The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-10-09
TESTIMONY FINISHED.
Evidence of the Luetgert Trial Is
All In.
ORDEAL SHOWS ON PRISONER.

Testimony of the Man who swore He Saw
Mrs. Luetgert i'm Kenosha, Wis.,, Again
Attacked by the State-Teamster Elandi
Said To Have Admitted His Belief in the
Prisoners Guilt - Other Important
Points Brought Out in the Case.
Chicago, Oct. 9.-The last bit Of evil
dence in the Luetgert case was present.
ed to the jury Friday afternoon. and
when Judge Tuthill adjourned court un-
til Monday everybody connected with the
trial breathed deep sigh of relief. Dur
ing the morning session the state con-
tinued its Impeachment of the witnesses
for the defense, and the rebuttal closed
later in the day. when Judge Chetlain
and Diedrich Bicknese, brother Of Mrs.
Luetgert. Mrs. Wilhelmina Miller, testi-
fled to doubt in the evidence presented
by the defense. Another telling shot
was fired by the state to destroy the ef-
feet of Matthew Scholey's Identification
of Mrs. Luetgert. Detective Frank De
Celle swore that he saw Scholey at Ke-
nosha before the trial began and that
he declared that he expected to receive
$1,000 for testifying in the case.
His Evidence Worth $500.
"If you want my testimony you have
got to have money to pay for it"
Scholey is reported to have said to the
detective. MY evidence is worth $1,5OC
and am going to get the dough-"
Frank Odorofsky ard Frank Devan-
dofsky, employees at the factory testified
that they were both at the factory May
i and that no barrels Of meat or bones
were there, and furthermore, that the
factory was fairly clean and did not
need the renovation and scrubbing with
soft soap that Luetgerts witnesses
claim he was preparing to bestow upon
the establishment. The defense in cross
examination essayed to show that Odo-
rofsky has been i'm the care of the police
ever since the trial began and is there
fore under their influence. Assistant
States Attorney McEwen cut this line
OF questioning short by admitting that
the state had taken care of the witness,
as he had no funds, "in the interest OF
the prosecution"
Testimony of u Policeman.
Police officer Griebenow gave a bit OF
evidence calculated to discount the tes-
timony of Teamster Elandt, who swore
that he hauled the tallow to the vat
and helped Luetgert put il in the pot
ash solution to make soft soap. Griebe-
now declared that Elandt told him he
believed Luetgert killed his wife, but
that he (Elandt) had a good job VITA
him and could not testify against the
sausage maker. The defense did not
cross examine Griebenow at all. An
other important point brought out at
the morning session was given by Mrs.
Schimplxe. mother of Gottliebe and EN-
ma. the girls who swore to seeing Luet-
CERT and his wife enter the factory the
night of May /. Rosa Gleich, sum-
moned by the defense, declared the girls
were out with her that night and that
she fixed the day by seeing a For
rent" sign in a window on the Schimp-
Ike house. The state contended it was
after May that the girls were out to-
gether anc Mrs. Schimpke corroborated
that by swearing that the sign was not
put up until May Is.
Ordeal Told on Luetgert.
Luetgert came into court Friday
knowing that his trial would practically
cease at the conclusion of the afternoon
session. For six weeks he has sat in the
nesses testify for and against him. The
ordeal has naturally told on him. He
is paler, and there are heavy lines of
care on his brow, but even his enc
mies-the relatives of his missing OF
murdered wife-unite in saying that
Luetgerts nerve has been and still is
remarkable. The sausage maker is an
doubtedly glad that the trial is 50 near
its conclusion.
Next week will wind it up" said he
to a friend as he took his seat when
court convened Friday morning. 1T
can't finish too quick for me. l am
getting restless, for 1 am not used Ia
lying around idle like this Do / thinl;
/ will be acquitted? Well. l am inno-
cent and l do not believe the jury VIII
swallow the testimony that they have
raked up AGAINST ma"