The age-herald., 1897-10-02
BATTLE OF BONES
 IS NOT YET ENDED Expert AllpOrt, Introduced by Sausage maker Luet6ert'S Attorneys, HAS A HARD ROW TO WEED States Attorney MCEWan TrumpS Him
 With a GOrillaS Bone,
HAS A HARD ROW TO WEED
CAUSING A ROUND OF LAUGHTER
When the Witness Stated It Was From a Large and Strong Person-Allport Did Hard Days Work-L Luetgert Day Appli-
 cations Are Plentiful.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-The monotony of the scientific and painfully technical pro- ceedings of the Luetgert murder trial to- day was relieved by hearty laugh at -tne expense of Dr. Allport, the chief sociological expert of the defense, dur ing the afternoon session. Dr. Allrort had identified a piece of bone as the temporal of human being. He observed that the bone would indicate that the person had been large and strong. sistant States Attorney McEwan. scHe sistant States Attorney McEwen. "He was a gorrilla.''
 This announcement rather staggered Dr. AlIport, but he joined in the general laugh among lawyers, experts and spec tators. There was a warm tilt between the witness and Assistant States Alter hey McEwan during he afternoon. After answering question pr. Allport pro- ceeded to give little explanatory lect- ure, d.gressing somewhat from the sub- jeet under consideration. When he paused Assatstant States Attorney Me Evan gazed at the witness a mcment and remarked:
 You are a little too fresh.'
 Ex-Judge Vincent was on his feet in a moment, appealing for protection for The witness.
 "A little rebuke Rl1e that is good for
  some people," remarked Assistant States Attorney McEwan. "One small head does not contain all there is known about lIbones."
 Ex-JuIdge v.nceigt continued to demsnd that his chief anatomist be protected by the court.
 Judge Tuttill put a stop to the dispute by leaning over his desk and remark ing:
 "Gentlemen, proceed with the trial of this case"
 Dr. Allport never worked harder de- livering a lecture on descriptive and comparative autonomy before a class in the Northwestern university than he did in his descriptive talk before the jury in the Luetgert case today. He drew diagrams and pictures of bones, includ- ing human sessamoids, temporals, pha- 1anges and others and described them Then he drew more pictures of the same bones of the lower animals and com pared them, pointing out the difference. Few in the crowded courtroom appreci- ated the remarks of the demonstrator. It was Greek to nearly all except the attorneys and the experts. The jurors followed the descriptive talk dreamily. The severe cross examna ton took a considerable degree of positiveness out of the witness. The questions put to him by Assistant States Attorney Mo- tested his knowledge of bones severely. After falling into several cleverly laid technical pitfalls, Dr. Allport became wary. His answers were not so prompt, decisive and terse as at first. He hesi- tated and explained, and when the or deal was over the witness was much pleased. The battle of the bones will
 
 continue tomorrow.
 Prof. Eckley is to be called to tell the jury what he knows about bones. both human and lower animal. The experts are not expected to finish before the middle of next week. When they get through Luetgert Is expected to go on the stand.
 Already States Attorney Deneen is receiving requests for passes on 'Luet- gert day.
 It is now asserted that the prosecution will produce upon the witness stand three of the women who witnesses have identified as Mrs. Luetgert One of these is the woman who was seen by half dozen persons in Kenosh, Wis, on May 2 and who is now in Chicago and is being watched constantly by a detective This Is the woman who left one of her slippers in the Kenosha police station. She was described by several witnesses who saw her at the Northwestern rail- way station in Kenosha and at two of the leading hotels of the town and idsn- tified by means of a photograph as Mrs, Luetgert. This woman will be put on the witness stand by the state She wdlD relate all conversations she had with the police officials and others in Kenosha, it is said