The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-02
LAUGH AT EXPERTS EXPENSE.
ALPORT DID NOT KNOW so MUCH
ABOUT BONES AFTER ALL.

The Willy Attorney For the state
Leads the Doctor Into Trap That
Makes MIrth In the Court Room.
After Frequent Trips" the Expert
Becomes More Wary Luetgcrf
VIII Go On the stand When the
Lawyers Are Through With the
Experts.
Chicago oct 1.-The monotony of thu
scientific and painfully technical proceed
ings of the Luetgert murder trial to-days
was relieved by hearty laugh at the ex-
pense of Or. Airport, the chief osteologi-
cal expert of the defense. During the aft
ernoon session DR.. Allport had Identified
a piece of bone as the temporal of a hui
man being. He observed that the bone
would Indicate that the person had been
large and strong
''Yes, / suppose he was" observed Ass
sstant States Attorney McEwen. "Ha
was gorilla"
This announcement rather staggered Dr.
Airport, but he Joined In the general laugh
among lawyers, experts and spectators.
There was a warm tint between Assistana
ness during the afternoon. After a ques-
tion, Dr. Airport proceeded to give an ex-
planatory lecture, digresslng somewhat
from the subject under consideration.
When he paused, Assistant States Attor-
ney McEwen gazed at the witness a mo-
ment and remarked: You are little too
fresh"
Ex-Judge Vincent was on his feet in A
moment appealing for protection for the
witness.
"A little rebuke like that is good for
some people" remarked Assistant States
Attorney McEwon. "One small head
doesn't contain all there is to know about
bones"
Ex-Judge Vincent continued to demand
that his chief anatomist be protected by
the court.
Judge Tuthi1 put stop to the dispute
by leaning over his desk and remarking.
Gentlemen, proceed with the trial Of this
case"
DR.. Airport never worked harder while
delivering a lecture of descriptive and
comparative anatomy before a class in
the Northwestern University that he did
| In his descriptive talk before the Jury In
| the Luetgert case to-day He drew dia-
| grams and pictures of bones Including
| human sesamods, temporals, phalanges
| and others and described them. He
| showed pictures Of the same bones In the
| ing out the difference. Few in the crowd
| ed court room appreciated the remarks
| OF the demonstrator Ii was Greek to
nearly all, except the attorneys and the
| experts, The jurors followed the descrip-
! tive talk dreamily. The severe cross * !.
animation took a considerable degree OF
| positiVeness out of the witness. The oues-
| uons put to him by Assistant States At
| torney McEwen, framed by Prof. Dorsey.
tested us knowledge of bones severely.
After Falling into several cleverly laid
| technical pitfalls DIR. Alport became
| wary. His answers were not 80 prompt.
| decisive and terse as al first. He hesita-
| ted and explained. and when the ordeal
was over the witness was much pleased
The battle Of the bones will continue to-
morrow. Prof Eckley is to be called to
tell the jury what he knows about bones
both human and lower animals. The ex-
perts 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 Dean ia
receiving requests for passes on "Luetgert
| day."
IL is now asserted that the prosecution
| will produce upon the witness stand three
| of the women whom witnesses have iden-
| uiled as Mrs. Luetgert. One of these is
| the woman who was seen by half a dozen
| persons in Kenosha, Wis, on May and s.
| She is now in Chicago, and is being watch-
| ed constantly by detective. This is tho
woman who left one of her slippers in
| the Kenosha police station. She was de-
| scribed by several witnesses who saw her
| at the Northwestern railroad station I'M
| Kenosha and at two of the leading hotels
| Of the town, and identified by means OF a
| photograph as Mrs Luetgert. This wo-
| man will be put on the witness stand. She
! Will relate all conversations she had with
the police officials and others in Kenosha.
| IL is said.