Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-01
Women Identified as Mrs. Luetgert
Have Been Found.
WILL Be PLACED ON WITNESS STAND
One Was an Evangelist and An
other Was Gypsy
THE BONE CONTROVERSY

CHICAGO, October 1.-The prosecution is
planning the delivery of crushing blow to
the defense in the Luetgert murder trial.
1t is now asserted that the prosecution
will produce upon the witness stand three
of the women whom witnesses have identi-
fled as Mrs. Luetgert. One of these is the
woman who was seen by half a dozen per-
sons in Kenosha. Wis. on May and ).
She is now in Chicago and is being watch
ed constantly by detective. This is the
woman who left one of her slippers in the
kenoshe police station. She was described
by several witnesses who saw her at the
Northwestern railroad station in Kenosha
ard at two of the leading hotels of the
town. and identified by means Of a photo
graph as Mrs. Luetgert. This woman will
be put on the witness stand. She will re-
late all conversations she had with the
police officials cnd others in Kenosha it is
said The woman is claimed to be a char
acter well known in certain districts of
Chicago.
She Was nm Evangelist.
Detective Decelle has traced the woman
met on the country road near Kenosha.
May .. by Fred Schebe, and identified as
Mrs. Luetgert, to Joliet, where she is now
said to be located. She will be called to
the witness stand, it is said and will tes-
t1y that she is a local evangelist and was
In the vicinity of Kenosha on the date mem
toned in the interest of come raI;a;o,.
work.
Chicago detectives are now in the vicin
ity of Elgin, ILL.,, running down the story
OF Peddier Opdyke, who positively iden1i-
hed one OF two women who slept in a
grove near his wagon at Lake Uricn near
EIgln, on the night of June as Mrs LueI-
CERT. 1t has been discovered, it is said,
that these women were gypsies, who be-
ioised TO band of pomads seen in TIE
Il ha fr-t
of June. If this testimony is introduced
and well supported it will have the effect
OF arousirS Il doubt to the identitca-
tions of witnesses who believe they saw
Mrs LUetgert soon after her disapnear-
aLce. The production of the women who
have been identified as Mrs. Luetgert will
fellow the closing of the evidence Of the
defense and will be in the nature Of re-
buttal evidence
Schaack Brings I'm Homes.
Police Inspector Schaak entered the court
room today carrying armful of bones.
Il gLass these will keep the boys busy
today observed the inspector, as he laid
his burden down.
Luetgert walked into court without the
aid of his crrtches. He is recovering zap
idly from the injury TO his leg received in
an awkward hut friendly bout with a Jail
guard The big sausage maker appeared
with cigar between his teeth, and ap-
p.ared to be in the best of spirits.
DIR. Walter III. Airport was recalled for
further crcss-exa animation. and the battle
of the sesamoids was renewed
1t was noticeable today that DIR. Allport
was less pronounced in his views and iden-
tiicstion of bones than he was on Wednes-
day and Thursday. He was slow and care
ful in his answers and lodged direct an
swers TO questions when he could.
Wary in His Answers.
His identification of sesamoids as re-
garded the animals they were taken from
was very guarded. The witness had not
forgotten the traps into which the prose-
cution led MIN yesterday and today he
wary. His explanations were couched
I'm technical medical phraseolcgy and be-
came tiresome to the spectators in the
hot and crowded court room. Beside AS
sistart Stste's Attorney McEwen, who did
the cross questioning, sat Prof. Dorsey
DIR. Aliport's scientific rival in this case.
Prof. Dorsey had prepared the leading
questions which were submitted by the
assistant states attorney for answersTo-
ward the close of the morning session of
court DIR. Allport appeared to become irri-
tated and the result was that ne became
somewhat confused.
The cross exan.intion of this witness was
the severest yet heard during the six
weeks of the trial