The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1897-10-01

The Defense Opeas With some >~nss-
tionsi Testimony Witnesses foe the stat"
lnspeseh~d Mi-sinf. Nomss Seen
aud TALKED With STAGE the Date of the
Supposed Murder.
CHICAGO. Sept 2f.-The crowd AT the
courthouse was larger than usual. aud
the struggle To secure admission L, the
courtroom partoolS OF the nature OF a
riot Hundreds were turned away. aud
the officers on duty at the door had
several encounters with unru.y visit
ors.
CHANGES or INTIMIDATION
The trial opened with "A sensation in
timation by ex-Judge Vincent that the
police were int;midating the witnesses
for the defense. Ex-Judge Vincent.
soon after court opened. slsaed that the
Jury be excluded while he made a
statement to the court After the jury
retired cx-Judgc Vincent. with indig-
nation in hi, tones, and force in his
declaration. said
JUDGE vINCE>r's STATEMENT.
IF the court please. there = strong
reason to believe that the police are
interfering with witnesses for the de-
Tense. and trying To intinidatc them.
/ do not say absolutely that this is
/ true. but the indications point almost
I directly to that conclusion. l desire
an order of court prohibiting such
action on the part of the police or the
prosecution.
WARNING FROM THE COURT
~ will say now for the benefit of the
1 police said Judge Tuthill. with sever
/ ity in his tone. ''that il l hear of any
! interference with witnesses on either
side of this case 1 will deal with the
Offer err. and my dealing will not be
gentle. This defendant has rights
here. and they will be protected"
IMpEACHING EMMA sCnlMPKE.
When the jury was recalled Rosa
Gleich was placed on the witness stand
for cross examinatio This witness
was called to impeach the evidence of
Emma Schimpke. given on the direct
examination by the prosecution. She
stated that She was with Emma
Schimpke on the night OF May l I'M
Ill IL o'clock, and remained
with the Schimpke girl until
the latter entered her home. She
denied emphatically that either of
them had seen Luetgert and his wife
leave the latter's residence and so to
the sausage factory as described. She
denied also that Gotlieba schimpke,
who testified that she also saw Luet'
ger; and his wife. was with Emma and
herself that night.
SAID EMMA ADMITTED SHE LIED
The witness said that Emma
Schimpke, since she had testified in
the case. had admitted to the witness,
in the presence of others that she had
lied. According to the witness. Em
ma Schinpke said she lied be
cause Gotlieba- her weak mind
ed sister, had got her int'
the Luctgert case-and she will testify
on Lueigerts side. The witness ais,
stated that Emma SchimplSe tried Z
gct her to tell the same story Emm;
, had told TO save the latters reputa
, ton.
; on ROss-ExAMISArIoS-
| States Attorney Deneen went at thi
! witness with one OF the most remarlSa
bic CONGRATULATIONS ever heard il
the criminal court His question
: were fired at her with rapdity OF re
4 peating rife worked To the limi
e of its speed. The witness was quicl
5 witted and replied promptly 70
: awhile. but she was not as resourcefu
5 a. the lawyer. and after half an hou
n she became confused and her fac
i blazed with excitement Then she be
+ gan to contradict herself as to i'm
r portant particulars, and made correc
tons which weakened her evidence.
i Harry Fielder corroborted Ros
d Gleich's story and asserted that tn
mother of the schimpl<e girl compclle
the latter to tell the story she did.
SAID HE SAW MRS. LUETGERr NAY 3.
{, George Sholey, a bartender at tn
Maple house in kenosha. Wis. test
/" fed that he saw Mrs. Luetgert on I'll
: night of May 3. He said she cam
!, into his saloon. weary and with b.
= draggled skirts. as il she la
ton to the house OF a farmer name
Mueller The following day shale
said he saw the woman again I
Spring Bluff. suburb of kenosh;
Shaley was not acquainted with Mr.
= Luetgert. but from the description
- her he was positive the woman he "a
. was She.
:. OTHERS TELL THE SANE STORY.
i. Policeman Henry Fcldshaw. OF h
=. nosha, Wis. testified that he saw
10 strange woman IN the police station
:. his town on May 3. The witness said
afterward saw the woman at the Hot
Maple. and the following day at Il
railway station. He described Il
woman as a blonde. and said She wo'
= a sailor hat and slippers. One Of IL
slippers she had worn was found in IL
n, police station after she had left III
- witness identified the picture OF Nh