The San Francisco call., 1897-09-22
MOTIVE Of TIE
SAUSAGE MAN
Why the Death of Mrs.
Luetgert Was De-
Sirable.
Enamored of Mary Simmering,
According to the Aged
WatChman.
Nocturnal Meetings at the Factory
Covering a Period of Three
or Four Years.

CHICAGO I'LL, Sept. 21.-The direct
evidence in the Luetgert case is in and the
prosecution closed. Frank Biak, the aged
watchman who, besides watching the fac
tory at night, kept fires burning in the
furnaces, was the first witness to be called
this morning TO show the motive. He
said that Mary Simmering paid frequent
visits to Luetger: in the latter's office IN
the sausage factory at night. Luetgert,
because of his unpleasant domestic al
fairs had bed placed in a room just off
his Office and slept there. The last time
the witness remem bered seeing Mary Sim
mering there was one wees before May l,
the date of the disappearance OF Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Itwas 9;30 O'Clock in the evening and
Luetgert and the young woman retired to
the bedroom and closed the door.
The witness said that Mary Simmering
visited Luet CERT on an average of three
nights each week for months before Mrs.
Luetgert disappeared. This had been 60
ing on for three or four years before May
OF the present year.
Upon one occasion the witness said
Luetgert called him about 10 o'clock at
II light, and told him to 90 and get Mary.
Luetgert said he was i'll. Bialk said he
went to Mary's bedroom window and
tapped upon it with stick When she
appeared he told her hat Luetgert wanted
h er. She soon appeared at the sausage
factory and entered through window
and went to Luetgert's bedroom.
EX-Judge Vincent sharply crosS-eX-
amined Bialk. He asked him if he had
not been constantly with Detective
Klinger since a month before the trial
opened, and the witness said he had. Then
the lawyer wanted to know if he was not
telling a story which had been prepared
for him by the prosecution. The old man
shook his head slowly and replied: mo;
] am telling the Gods truth"
Frank Odorafsky testified to substan-
tally the same facts.
Shortly after 2 o'clock this afternoon
the last witness of the prosecution was
heard. This witness was Mrs. Louise
Johnson. She came into court supported
by Captain Herman Schuettler of the
Sheffield avenue police station. Mrs.
Johnson has been i'll for several weeks
and the prosecution feared the woman
would not be able to appear 10 testify Her
evidence was i'm portant, as showing Luet-
gert's attitude toward his wife.
A carriage was sent to her home on the
North Side, and Mrs. Johnson made the
trip TO the Courthouse attended by a
friend. She was quite exhausted when
she reached the Criminal Court building
and almos tainted at the elevator leading
to Judge Tuthill's courtroom. When
sworn Mrs. Johnson testified that upon
one occasion she saw Luetgert in a rage
chase his wife out of their house. The big
sausage aker. the witness said, was
armed with revolver. He called his wife
names and threatened to shoot, but did
not.
Ex-Judge Vincent did not cross-ex-
NINA fhis vuitnaSc Whan left he
stand States Attorney Deenen said: IF
the court please, the State rests"
There was general movement in the
crowded room as the spectators looked to-
ward Luetgert and his counsel. Luetgert
leaned forward and whispered to ex-
Judge Vincent. The latter arose and
made a formal motion that the case be
taken from the jury on the ground that
the State had failed TO make out case.
Judge Tuthill promptly overruled the mo-
ton without argument Then ex-Jndge
Vincent stated that owing 10 the lateness
of the hour be would like 10 postpone his
opening address to the jury until to-mor-
row morning. There was no objection to
this and an sd lournment was taken.
1t required twenty davs for the presen-
tation of the evidence of the prosecution.
Ex-Judge Vincent said tonight that the
defense would present its side of the case
in just half of that time.
''My address to the jury in opening will
be short and directly to the point" be
said. I'VE deny the murder-the corpus
deficit has not been proved as tie law re-
oures. This fact cannot be assumed nor
inferred from such testimony as has been
presented here. We will explain away all
the evidence brought out here by the
Police Department after months of inves-
tiga;ion and manipulation. l do not care
10 give out in full our defense until we
get started, but | promise some startling
developments before we are through" "