The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-09-28
Charles States II Was Bought to
Make Soap.
TO CLEAN UP THE FACTORY
Lueteerts Partner Said He Suggested
the Purchase Himself-Also Explains
Why the Door Was Barricaded.
Nothing to Cross-Examine.

lie explained Why. as he claimed, the
caIstIr potash In which the body of
Mrs Luetgeri In alleged 10 have been
dissolved, was bought According 10
Charles story the potash was pur-
chased as the principal ingredient of a
quantity OF soft soap. 10 be used In
cleaning up the big factory preparatory
to It's sale To an English syndicate. The
witness said he suggested this method
of putting the factory In shape himself.
and that Lustgcrt. acting upon the
suggestion. ordered a barrel of caustic
potash sent TO the factory In March
last. This was about the time the pros
ecution claims the negotiations were
pending between Luetgert and Davey,
the mysterious Englishman who II said
10 hav, represented the syndicate. and
who borrowed something like s2s.Vvo
from Luetgert.
Charles also offered an explanation OF
the apparently barricaded door To the
basement stairway by telling about
chase for rats I'm which "a small dog
was an active participant. He said that
the factory had been infested for some
time. and that AN effort had been made
To- get rid of them. The evening OF
April 10. he and Luctgeri. With others.
were In the basement when a terrier
which belonged 10 the witness got after
a rat. Charles. Luetgcrt and the others
moved boxes. barrels and other obsta-
cies To aid the dog In his chase. and the
boxes and barrels were hurled In pile
against the door. The barricade Of the
door was unintentional, he said. Charles
SAYS that besides the cauEtic potash
two or three barrels of tAllow. a guam
tity of grease and some chlpped bone.
which was Ia be used In making the
soft soap. was delivered at the factory.
He said that he aided Odorofsky and
I.eyabowsky. the two laborers employ
ed I'm the factory. 10 place some of the
stun in the middle vat. He also saw
Frank Blalk In the factory al the time
The caustic potash WAS put In the vat
and Luetgert said he would see To turn
ing on the steam and boiling the stun.
Charles said he met Luetgert In n sa-
locn opposite the factory ON the evening
of the night Mrs. Luctgert disappeared.
and Luctgcrt said he Was going over 10
the factory To turn ON the steam. A. y
O'Clock the same night Charles said he
went to the basement ~ the factory
and found Lueigert there and the
steam turned on. The mixture boiled
over once or twice and splsshed upon
the noor. he sald. The following day
hr visited the factory basenaent and
saw the mixture In the vat The tall
low was la one portion of the vat and
the grease or lard had collected In an
Other part of the vat by itself. L.uet-
gcrt again turned On steam In the mix
turc. the witness said.
On REORGANIZATION by States At
torney Dcenen. Charles denied that he
had doctorcd the books OF the concern
81 as 90 show a yearly profit OF S3o.00".
| This line ~ cross-examnation was OBJ
| Jected TO by the defense. but the court
permitted II for a time. the case being
"A complete denial by Charles. He ao-
knowledged II was he who introduced
Promoter Davy to Luetgert. hut he said
ne was deceived by the man rs well as
| Luaigert
Frank Dittler told Of seeing Mrs.
Iuctgrrt wringing her hands ON one
occasion. II Was during the latter part
Of April. and the witness declared that
| Mrs. Luctgcrt said the business Mas
broken up and everything MAS gone
| and that she was going away also
| Later the witness said Mrs. Luetgort
promised TO attend the wedding of his
| daughter In June and make the pros
pectivc bride a present.
Al the close of the afternoon session
of court. ex-Judge Vincent and Attor-
ney Phalen were much pleased over the
He told a pretty fair story" ac-
knowledged Assistant states Attorney
McEwan AZ the close of the trial. 1T
was one of those stories upon which
| there In nothing left To- cross-examine.
| First. he sought the opportunity. He
says he was In the basement of the fac
| tory that night and Luetgcrt began TO
make soap. He and Luetsert are the
only ones who really knew the real OBJ
| ject for which that caustic potash was
bought. They are not going 10 tell any
| other story than the one told by
! Charles. So what IL the use To cross
| examine at length ON that point? But
| We have some other evidence on this
point that viii change the complexion
| Of Charles evidence when Il Is sub
| mittcd.'
| No criminal trial that has been held
| In Cook county has excited so much
| interest as the present case. The be-
ginning OF the sixth week OF the trial
to-day brought To the court room a
larger ana more heterogeneous crowd
than usual. States Attorney Deenen
expressed the belief to-day that at least
three and possibly four weeks more
would be required 70 complete the
| presentation of the cns-.
Mary simmsring, the servant girl.
whose cross-examination VAS In prog
ress Saturday. was recalled. She ap-
pearcd composed and defiant. IL was
evident she had made up her mind a.
control her feelings and not permit the
states attorney To confuse her. Greatly
to her surprise and apparent relief. As.
distant States Attorney McEwan asked
the questions and did not keep her or
the witness stand long.
Did you not say before the grand
jury that Mrs. Luetgert MAS good and
kind mother" asked McEwan.
| Il did. confessed the witness.
Now yov say she beat her childrer
and was cross To them?"
When | went 10 the grand Jury Il
testify Inspector Shaack was there. N,
told me NJ did not say what I did h
would punish me" -aid the Witness.
The photograph which was Identified
by other witnesses Was hand<d To th>
witness and she Identified Il. The pie
ture. which included Mrs. Luetxert and
her two children. was taken two ysap-
ago. the witness sakd. Several que
lions OF an impeachnent character w.
asked and Mary Bimmering Was
/ cused. -
tled that ON May y saw