The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-09-02

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Chemicals fot Laetosrt. 81
FOUND BOILED FLESH AND ZONES.


Chicago. september l.--But two witnens-
cs were on the stand In the Luetsert trial
today and when the court adjourned the
evidence OF one OF them was not COM
pleted and win be resumed tomorrow.
Witness Frank Bialk, the watchynan.
was this morning turned over to the de-
Tense for cross examination. His tcsti.
mony was IN the main mistaken. although
the defcnse drew from him tho fact that
II was by no means an unusual thing Tor
Luetgcrt to be around tho factory at all
hours OF the night. He said in his direct
examination that he thought Luctgcrt
was acting IN u suspicious manner on the
night OF the alleged murder and today he
sad he was in Il position. from which he
could aave seen everything Luetgert did
at the vat ON the night the murder IL
said to have taken place, but did not look
at him.
The other witness was Frank Odorofsky.
an empioye OF the factory, who placed
the caustic potash IN tue vat on the order
Of ldetgert. That night was the only
tame In his long experience that he had
ever seen any caustic potash In the fac
tory. he testified TO riltdsug IN the morn
ns near the vat into winch he had put
the potash on the night before u mass OF
slightly brown matter, in which he found
pieces of bone and pioces OF substance
whioh no took 10 be flesh. Luetgert told
him 70 take the stun away and throw 1t
around the yard, but instead OF doing this
he dumped II all In one place, and after
wards showed the police where he had
When tho court was called to order
Assistant state Attorney McEwen nn-
nounveh that he had authorities on the
questions which were left undecided yes
| terday ut hand whether the visits Of Mary
| Simmorlng, the Luetgert family servant.
10 Luctxert IN the factory was admissible
| as evidence, but the STATE would prefer TO
argue the question later Judge Tuthill
sad Bialk could DO recalled later In tho
trial ana tho question was decided:
Frank OdcrotSliy was thon called as a
witness. lie said he was an cmploye OF
| Lue,gort, whose duties were around the
! watts. Odorofsky said he broke up the
| recucn put 1t into the middle vat. Tho
| witness thon told what he saw in the base
ment Monday morntnit, May 10. Beside
| the middle vat was d mass OF reddish
brown stun which had overnowea from,
| the vat and had been carried part OF tho
| way toward the sewer opening on tho
the witness said, and was Shiny and
| greasy. Near the vat were three doors
| which had been taken from the smoke
| house near by. Two Of these doors were
| though they had been on top OF the vat
| and tho contents OF the vat had boiled
| up against the doors, He said he could
sec small pieces OF bone and what APP
| pcarod TO be particles of flesh The Wit
| ness said Iuetgcrt ordered him to remove
| the stun from tho floor and vat, which he
| did aud the sausage maker then told him
| to take IL out into the yard and scatter
| II all over the yard.
~ took II out into the yard" said tho
| witness, nut id not scatter II around,
Instead dumped u in one place and
put some dirt over IT,"
| Odorofsky said after. the police began
their Investigations Of the case he showed
them whore he had placed the material
| from the vat and they took part of 1t
| away. Odorofsky said the fuel used IN tho
| smokehomec furnace was sawdust and the
| furnace was cleaned out on the Thursday
before the first day OF May LuotRert
then directed that new supply OF saw
dust be placed In the furnace and this was
done
when court adjourned odorofsky wls
| still on the witness stand and HIS testi-
mony VIII be concluded tomorrow.