The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1897-10-02
BONE OF A HOG.
Luetgert's Expert So Identities Femur
pronounced Human by the STATE.

pronounced Human by the state.
Chicago. Sept. 30.--The sensation OF
the day in the Luetgert trial came in
the afternoon when DIR. w. IT. Airport.
professor Of descriptive and compare
tive anatomy IN Northwestern uniyer-
sity. swore that the femur which the
state had identified as human was not
from a man or woman. but from hog.
The witness was very positive in his
doubts and said that the sesamoid
might belong TO almost any nnimal--a
hog. sheep or dog.
DR.. Airport drew pictures OF what be
raid represented the human femur and
a hogs femur. and explained 10 the jury
the difference between them. The diff
ference IS principally in the socket Of
the hip joint, according 10 the witness.
lie declared that the knob or joint and
femur In evidence was much smaller
than that of the average person. and
that undoubtedly the bone was the
femur Of a suall-boned hog. To-day
Airport will be cross-eNamincd after he
has testified further concerning meta
carpal. sesamoid and temporal bones.
DR.. Dorsey. who proved for the state
that the femur was that Of a woman.
WIS Ia the courtroom when DIR. Airport
Vas on the stand. and his face flushed
when the expert for the defense de-
clared that the bone came from a hog.
lie will take the stand when the time
comes for the state 20 offer It's evidence
il rebutial. and prove 10 the jury that
the femur II not that OF hog but OF
human being. Of a woman. aud of a
woman delicate ia physical orgnniza-
ton. The declaration Of Airport clear
ly defines the issue between himself
and Dorsey. They are respective lead
ing experts for the defense and prosecu-
ton. Both pride themselves upon their
regulations. and a battle royal will be
the result.
Previous TO Or. Allport's testimony
Prof J. A. Weisener gage evidence in
support on Dr. Riese's testimony In con-
nection with the experiments with hu-
man bodies made in the watts in the
Luetgert factory early in the present
month. His testimony was Of corrob-
oratiye character
Prof. Long and DR.. REESE. the experts
for the defense. were on the stand an
morning. while Mr. Vincent did his best
to obtain information from them 10
overthrow the states theory. Dr.
Riese examined one by one the va
rious bones said TO be human by the
state and emphatically declared that
none Of them had been subjected 10 the
action az crude potash. as the state
claims. he was especially sure Of this
when shown the end Of rib. which is
regarded as the mainstay 81 the cor
pus deficit. established BIZ the prosecu-
ton.
Prof Long declared. as an expert
chemist, that the liquid found ia he
vat contained nothing that indicated
that a human body had been destroyed
therein. lie had assisted Or. REESE in
conducting the experiments AZ the fac
tory. and in many ways corroborated
The evidence given BY him. The de-
Tense suffered severe loss Wednesday
when the court refused 10 allow the
experts 10 show that were there as
much organic matter In the liquid and
the sediment taken from the vat as the
state claims. the human body cast into
the box must have weighed $50 pounds.
With much care and precision. Attorney
Vincent paved the way 10 this discovery.
and had asked the question necessary
10 bring out the desired information.
when the states attorney objected la
spite 81 the fact that the defense con-
tended. begged aud pleaded 10 be grant
ed the right a. Introduce such evidence.
Judge Tuthili refused toadmitrt.
Prof Longs REORGANIZATION con-
sHmel several hours. The state claims
the result weakened his testimony con-
siderabiy as he said nll on the expert.
nents he made resulted differently. lie
also made admissions showing that %
pounds 81 potash makes 200 pounds of
soft soap leaving the positive inference
that Lucircrt planned 70 make nearly
1900 pounds Of the stun. with which
"a clean his factory. States Attorney
Deneen asserts the soft soap theory i
accordingly rlddlcd by the defense's
cwn experts.