The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-05
BAD DAY FOR LUETGERT
The Prosecution Puts in Most
Damaging Evidence.
MRS. FELOT ON THE STAND
Widow He Was infatuated With Said
He Had Threatened His wite-Por-
ton OF Skull and some Teeth
Found In the Vat

Chicago, sept. i--All in all II was a
bad day for the defendant in the Luet-
CERT murder trial, The strongest evil
denoe which has Yet been given against
him was brought out and some of II
was damaging. The witness who gave
the strongest evidence against the sau-
sage maker was Mrs. Christina Feldt.
"a widow with whom the prosecution
alleges Luetgert was infatuated and To
whom II IN claimed he has written a
number of love letteSs since he has
been confined in Jail Mrs Feldt said
that on various occasions Lurtgert sat
Ia her that he did not care for his wife
and once said that he thought more
of the domestic In the house than of
Mrs. l.uetgert. lie also said that IL
had many auarrtls with his wife. and
when Mrs. Feldt asked him why he did
not secure a divorce, he said as soon
as his financial troubles We're over he
would settle with her" lie repeated
this several times aud called his wife
a carcass and other names equally
unpleasant. II was said to he the ob-
iect ~ the prosecution In having Mrs
Feidt on the stand To show that Luet-
CERT Was desirous of getting rid Of his
Wife for the purpose of marrying the
widow. hut this Was not made clear,
Mrs. Felji said. however. that he had
made threats against his wife many
times.
She produced "A bundle of letters writ
ten L. her by l.ueteeTI In his cell In
iaii aud carried to his home by Luet-
g-rt's son. Arnold. The letters were
filled With endesring terms. They be-
gan: Beloved. Dear Christine. or
Beloved Christine" and In them Luet-
CERT told of the sufferines he was on
during ms sn Innocent prisoner In Jail.
Inspector Schaark and his officers were
referred to as the gang that was after
him." and the police were frequently
referred to as dogs"
Lu.tgcrt over and over again assured
his correspondent that he would over
come tn. police and be with her again
n free man" Mrs. Feldt testified that
Luctsert told her months ago he cared
more for Mary Simmering. "A servant.
than he did Tor his WIFI.
4 niece ~ Mrs. Buetgert and two
other women Identified the rings taken
from the vat as being the property of
Mrs. I.uptgert The nice. said she M
one time had borrowed the rings and
worn them.
GuiIiic,ta 4. sohimp. 10 years ~ age
said that on The night of the d1sap'
psarance ~ Mrs. Luetgeri she saw
about ~ O'Clock. al sin. was returning
from daucc. .he defendant aud hi,
wife enter Tho factory. This Mas n,
1 the lisn- whom the Matchman WAS ab.
sent Lustgeri having sent him on an
crrand To- the drug store. ON cross.
examination the girl broke down bad.
! IS aud dcnicd several things she had
Z urcA lausly said. She vas given tim,
Ia compose herself aud took the chniI
again she broke down second lime
and then the court took matters IN
/ hand and asked her II she saw Mrs
Luoiver, enter the factory that night
| in company with her husband. Sh,
Was Noiy positive she had seen them
/ The state II is said VIII In "A shori
/ tim. produce as evidence the portion
I of n human skull. a number of tecti
aud lingor joint which w.rs found II
| the factory, and VIII cndeavor to show
that they belonged To the missing W.
man.
nnr az thc features ~ the sensational
trial is the flocking I'm from all portions
/ uf the country uf neW spals'f corrrs
| u, nd, n,s who crowd the regular pres
seats and thrnug the space within th'
ratings where desks have been place,
| for them. the majority md all th'
! features necessary In the stirring incl
! dents of the Trial. but some ~ IN. re
nurtcrs have found u necessary 10 cal
up0n their imagination for striking
/ scenes aud culorlng.