The Topeka state journal., 1897-09-28
UBIQUITOUS.
More People Testify to Having
Seen Mrs. Luetgert
Long After She Was Said to
Have Been Boiled
IN HER HUSBANDS VAT.
She Consulted a Nebraska Law.
yer About Divorce.
Seen Near Lake Zurich, Wis,
by Fruit Peddler.

Iekemah, Neb, Sept. 2S.-H Wade
GIIl1s, an attorney of this place. claims
TO nave seen the wife of A. L. Luetgert
VINO Is now on trial in Chicago for her
murder, long after the wo1nan's body is
supposed to have been boiled to pieces
IN the sausage factory. He says the
woman came TO him in the latter part
OF May and consulted him about get
ting a divorce. He says:
II never occurred to ME that the Wo-
man L saw was Mrs. Luetgert until L
entered the court room in Chicago on
wednesday and heard the woman de-
scribed by one of the witnesses. She
mad come to Nebraska from some point
10 the north, she said, either Michigan
or Wisconsin, -
Chicago, Sept. 2S.-Attorney Vincent
of the defense is elated over the news
from Tekemah, Neb. He has not decid-
ed whether to have Attorney ellis
make deposition in Burt county, Ne
praska, or have him come to Chicago
as a witness to testify regarding the
woman he believes was Mrs. Luetgert.
Chicago, Sept. 28.-Intimations that
perjury had been committed by wit
nesseS for the defense for the Luetgert
murder trial We're heard around the
criminal building today coupled with
suggestion of grand jury investigation.
1t was said that the prosecution SER
1ously contemplated seeking the indict-
ment of Mary Simmering before the
grand jury now in session.
The court proceedings opened with
the appearance upon the witness stand
of DR.. Clarence rutherford, the Luet-
to Mrs. -Luetgert's physical condition
stating that she was in fairly good
health. Attorney Phalen inquired as
to the WOman'S mental condition.
States Attorney Deenan objected to
the question unless the witness quail
fled as an expert upon mental diseases
DR.. Rutherford could not do this. and
after stating that he visited the Luet-
fp Il Il
er noticed any unpleasantneSs in the
family, he was released from the wit
ness stand.
An interesting witness was ArmadaIe
Opdyke, a fruit vender from near
GAINESVILLE, Wis. Opdyke was positive.
He said that ON May 8 he was in the
vicinity of Lake Zurich, near GAINESVILLE.
with a horse and wagon. On the night
of May he camped out sleeping in his
wagon. In a small grove near him he
saw two women. They were lying on
the ground and said they were going to
remain there during the night.
Opdyke said he carried armful of
hay from his wagon to the women and
they made a bed of it, The witness pos
itively and Internationally identified
a photograph of Mrs. Luetgert as one
of the women he saw in the woods near
Lake Zurich the night of May g. OPP
dyke said he could not be mistaken.
He was absolutely sure that one of the
women was Mrs. Luetgert. On cross
examination he acknowledged that his
Identification was based purely upon
the resemblance of Mrs Luetgert'S pic
ture to one of the women.
Maggie Shaughnessy of 124S North
Robey street, was put on the witness
stand to strengthen the Impeachment
evidence against Emma Schimpke.
Witness was with Emma Schimpke and
Rosa Gleech at the dance in Wesligh
hall, opposite Luetgert's sausage fac
tory, the night of May 1. She said she
saw Luetgert in the bar room of the
place and that she and Emma Schimpke
left the hall about o'clock and Went
home Consequently Emma Schimpke
could not have seen Luetgert and his
wife at IL o'clock.
Marcus Heinneman added the weight
of his testimony to that of others VINO
told how Mrs Luetgert had frequently
said she was going away from home
because Luetgert had failed. On April
%, the witness said, Mrs Luetgert told
him she was going away.