Iron County register., 1897-09-30
Extracts From the Statement.

SATAN, IN SHAPE OF AN ENGLIsHMAE.
"a little over year ago, Satan, ia
the shape of a medium-sized, we'll
dressed and educated Engishman
named Robert Davey, came to Luetgert,
and was the cause of all his trouble"
said ex-Judge Vincent. This man
came with forged letters of introduc-
tion, representing himself as man OF
great means. Luetgert has always
carried his heart on his sleeve, as you
will see when he goes on the witness
stand"
This was the first official notice that
Luetgert would testify in his own be-
half. and the announcement was re-
ceived with a show of interest by the
prosecution and the spectatorsl.
DAvEY's ALLURING BAIT.
"Davey told Luetgert he could be the
sausage king of the world" went on
ex-Judpe Vincent. And Luetgert be-
lieved him, for Davey was an artist in
painting glowing pictures of wealth
and fame. He told Luetgert he rep
resented an English syndicate. and
that a company would be organized
with a capital of S500,000 and
bonds for an additional $500, 900 would
be issued. The company would be
known as the A. L. Luetgert Sausage
& Packing Co., Davey said, and Luet-
CERT would be given $500, 900 cash and
500, 600 worth of stock. Out of the
cash he could pay off $50, 900 of in
debtedness which was covered by
mortgage on the factory.
LEUTGERT AND WIFE WERE PLEASED
Mrs. Luetgert was delighted over
the visions of wealth revealed by Da-
vey's picture, and Luetgert, unedu-
Gated, honest and without suspicion,
was pleased over the prospect of rank
ing with the Armours, the Swifts and
Nelson Morris in the meat world. Da-
Tey had expenses during the time he
was negotiating with Luetgert, whom
he had induced to close his factory
preparatory to the change which was
20 have taken place, January 1, 1897.
He called upon Luetgert for money
and got it-in all about S25, OO0-and
finally Davey told Luetgert the money
and bonds were in the custody of the
Continental Bond Co. of New York.
Luetgert and Judge Goodrich, to whom
Luetgert had told his story, went TO
New York. But none of the bankers
or bond companies of that city had
ever heard of Davy, and Luetgert had
been swindled.
LUETGERT's TROUBLES TOLD OF.
The attorney told of Luetgert's strug-
giles after this. How his business had
been injured by the closing of the
factory, and in addition to the loss
of $685. to Davey, he lost by
the failure of E. S. Dreyer & Co.'S
H. ssn
Foreman Bros, bankers, placing an
other mortgage on his factory. Final
ly, the failure came, and the disaster
drove Mrs. Luetgert to the verge of in
sanity. Later the woman became in
sane, the lawyer said, and wandered
away.
sKETCHING LUETGERT's LIFE.
The life of Luetgert was briefly
sketched. He arrived in America 80
years ago without a dollar, counsel
said, and by industry and thrift had
built up an enormous business. He
made S.OOO.O 600 pounds of sau-
sage year, and sold it all
over this country and Europe.
Often there were 100, 900 pounds
of meat in the factory at one time, and
the sales from the factory to local con-
sumers averaged $50 per day. Nine
teen years ago Luetgert married Miss
Louise Bicknese, the woman he is
said to have killed. She was
his second wife. They had four chill
dren, two boys and two girls; the lat
ter are now dead. Ex-Judge Vincent
denied that the couple lived unhappi-
ly. He said their lives were not a con-
tinuous honeymoon, but the couple
lived as happily as people in their sta
ton usually do.