The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-10-20

I yesterday and late last night, about
| twenty-five people, mostly lawyers,
newspaper men, and those interested in
| the trial, were present. The rows of
| benches, which, on yesterday, were
| graced by many women, in matinee
| costumes, were empty. The strict or
| ders given. regarding the admission of
| people, were we'll carried out and but
few gained access to the building.
Outside the court room, the street
facing it was well filled with an orderly
throng patiently waiting for verdict.
| The gathering was small, compared
with last nights crowd, which jammed
| the streets, and sent up noises of all
| descriptions.
One by one the counsel in the case
arrived at the court room. Mr.. Deneen,
fresh and confident, came in with his
assistant, Mr.. McEwen. They had
! Vincent, urbane and bowling to his
| friends, entered, followed by his
nervous assistant, Mr.. Phalen. The
hands of the clock pointed to $50, and
there was no sign Of Judge Tuthill.
| Fifteen minutes sped quickly, and still
| no sign of the courts appearance
| greeted the anxious audience.
| At 10 o'clock Tuthill sent word that
he was within easy reach and would
| come to the court Immediately upon
| notification that his presence was de-
| sired
| Shortly after 10 o'clock a bailiff came
| from the jury room and secured from
| the clerk an envelope and a blank form
! of verdict. 1t was supposed, by way Of
| explanation for this, that the jurors
! had destroyed one Of the forms of
| verdict read to them yesterday by
Judge Tuthill, and had taken with them
| to the jury room. A rumor was in cir
| culation that verdict was signed, but
| that afterwards one or two of the jul
rors changed their minds, SO the doc
ument was torn to pieces.
Despite the fact that Sheriff PeaSe
gave orders that women be excluded
from the court room. number Sc
cured admission. The principal reason
for the exclusion of the fair sex was a
desire to prevent repetition of Sat
urday's hySterical scene. The court
room, which had been nearly empty
during the early hours, began to fill up
towards midday. Many notable men
, crowded their way into the court room
and remained some time, in the hope
of hearing the verdict.
LONG AFTERNOON.
At the conclusion of the consultation
in Judge Tuthills room Mr.. Deneen
said it had been agreed to adjourn. ,ur-
til o'clock Judge Tuthill, 1t was an
nounced, had fixed that hour as the
tiu.e he would return to the criminal
court. Bailiff Connor, it was UNDER
stood, brought to the judge the infor-
nation that the jury had not agreed
and that there were no prospects of q
verdict today. Some Of the jurors COM
planned of the food that was sent them
this morning. Judge Tuthill remarked
that under the old laws jurors had to
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he directed that a good, substantial
dinner be served them.
The long afternoon wore slowly away
with nothing to relieve it's monotony
save the request of the jury for the
map of Luetgert's factory and sur
roundings which has hung in the court
room since the trial began. 1t was be-
lieved at first that some point in refer
ence to the vicinity was under discus
sion, but later information developed
the fact that the jury in order to cir
cumvent the efforts of a crowd of re-
porters who, from the roof of an ad-
Joining building, were serveying them
with telescopes, had placed the map
across the window, shutting out all
views of their room. Judge Tuthill did
not put in an appearance at o'clock,
but sent word that he would not come
to the court room again today or to-
night unless a verdict was arrived at.
Late in the afternoon the jury sent in
for the contract which Matron Kurth
gave Gottlieba Schimpke at the time
she took her into her home as domes-
tic. When the police learned two
months ago that Gottlieba, whose age
is eleven years, had stated that she
saw Luetgert and his wife walking
toward the Luetgert factory on the
night of May 1, they took her to the
Sheffield avenue police station and later
placed her in the home of Matron
Kurth. A contract was signed by Mrs.
Kurth agreeing to pay the girl 81 per
week. This contract was read during
the trial and offered in evidence. Du1-
ing the collection of the documents to
send to the jury room it was left out.
One of the jurors wanted to see it and
not finding it sent for the paper At
torney Phalen was inclined to the opin-
lon that the contract had been omitted
purposely. States Attorney Deneen
emphatically denied this and said he
had no objection to it going to the
jury. 1t was sent in.
COURT ROOM CLEARED.
At $50 o'clock bailiffs acting under
orders from Judge Tuthill cleared the
court of spectators and an army of re-
porters The custodian Of the building
ordered every one out of the structure
Wn1cn, ne SAID, was TO be closed for the
night. There was general exodus.
and soon the big building was deserted,
save for the jurors in the case States
Attorney Deneen and few of his as
sistants and the corridor guards. At
the main entrance to the building two
stalWart policemen were stationed with
| orders to admit no one during the night
unless it was announced a verdict had
been reached. Immediately after the
crowd had been turned out of the court
room, bailiffs and deputy sheriffs car
ried into Judge Tuthill's court room
fifteen cots and bed clothing The
| members Of the jury were released
from little adjoining room where they
had spent twenty-four hours, and each
Of them assisted in the bed-making
that followed. The release from the
cramped quarters in which the jurors
had been celebrating upon their YER
dict seemed to put them in a more
pleasant frame of mind, There were
prospects of good nights rest ahead
in case of failure to agree upon a YER
diet, and this fact was of sufficient in
terest to wreath the faces with smiles.
Three extra cots brought into the room
were for the bailiffs, who remained
with the jurors except when the latter
were engaged in a discussion of the
case. A bountiful dinner was served
soon after the jurors had possession
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