Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1897-10-27

ADOLPH !
reach a verdict under the present ex-
pressed opinion of each of them that
verdict is an impossibility.
Court Regrets Disagreement.
at seems so to the court" then turn
ing toward the jury Judge Tuthlll said
slowly: THE court has kept you here
an exceptionally long time because the
evidence was so voluminouS and SO much
in detail that | wished to give you full
time to discuss the matter among your
selves to see if there could be any posi-
bility OF harmonizng your views. 1t is
very much to be regretted that You are
unable to agree. The case has been
very long and protracted. 1t Is the most
important caSe-one of the most lmpor-
tant ca SEES that has ever been tried IN
this country. and | was anxious that the
jury might come to some conclusion, Dut
| am bound to accept the statement CT
the jury made through your foreman ana
individually by you and the expression or
the defendant and his counsel and the
states attorney also has received conSId-
GRAFTON by me. My own Judgment, IN
deed, concurs with all. and | think It Is
useless to keep You longer confined III
this matter. !. therefore. enter an or
der for the discharge of this jury. The
defendant will be remanded. Jurors VII!
apply TO the clerk for their certificates.
A sigh of relief went up all over the
courtroom that the end had at last been
reached. There was Il rush on the part
of the newspaper men to get out OF the
building, and as soon as the ballitf could
restore quiet. Judge Tuthiil adjourned the
court.
jury Passes Resolutions.
The jurors returned to their room and
sent out word to Judge Tuthill that they
desired that he remain in court few
minutes. as they wished TO submit a re-
port. Twenty minutes later the Jurors
filed back into court and Foreman HECK
hold handed the following to Clerk
Knoch. who, by order of the court, read
it saloud:
We, the Jurors in the case. of the people
of the state of Illinois vs. A J., LretgePt
S. Tuthi!l, and the brilliant states attorney,
Charles S Deneen, and his no less brilliant
assistant William McEwen, we'll as the
attorneys for the defense. our most heart
felt thanks for the very kind treatment we
have received at their hands and we do not
hesitate to state, that were it not for the
way in which they have attended TO our
personal comfort as well as to our sanitary
conditions, the hardship would have been
AS TO the trial we wish to state that while
the evidence was such that we were unable
to agree on verdict, one thing we ala agree
about. and that is that the circumstances
were such that the police had ample reason
to prosecute on the showing without hearing
the defense and we commend them for hav-
ing done their duty in this case.
The jurors were evidently of the Opin-
ion that this statement was enough to
give the public at this time, and declln-
ing to be interviewed, passed through the
rear room of the courtroom, and took the
freight elevator to States Attorney
Deneens room. Here they were given
their vouchers for the long service.
1t was reluctantly admitted by several
jurors that the disagreement was brought
about by wide difference of opinion re-
garding the rings found in the vat, the
testimony of Emma and GOttlieba
Schimpke and the testimony of Kenosha
witnesses, who positively testified that
they saw Mrs. Luetgert alive in the Wis
consin town on May ). 4 and 5. Juror
Harley did not believe the rings found in
the vat of Luetgert's factory were Mrs.
Luetgerts. Holabird was inclined to be-
lieve the story of the Kenosha witnesses
despite the impeaching evidence intro
duced and Barber would not believe the
strong evidence given by the Schimpke
sisters These were considered the
strong features of the trial by these
jurors.
Will be Another Trial.
eyes, sir, we will try him again. said
States Attorney Deneen, when asked as
to the probability of Iuetgert being
brought before the court a second time.
"When we will get at it, however, is
something | cannot tell you now. We
have had nine weeks of this and | must
have q couple of weeks rest. After that
we will look the ground over and get
our evidence together. This case stands
now with us as though there had never
been a trial. The second trial has no
bearing whatever on the case just closed
''NVill you oppose a motion to admit
Luetgert to bail?" Mr.. Deneen was
asked.
'"That is something I cannot answer.
1t is premature. | have not considered
There will undoubtedly be a motion
made to admit the prisoner to bail in a
day or two Such procedure may be
taken in Judge Tuthill's court on mo-
ton by the prisoners counsel to admit
him to bail or by habeas corpus proceed
ings in any court of record.
When the order of Judge Tuthill, dis
charging the jury, was made Luetgert
stood up with a smile on his face and
nodded to the jurors. He was cool and
collected. The action of the jury had
verified in oft-repeated prediction of the
prisoner IN the past twenty four hours.
Crowd Around Luetgert.
William Charles, Arnold Luetgert,
Luetgert's counsel and other friends of
the sausagemaker crowded around him
and shook his hands. Luetgerts, eyes
sparkled, but he did not say much. A
great weight had been lifted from his
mind and the sudden reaction from doubt
to certainty as to the jury's position filled
the broad breast of the sausagemaker
| with emotion.
A bailiff tapped the prisoner on the
shoulder and mouoned him to follow.
Luetgert walked away with degree of
activity not seen in his mode of locomo-
ton before. He walked across the
/ bridge to his cell in the jail with hight
step and in happy frame of mind despite
the fact that he remarked TO the guard:
They ought to have acquitted me. Their
action showed doubt and the court tod
them | was entitled to all doubt.
For the first time since the beginning