE-
NHrtr4 tu 30 oH The stand AirtfHy
UHin'H Attorney bCrnnu IN rfcnIvlnG
It1uu7lB FOR pnHBo7 on "Lu0IUrrr day
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