The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-09-28

door was unlntentlonnl, he said. IL JUST
happened that the articles were thrown
there without thought of the door at
all.
TO Make SOAP.
Charles said besides the caustlc pot
ash two or three barrels OF tallow.
quantity of grease and some Clipped
hone which was to be used In making
the soft soap, was delivered at the fac
tory.
E.e said that they had OGorofsky and
Levendoski, the two laborers employed
In the factory, place some OF the stun In
the middle vat. He also saw Frank
Bialk in the factory at the time. The
caustic potash was put In the vat and
Luetgert said he would see to turning
on the steam and boiling the stun.
Charles said he met Luetgart in sa-
loon opposite the factory on the even
ing of the night Mrs. Luetgert dlsap-
peared. and Luetgert said he was go
ing over to the factory and turn on the
steam. At 3 o'clock the same night
Charles said he went to the basement OF
the factory and found Luetgert there
and the steam turned on. The mixture
hNllNN ONNA bAlNN Va A"ASN ahA ofluslAEN
upon the floor he said. The following
day he visited the factory basement and
saw the mixture in the vat. The tallow
was IN one portion Of the vat and the
grease or lard had collected IN another
part OF the vat by Itself. Luetgert again
turned on steam In the mixture, the wit
ness said.
on cross-examinatlon. by States Al
torney Deenen, Charles denied he had
"doctored" books OF the concern SO as to
show yearly profit OF 100000 This
line OF ross-examnatlon was objected
to by the defense. but the court per-
mitted It for the time. the result being
a complete denial by Charles. He said
that Il was he who introduced Promo.
ter Davey to Luetgert, but he said he
was deceived by the man, as well as
Luetgert
Frank Blttler told Of seeing Mrs. Luet-
Ecrt wiring her hands and weep upon
one occasion. II was during the latter
part Of April, and the witness declared
that Mrs, Luetgert said the business
was broken UP. everything was gone.
and that she was going away also. La
ter the witness said Mrs. Luetgert pro-
missed to attend the wedding OF his
daughter IN June. and make the pros
pcCtive bride a present.
At the close OF the afternoon session
OF court, ex-Judgc Vincent and Attor-
ncy Phnlen were much pleased over the
evidence OF witness Charles HE told
u pretty fair story" acknowledged As
slstant Slate'E Attorney LcEwen at the
close of the tflal. 1T was one OF those
storlos upon which there is nothing left
20 crOss-examlnc. First he sought the
opportunity he says he was in the
basement Of the factory that night and
that Luetgort began TO make soap Hc
and Luetgcrt are the only ones who
really know the real object for which
that caustlc potash was bought. They
ere not going to tell any other story
than the one told by Charles. So what IN
the use to cross-eNamine mt length on
that point. But we have some other
evidence ON this point that viii change
the complexion Of Charles evidence
whon It Is submitted"
MRS, LUETGERT WAS DEPRESSED
Charles Bochnkc, who had worked for
Luetgcrt FOR sixteen years, testified that
on April %, he had brief conversation
with Mrs Luetgcrt and she seemed 20
be much depressed, and remarked that
Things were going bad IN the house "
She said, according to tho witness, that
she would 10 10 The country ana go to
work NJ "A servant
we are about ruined and | viii 30 60
tho country and work out. I cannot stay
here" the witness said were the words
NJ TIM apparently distracted woman. ~
told her that times were as hard IN the
country ha they were In the city" said
Rorhnkc, "and advised her not to 80"
when Mrs Augusta Koch, q nolghbor
~ the Luolgerts, who knew ms luct-
E'ft wen. wna called 10 the witness
stand Juror william Ilarlor was CALI
cd upon TO act M interpreter This was
thc second time since the trial begun
thnt Juror Ilnrler had been similarly
called upon, despite the fact Of the dis.
cpvory that he was indicted ton years
ago In connection with the Cool, county
commissioners bop1lo scandal States
Attorney Doonon hlH The utmost tlth
ln Juror linflprs honesty ana to-day
gave out fUr publication u letter W cH.
States Attorney Longrneoker cuncorn.
ing The Indictment VI lluilor ExBinto's