The Saint Paul globe., 1897-10-17
LUETGERT CASE, so FAR AS THE
DEFENSE IS CONCERNED, IS
CLOSED.
CHEERS FOR JUDGE VINCENT.
VIGOROUS APPLAUSE ON THE CON-
CLUSION OF HIS PLEA TO
THE JURY.
THE ODDS ON SAUSAGE MAKER.
BETTING Men Laying Sixty to Forty
That He Will Not Be Found
Guilty.

CHICAGO, Oct 16.-The last word in
the defense of Adolph L. Luegert has
been spoken. Former Judge Vincent
chief counsel for the defense in the
great murder trial, closed his address
to the jury this afternoon. AS he bow
ed to the jury and took his seat an
outburst of applause shook the court
room. The jurymen stood up and the
court bailiffs shouted in vain for or
der. Several hysterical ladies were
escorted from the room. Judge Tuthill
ordered the jury to it's room and de-
livered himself very forcibly on what
he called disgraceful scene.
This was the last day of the eight
weeks during which the trial has been
in progress, and Attorney Vincent, af-
ter again reviewing the evidence of
the bone experts and severely arraign-
ing the witnesses for the state, some
of whom he styled mechanics, referred
in touching manner to the association
formed during the trial.
"And now, gentlemen of the jury"
he said in conclusion, 1.-The ever moving
hands upon the dial of yonder clock
warn me that the usual hour of ad-
journment has arrived. ! must cease
pleading and leave the case in your
hands. I have fought the fight and
kept the faith to the very best of my
ability. What I have done has been
done with abiding conviction that it
was right. For two months we have
been closely associated in the trial of
one of the greatest cases of the day.
Soon we must separate to go our sew
era1 ways and again take up our diff
ferent lines of duty. But before |
leave you 1 desire to thank you on be-
half of my client, my associates and
my self for the close attention you
have given to this trial.
And now, gentlemen, after all that
has been said against Adolph Luetgert
and which has been swept away by the
clear sunlight of truth would it not be
like shooting an old messmate in the
back to find a verdict of guilty against
him?''
hush fell over the court room at
the words. Turning again to the jury,
Judge Vincent concluded: He has lost
his liberty; he has lost his name; he
has lost his fortune; he has lost his
wife; will he lose his life?'
After order had been restored court
was adjourned until Monday, when
States Attorney Deneen will close for
the prosecution. Judge Tuthill will
probably deliver his charge on Tues
day, when the case will go to the jury.
Ex-Judge Vincent resumed his ar
gument this morning, and at once be-
gan to ridicule the bone experts. This
man Sergeant Spangler deserves pro-
notion" said Luetgert's chief counsel,
as he waived his hand in the direction
of the police official referred to. He is
much smarter man than Chief or
Police Ripley. 1t was no trick at all
for him to step over to the Luetgert
sausage factory, after all the bone ex-
perts had picked their bones, and find
a femur. Not only that, but the femur
of a woman-just the kind of bone
that was wanted Then there is Prof
Dorsey, a nice, fresh, pleasant young
man. I'd like to trot with him-or,
rather I would have liked to have done
so in my younger days. He is clever
but he does not know it all-not all
there is to be known about bones. Yet
he was very positive, on the witness
stand, that he knew more than any
ether osteologist called in this case,
and his assurance on the witness stand
simply made him ridiculous"
E,X-Judge Vincent continued to