The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-20

the earlier part of the evening had disap-
peared a solitary baiiff sat at the foot Ct
the stairs leading to the second story, an
other sat at the upper end of the flight. two
more We're at the door of the courtroom
and three more were inside keeping watch
over the sleeping jurymen. The opinion
around the Criminal Court tonight was
that all chances of a verdict has diSap-
peared and that the result is practically GER
tain to be a disagreement 1t is considered
possible and even probable that the state
the defense the remainder. The chances
tonight, however. seem to favor dis
agreement of eight for conviction and four
Many women waited in the court room
all day with the expectation that verdict
would be reached. crowds of curious peo-
Die also hung about the outside of the
courthouse all morning. The long after
noon wore slowly away with nothing TO
relieve the monotony save the request or
the jury for the map of Luetgerts factory
and surroundings which has hung IN the
court room since the trial began, 1t was
believed at first that some point IN REFER
ence to the vicinity was under discussion,
but later information developed the 1act
that the jury in order to c1rcumyent the
efforts Of q crowd of reporters who, from
the roof of an adjoining building, were sur
veying them with telescopes; mad placed the
map across The window, shutting out all
views Of their room.
Late in the afternoon the jury sent for
the contract which Matron Kurth gave
Gottlieba Schimpke at the time she took
her into her home as a domestic. When
the police learned. two months ago, that
Gottlieba whose age is eleven years. had
stated that she saw Luetgert and his wife
walking toward the factory on the night
of May l. they took her to the Sheffield
avenue police station and later placed her
in the home of Matron Kurth. A contract
was signed by Mrs. Kurth agreeing to pay
the girl 81 per week. This contract was
read during the trial and Offered in evil
dence. During the collection of the docu-
ments TO send to the jury room 1t was left
out One OF the jurors wanted to see 1t and.
not finding it, sent for the paper. Attorney
Phaien was inclined to the opinion that the
contract had been omitted purposely.
States Attorney Deneen emphatically de-
MED this and said he had no objection to it
going to the jury. 1t was accordingly sent
in.
CLOSED FOR THE NIGHT.
At $50 o'clock this evening bailiffs, acting
under orders from Judge Tuthill, cleared the
courtroom of spectators and an army of re-
porters. The custodian of the building or
dered every one out of the structure, which,
he said, was to be closed for the night.
There was a general exodus and soon the
big building was deserted save for the
jurors in the case, States Attorney Deneen
and few of his assistants and the corridor
guards. At the main entrance to the build
ing two stalwart policemen were stationed,
with orders to admit one during the
night unless 1t was announced that q YER
dict had been reached.
dIIef the crOWu naQ been
turned out of the courtroom bailiffs and
deputy sheriffs carried into Judge Tuthilps S
courtroom fifteen cots and much bed cloth
ing. The members of the jury were released
from little adjoining room where they had
spent twenty-four hours and each of them
assisted in the bed making that followed.
The release from the cramped quarters in
which the jurors had been celebrating upon
their verdict seemed to put them in a more
pleasant frame of mind. There was pros
pect of a good nights rest ahead in case of
n = nr1l nd 0f
was of sufficient interest to wreath the
faces of the men good and true with smiles.
Three extra cots brought into the room
were for the bailiffs who remained with the
jurors except when the latter were engaged
in discussion of the case. A bountiful dim
ner was served soon after the jurors had
taken possession of their quarters.
After a conference with his assistant and
Inspector Setback, States Attorney Deneen
said: i will remain in my office until mid
night If there is any prospect of verdict
being reached. But do not expect YER
dict tonight. / expect the jurors to go to
sleep as soon as they retire to those cots,
and / do not expect to hear of them getting
up until tomorrow morning. 1t looks to me
at present as though disagreement would lie
the final result. Inspector Setback and As
Sistant States Attorney McEWen are in
clined to place more Importance upon those
two letters offering the foreman a bride
than / am. They seem to think there is a
big plot behind 1t all Personally | believe
the letters were either written by crank
or they are a hoax perpetrated by some
newspaper men. The proposition is too Doid
and the person making it offers to expose
himself to the clutches of the law too read
lily for it to be genuine"
Just before retiring for. the night, the
jury took another ballot, the vote standing
nine for conviction and three for acqulttal.
The four jurors who have been standing
out for acquittal are Behmiller, Barber,
Holabird and Harley. The two latter are
still for acquittal, but either Behmiller or
Barber has come over to the state. There
is much feeling against Harley among the
xVb favor death nenaitV. IheV
say he will not argue the case in any way,
. hut sficlxa snlidlv for I.uetPert.