Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-15

is Breaking Down Under the AW-
full Strain of the Trial - Fears
Deneens Closing Speech.
Chicago, October 1.-THE little sons
of Adolph l.. Luetgert who were yester-
day removed from the side of their
father by order of Judge Tuthill. were
not in court to-day when Attorney Pha-
len resumed his address to the jury.
The absence of the children was taken
by the prosecution as confirmation of
\. he statement OF the prosecution yester-
Aay that the little boys were brought
\ into court after an absence Of several
weeks simply to play upon the sympa-
thies of the jurors. When this scheme
twas baked by the order of the court
Pthere was no longer necessity for the
presence of the children and to-day they
were kept at home.
Luetgert shed tears in parting from
his children last night. 1t was the first
genuine display of emotion the saul
sage maker has made since his arrest.
The alleged wife murderer brushed the
tears from his cheeks with his big
hands and kissed his fair haired boys
good bye. Whatever may be the man s
disposition toward others, there can be
but little doubt about his affection for
the children of the woman he is charg-
&c to have murdered.
The expression upon the face of Luet
CERT this morning indicated more plain
ly thanswords could express that he
had spent restless night. He is break
ing down, was the comment of those
who knew the man well. The strain
is at last wearing out the overtaXed
nerves of the prisoner and it will not
be surprising if total collapse follows
in the event of conviction. Dark rings
encircled the swollen eyes of the pris-
oner this morning and his manner was
subdued in comparison with the spirit
he displayed some weeks ago
The arguments of counsel which
bring UP in review all the details of
the famous trial, effect Luetgert more
than did the varied testimony # the
witnesses All the circumstances and
events of May 1, and the developments
since that time, are marshaled into line
4 and paraded before the jury, recalling
i Z Luatgert's mind the vast amount of
Nidence which is welded into the cir
1 cdmstantial chain.
Most of all, Luetgert, it is said, fears
\.the closing speech of States Attorney
Deneen. The States Attorney is a rapl
id, forceful and eloquent speaker He
is resourceful and his style is of the
order that electrifies and impresses a
jury. There is no tagging while he is
at the oratorical bat, and the defense
seems to dread the fact that he will pre-
pare the minds of the jurors on Sat
urday for the reception of the Court
instructions.
Although he was i'll when he stopped
speaking last evening, Attorney Pha-
len was apparently much refreshed to-
day and in good voice. He resumed his
argument and made the declaration
that the defense had not only broken
the States circumstantial chain of evil
dence at both ends and in the middle,
but it had scattered the fragments to
the four winds. He reiterated the con-
tention that the State had not proved
corpus deficit of sufficient reliability
for serious consideration when a human
life was at stake.
For aught we know Mrs. Luetgert
is at this very moment in the enjoyment
of robust health in the land of her ma
tivity," shouted Attorney Phalen. Then
he let his voice down to heavy wills
per and added: cor she may be en-
Dloyed in some family remote from the
habitation Of intelligent civilization in
a partially demented condition"
The lawyer next took up the matter
of the rings found in the middle vat in
the Luetgert factory. "These rings are
considered by some people as the
strongest feature in this case" said
Attorney Phalen. In one sense they
are-or rather were-until we proved
beyond question of doubt by one
, who had seen Mrs. Luetgert's rings re-
! peatedly that the rings found in the vat
were never worn by her They were
not her rings. How did they get into
the vat | don't know. Rather [ ask
the question. were they ever in that
vat? Policemen say they were, and
that they found them in the bottom of
the vat wherein the body of Mrs Luet-
CERT is said to have been destroyed by
caustic potash. But policemen say
many things and there were contradic-
tons upon this point which ought to
raise a reasonable doubt, think, in the
mind of any fair juror. If those things
were in that vat they were placed there
by some one who sought to ruin Adolph
/. Luetgert."
- Perjury on the part of the witnesses
the State in relation to the rings
s charged in common with perjury
on other vital evidence in the case.
Ex-Judge Vincent began the closing
ddress on behalf of the defense at
loon.
The speech of eX-Judge Vincent,
thief counsel for the defense, was the
eaoding feature of the afternoon ses-
sion of court 1t was the most eloquent
argument thus far. addressed to the
Jury. 1t was full OF pathos for a hui
pan life.
Ex-Judge Vincent is man of fine
essence and of magnetic personality.
voice is strong and pleasant to the
and he is fluent in delivery. He is
possessed of many of the arts of
accomplished orator and brings his
to the attention of the jury by
Impressions and gestures that i'm
e force of his remarks.
emen of the jury. was Mrs.
4uetgert alive on May 2, or is
?" began eX-Judge Vincent,
laused moment to allow the
evolve the query in their