Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08

Chicago, October 7.-One more day of
evidence and then the finish of the
Luetgert murder trial will be in sight.
The State announced to-day that it has
but few more witnesses and that it
would get through them without much
delay tomorrow. An adjournment will
then De taken until Monday, when the
defense will offer a small mount of
sur-rebuttal and the way will then be
clear for the arguments of the attor-
neys, which will take one week.
1t was bad day for the defense. The
evidence of two of their chief witnesses
Vas almost destroyed. Mary Simmering
Ind William Charles, Luetgert's bust
hess PARTNER, were the sufferers. Wit
less after witness came upon the stand
ind swore that when Mary Semmering
lad denied that she had admitted i'm
proper relations with Luetgert she had
not told the truth. They said she had
admitted it, and in the most uneqffuivo-
.al manner. Most of these witnesses
were members of the grand jury which
had indicted Luetgert, and their evil
ience was crushing. They all told the
same story and the most desperate eff
forts of the defense could not shake
one of them.
Prominent business men who had
dealings with Charles, and bankers
with whom he had done business, swore
that he could not be believed under
oath, and told of shady business trans
actions of which he had been guilty.
In this case, as in that of Mary Sem
mering, the defense made frantic eff
forts to save the character of their wit
ness, but were not able to accomplish
anything.
building to-day was larger than upon
any other morning during the present
week. 1t was composed of the usual
mix ture of men and women of extreme
stations in life. The policemen and
deputy sheriffs on duty had several
violent arguments with the throng
over the matter of admission to Judge
TuthilIs court room, and hundreds
were turned away disappointed and
angry. Never before in Chicago has
the interest in a murder trial been sus-
tanned from start to finish as it has
been in the Luetgert case.
When court opened the impeaching
process adopted by the prosecution was
resumed. Police Officer Charles Griebe-
how was called to the witness stand
% testify to certain dates of material
events in the case in contradiction of
witnesses for the defense
William Fulbeck, Luetgert's former
aostler, gave an interesting bit of evil
dence with reference to Mary Siemmer-
ing. In fact, the testimony of Fulbeck
was the opening wedge for a violent
attack upon Luetgert's pretty servant
girl, for love of whom the prosecution
asserts the sausage maker killed his
wife. Fulbeck said that he missed Mrs.
Luetgert on May l, but said nothing
lntil May 8. Then l asked Mary
Siemmering where Mrs. Luetgert was,
Mid the witness
What did she say?" inquired the
States Attorney Deneen. "She said
Mrs. Luetgert was up stairs in bed" re-
iponded witness.
Are you sure that she told you that
N May 80" Il am positive
Attorney Phalen tried to get Fulbeck
20 change the date to day in the latter
Dart Of April, but the witness was OBJ
durate, and chung to his original state
ment.
Luetgert's heavy features which had
been contorted by his habitual frown
augmented by physical pain caused by
an atmosphereical change, relaxed
somewhat as he caught sight of Mrs
Christian Field. The big sausage max
er smiled-then an expression Of scorn
shone in his eyes. Mrs. Field is the
woman who loaned Luetgert money and
who on the witness stand remarked
that she was very sorry for having done
SO. Luetgert wrote her many letters
of a tender and supplicating character