The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-10-02
THE ALLEGED MRS. LUETGERT
PROSECUTION WILL PROVE SHE
WAS NOT SEEN ALIVE.
Women identified as She By Wit
nesses for the Defense Will Be
Produced in Court Detectives
Rounding Up the Supposed Mrs.
Luetgert.


scientific and painfully technical pro-
ceedings of the Luetgert murder tria
today were relieved by hearty laugh
at the expense of DR.. Airport, the CHIEF
astrological expert of the defense, dur
ing the afternoon session. DR.. Airport
had identified a piece of bone as the
temporal of a human being. He OBJ
served that the bone would indicate
that the person had been large and
strong.
Yes, L suppose he was" observed
Assistant States Attorney McEwen
He was a gorilla"
This announcement rather staggered
DR.. Allport, but he joined in the gen.
eral laugh among the lawyers, experts
and spectators.
LAWYERS HAVE A TILT.
There was a warm tilt between the
witness and Attorney McEwen during
the afternoon. After answering a ques-
ton DR.. Airport proceeded to give a
somewhat from the subject under con-
sideration. When he paused Attorney
McEWen gaZed at the witness a
moment and remarked:
You are a little too fresh"
Ex-Judge Vincent was on his feet
in moment, appealing for protection
for the witness.
"a little rebuke like that is good for
some people" remarked Attorney Nc
Even. One small head does not con-
tain all there is ahont bones"
Ev-Judge Vincent continued to de-
mand that his chief anatonomist be
protected by the court. Judge Tutnill
put a stop to the dispute by leaning
over his desk and remarking: Gentle
men. proceed with the trial of this
case
The battle Of the bones Will continue
tomorrow. Prof. EcIzley is to be called
to tell the jury what he knows about
bones, beth human and lower animals.
The experts are not expected to finish
before the middle of next week.
When they get Through Lust CERT is ex-
pacted to gn On the stand Already
Attorney Deneen is receiving requests
for passes Ell "Luetgert Day"
CRUSHING BLOW EXPECTED.
The prosecution is planning the de-
livery of a crushing blow to the defense
in the Luetgert triad. 1t is asserted
OF the women when the witnesses have
identified as Mrs. Euetgert. One Of these
is the woman wtno was seen by ilaif q
dozen persons in Kerpcisfha WIS, May
and 5. Sac is NOW in Chicago and is
being watched constantly by a de-
tective This is the woman who left
one of her slippers in the Kennsha
police station. She was descAlbed by
several witnesses who saw Glaq at the
Northwestern railway station IN
Kenosfla and at two of the leading
hotels OF the town and was identified
by means of a photograph as Mrs.
Luetgert. This woman win relate all
conversations she had With the police
of KenCctla. She was claimed to be a
character we'll known in certain dis
triets of Chicago.
Detective Decelge has traced the
woman met on the county road near
kenoEha, May 3 by Fred Diehba and
identified as Mrs. Luetgert TO Jolie,:,
will be called on the witness stand, it
is said, and will testify that she is q
local evan galist and was in tie vicinity
of KeTi-lara cn ii1e date mentioned in
the il1tefest OF some religious work
Chicago detectives are NOW in the
vicinity of ELgtn, H., running down the
story OF P'ed,dlar Opdylle, who positively
identified one of the two women who
slept in a grove near his wagon near
Elg.n ON the night of June as Mrs.
LuetgeTt. 1t is discovered, it is stated
that Naeee women We're gypsiias vino be-
longad to band of nomads seen IN the
vicinity of E9gin during the first two
weeks OF June
AN ARM FULL OF BONES.
Police Inspector Setback entered the
court room today carrying an arn1ful
of bones. 81 suppose these will keep the
bys busy today, observed the heavy
we1g1ut inspector as ne laid his burden
down.
Luetge7,t walked into court without
tlae aid of his crutch. He is recovering
rapidly from the INJURY to his leg re
ceivsd in a'1 awkward but friendly box
ing bout with a JAZZ guard. The big
sausage maker appeared with a cigar
between his teeth and appeared to be
in the best of spirits