Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-21
and STILL NO VERDICT.
The Famous Luetgert Murder Case
With the Jury.
Jurors in Better Humor "A Good
Sleep in Comfortable Quarters
Had Revived Their Spirits = A
Disagreement Likely, as the Jury
Stands Eight for Conviction and
Four for Acquittal.

Criminal Court Building, Chicago,
October 20-To-night it was announc-
ed from the Office Of States Attorney
Deneen that there would be no an
nouncement of a verdict in the Luet-
CERT case before the opening of court
tomorrow morning.
Judge Tuthill went home early in the
evening, leaving matters with States
Attorney Deneen, who was to send him
word in case verdict should be reach
ed during the early part of the evening.
The attorneys for the defense also lett
matters with Mr.. Deneen and went
home to await any word that might
come from the jury room.
Attorney Phalen, the junior. coun-
sci for the defense, was around the
State Attorneys Office for a short
time and then took his departure.
He made a call on the State Attorney
and, poking his head inside the door,
queried briefly: "Anything?"
Nothing" said Mr.. Deneen with a
weary smile, which Mr.. Phalen re-
turned as he hurried for the doorway.
States Attorney Deneen, pale-faced
and red-eyed from long lack Of sleep,
sat in his Office until s: 30, and then he
announced that he would wait no
longer, and gave orders that his Office
be closed.
81 shall wait no longer" he said,
land there is no need of anybody
waiting after l leave. l agreed with
I'll - h. ~ fnr
the defense to remain here until $3.50
to receive the announcement if YER
dict should be reached. In the event
of an agreement, / was to send word
to the Judge and opposing counsel and
they would come to the court for the
purpose of receiving the verdict. 1t
was understood that if the jury did
not send word of a verdict by $3.50 the
building should be closed and every
thing should go over until $3.50 to-
morrow morning. No word has come
and if the jury does arrive at a verdict
it will not be heard and no announce
,ment of the verdict being reached will
be sent out from the jury room.
There is absolutely no chance now
of anything being heard from the
/ 1t is "a before tomorrow morn
y Tsnfhill eaflSSC. II ~,
II the determination OF Juuee
Ito keep the jury until sat
night, or late Saturday AFTER
noun, before he permits them to go
with disagreement. He has an
nounced that both State and defense
have spent so much money and time,
and the case has been SO long and
difficult to try, hat he will not con-
sent to the discharge of the jury until
there is no hope whatever of q YER
dict being received. The jury stands
about as twenty-four hours ago.
There is very little to be thought
of now but a disagreement. 1t is the
general opinion that Harley will
prove firm to the end, and he may
keep Holabird with him.
Mr.. Deneen is hard fighter, and ne
smiled tonight when asked If he in
tended to try the case again.
"Why, most certainly we will, ne
said, land we will put up stronger
case against him the second time
than we have on this trial Then. too,
Mrs. Luetgert will have had just so
much more time in which to show up,
and as, of course, she will not do that,
it will be worse for Luetgert than 1t
Is now