The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-10-16
ODDS FAVOR LUETGERT.
Bets offered 90 to 40 That He Will
be Acquitted.


Chicago. Oct. 16.-The closing day of
the eighth week of the Luetgert trial
opened this morning with the atmOs-
phere less oppressive than 1t was yes
terday. But the court room was
crowded to the doors as usual and hun
dreds We're turned away. Judge Tut
hill took a party of 20, principally wo-
men, into court with him this morning.
Luetgert was unusually jolly this
morning. The argument of his coun-
sci pleases him. Vincent is all right
and he is giving them the right kind of
talk" said he. He is reasoning with
the jury; that is better than trying to
tell them what they must do according
to the law"
Ex-Judge Vincent resumed his argu-
ment this morning and at once began
to ridicule the bone experts. This
man Sergeant Spangle deserves pro-
motion" said Luetgert's chief counsel
as he waived his hand in the direction
of the police official referred to. HE
is a much smarter man than Chief of
Police Ripley. It was no trick at all
for him to step over to the Luetgert
sausage factory, after all the bone ex-
pertS had picked their bones and nnd
a femur. Not only that but the femur
of a ~wOman-just the kind of a bone
that was wanted. Then there is Prof.
Dorsey, a nice, fresh, pleasant young
man. I'd like to trOt with him-Or
rather I should like to have done so in
my younger days. He is cleVer-but he
doesn't know it all-nOt all there is to
very positive on the witness stand that
he knew more than any other osteOlo-
gist called in this case and his assur-
ance on the witness stand simply made
him ridiculous.
Ex-Judge Vincent continued to
roast" the experts for the prosecu-
ton, while he protected and Iauded the
experts for the defense. He talked
about the soap in the factory, and posi-
lively declared that there was nothing
strange about it and that the reason
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planned.
One of the incidents of the session
was the appearance at the Michigan
street entrance of a woman who wore
a man straw hat and gOggles.A guard
who asked her name understood the
woman to reply that she was Mrs I4u-
etgert. In five minutes the report that
Mrs Luetgert has returned and was
In the criminal court building circula-
ted. People poured out of the court
room and offices. Deputy sheriffs rush
ed to the Michigan street entrance of
the building and great excitement pre-
vailed for a few minutes. 1t developed
later that the woman was a teacher of
German who is instructing the daugh-
ters of Judge Tuthill. When his honor
arrived at the building he took the
teacher of German to his court room
with him.
States Attorney Deneen will make
his closing speech on Monday. EX
Judge Vincent made an Unexpectedly
lengthy address and the case will prob
ably not reach the jury before Tuesday
afternoon.
Betting is going on in Chicago pool
rooms on the verdict. Sports who de-
clare the corpus delictf has not been
shown sufficiently to warrant conVic-
tion are said to be Offering bets of 60
to 40 on the proposition that Luetgert
will be acquitted.
Judge Vincent closed his address with
these words:
Gentlemen, this prisoner has lost
his fortune, his liberty and his wife.
'Will you now take away his life?''
At this the crowded court room broke
into applause which the bailiffs Vainly
tried to subdue. Judge Tuthill, his face
flushed with anger, stood up and com
manded the applause to cease and as
soon as he could be heard he ordered
the court room cleared. Pointing di-
recetly at a woman who sat in the
front row of seats and who had been
among the most vigorous in her ap-
prOval of Judge Vincent's words he
said: There sits a lady who is pres
ent in this court room by courtesy I
brought her here myself. She has
abused my kindness, and Mr.. Railiff
I desire that she should be removed
from the ROOM
Soon after this incident court ad-
journed until Monday when States At
torney Deneen will close the case.