The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-20
WAITING FOR The VERDICT
sixteen Thousaad Dollars Offered to
Save Luetgert's Neck.
4 DISAGREEMENT ALMOST CERTAIN,
The Sausage Maker Maintains Z
Dogged Courage, and Says the
Jury VIII Acquit Him.

Chicago, October 1s.-Weary and worn,
the jury In the famous Luetgert case early
this morning resumed Its deliberations Of
the evidence which lay piled up before 1t
on a table In typewritten form.
All discussion of the case ceased shortly
after O'Clock this morning. and the tired
Jurors slept. Some Of them stretched
themselves out on the hong table In tho
jury room, others laid down on the floor
with their coats for pillows, and few
dozed In their chairs. For several hours
the silence was unbroken IN the room save
for the heavy breathing and occasional
snore that fioated through the keyholc
and over the slightly opened transom to
greet the ears of the bailiffs. Connors and
Walcott, who sat outside.
AT O'Clock q bailiff took the order for
breakfast and half an hour later IT was
served. After the meal was disposed OF
room, which indicated that discussion
was in progress. Soon this ceased and at
$40 silence again reigned. Then rumor
ran about that the jury had agreed TO
ton of the case had been Abandoned.
This was followed by another report to
the effect that n verdict or guilty mad
been voted and that the deadlock was on
CERT. Still another report had 1t that the
jury stood etght for conviction ana tour
for acquittal.
culation around the big building the daily
crowd was rapidly gathering In the VI
entity of the Michigan street entrance:
Women called as early ~ o'csock ana
sought admission to Judge Tuthilfs court
room before the janitors had completed
the work of putting the room On order.
over In the Jail Luetgert was early astir.
TO an Associated Press reporter Iuetgert
said II slept well and ate a hearty
breakfast this mormng-I could eat an,
other In a little while. / believe ! VIII
be acquitted Every hour the jury Is out
tell what jury will do. after ALL" con-
Five minutes before the time set for
the opening of court the crowd IN inc
that of yesterday. Instead of the pushing
nervous throng who packed the room yes
terday and late in the night, about TWEEN
ty-fve people. mostly lawyers, newspaper ,, ape
were present. The rows OF benches wnich
on yesterday were graced by women IN
matinee costumes were empty. me strict
orders given regarding. the admission OF
people were we'll carried out Outside the
court the street facing it was well hlled
with an orderly throng,. waiting patiently
for verdict The gathering was small
compared with last nights crowd, which
damned the street and sent up noises OF
iii dissertations. One by one the lawyers
arrived at the court room AT 10 O'CLOCK
Judge Tuthill sent word that he was IN
easy reach and would come to the court
room ON notification that his presence was
desired. Toward midday the court room
began to fill up. Many notable men crowd,
ed their way into the room and remained
some time, in the hope of hearing YER
dict.
Judge Vincent sat quietly in the court
room during the long. morning and smii,
t,tA n$k
that verdict Of acquttal would be rem
dered.
Arnold Luetgert was not as confident as
the chief counsel II, his fathers case. He
felt sure of disagreement, however, and
remarked with considerable earnestness:
"As long as Juror Boyd, tho printer, hangs
out my father will never be convicted. !
believe Boyd is enc of the men who Is
holding the jury. and he is one of father
strongest champions. AS long as he is
with US we have nothing to fear"
tho verdict was broker at noon by the. ar
rival AT the court room of Judge Tuthill.
lie had been sent for by states Attorney
Deetan. The States attorney said that
about the breakfast that had been served
them and wanted to see II the judge could
not guarantee a better dinner. Judge Tut
hill remarked that under the old law
Jurors had to be content with bread and
water. but he directed that good. sub
stant,al dinner be served them. He said
II trey did nict agree tn.S AFTERNOON he
W cIl6 keep them out all night
The long afternoon wore slowly away,
with nothing to relieve 1t. Judge Tuthill
did not put In an appearance at o'clock,
but sent word that he would not come to
the court room again tonight unless
verdict were reached.
Two letters addressed to the foreman OF
the jury have been received by Judge Tut
hill Offering brides aggregatSng $4,000 for
an acau1ttal or disagreement States
Attorney Deenan thinks the letters are q
hoax: but Captain Setback believes them
genuine.
Just before retiring for the night the
jury took another ballot, the veto standing
nine for conviction and three for acquit-
tai Tho four Jurors who have been stand
,,nS out for ac1uittal are Behmillcr, Bar
Der Ho,ablrd and Harley. The two latter
are stu for acqusttal, but either Behmll-
1 Ter or Barber has come over to the State
There Is much feeling against Harley
among the jurors who favor the death
renalty. They say he will not argue the
case IN any way but sticks solidly for
- Cnicago. October 1850 n. m.-Judee
Iuthiii mas Just announced that there is
no poss be chance of a verdict in the
l-ue'gert case before tomorrow.