The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-09-04

Two Witnesses Give Damaging Evi-
dcnce in the Case.

INC tuAt.
Chicago. Sept. Mrs. Agatha Tosch,
to whom Adolph Luetgert was wont
TO confide his business and marital
troubles, took the stand Cor the prose-
cution Tuesday, when the famous muir
der case was resumed. and gave dam
aging testimony against the prisoner.
According 10 her evidence. the day after
Mrs. Luetgert disappeared Mrs. Tosch
had a long conversation with the sau-
sage mixer, who, she asserts was pale
and laboring under excitement he vain
H. endeayored TO suppress. In the
course OF their talk she boldly told
him she believed him guilty of maxi
ing away with his wife aud that he
thereupon manifested much excitement
and begged her 10 help him, as he was
in great trouble. Mrs. Tosch dilated
on Luetgert's disturbed condition OF
mind as much as the rules OF evidences
would permit, and finally swore that
the man. In the extremity OF his dis
tress, declared he was tempted 10 shoot
himself and escape the trouble that
hung over his head. Before she left the
stand Mrs. Tosch also testified TO the
hatred felt by Luetgert for his wife
and his significant threats TO crush her.
Waterman Bialk. who was the next
important witness, said there was
steam under one OF the boilers In the
furnace room when he arrived at the
factory az six p. m. May /. Luetgert
turned the steam into the vat in the
basement and instructed him TO keep
up steam during the night. as he would
need IL. At 9:15 Luetgert sent him
10 a drug store TO purchase a patent
nerve medicine. lie was gone over half
an hour and gave the bottle 10 Luet-
CERT through the gate to the office,
which was locked. At ten o'clock he
was again sent TO the drug store for
some mineral water. After giving the
mineral water 10 Luetgert through the
gate he did not see him again that
night. Continuing. he said Luetgert
was in the basement where the vat was
located and the door between him and
the boiler room. where the witness was
at work, remained locked. About three
o'clock in the morning the steam 10 the
vat was turned off, Bialk left the fac
tory at seven o'clock Sunday morning,
and before leaving he went to the Office,
where he saw Luetgert sitting with his
feet on the table. He did not know
whether he was asleep or not. The next
evening when he returned TO work he
found the vat running over. The hose
was pouring cold water into IL. Beside
the vat on the floor was a Shiny sub
stance. Near the vat was a chair from
the office.
Balk said that after the factory was
seized by the sheriff he learned that
Mrs. Luetgert was missing. He said
that on Sunday evening Mt nine o'clock
he saw Luetgert in his Office and asked
him II he wanted the steam turned into
the vat that night Luetgert, he said,
turned pale and said "No." Bialk then
told OF his visit 20 the factory with the
police officers. Officer Dean discovered
two rings in the vat. and. the witness
said the officers carried away with
them the bones found In the vat and
smokehouse. On May 16 Officer Klinger
was concealed under the bed In the
house of the witness when Luetgert
came there 10 see Bialk. Luetgert
asked the witness what the officers
found in the factory, and Bin,k said
they had found nothing. THAT Is
good" said Luetgert. The latter adj
vised him not TO tell the police any
thing, and snid he would start the fac
tory in n short time and give witness
and his son employment. Court at this
point adjourned, with Bialk's testimony
unfinished.
Before the taking of testimony began
attorneys for the defense asked the
court 20 compel the state TO set forth
by what means, according 20 the theory
Of the prosecution, the life Of Mrs. Luet-
CERT was taken before her body was
placed in the vat. The indictment con-
tanned IL counts. but did not state the
manner Of Mrs. Luetgert's death The
court decided that the state was not
bound TO specify the means of death.