The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-22
LUETGERT'S TRIAL A FIzzLE.
NO AGREEMENT REACHED AND THE
JURY Is DISCHARGED.

Nine stood For Conviction and Three
For AcuuIttal-The Sausage Mans
Nerve I'm Evidence to the Last.
States Attorney Says He Will he
Tried Again-APplicHtiOn For BAH
To he Made To-dRy--Luetgert
Makes a Statement For the Assoc
ciRted Press, Swearing His InnO-
cence of the Crime, and That He Is
More Sinned Against Thnn Sinning.
Chicago, Oct. 21.-The gray light of IA
cool autumn morning struggled through
the big windows of Judge Tuthills court
to-day as Adolph Luetgert, the man who
has been on trial on the charge of mur-
dering his wife and boiling her body in
a vat. heard, from the foreman of the
twelve men who have been considering
his case for the past sixty-six hours the
words, I'VE are unable to agree upon
verdict"
Imperturbable as ever, evincing no JOY at
the words. the wonderful nerve of the
Northsider was with him to the end.
He stood up, and with only good-nat-
ured smile on his swarthy face. shook
hands with his son, Arnold, his counsel
and his partner, William Charles. In less
than five minutes he was led back to jail,
the jury dismissed and the great trial
was over.
The twelve men were divided as Follows:
For conviction and the death penalty,
Heickhold, Boyd, Bibby, Mahoney, Beh-
miller, Hosmer, Shaw, Franzon and Fow.
ler
For acquittal, Harley, Holabird and
Barber.
Immediately after they were discharged,
the jury requested to be allowed to re-
turn to the room which had been the
scene of their discussion for so long. This
was granted.
Twenty minutes later the Jurors filed
back into court, and Foreman Hieckhold
handed the following to Clerk Knoch,
who, by order Of the court, read it aloud:
I'VE, the Jurors in the case of the peo-
pie of Illinois VS.. A L. Luetgert, render
to the presiding judge, Hon Richard S.
Tuthill, and the brilliant states attorney,
Charles S. Deneen, and his no less brill
liant assistant, Mr.. William M. McEwen,
as well as the attorneys for the defense,
our most heartfelt thanks for the very
kind treatment we have received at their
hands, and we do not hesitate to state
that were IL not for the way in which
they have attended to our personal COM
forts, as well as TO our sanitary condition,
the hardships would have been very great.
AS to the trial, we wish to state that
while the evidence was such that we were
unable to agree upon verdict, one thing
we did agree about, and that is that the
circumstances were such that the police
had ample reason to prosecute on the
showing without hearing the defense, and
we commend them for having done their
duty in the case"
This was signed by Foreman Heick-
hold and the balance of the jury.
Yes, sir, we will try him again." said
States Attorney Deneen, when asked as
to the probability of Luetgert being
brought into court a second time.
when we will get at 1t. however, is
something l cannot tell you now The
case stands now with US as though there
never had been trial. The second trial
has no bearing whatever on the case just
closed"
At I o'clock this afternoon counsel for
Leutgert gave the states attorney notice
that they would tomorrow morning, at
10 o'clock, make formal application before
Judge Tuthill for the admission of the
prisoner to bail. Judge Tuthill will be
asked to fix the amount of bail at $15,C00, |
but Leutgert win enter court prepared
to furnish bonds of $4,000 if necessary.
States Attorney Deneen was not prepar- |
ed to say whether or not the application
would be resisted 1t was
admitted by several members of
the jury that the disagreement was
brought about by wide difference OF
opinion regarding the rings found in the |
vat, the testimony of Emma and Gottlieb |
Schimpke and the testimony of Kenosha |
witnesses, who positively testified tina,
they saw Mrs. Louisa Luetgert alive in |
the Wisconsin town on May and g. Juror |
tba rfn
in the middle vat of Luetgert's factory |
were Mrs Luetgert's rings. Holablrd was |
inclined to believe the story of the Keno |
sha witnesses, despite the impeaching evil |
dence introduced, and Barber would not |
believe the strong evidence given by the |
Schimpke sisters These were considered |
the strong features Of the trial by these |
jurors.
The Associated Press tonight obtained |
the one great feature missing in the fam |
Gus Luetgert case--the sworn testimony
of the defendant hmself--Adolph L. Luet- |
CERT
Closely following the final result Of the |
trial, which has attracted world wide at
tention, Luetgert made under oath. to- |
night statement for the Associated Press |
concerning the fearful crime charged |
against him, the first sworn statement yet |
made by him. The affidavit was put in |
writing, in due legal form, and is certl- |
fed TO by a notary.
Ex-Judge William A. Vincent the lead |
ing counsel for the defendant in this cell |
ebrated case, the man 10 whose brains and |
skill and energy Luetgert beyond all |
doubt, owes his great legal victory, gave |
consent to the affidavit being made.
The affidavit explicitly declares Luet- |
gerts innocence. The document in full is |
as follows:
ITO the Public-The result of my trial, |
ending to-day, is victory for me, because |
OF the disagreement Of the jury, but am |
very much disappointed and very much |
surprised that the jury did not bring In a |
verdict Of not guilty.
II did not kill my wife. and do not know |
where she is, but l am sure that II is |
only question of time until she comes |
home
81 did not go upon the witness stand |
because my lawyer, Judge Vincent, was |
bitterly opposed to my doing so, and be- |
cause he advised me 1t was not necessary.
~ am grateful for the tremendous |
change in public sentiment, in my favor. |
and time will demonstrate that / am not |
only an innocent, but very grievously /