The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-07
THE LUETGERT TRIAL.
The EVIDENCE PRACTICALLY IN
AND ARGUMENTS TO COME.
Rebuttsl Evidence BY the Pronccu-
,.on Expected 60 Strengthen the
Case for the stnte--Thc Rings.


famous Luetgert trial Is nearer than was
thought The defense today rested lis
case. and there is nothing TO come but tho
| rebuttal evidence Of the State and the ar
guments
The State has eighty witnesses to place
upon the stand. but States Attorney De-
neen says In most cases their evidence will
be short and that he Will get through with
| them In hurry. He expects to demolish
the stories offered by witnesses that Mrs.
Luetgert was seen around Kenosha, Wis.
within few days after the murder is said
to have been committed. and to furnish
other testimony that will In great
measure hold up the side Of the prosecu-
ton. The big sausage manufacturer yield
ed to the advice OF his attorney but tho
disappointment to him was great. He had
declared for months that ne must tell his
story to the Jury. His counsel feared to
put him on the stand.
| Soon after court convened, ex-Judgc
Vincent and Attorney Pheland asked per-
mission to consult with their client pri-
vately. Judge Tuthill snid they might do
SO. and Luetgert and his lawyers retired
TO private room II was known that
the matter under deliberation was whether
or not Luetgert should go on the stand.
The first witness called after consulta-
ton was Mrs. Mary Charles. wife OF Will
liam Charles, Luetgerts business partner.
Mrs. Charles said that upon several occa-
sions Mrs. Luetgert had said to her. IL am
going away. My husband has failed In
business and people will now point their
fingers at me and say She is the vito OF
the sausage naked who failed. can not
stand that"
Then she turned away and never cav
her again." continued the witness.
A dramatic scene followed, It has been
agreed that Luetgert has offered an OK
PLANTATION of every point of tho prosecution
except the rings found in the sausage mil.
The rings found In the vat were stuck to-
gether when discovered, according to the
story of Policeman Dean, who found them.
Experts who examined them said the rings
were glued together by human flesh. In
one OF these rings was engraved the let
tiers II L. d." the initials OF Mrs. Louis
Luetgert. The theory Of the prosecution
was that they had dropped from the dis
solved finger of Mrs. LuetSert In the vat
and had been glued together by flesh It's
sues. The defense put off an explanation
OF these rings until the last moment. II
was the climax OF the sausage makers
story.
did you ever see Mrs. Luetgert wear
finger rings?" asked Attorney Pheland af
ter Mrs. Charles had finished telling about
the missing womans threats to leave
home.
II have" replied the witness.
How many
"She wore two"
Were they gold ringsf"
'They were"
"You saw them often?"
"Yee, very often"
| Describe them, can your
Both were plain gold rings, nearly equal
In size--ae to width mean. One OF them
am sure. perhaps both. contained MRS.
Luetgert's initial"
Ibid you ever see this ring l now nanu
you?"
1t was one Of the rings found in tho
vat.
.'No, sir. never saw that ring before"
she finally answered 1t Ia narrower than
either OF those Mrs. Luetgert wore"
The other ring was handed her ana the
witness gazed at 1t for some time.
This ring is about the size OF ono or the
| rings she wore" said Mrs. Charles finally
"but can not tell but think 1. IL one Of
them
States Attorney Deenen questioned the
witness sharply. He asked her why she
did not tell this story to the police long ago
She replied that she had told II TO Luet-
gert's attorneys and was not asked to tell
1t again The unexpected cessation OF the
evidence OF the defense found the prose-
cutlon unprepared to go on with it's rebuilt
tall Court was adjourned until tomorrow
| AS the evidence IN this famous triai is
now practically all In an estimate OF the
relative strength OF the prosecution and the
defense respectively ie the sole topic OF DIS
cusslon around the criminal court building.
The attorneys engaged are probably the
best judges OF the weight OF the evidence.
: All Of them have made analytic study or
every bit OF evidence produced on the trial.
They are likely to be biased AMI one or he
other OF coiltendng sides must be entirely
, wrong, for both are sure OF winning.
/ "We have made out as strong ,ircuG-
. stantial case as II was possible TO present,
, said States Attorney Deenen tonight. THE
, oyi.,nce WAC concrete and the story smooth
: and natural Our case will be strengthened
by the rebuttal evidence yet to be heard
D The identifications OF the woman at Keno
2 gha viii be absolutely obliterated Dy IN.
: erd OF the week We are fully satisfied
= with the situation"
Ex-Judge Vincent was apparently highl,
. pleased over the status OF the case.
1--WE have met them at every point AM
: checked them" said he. Eve have I'm
: peached several Of their witnesses and the
have failed to show beyond reasonable
S doubt whether Mrs. Iuetgert Ia dead An'
n Luetgert Is confident that he will be &C
Quilted While apparently regreting tina
a ne had not the opportunity to tell his stor
to the jury the big sausage maker said b
! was eatIsfed that the Jury would not con
d Wet on the evidence presented.
e The south Consuming Cotton.
20 Manchester, N. H.. October 9Th
stockholders Of the Amoskeag Manufactnr
!. ing company held their annual meeting to
~ day. Jefferson Coolidge. the treasurer, sal
m that the Amoskeag mills had experience
y an Improbable year. The prospects wer
= brighter. but he pointed out tie fact ths
re the consumption Of raw cotton II the sout
Z was rapidly increa sing, while Il the Mort
II was falling "a.
The annual meeting ~ the etert cetto
I. milIs Ma held heTe today. ~ mAtter 4