The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-20
LUECERT JURY STILL OUT.
II not at her brothers house, had gone
away on "A little trip. ..
cfrSpIt.rnf-S ACTION.

n not at her brothers house, had gone
49, srSPicIots ACTION.
Tho hrefher vaifed two days. and see
Ing no evidence Of an active inquiry ~,
the part OF his brOthcr-in-laW' hiq,n y.
into the matter. \ cairlui "oa0i y, ~, ,hen
the woman was sent broadcas'' ~" 49,. ~,
on the theory that she mlEht i@Ne tVn'-
mlftcd suisl6e. a suggestion which came
from luetgcrt himself, me iNti was
dragged IN the ncighbrrhood OF 'nc lac-
tory without results. Then, quite ny a,
cidcut. the police got track OF FRANK
Disilt who had formerly been employed
as night Waterman in the factory. ana
from him they asccrtained the siBnincdht
fact that al Luctgcrts request ne had
fred u on the night OF May lst, IN spite
Tne police started IN upon minute
search OF the premises. In the 'front.' part
Of the basement were three large Nats
used In boiling sausage meat, the heat
being supplied IN the form Of live steam
from battery OF two boilers In the rear,
a board partition separating the TWO
rooms. One OF tho watts showed evidence
OF recent use. and for "a purpose other
than that for which 81 j. Intended,
Bialk told the police that his employer
had spent the greater part or Satufudy
night In the front part Of the basement,
wnere the watts are located, anu t.,ta
Luctgert had himself turned on the
steam in pipe connected with the watts.
ne had seen nothing Of Mrs. Luetgcrt.
but his employer had sent him away from
the factory twice during the night ms
absence being long enough o nave per-
mitted the accomplishment Of q great
many things.
RINGS AND TOOTH FOUND.
Frank Odorefsky told the police that
under orders from Luetgcrt he had dump
ed the barrel OF potash into the vat 4
search Of the vat yielded several pieces or
the bono and two small gold rings, one
Of them a plain gold circle, such as Us
ordinarily worn as a wedding ring, the
other with a chased surface commonly
used as a guard ring Both Of these have
been identified as having been worn by
Mrs Luctgort, five acquaintances Of the
missing woman swearing absolutely 10
their identity.
Another clue found by the detectives
was part of an artificial tooth. DR.. Carl
Kline, Mrs. Luetgerts dentist. identlhcd
II as the lateral half OF an upper 'nciser,
ANA stated that Mrs. Luetgcrt ndd such
tooth on an upper plate she wore.
a dark brown slime, found on top OF
the sediment On the vat was declared by
experts TO be human soft soap.
The suspicious facts accumulated so
rapidly that Inspector Setback swore out
a warrant charging buetgert with me
murder of his wife, and on May lth
placed him under arrest. Further search
resulted IN the finding OF pieces OF dress
goods resembling those which Mrs. Luet-
CERT had worn when last seen.
HIS LOVE FOR OTHER WOMEN.
The supposed motive was soon furnish
cd in the shape OF the big sausage
makers love for other women, his in
discriminate amOurs being public propert,
in the neghbOrhOOd of the factory.
Though anticipating arrest Luetgert made
no effort 10 escape. and when placed be-
hind the bars he insisted with all the We
hcmence of the hOtheaded HOllander that
ne is, that the police had conspired 20
send him 10 the gallOws, and that his
wife was still alive.
During the progress of the trial reports
were received from all parts Of the coun-
try 20 the effect that women resembling
Mrs Luctgert had been seen alive after
May LIST in scores of places but dihgeni
search in the case was without result.