Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-07
WILL TALK ONE WEEK
Appalling Intention of the Attorneys in the
Luetgert Trial.
Field Day for Prosecution-Posati
Evidence I'm Reb1ttnl weakens
Case 81 Defense.

CHICAGO, October $50 far as the evil
dence Is concerned. the famous Luetgert
trial Is nearing its close 1t is expected
| that the rebuttal evidence of the prosecu-
ton viii all be in by tomorrow night
Some rebuttal on the part of the defense
will follow on Saturday and both sides are
expected to rest their cases Saturday after
noon
Next week will be devoted to oratorv.
Assistant States Attorney McEwen has
announced that he will devote two days
to Mary Siemmering and DR.. w. H. ALL
port. He has something warm bottled up
for these two. Ex-Judxe Vincent and At
torrey Phalen Will address the jury for
three days and States Attorney Deneen Is
expected to close the case Saturday of
next week in a speech lasting the entire
day.
When court opened the impeaching pro-
cess adopted by the prosecution was re-
sumed. Police Officer Charles Griebenow
was called to the witness stand to testify
to certain dates Of material events in the
case in contradiction Of witnesses for the
defense.
Fulbeck an Interesting Witness.
VIM. Fllbeck. Luetgert's former hostler.
gave an interesting list of evidence with
reference to Mary Siemmering. In fact,
the testimony Of Fulbeck was the opening
wedge for a violent attack upon Luetgert's
pretty servant girl, for love of whom the
prosecution asserts the sausage maker
killed his wife. Fulbeck said that he missed
Mrs Luetgert on May !, but said nothing
until May 3. Then 1 asked Mary Siem-
mering where MES. Luetgert was?' said
the witness.
What did she say?" inquired States At
torney Deneen.
'.She said Mrs. Luetgert was upstairs in
ted," responded the witness.
Are you sure she told you that on May
81"
II am positive"
Attorney Phalen tried to get Fulbeck to
change the date to a day in the latter part
of April. but the witness was obdurate. and
CLING to his original statement.
Mrs. Field was in court today to contra
dict the evidence of Mrs. Mary Charles
relative to the rings worn by Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Mrs. Charles emphatically denied On
the witness stand Tuesday that she had
ever asked Mrs. Field to say. il questioned,
that the rings found in the vat were not
the rings which had belonged to Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Today Mrs. Field with equal en-
l.hasis declared that Mrs. Charles did
guest her to deny that she ever saw the
rings before. She said today the rings
were those worn by Mrs. Luetgert. She
was positive about It,
Grand Jurors to Testify.
Judge Arthur H. Chetlain and ten menu
bers of the grand jury which indicted
Luetgert have been summoned by the
prosecution to impeach Mary SiemmeriIg.
When Mary was first arrested she was
taken before Judge Chetlain on a writ Of
habeas corpus. In chambers the young
woman made a statement to his honor and
was released. 1t is said that she told Judge
Chetlain certain things concerning her re-
lations with Luetgert which she positive
ly denied on the witness stand.
When before the grand jury, Miss Stem
mering was closely questioned with refer
cnce to her associations with and noe
turnal visits to Luetgert in his sausage fac
tory. where he slept. and States Attorney
Deneen says the young woman made ad-
missions which she denied the witness
stand. Grand jurors who heard her testi-
mony are to be called to tell the trial jury
just what she did say. The prosecution
was confident that't this evidence would i'm
peach the young woman and annul all ner
evidence in Luetgert's behalf.
Witnesses from Kenosha, Wis. were call
impeach the witnesses for the defense who
testified to having seen Mrs. Luetgert in
the Wisconsin towns on May 3, 4 and 5.
Swears at IA HypnOtist.
Luetgert was moved to deep profanity in
the county Jail today by the visit of a
professional hypnotist. Profanity poured
fl ON between the thick lips of the sausage
maker something akin to- the tar-colored
smoke of an overstrained river tug. The
man Of hypnotic science asked Luetgert's
permission to -hypnotize him. With a rich
ly favored German oath, Luetgert OBJ
served, as he stood behind the bars: IF 1
was out there in the corridor I'd hypnotize
you with one poke on the jaw; I'd put YOU
to sleep good and plenty, you humbug''
A noticeable incident of the trial today
was the striking similarity between a visit
or to the court room and Judge Tutaill.
The visitor was DR.. J. c. Wright of Clear
Lake. Iowa. Twins never bore more strik-
ing facial resemblance than do these two
men.