The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-10-06


dtnes In the Outcome OF the Trial.
CHICAGO, oct. 5.-The end OF the
famous Luetgert murder trial is near
cr than was thought The defense to-
dav rested It's case, and there is moth
lug now to come but the rebuttal EVIL
dence OF the state and the arguments Of
the attorneys-probaby about two
weeks in all. The state has eighty wit
nesses to place upon the stand, but
States Attorney Deneen said this after
noon that In most cases their evidence
will be short and that he will get
through with them in hurry. He ex-
poets to demolIsh the stories offered by
the witnesses for the defense that Mrs.
Luetgert was seen around Kenosha and
Lake Zurich, Wis. within a few days
after the murder Is said TO have been
committed, and to furnish other testl-
mony that will In great measure hold
up the side OF the prosecution.
Soon after the court convened, ex-
Judge Vincent and Attorney PhaIen
asked permission TO consult with their
client privately. Judge Tuthlll said they
might do SO and LuetgeTt and his law
yers retired 10 q private room. 1t was
known that the matter under delibera-
tlon was whether or not Luetgert should
20 upon the witness stand. EX-Judge
Vincent vigorously opposed the sug
eesdon. He pointed out 10 Luetgert
that William Charles, his business
partner. had told practically the story
Llletgert would tell. you cannot add
to 1t anything that will benefit you"
sald eI-Judge Vincent. ''If you go up
on the witness stand you will be sub
jeoted 10 cross examination lasting
DAYS and covering the entire period OF
your life. You will get excited, and
you will say things which will injure
your case. My advice to you Is Keep
mum"
Attorney Phnlen was inclined 10 favor
Luetgert's desire to so upon the Wit
nsEs stand. He thought he might be
able to explain some things more salts
iaotorily than other witnesses had. He
also believed the absence from the wit
ness stand OF the principal actor In the
great tragedy might prejudice him In
the eyes OF the jury, But Attorney
Phalen was willing to admit the logic
OF ex-Judge Vlncents position and
Luetgert said ne would abide by his
counsel's advice.
When the lawyers and Luetgert re-
turned from the consultation, Luetgert
sat down with a smile upon his face.
His countenance bore the expression OF
q martyr. The greatest disappointment
OK the trinl to him was apparently the
fact that he was not to be permitted 10
testify In his own behalf and address
the jury as he had said dozens OF times
b. would. But he accepted the situa-
tiln with as good grace rs his rough
rrt're would permit.
a METEOROLOGICAL FACT.
The frst witness called to-day was
Henry j. Cox, OF the United States
weather bureau service. Witness Cox
came with charts and data to prove
that the night OF May /. 1897. was
cloudy In Chicago and vicinity. This
evidence was brought out by the de-
Tense to counteract the testimony OF
witnesses who had sworn that they
stood across the street at II o'clock, tho
night OF May 1 and saw Luetgert and
his wife walking toward the sausage
factory.
The hrst witness called nfter the con-
suitatlon OF Luotgert and his attorneys.
was Mrs. Mary Charles, wife OF william
Charles, Lueigerts business partner.
Mrs. Charles said that upon several oo-
casions Mrs. Luetgert had said to her
~ am going away. My husband has
failed In business and people VIII now
point their fingers at me and me and
cay She Is the wife Of the sausage ma
knr who failed ] cannot stand that"
on May /. the witness said she saw
Mrs. Luetgert for the last time, II was
about II o'clock In the morning, Mrs.
Luetgert again said she was going
away ard repeated that she could not
stand the disgrace the failure had
brought upon her family. "she turned |
away and never saw her again" con-
cllded the witness.
a dramatic scene followed II has
been agreed that LuetEert has offered
m explanation Of every accusation Of
The prosecution except the rings found
N the middle vat In which che body OF
Mrs Luetgcrt IL alleged to have been
dlSlntegratcd The rings found In tho
vat wCrc stucl, together when discover
Cd according to the story Of Policeman
Dean, who found them. Experts who |
examined them. said che rings wern
f.le1 together by human flesh. In ono
oI these rings were engraved the letters
L 1.-The initials OF Mrs, Louise |
LIclgnrt The theory Of the prosecution
was that they had dropped from the
Dissolved fingor OF Mrs. Luctgert IN the
vat ana had been glued together by
t"s. tissues The defense put Of m
explanation Of these rings until the last
moment II WAS the climax OF tho sau-
tfgr makers storg.
MRS. LUETGERT's RINGS
'Dld YOU ever eoc Mrs Luetgcrt wear
0ngor rlngs2" asked Attorney Phnlon,
a'ior Mrs. Charles had finished telling |
about the missing woman's threats 10
leave home.
- have" replied the wituess
How mang7"
she wore two"
Were they gold rlngs2'
They were"
You saw them ofen7"
loa. ycly ofton."
Describe them, can your"
Roth were plain gold rings nearly |
equal IN RlzpHus 10 che width I mean |
'n" w them an sure, perhaps both, |
unlnnol Mrs Iuotunr'a initials"
Dll you ovcr see this ring now |
Hu1 v0u7n
~ WIS one tho rings found In the vat |
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