The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-04
RINGS FOUND IN The VAT
Idsntlnrd us Those Worn by Mrs. Luet-
GeTt-HAd Day for Defense.

luenNiutu " Ahbhu hoAh ny hAAh A"N'-
EeTt-uHd Day for Defense.
CHICAGO. Sept. 3.-The number OF
persons striving to be present at the
Luetgert murder trial to-day was so
great that a new method of handling
the crowds had to be adopted,
The cross examination OF Police Cap
tain Schuettler was resumed where 1t
was left of yesterday, Attorney Vincent
for the defense, asked to have stricken
from the case the captaln'0 statement
that he did not 80 to New York TO ind
out whether Mrs. Luetgert had been
seen there alive, but TO look up the
reputation of Grotty. the man who SAID
he had met her on Broadway. Attorney
Vincent said the statement was preJu-
dlclaI. The court refused 10 sustain the
motion and Captain Schuettler told OF
his trip to New York. and his investi-
cation of Grotty's reputation. He said
the state wanted 90 be prepared to
prove he was a perjurer II he appeared
In the case as u witness for the defense.
Captain Schuettler was asked about the
visit OF Attorney Vincent to the East
Chicago avenue police station on the
day OF Luetgert's arrest, but the state
put In an objection. Mr.. Vincent stated
to the court that he expected TO prove
by I.uetgert that when he was arrested.
Inspector Setback refused to permit
any person to see him until the next
day The attorney said he was not al
lowed to see him and was compelled to
begin n habels corpus proceeding.
Judge Tuthlll refused to admit any EVIL
tVNo hn
tor Schaack Is not on trial here" said
the court,
Captain Schuettler was excused and
Police Lieutenant George Hutchinson
was called. This witness corroborated
the testimony OF Captain Schuettler as
to the visit made by him and Schuettler
on May to Luetgert at the latter's
home TO secure from him statement
regarding the disappearance OF his wife.
He said Luetgert stated he had hired
no detectives to look for his wife. all
though he had previously told Bicknese
that he had engaged two private detee-
tives.
Rings Fonnd In tho Vat.
officer Walter S. Dean, of the Sheffield
station, introduced the subject of the
rings found in the vat in the sausage
factory. 1t was onlcer Dean who found
the two gold rings In the middle vat In
which Il Is charged Mrs. Luetgerts
body was dissolved In caustlc potash.
The officer told of the examination OF
the vat and the discovery Of the trlnk-
cts In the same manner II had been re-
lated by other witnesses lie was fol-
lowed by Mrs, Ida Harris, who was The
first OF a series OF witnesses who i1cntl-
fed the rings as having been worn By
Mrs. LuctgCrt. Mrs Harris said she had
known Mrs. LuCtgcrt for seven years,
and had often visited her at her home.
She was positive that the large gold
band with the initials ID L." and the
mark "lSk" In the Inslde,wna Mrs Luet-
ucrts wedding ring. About 1--WE years
ago she said, while sitting with Mrs.
Luetgcrt In hcr kitchen the sausage
mnkcr's wife took off her rings aud
showed them to her. The smaller ring
was worn as a guard TO keep the we'd
ding ring on her finger. The guard
ring had mlllod edges, but the milling
was more distinct lyc years ago than
Il is Sew, Tho witness could not tell
when ahe had last seen The rings on the
hand Of Mrs. LuctqerL
on cross examination Mrs. Harris
said that when shown the rings nt the
East Chicago police station after the nr-
rest Of Luelgert, she remembered the
| lnl,lnlR ID h." were In the wedding
ring In German script She said she had
never seen q large ring with cameo
| In Mrs LuolgorrR hand Sho was ask
ed n Mrs LuCtgott ala not wear 4
d. ..i. .N Na. HaHU 4 tHI