Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-07
Mrs. Luetgert Entered Her Husbands
Factory Late That Night.
TESTIMONY ,'OF NICHOLAS FABER
Damaging Evidence Submitted by
State Against the Chicago Man.
SOME EMBARRASSING LETTERS

CHICAGO, September 7.-When I.uet-
CERT. the alleged wife murderer, entered
Judge Tuthills court room he smiled and
nodded at the jury, but failed to extend
the sweep of his smile to the crowd
The first business taken up was the read
ing of translations of the letters written by
the defendant to Mrs Christine Feldt The
reading of the fond missives sent by Luet-
CERT to the widow occupied much time,
several being very lengthy.
While Assistant States Attorney Nc
Even read the epistles, the jury listened
carefully The reader was CAREFUL to place
due emphasis on each endearing word or
phrase and to fully emphasize all refer
ence to the fact that the big sausage man.
ufacturer was anxious for the time to come
when he would be free to wed the object
of his affections. When those portions of
the letters containing reference to Luet-
gert's trouble in engaging an attorney
were read aloud 1t evidently embarrassed
the prisoner.
Luetgert's leading attorney, ex-Judge
Vincent, smiled, and the prisoner visibly
WINGED when the sentence was heard in
which Attorney Vincent was termed
greedy
In the letter it was stated that Luetgert
intended to release Attorney Vincent, as he
didn't consider him able to handle SO i'm
portant a case In another letter Luetgert
wrote to the effect that on the first day of
the trial there was to be great surprise
for the police and the state. An attorney
of worldwide fame was to be engaged
and when 1.-The dogs of the police" see who
it Is they will quail with fear. This as
yet unknown lawyer. LuetSert continued
was to supersede Attorney Vincent, and
then the case would be properly conducted.
Attorney Vincent shook with silent laugh
ter several times during the above and SIM
liar references. He seemed to regard the
matter a huge joke. Luetgert, whose
chances for life were SO considerably re-
Guced by the introduction of the letters as
evidence, rocked to and fro in his chair and
occasionally forced a sickly smile during
the endearing passages In the letters. He
evidently did not enjoy the public EXPOSE
ton of his amatory correspondence
After the letters We're all read, the -e-
cipient, Mrs. Christine Feidt, middle
aged widow, was called to the witness chair
Tor the purpose of finishing her testimony
for the state.
LuetEert Evades Witness Gaze.
When Mrs Feldt was called to the stand
her former lover. to whose case she had
done SO much damage. refused to glance in
her direction. HE twisted uneasily in his
chair, and then leaned over to Attorney
Vincent and aieonsultation was held Mean
while Assistant States Attorney McEwan
proceeded with the direct examinatio
which dealt largely with the financial rela-
liOiiS pot"SSH l-utlBeTl anu MIS-. FelQt.
The latter admitted having received funds
from Luetgert prior to his arrest, and said
she had withdrawn the money at his de-
mand from a safety deposit vault for his
use. The sums she had withdrawn at diff
ferent times footed up $4,000 the entire
amount which she had received. She as
serted her Ignorance of how this money
was used by the prisoner, but admitted that
portions of it had been retained by her on
his order for the care of his children. She
also testified as to the substance of the let
tiers, and asserted that She had refused to
lend Luetgert her own money upon the re-
quests which she had received from him in
the letters. She testified to having received
in all eight letters from the big sausage
manufac turer.
The state regards Mrs. Feldt as one of
its most important witnesses, as through
her testimony its expects to establish the
fact of Luetgerts motive in the alleged
murder of his wife.
The last witness called by the state was
Nicholas Faber. Faber was employed as
fireman in the sausage factory, and said he
had seen Mrs. Luetgert enter the factory
about II o'clock on the night of the MUIR
der.