, 1897-10-08
APPROACHING THE End.
IT is PROBABLE THAT THE LUET-
CERT CASE WILL SOON
BE OVER.
II Made the Sausage-Makor Smile When
Mrs. Feldt Appeared-Tesl mony o.
a Hos1ler in Regard TO Mary Sim,
mering-Judge Chellain and the
Grand Jury to Testify.

That the rebuttal evidence of the prose
cution will be all in by tomorrow night.
Some rebuttal on the part of the defense
will occupy Saturday and bo.h sides are
expected to rest their cases Saturday aft
ernoon.
Next week will be devoted to oratOry.
Assistant States Attorney McEwan has
announced thar he will devote two days
70 Mary ~Siemmering and DR.. W. H. ALI
port. He has something warm bodied
up for these two.
EX-Judge Vincent and Attorney Pha,
len will address the jury for three days
and States Attorney Deneen expects to
close the case Saturday in a speech last,
ing the entire day.
The crowd at the criminal court build,
ing today was larger than upon any 9th,
err morning during the present week. It
was composed of the usual mixture CT
men and women OF extreme Stations in
life. The policemen and deputy sheriffa
en- duty had several hot arguments with
the throngs over matters of admission
10 Judge Tuthill's court room and hum
irels were turned away disappointed
and angry. Never before in Chicago has
he interest in a murder trial been sus,
tanned from start to finish as it has been
in the Luetgert case.
When court opened the impeaching
process adopted by the prosecution was
resumed. Police Officer Charles Griete,
new was called to the witnesses stand to
testify to certain dates o: material
events in the case in contradiction Of
witnesses Tor the defense.
William Fulbeck. Luecgerts former
hGs.ier. gave an interesting bit of evi,
dence with reference TO Mary Siemmer.
ing. In fact, the testimony OF Fulbeck
was the opening wedge for a violent
attack upon Luetgert's pretty servant
girl. for love Of wham. the prosecution
asserts. the sausage-maker killed his
wife. Fulbeck said that he missed Mrs.
Luetgert on May /. but said nothing I'm.
til May 3.
Then l asked Mary Siemmering
where Mrs. Luetgert was" said the witt
ness.
what did she say?" inquired States
Attorney Deenen.
'iShe said Mrs. Luetgert was up stairs
in bed" responded the witness.
Are You sure she told you that on
May 80"
Il am positive"
Attorney Phalen tried to get Fulbeck
20 change the date to a day in the latter
part OF April. but the witness was obdu-
rate and c.ung to his original statement.
Luetger;'s heavy features. which had
augmented by physical pain caused by
atmospheric change. relaxed somewhat
as he caught sight Of Mrs. Christian
Feldt. The big sausage-maker smiled,
then an expression o. scorn shone in his
eyes. Mrs. Feldt is the woman who
loaned Luetgert money and who on the
witness stand remarked that she was
very sorry for having done so. Luet-
CERT wrote her many letters of a tender
and loving character SCOT after his ar
rest in May, and Mrs. Feldt handed thess
missives to the prosecution. To Luet-
gert's CONSERVATION the letters confront
ed him in court and he was compelled to
listen to the expressions OF endearment
he had addressed to the widow. There
was a story in circulation at one time
that Luetgert intended to marry Mrs.
Feldt and that is the reason he desired
TO be rid OF his wife.
Mrs. Feldt was in court today to con-
tradict the evidence of Mrs. Mary
Charles relative to the rings worn by
Mrs. Luetgert. Mrs. Charles emphat..
day hat she had ever asked Mrs. Feldt
to say If questioned that the rings found
in the vat at the Luetgert factory were
not the rings which had belonged to
Mrs. Luetgert. Today Mrs. Feldt, with
equal emphasis. declared that Mrs.
Charles did request her to deny that she
ever saw the rings before. Mrs. Feldt
refused to do 80. She said today the
rings were those worn by Mrs. Luetgert.
She was positive about it.
Judge Arthur H. Che;lain and 10
members OF the grand jury, which in,
dicted Luetgert. have been summoned
by the prosecution to impeach Mary
Siemmering. When Mary Siemmering
was first arrested she was taken before
Judge Chetlain on a writ OF habeas cor
pus. In chambers the young woman
made a statement to his honor and was
released. 1t is said that she told judge
lShelain certain things concerning her
relations with Luetgert which she posi-
! lively denied on the witness stand.
When before the grand jury Mary Stem.
lmering was closely questioned with
reference to her associations and noe
turnal visits to Luetgert in his sausage
factory, where he slept, and States At.
torney Deneen says the young woman
made admissions which she denied on