The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-04
SURE OF THE RINGS
THREE WOMEN TESTIFY WHO KNEW
LBS. LUETGERT.


Seen on the Hands of the Missing Woman
Defense Makes Nothing OF the At
tempt to shake Their Convictions
Judge TuthiiI Adjourns Court and
Visits the Sausage Factory
Chicago. Sept. S.-Three women gave
dana ging evidence agains. the defend
an: in the Luetgert trial today. They
positively identified the rings found in
the vat as being The properly OF Mrs.
Luetgert. ad said that they had seen them
OH her hands, and one OF them had talk
ed with her about the rings a, one time,
and SO felt sure that the rings found in
the vat and those she saw on Mrs Lue'-
gerts fingers were the same. The de-
Tense made a desperate effort 70 break
down the evidence OF the three women.
but they all stuck 10 their stories and
swore that the rings were those which
the wife OF the sausage maker had worn
before she disappeared.
The session OF court wa, shor. in the
afternoon, as Judge Tuthill said that ne
desired 10 make a personal visit TO the
factory and see for himself where the
murder is said 20 have been committed.
He took with him one attorney from the
side OF ut defense and one from those en-
gagged in the prosecution. and during
their visit 10 the factory no other per-
son was allowed around the premises
Carl Voelker, a chemist who had been
at one time engaged with LuetgerI when
ne manufactured permanganate OF pot
ash, and who was al one time snip
ping clerk in the factory. testified dur
ing the afternoon session that he was
familiar with all OF Lue;gerts processes
for the making OF sausage and that ne
had never had any decision 10 use caus-
tic potash around the place. The de-
PENDANT could not, he said, have secured
il for the purpose Of using IL in the
making OF sausage. During all OF the
time that Voelker was around the fac
tory, he said, the vats were never used
Voelker told the Jury that on one oc-
casion he saw Luetgert use violencet o.
wards his wife. She and another wo-
man came into the office OF the factory
one afternoon, and Luetgert appeared TO
be in a rage. The witness was not in the
office, but he saw Luetgert push his wife
and her companion out OF the door Oh
the Office.
Mrs Lue:gert and the lady with her
hurried away much excited, ana ne
heard Mrs. Luetgert say:
He has a revolver and will kill US.
The witness said he'd id not see the
revolver.
The crush around the court room has
increased 10 such proportions that Il was
found necessary TO take active measures
TODAY 10 keep the crowd away from the
trial. The court room Is on the third
floor of the criminal court building. and
orders were given that none OF the pas
senger elevators should stop except al
the second and fourth floors. Officers
were then stationed at the etairways and
nobody who did not have business IN
the court room was allowed TO pass.
The cross-examination OF Police Cap
tain Schuttler was resumed where IL
was left off yesterday. Attorney VIM
cent for the defense asked TO nave
stricken from the case the captain
statement that ne did not go 10 New
York 20 find out whether Mrs. Luetgert
had been seen there alive, but 10 look up
the reputation OF Grotty, the man who
said he had met her on Broadway. At !
t1rney Vincent said the statement was !
prejudicial. The court refused 10 sus- I
tain the motion and Captain Schuttler |
told of his trip to New York and his in /
vestigation OF Grottys reputation. He /
said the state wanted TO be prepared TO 4
prove ne was a perjurer II ne appeared l
in the case as a witness for the defense |
Captain Schuttler was asked about the 1
visit OF Attorney Vincent TO the East .
Chicago avenue police station on the /
day Of Luetgert's arrest but the state l
put in an objection. Mr.. Vincent stated
TO the court that he expected 20 prove
by Luetgert that when he was arrested
Inspector Setback refused to permit
any person TO see him until the next day.
The attorney said he was not allowed
70 see him and was compelled 70 begin
a habeas corpus proceeding. Judge
TuthTll refused TO admit any evidences
the matter.
inspector Setback Is no: on trial
here" said the court.
LIEUTENANT HUTCHINSON.
Captain Schuttler was excused and
Police Lieutenant George Hutchinson
was called. This witness corroborated
the testimony OF Captain Schuttler as
10 the visit made by him and Schutter
on May S 10 Luetgert az the latter's
home 70 secure from him a statement
regarding the disappearance II his wife.
He said Luetgert stated ne had hired no
g. u al. Z
he had previously told Bicknese that ne
had engaged t~s private detectives
d - sfSS. TJ-FfSERTs RINGS.
Officer Walter 5. Dean. ot the Sbe'-
field station, introduced the subject OF
the rings found in the vat in the sausage
factory. l. was Officer Dean who found
the two gold rings in the middle va. In
which. Il = charged. Mrs Lueigert's
BODY was dissolye5 in causdc potash.
The officer told ot the examination OF
the vat and the discovery CT The trink-
e.s In the same manner il nad been re-
lated by other witnesses.
h was followed BY Mrs idaho Har-
-is. who was he first ot series u W.T.
7esses who identified the rings as hav-
ng been worn by Mrs. Lue:gert. whom
sne sad sae had known for seven years
szd lad often v.site5 her a. her ho11e.
sl4 vas positive tina: The large gold
bard. with the Initials Il /" and he
mark Isk in the inside was Mrs. Lus:-
zert's welding rlng- Ao01; FIVE years
AID. she said. while sitting with Mrs..
Laetger: II her kitchen the sausage
we took OF her rings and
showed them % her. The smaller ing
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