The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-30

CHICAGO, Sept. 29,-Hog or human,
That Is the issue in the Luetgert case at
pr4ssat, ana according TO the view of the
case adopted by the jury is the fate OF
the defendant likely TO be. II hog, he
will in all probability go free; If human,
there Is no telling what will happen to
him, or rather what may not happen to
him.
The defense proved to-day that thu
bone which Dr. Dorsey, the osteologlst,
of the Columbian museum, declared was
the femur OF human being, OF woman,
and OF a woman of delicate physical
structure, as was Mrs, Luetgert, Is moth
ing but the bone of hog. II came from
a hog of delicate organization, so saii
the expert for the defense, but II was
nothing but hog for all that. The te-
muir was rather small for the usual run
of hogs, but this was u small bohed hos
and there Is no doubt Of the origin OF the
bone.
The witness who declared all this for
the defense was DR.. w. II. Airport, pro-
lessor OIL utNfCAlH NAAA
anatomy In the Northwestern univers-
nv. He declared in the most positive
manner that the femur was that OF q
hog, and that there was no chance of his
being mistaken in the matter.
DR.. Dorsey. who proved for the state
that the femur was that OF n woman,
was In the court room when DIR. Airport
was on the stand and his face flushed
when the expert for the defense declared
that the bone came from hog. He will
take the stand when the time comes for
the state to offer its evidence In rebuttal
and prove to the jury that the femur Is
not that OF a hog, but OF a human being,
Of woman, and OF a woman of delicate
physical organization
THE ISSUE DEFINED.
The declaration of DIR. Airport clearly
defines the issue between himself and
Prof. Dorsey. They are the respective
leading experts of the defense and prose-
cutlon, both pride themselves upon their
regulations, and a battle royal will be
the result. Dr. Airport drew pictures OF
what he said represented u human femur
and hogs femur and explained to the
Jury the difference between them. The
difference was principally In the socket
Of the hogs Joint, according to the Wit
ness. He declared the knob or joint,
and OF the femur in the evidence, was
much smaller than that OF the average
person and undoubtedly the bone was
the femur OF a small hog.
Tomorrow DR.. Airport will be cross
examined after ne has testified further
concerning metacarpal, sesamoid and
temporal bones.
a.
Prof j. A. Welsener gave evidence In
support of DR.. Riese's testimony In con-
nection with the experiments with hui
man bodies made in the watts In the Luet-
CERT factory early In the present month.
His testimony was Of a cOrrOborativd
character.
States Attorney Deneen smilingly de-
clared tonight that Prof. Dorsey would
settle the question as to the identity OF
the bones beyond Il question when next
he appeared upon the witness stand.
Luetgert and his lawyers were well sat
isiled with the showing made.
THE CRUSH AT COURT.
The crush of humanity at the criminal
court building to-day was greater than
upon any other occasion for the past two
weeks. A report spread that Luetgert
himself would be called to the witness
stand to-day to tell his story TO the jury
and people by the hundreds struggled ~
gain admission to the court room Many
got into the building by telling the ofi.
Gers on duty at the entrance that they
were called as witnesses In other court
rooms. Then they made frantic but un-
successful efforts to reach the second
floor, upon which Judge Tuthfft's court
room Is located. Court baillffs shut the
throng of at the stairways leading to the
court corridor and those who sought to
reach the court room by means OF the ele-
vat0rs were shot up to the sixth floor by
the elevator men and landed high above
the goal OF their ambition. There was
much profanity over this ruse on the
part OF the male victims. while the wo-
men and girls stood at the elevator
shafts and scolded until they were
hDarse.
Luetgert was In rare good humor He
.s recovering from the Injury to his right
leg and the assistance OF cfHtch IL
scarcely necessary to aid his locomotlon
now The testimony In his behalf re-
Gently has had reviving effect upon
his spirlts and the scowl which charac-
t.r.ze1 his features for month past has
N'''l way W utNlufuly EHttIlul tA-
preston
WANTS TO GET EVEN"
Luetgcrt again expressed his earnest
da'Ira this morning to go upon the witt
hess stand. He is dcslrous to talk to
lhr jury" us he expresses H. His law.
yers cx-Jndgc Vincent and Attorney
Phalcn, apparently feel somewhnt merry
Gus about putting Luctgcrt on the stand
me big sausage maker, however. Is az
relentless aR an Indian I'm his demands
10 hc called. He wants to "Ret even"
with the police and some OF the people
VINO have lied about him. as he declares
Luotgcrt'p counsel have n great deal Of
respect for States Attorney Dcnecn'r
ability nH n crols-uXnmlnur They an.
pear a. fear that under the rapid cross
nue4Uonlng " the statc's attorneys Lupl-
CERT may make admissions or be led inll
slaicncnts that viii epoil much of the
Important evidence given In his behalf.
luetgerl may be called tomorrow. n
hc In not he VIII not be called until Sat
llrl1y, aH he IN RuporstlIuus 10 appear.
Ing Tor the first time ON Friday
Tho members Of the Jury were In good
spirits to-day Last evening thcy went
at to the National league bnse bait part,
ana played BAH FOR an hour.
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Met Bshind Locked Doors
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Sept 90
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