Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-09-03
Prosecution in Luetgert Case Pro-
ducss Its Strong Point Today.
FOUND IN VAT 4? SAUSAGE FACTORY
Positively Identified as Having Be,
Ionged to the Missing Woman.
INTEREST IN CASE GROWS

CHICAGO, September 3.-The number of
persons striving to be present at the Luet-
CERT murder trial today was so great that
a new method of handling the crowds had
to be adopted The third floor of the big
stone building in which the court room is
situated was abandoned as stopping place
for the passenger elevators. Stops We're
made at the second and fourth floors and
guards stationed in the stairways between
those floors and the third or court room
floor, turned back everybody who was not
in some way connected with the case.
The cross-exami1ation of Police Captain
Schuetler was resumed where 1t was left
off yesteday. Attorney Vincent. for the de-
fense, asked to have stricken from the case
the captains statement that he did not go
to New York to find out whether Mrs.
Luetgert had been seen there alive. bat to
look up the reputation of Grotty. the man
who said he had met her on Broadway.
Attorney Vincent said the statement was
prejudicial. The court refused 10 sustain
the motion, and Capt. Schuetler told of his
trip to New York and his investigat ton CT
Grotty's reputation. He said the state
wanted to be prepared to prove he was a
perjurer if he appeared in the case as a
witness for the defense.
Attorney Vircent's Experience.
Captain Schuetler was asked about the
visit of Attorney Vincent to the Eas. chi
cago avenue police station on the day of
Luetgert's arrest. but the state put in an
objection. AIR. Vincent stated TO the court
that he expected to prove 10y Luetgert that
when he was arrested Inspector Schaack
refused TO permit any person to see him
until the next day. The attorney said
he was not allowed 10 see him ard was
compelled to begin. Il habeas corpus pro-
20 1i,a.r I'D. 4, raf,, l-.,;.
any evidence regarding the matters. IN
spector Schaack is not on trial here said
the court.
Captain Schuctler was excused and Police
Lieutenant George Hutchinson was called
The witness corroboratod tn. testimony of
Captain Schuetler as to the visit made hy
him and Schuetler on May to LueIgert
at the latter's home TO secure from him
| statement regarding the disappearance
of his wife. He said Luetgert stated he
had hired TO detectives 10 lock for his
wife, although he had previously told Bick-
nese that he had engaged two private
detectives.
Rings In Evidence.
Officer Walter s. Dean of the Sheffield
station introduced the subject of the riggs
found in the vat ii the sausage factory.
1t was Officer Dean who found the two
gold rings in the middle vat, in which it is
charged Mrs. Luetgert's body was DIS
solved in caustic potash.
The officer told of the eXaminatio of the
vat, and the discovery of the trinkets, in
the same manner it has been related by
other witnesses
He was followed by Mrs Ida Harris who
was he first of a series of witnesses who
identified the rings AS having been worn by
Mrs. Luetgert. Mrs. Harris said she had
known Mrs. LCet9ert for seven years and
had often visited her at her home She
was positive that the large gold pand with
l.. nd t1>. arly IN
the inside, was Mrs Luetgerts wedding
ring. About five years ago. she said, while
sitting with Mrs. Luetgert in her Kitchen
the sausage makers wife took off her rings
and showed them to her. The smaller ring
was worn as guard to keep the wedding
ring on the fingers. The guard ring had
milled edges. but the milling was more dis
unct llVe years aSo than it is now. The
witness could not tell when she had last
seen the rings on the hands of Mrs Luet-
CERT.
On cross-examiration, Mrs. Harris SAID
that when shown the rings at the East
Chicago avenue police station after the cr-
rest cf Luetgert she rene nibcred that the
initials IL. L.. were IN the wedding RIM,
in German script. She sad she had never
seen Il large ring with a cameo ir it en-
Mrs. Luetgerts hand. She was asked If
Mrs. Luetgert did rot wear a large gold
ring with a chain and heart attached, u;
said she had never seen it,
Another lsinis Witness.
Mrs. Sophie Tuohy was another ring wit
ness. Size identified the rings which, she
said, Mrs. Luetsert had worn for years.
From her own finger she took a small
guard ring somewhat resembling that
found in the vat, and said she had ought
it of a jeweler on Larabee street near
North avenue.
She bought this ring, she said, en- tbe ad-
vice of Mrs. Luetgert, who recommended
her to the jeweler- Attorney Vincent OBJ
Jected to this testimony. and the objection
was sustained by the court.
Mrs. Tuohy said she had a conversation
with Luetgert on May regarding the dis
appearance of his wife. He told her he
had paid SO to two private detectives, AMI
had told them there was more money for
them If they needed it. aLuetgert said his
wife did not have much love for her chii-
d1 en-. He also said her brother. Bickenese,
was Angry because the disappearance was
not reported to the police, but Bickenese
did wrong in getting angry.
Mrs. Aluina Stanger was the last wit
ness hefore the court adjourned for the
noon recess. She identified the rings as the
previous witnesses had.
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