Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-10-05
.THI DEFENSE RESTS.
Ills ATTORNEYS ADVISED AGAINST IT,
subject OF Evidence Changes from ron..
10 "e'therand Jowelry-Proseeut,on
Has Eighty More Witnesses.

r'hS'' murder trial rested Its onaa
To-Day after two witnesses had .tss,i.
"eu' Luetgert did not go on the wit.
meas stand in his own defense
soon after court convened ex.1rd.,
vincent and Attorney Phalen asked
permission to consult with their Oh.
eHt privately. Judge Tulhil said
"-y might do 80. and Luetgert and
nus lawyers retired TO discuss wbotber
or not Luetgert would 20 on the Va.
hess stand. EN-Judge vincent vlgor.
ously opposed the suggestion. ue
pointed out 10 Luetgert that VIM.
CHARLES his business partner. had told
P''eueally the story Luetgert would
tell. "'-'u
You cannot add to 1t anything that
VIII benefit YOU" said Judge Vincent
IL you go upon the witness stand Won
WIN be subjected to a cross-examlna-
uon lasting days and covering the on
tire period Of your life. You viii get
excited and you will say things which
VIII injure your case. My advice to
you is, Keep mum"
Attorney Phalen was inclined TO In.
Vor Luetgerts desire to go upon the
witness stand. He thought the big
sausage maker might be able to ex-
pain some things more satisfactorily
than other witnesses had. He also
believed that the absence from the
| witness stand Of the principal actor In
\ the great tragedy might prejudice him
| ph,iar -, IN, ny yu.s bus attorney
on ex-Jud,.o V,,,ris - ~ alIl'.s .ne iosls
T,,e,osr, so a., ~ ms, ptVPoail'oh, 1hd
ro,,nsoi,s s oH't az "'uiu ap'ue py ms
Vvher ,h" 80.
t,,rn,'1 ~, 49, MSr's ala Luetgett re-
! rH,,.. -, 49, 'S'lsu''a,'un' Lutt-
si'n n. :. ,,,'.,, ~, D1ie VIZ eAPIss-
,'-,'li,t T." I'M -, ~ Bteatest us
o,,,,,,'','ti,' -, " Wv sliai " MN was
~, i'V ,,i,,nt,, VI, i9e. tsat ne was mol 70
s,ts anS w " W.S'y III MS own pe
| s5i5 H. ,,rnid '''' 'u'S as ne "au
nj. u,I,
ne hTs' Ml'hess called TO-DAY was
nj. 49,, 80 W sue ohl.eu SUITES
arS ~ ~. ", e"u, ne Am. Win Satus
- A." ",''t ,sSe tUNc tii.s 'he n,sht vi
- ~ ,.i,S't,i,,.' mn, M"S hiouuS NJ SIpuaso
n,,t Ia, ~ 5't,,,,,o w. mas u.vNsns
,'s,i,,,y,,, ,,t,,'l'sl'' eSutseiaet Wv
49, ,a,, VI ,'i ..''s.,, WY i'au swo.n
81 ~ , 80 s'euu ~. tne suSs. ~
Ira,c,,r, onb ~ -. ,sai,, a' ,a,, ~
III" sn,,snr'a ,',r,,r,
1bn G,.st ,.,aras' .,n.a a,,or ,,a
conS,,lntion ~ ino,,or, "a bis a,,or NV
neys Was Mrs. Marx CHARLES, wife of
w, Sha,ias e. e., ma h,s,,os s
,',rt ,i NJ iCb.,,iss ia ,,o, nNon
s'.,.s,,i n,,asi,','s NJ, Ina,ror, Nod
Lii a., ~. - az -, ,n., o,s,ay Mo
h,,st..,'a -, 80 T., ,s,si,,s,,!s aS
ns',,i H. ,vIIi nn,S ,.oint ,bsir dngar af
No ana snv .sha ia the wife az tho
Rlilgare maker yvhn failed | cannot
sISnd thnf" ON Nav the witness
said she saw Mrs. i,uetgert the last
limo. II WAS nbOut II o'clock in the
morning. Mrs. Luctccrt again said she
was going away and iereated that she
could moi stand the disgrace the failure
had brought u.Un hcf family. she
| turned away and I never saw her
ngain.r concluded tn. witness.
/ 4 dramatic scene followed. 1t has
hscn agreed that Iuetgert has Of
fered I'M explanation OF the evidence
OF the prosecution except the rings
found in the vat in which the body OF
Mrs. Luetgert Is alleged to have been
1isinterrnted The rings were stuck
tngethcr. according to the story OF
[ Policeman Swan. who found them.
ENpcrts who examined them said the
rings were glued together by human
nssb In one OF these rings were en-
grayed the letters IL. l." the initials
Of Mrs Louise L.uetgert. The theory
~ Tho persecution was that they had
drained from the dissolved finger OF
Mrs. Luetgert in the vat and had been
glued together by flesh tissues.
sshnnt RE missing woman's threats to
finger rings?" asked Attorney Phalen
" "hont the mlsIng momans threats to
isrye home.
~ have" REPLIED the witness.
"uow MANY"
.sbn w,rs two"
nVsre tbev pold rings?" t.
.rhH,, ,,'.rs
.sy,tv ss,y Thorn often?.
oySs yfrv often"
] ahoscrti,a ,hs,n-con vou7"
! nnoth were plain gold rings, nearly
sizdH'aa IN the width 1
uIuu , ~, hem I am sure perhaps
III, ~ "cNntninea Mrs Ieutrert's In.
,t iii 3,
ma ,,o, aver see this ring l now
"a "a, y,
MT n was one Of the rings found In the
,,at peonis in The courtroom stood
vat Iy"l'ts ~ ,bctr pscts with
up nhu e, ,u,nrls, Will. the witness
u Ii,,,,, ~ rjrr Thc courtroom
eAalii tl. ~ re ,r,vyd of snseta-
- stroirrd thcil ears 70 catch the
/ reply or M Cn'I 's2' ,h., r,,,. no
Nc siE' l en meyer S cnsv sn lit is
narrower tnaH e''''e' Va '"'-N
/ LuetSeit were , h,,daa % hor
| me otnyt lins .a We M IL Tor SONS
/ ana inc "''"eS7 e'-e'
tine; H. g.. bout the slze Of one
Il'S LIS 70 80 wore +" gaid Mrs.
OF NY ona iiii ..bn, cannot tell do