The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-22
JURY FAILED TO AGREE.
NINE FAVORED THE DEATH PEN
AIRY ROR ADOLPHE Il. LUETGERT'
The pr,.oner Issues . sworn Statement to
the Public VIII Apply for Baii--ihes
Case at standstili.

ctucAcO oct. 2i.-Thc gray light OF
.cci autumn morning struggled through
the bix windows Of Judge Iuthlii Gu
to-day as Adolph l. Luctecrt' the ma,
who has been on trial on the chaItc a. a.
,nnrdoring his wife and boiling hcr Douy
to a vat heard from the foreman OF the
twelve men who have been consloet!!nie s
his case for the past siXty-siN houis ti
words I'VE are unable TO agree upo"a s
verdict" cvlncing no JOY al me Mo n,.,,o
fmpcrturbable as ever the wohueilui ~ ~
Of the north slider was with nm !" ~
lie stood up. and with only a gooI-
nat,ired smile on his swarthy race s nooH
hands with his son Arnold; MS CSariee
and business partner. william Sn"' IA
In Ave minutes he was led back 10 J4ni
the Jury dismissed. and the gteae ~
was over. Tho twelve men were 90
lows: -. oo,oltv-
uci~hold Rovd. Bibby. Mahon. Behmiiier'
Uosner. Shaw, Fransen, ana rowe o,a
For acqulttal-Harley, Holibird' ana
Barber. ,,eoharyod
en- inv rcotiesfed 10 be allowed 10 return
10 the room which has been thc SSc"S 80 os
their discussions for so long. Ihis was
granted. -. ,,o ;,rors filed
- t9,o The court. and Foreman
Ueirhold handed the following 10 ny
clerk. who, by order Of the Court reau II
aloud o..o ~ tho neo-
ME Of the state Of Illinois against a; H.
iuetgert. tender TO the presiding yuustt'
fbe Hon Richard Tuthill, ana STATE ~, ~
torney Charles Deneen. ana ms ~ -
brilliant assistant Mr. William McEwcn'
as well as the attorneys TOT lle ueiJ ,,tnd
our most heartfelt thanks for the kinu
treatment we have received az lheil
hands. and we do not hesitate 10 state
that were n not for the way IN whlch
they have attended to our personal CON-
fort. well as TO our saillli 1,reot'
the hardship would have been very siya',
las 10 the trial. we wish 10 state tn1t
while the evidence was such tnat We W. W..
unable TO agree upon Nerdlc, one 'hilIS
we did decide upon, that the clIcuIh-
stances were such that the police had am
pie reason 10 prosecute on the sho"lhs'
Without hearing the defence, and we COM
mend them for having done their outy Ill
this case. A.
(Signed) Foreman Heichold ana the
balance Of the jury"
YES. sir. we will try him again said
States Attorney Deneen, when asked az
to the probability Of Luetgert beihs
brought before the court n second time.
when we will get at II. however IS
something / cannot tell you now ny
case stands now as II there never hau
been a trial. The second triai mas no.
bearing whatever on the case just closed.
Al o'clock this afternoon counsel TOT
Isuetgert gave States Attorney Deneeh
notice that they would tomorrow morn
ing at 10 O'Clock make formal apphc9-
cation before Judge Tuthin for the az
mission OF the prisoner 10 ball Judge
Tuthill will be asked to fix the amount OF
bail at $1,000. but Luetgert VIII enter
court prepared 10 furnish bonds OF W.
900 II necessary. states attorney Dehse.
was not prepared 10 say Whether OF not
the application would be resisted.
II was admitted by several members or
the Jury that the disagreement was
brought about by a wide dinersnce o.
opinion regardnc the rings found IN the
vat the testimony Of Emma and Gotthebe
Schimpe. and the testimony of kenosha'
witnesses who positively destined that
they saw Mrs. louise Iuetgert alive IN
the Wisconsin town. May Attn and 5th.
Juror Harley did not believe the rlngs
found were Mrs Luetgerts rings, and
Barber would not believe the strong evil
dence given by the Schimpe sisters.
These were considered the strong fea-
lures Of the trial by these jurors.
The Associated Press tonight obtained
one great feature missing in the famous
Lueigert trial-the sworn testimony OF
the defendant himself. Adolphe l.. Luet-
CERT.
trial which has attracted worldwide at
tention, Luetgert made under oath to-
night a statement for the Associated Press
concerning the fearful crime charged
against him. the first sworn statement
made by him. The affidavit was put in
WfltnE IN que ieEdi FORM, ana - c'Itllicu
10 by a notary
Ex-Judge William A. Vincent the lead
ing counsel for the defendant In this
case, the man to whose brains and skill
and energy Luetgert beyond all others
owes his legal victory, gave his consent 10
the statement
The document in full is as follows:
"To tho Public
The result Of my trial ending to-day is
a victory for me because Of the disagree
ment OF the jury, but / am very much
disappointed and very much surprised
that the jury did not bring in a verdict or
not guilty.
Il did not kill my wife and do not know
where she is. but am sure that IL is only
a question Of time until she comes home.
II did not go on the witness-stand be-
cause my lawyer. Judge Vincent was bit
terly opposed TO my doing so, and because
he advised me Il was not necessary.
81 am grateful for the tremendous
change I'm public sentiment in my favor.
and time will demonstrate that l am not
only an. innocent, but a very grievously
wronged man.
(Signed)
"ADOLPHE L. LUETGERT"
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 2lst day OF October. 1891
(Slgned) m. r. SULLIVAN,
Notary Public"