The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-21

| liant states Attorney, Charles 5. Deneen,
| and his no less brilliant assistant, M w.
| NJ. McEwen, as well as the attorneys
| for the defense, our most heartfelt thanks
| for the very kind treatment we have re-
| ceived at their hands, and we do not
| hesitate to state that were it not for the
| way in which they have attended to our
personal comfort as well as TO our sani-
| tary condition, the hardship would have
| been very great
''As to the trial. we wish to state that
| while the evidence was such that we
thing we did agree about and that is
that the circumstances were such that
! the police had ample reason to prosecute
| on the showing without hearing the de-
| fence, s.nd we commend them for having
| done their duty in this case.
(SignedD
FOREMAN HEICKHOLD and Bal
ance of the Jury.
The jurors were evidently of the opin-
ion that this statement was enough to
give the public at this time, and declfn-
ing to be interviewed, passed through the
| rear door of the court room and took the
freight elevator to State Attorney De-
neen's room. Here they were given their
vouchers for the long service.
'sYes, sir, we will try him again. said
States Attorney Deneen, when asked as
to the probability of Luetgert being
brought before the Court a second time.
something I cannot tell you now We
have had nine weeks of this and l must
have a couple of weeks rest. After that
evidence together. The case stands now
with Us as though there never had been
a trial. The second trial has no bearing
whatever on the case just closed"
.'Will you oppose a motion to admit
Luetgert to bail?" Mr.. Deneen was asked,
'.Enhat is something cannot answer. 1t
is immature. ] have not considered it,
There will undoubtedly be a motion
made to admit the prisoner to bail and it
is thought in a day or two. Such pro-
cedure may be taken in Judge Tuthiils
a q ~
sci to admit him 10 bail. or by habeas
corpus proceedings in any court Of record.
When the order OF Judge Tuthli dis
charging the jury was made l4uetgert
stood up with smile on his face and
nodded to the jurors. He was cool and
collected. The action of the jury had
verified an oft-repeated prediction Of the
prisoner in the past tWenty-four hours.
William Charles, Arnold Luetgert, Luet-
gept's counsel and other friends Of the
giant sausage e-naaiSer. crowded around him
and shock his extended hands. Luetgert's
eyes sparkled, but he did not say much
A great weight Of anxiety had been lifted
from his mind and the sudden reaction
from doubt to certainty as to the jury IS
position filled the broad breast of the
tapped the prisoner on the shoulder and
nlotioned him to follow. Luetgert walked
away with a degree of activity not seen
in his mode Of loeomoton before. He
walked across the bridge to his cell in the
jail with a light step and III a happy
frame of mind despite the fact that he
remarked 10 tlie jan
They ought TO have acquitted me.
Their action showed doubt and the Court
told them I was entitled to all doubt.
For the first time since the beginning
of this great trial not a woman was in
the court room when the jury was dis
charged.
There was no demonstration of APP
proval or disapproval An army of news
paper men, artists, court attaches. law
yers and a limited number of spectators
saw the final close of one of the greatest
criminal trials IN history-one which
stands alone as having been fought out
solely and purely on circumstantial evi-
dence. Not a line of direct evidence was
heard during the entire trial.
The verdict was not a surprise to those
who have watched the struggle in the
Jury room during the past three days.
For more than twenty-four hours prior to
the discharge Of the jury it was a fore
gone conclusion that disagreement
would be the result.
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