The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-09
THE EVIDENCE ALL IN
Prosecution in the Luetgert Case
Comes TO a Close.
Is NOW BEFORE THE JURY
Mary Siemmering's Story Demolished.
A Sensation Created by the Appear
auce of Mrs. Luetgert's Sister on
the Witness Stand.

Chicago. oct. s.-Thc evidence If the
prosecution i'm the trial of Adulph l..
Lueigeri Is now before the jury. The
state rested It's case this afternoon. The
closing testimony was Of the same inn
peaching character that marked the
evidence on the preceding day.
Prof. George Dorsey had his innings
during the afternoon session of court
and he made matters unpleasanily
warm for Dr Airport. Professor Dorsey
could have talked for liuurs upon the
subject of osteology, but the prosecu-
tion confined him to matters tending
10 contradict and refulr the statements
made by DIR. Airport, the chief expert
uf the defense.
Prof. Dorsey called attention To the
fact that during his examination. Dr.
Airport had identified the femur of
gorilla as that of "A man; that lac had
identified human fcmur as hogs
femur: had declared that the sesamoid
of buflalo was the patclla of "A dog
and had given il as his opinion that
piece uf the temporal bone ol IA shcp-
herd dog Was the temporal oi mon
key. Dr. Airport listened To this evil
dence with half-incrcdulous smile
playing upon his lips. ENJudge Vim
cent cross-cNamincd the witness briefly
without material benefit and LEI him go
Then Judge Arthur H. Chetlain was
called to the stand la add the finishing
touch Ia the Impeachment of Mary
Siemmcring. when the young woman
was first arrested and charged with
guilty knowledge of the disappearance
of Mrs. Luctgeri, her attorneys applied
tu Judge chptlain for "A Mrii of habeas
corpus Judge Choilain. sitting In
chambers had Mary Siemmrring
brought before him and questioned her
His honor testified To-day that she told
him that she had not made The appii-
cation for release. hui that her lawyer
Arnold Trip, had done so. ana had set
up the charge in The petition. she told
Judge chctiain she had not been mis-
treated at the poliC" station. aud that
she had gone Ia the East thicngo ave-
nue police station voluntarily. as she
knew she would b" soon discharged he
cause she had done nothing wrong.
Owing Ia this statement of facts Judge
Chetlain dismissed the petition and
the young woman returned to the po-
lice station. The evidence demolished
the story of Mary Sierrneriny. VIM me-
clared while on the witness stand that
she was subjected 10 inagniiios at the
hands of Inspector Setback. Captain
Schuat;ler aud other policemen.
Angelica Schrader, a nurse. who was
a member of the Luetgci1 household for
three months. said that the missing
woman WAS most anectiOnate
mother.
A sensation was created in the court
room when woman. altircd In a
mourning garb. assembled Ia the Wit
ness stand and held up her hand la
be sworn. There were tears In her
eyes ms she sank into The witness chair.
The woman was Mis-. Wilhelmina Mil
Ter. "A sister of Mrs. Luetgert. So firmly
impressed IL she that Mrs. Luetgcrt is
dead that some weeks ago she dnnned
mourning in memory of her sister.
Mrs. Miller testified. while her brim-
ming eyes were fixed upon the face II
LueiRert. The big sausage maker re-
turned the gaze cOolly. Mrs Miller told
of the kindly disposition nf her sister
and asserted that no mother was ever
pore patient oi kind To her children.
Fred Miller, nephew of Luetgert. and
biedrich i;icknrr. "A brother uf Mrs.
Lueigcri. testified tn having been fire.
pupnt visitors la the home uf The Luct-
gcrts and la the kindness they had Wit
messed Mrs. Luetgert hest"w upon her
children. This evidence was called out
io combat aud impeach The evidence uf
Mary S"mmcrinng and Mrs. Mary
Charles. who testified tha, Mrs. Luei-
g,rt treated her children crlrlly.
With this evidence the state rested.
Judge Tuthill at one" adjourned ur.il
Monday morning and hurried away 10
catch train for Nashville. Tenn.
Next Monday ex-IudR" Vincent an
nounccd surebuttal evidence viii bc
Put uG. The defense win undertake The
unequal task uf impeaching a judge.
\ witness will bc called Ia testify In ro-
buttal to Judge Chctlain's cvidenc" as
Ia Mary Semmcring's statement tn him.
This witness will hr n newspaper re-
porter. who is said Ia hay" heard The
young wumau's statement.
AZ states Attorney Dccurn estimated
Tonight the prosecution nf i.uCi CERT
would cost the county about $5.aoo over
5000 was saved by The states attor-
nrys own corps of stonngraph"rs taking
the evidence for him. Tho cost tu the
county IN His trial. lasting two
months. Is about unp-quartcr the cost
J nf tho sHpgufp n MI nraf.,ts trfu IL