Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-01
BIALK STILL ON THE STAND
Luetgert's Night Waterman Cross Examined
by the Defense.
He Sticks to His Story About His
Employers Strange Actions on
Night of May l..

CHICAGO. September 1.-The interest in
the Luetgert murder trial was undated
t. day. A majority of the spectators were
women. who had come early. Outside the
court hundreds waited in line, unable to
enter. The big sausage maker the central
figure in the trial, was apparently in the
lest of spirits. betraying no outward eff
fects of the strain of the trial. He COM
mented, not in bitter terms, on the tes-
timony of his old employee, Bialk, the
Waterman. who, re said, was a simple
honest man. He is ignorant man."
said Luetgert. land, like an elephant or
bear, can be trained He has been well
trained bv the police
When the court was called to order As
sistant States Attorney McEwen an
pounced that ne had authorities at hand
on the questions which were left unde-
cided yesterday, whether the visits of
Mary Mann or Mary Simmering, the Luet-
CERT family servant, to Luetgert in the
factory were admissible as evidence, but
the state would prefer to argue the cues
ton later. Judge Tuthin said Bialk could
be- recalled later in the trial and the ques-
ton decided.
Bialk CrOss-Examined.
Attorney Vincent then began the cross
examination Of Bialk and put to him Iues-
tons regarding his connection with the
police since May IL.
Mr.. McEwen objected, but Attorney VIM
cent declared it would be shown that Bialk
had not been out of the sight of a police
man for five minutes since the arrest of
Luetgert, and the defense had not been
able to get minutes conversation with
him. The cross-examination proceeded,
and Bialk testified that since May 16 he
had been with Officer Klinger, living at the
!atters house and paying no board. He
had done no work, but Inspector Schaak
had provided means for his wife TO live
and pay rent.
Mr.. Vincent brought out the fact that
previous to May l the Waterman had met
Luetgert in different parts of the factory
at all times of the night Sometimes the
sausage maker walked about the building
and even in the yard at late hours. Bialk
said he regarded the actions Of his en-
pioyer on the night Of May L as suspi-
ctQus. because he turned on the steam
into the basement at O'Clock. This was
unusual
1t was made plain to the jury in the
cross-examination that Bialk. from his po-
sition In the boiler room. could have looked
through an opening near the elevator and
have seen Luetgert at the vat In the base
ment. He did not do so. he said, because
he knew i would not do for him to be
caught at It,
Bialk said that although Luetgert had
Darrtcaded the door. leading directly from
the boiler room when he went to the base
ment, there was another route by which he
could have walked into the basement He
did not go in, he said, because Luetyert
had told him to go back to his fires after
he had delivered the second bottle OF medi-
cine to him. Lueteert did not at any time
tell him not to enter the basement. The
watchman said he could have looked from
the upper floors Of the factory across a
court into the part of the building where
CERT and his lantern, but did not do %.