Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-05
GREAT CROWDS WANTED IN.
The Lustgsrt Trial Still Attracts
Hundreds Of People.

Inc Luetgert Trial Still AttraclS
Hundreds Of People.
Disputed With Oflcers--Men and
Women Argued That the Sheriff
Had No Right to Exclude People
from a Public Court Room-The
Trial Has Reached It's Seventh
Week and May Last Three More.
Chicago, October Am unexpected
surn of affairs occurred in the Luetgert
rial during the afternoon session OF
court The defense suddenly dropped
It's line of expert testimony and put on
witnesses to impeach the evidence or
witnesses for the State. 1t was appar-
snt that ex-Judge Vincent, chief coun-
sell for the defense, had at last tired OF
the expert evidence. The testimony OF
each succeeding witness was practically
repetition. Nothing was being gam
ed while the record of the case was be-
ing swelled with a volume of technical
medical verbiage. For week bones
had ratified before the jury, and emf
nent experts had disputed about them.
The controversy had become tiresome
to the jury. The counsel for the de-
tense observed this and stopped. DIR.
REESE may be called upon to tell OF the
result of another experiment, but the
real story of the experts as to femurs,
metacarpals, temporals and other bones
has been told.
This afternoon ex-Judge Vincent, At
.orney Phalen, Arnold Luetgert and 9TH
ers who are interested in the defense
had consultation as to whether or not
Luetgert should go on the witness
stand. At the close of the conference
tonight ex-Judge Vincent said he had
not decided upon the matter. 1t was in
timated that Luetgert might be called
TO the witness stand tomorrow. In
fact it is expected he will be. States
Attorney Deneen sought information
upon this point tonight, but learned
only that counsel for the defe-ee would
announce their decisi>n tomorrow
morning. It is kroWn that ex-1-deo
Vincent wouIs rather that Luetgert re-
manned OFF the witness stand. A'IorheS
pb.1en his associate, desires tnaI the
big sausage maker tell his STORY u tne
+ 1t
iurv Juetgert is anxious TO explain
ond the LEADING srNnsel for
4matters, anu a.< sr ~, fear the prlso..S-
awiaAsssia zoe rnuch &c ne goes on the
stand and thus injure his case.
me turn taken in the proceedings to-
Jay permitted counsel to get line upon
the probable length of time it will re-
qulre to finish. States ATTORNEY De-
neen said tonight that three weeks
more ought to see the end of the case
The seventh week of the trial onen-
Gu "-uay with an undiminished crush
VI peopie at the Criminal Court buiJd-
Ine All hihas of schemes were resort
gu " ny tne throng in efforts tn roach
.ne second moor OF the Criminal Court
upon which Judge Tuthill's cOurt go,
is located. The police and deputy sher--
ms experienced great difficulty in
handling the crowd. Only those who
Possessed tickets were admitted. Less
fortunate people tried to squeeze their
way in with the lucky ticket-holders.
Ihls plan brought several enthusiastic
cltlzens into violent collision with the
officers and hot arguments ensued in
which the right of the Sheriff To ey-
eiude anyone from the public court
'oom was excitedly disputed. But the
oihcers in charge of the entrances were
memorable and hundreds of men and
women slowly filed out of the Court
House when the court room had been
nlied to its utmost capacity.
Luetgert and his inseparable cigar
reached the court room half an honr
before the opening hour. The hig
sausage maker was clean shaved neat
~ attlred, and apparently in the hest ne
spirits. He greeted his attorneys and
friends pleasantly and grinned AT Po-
lice Inspector Setback. who regarded
him coolly. 7''oou
can stand this sort of thing a life
lime so far as physical endurance ;S
concerned, said Luetgert. when COM.
piimented by Attorney Phalen unon
his personal appearance.
But | wish it was over with " oor-
anued Luetgert, as he sent a cloud of
tobacco smoke in the air. 'sIt wears
On mans nervous system. especiaIlv
If the weather is worm-and If has
been most of the time during nv trial
| fell much better since | recovered
sufficiently from the injury to nv leo
to abandon that crutch. A crutch is sn
lnsufferable nuisance to a person who
is not used to it."
The trial will last at least three
weeks. longer" said States Attornev
Deneen to-day. When the defense
closes we shall have at least a week of
rebuttal evidence. Then the defense
Will come along with another week If
the same kind of evidence. If we oct
through with the speeches in a weeks
Time we will be doing we'll"
Newspaper reporters who have been
reporting the Luetgert trial have or
ganlzed "Sesamoid Club" The cluh |
members meet daily at the close of the |
afternoon session of court and "shake |
the bones" for refreshments and |
cigars. Several dogs owned bv ner-
sons around the Criminal Court build- |
ing nave been rechristened of late and |
now answer to the names of "Sesa. |
mOlQ." "Femur" and "a rtio,ro.,