The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1897-05-27
THINK SHE WAS HERE
KENOSHA CITIZENS WHO BELIEVE
MRS. LUETGERT ALIVE.
THERE ARE FIVE WITNESSES.
They All Think They Saw Her at the
North western Depot May 4, Three or
Four Days After She Was Said to
Have Been Murdered

has been transferred to Kenosha, and
Wednesday night number of the Chi
cagO reporters were here to hunt up
and follow out any trail which might
appear concerning the disappearance
of the woman, for it is believed that
she is in Kenosha county somewhere
and alive.
Louis G.. Bohmrich is one of those
who believe they have seen her here,
and he told Judge William A. Vincent.
of Chicago, about it last Monday.
Since then the clew has been followed
until the friends of the woman sup
posed to have been murdered by her
husband are convinced that she is
alive and wandering aimlessly about
the country.
The Identification is apparently COM
plete. From number of photographs
Bohmrich and the four others picked
out that Of Mrs. Luetgert and declared
it to be picture of the woman they
had seen. Each in turn accurately de-
scribed her, even to the moles upon her
| face.
The description of the clothing worn
by the demented woman as given by
each TALES to a detail with the cloth
ling Mrs. Luetgert is known to have
worn the night of her disappearance.
To Bohmrich the woman said she was
seeking Mueller's farm, where she
wanted to go to work, and that she
had sister in Chicago named Mueller.
Mrs. Wilhelmina Mueller, who re-
sides in Chicago, is a sister of the miss
| ing woman, and Mrs. Mueller's parents,
now dead, once owned a farm near
KenOsha. Of them Luetgert purchased
this farm and sold it in 1892. The
men who have identified Mrs. L3et-
gert's photograph are tota& strangers
to the Luetgerts, their relatives and
attorneys.
Mr.. Bohmrich has the following So
say: ID went to the Northwestern
depot on she morning of May 5otO take,
north bound train. In the waiting
room was woman who was evidently
Edemented. The station agent Informed
me that she came there about $3.50!
O'Clock the previous evening and had
remained there all night. He thought
she had got off one of the north bound
trains. l talked with her and sound
that she was. evidently deranged.
When I asked, her name she refused to
give it to me-, but on being urged said
that she had a sister in Chicago named
Mueller. [ asked her where she was
going and she informed me that she
was looking for Mueller's farm, where
she hoped to get work. When [ re-
turned to KenOsha Policeman Field
schau informed me that before he ar
rived at the station to take the woman
in custody she had gone, but later had,I
returned. l also learned that at 4
o'clock in the morning she had taken
off her felt hat and slippers and had
left the depot returning about an hour
later. She then remained there until
about 7:30, when she put on her hat
and shoes and disappeared.
{" Her talk was rambling and her an
swers to questions mostly incoherent.
She told the policeman the same story.
except that she said she worked on
Mueller's farm. Atter talking with her
he allowed her to go.
my attention. was called by HE
Times Herald to Mrs. Leutgert's threat
to 90 to work on farm in Wisconsin.
1 read this Monday and on Tuesday Is
communicated with Attorney Vincent
by 'phone Later in the day came to.
Chicago and saw him. From son2e
photographs shown me | picked out
that of NEus. Luetgert. The face and
expression is the same, though she is
not nearly so fleshy as when the picture
was taken. The description [ gave
Attorney Vincent tallies exactly with
Mrs. Luetgert's notwithstanding,
weight, height and all. Two OF the
most striking matters of Identification
are the cloth slippers and felt bat the
woman wore. The station agent, the
hotel clerk, the policeman and the
| barber have all identified the photo
graph as being one of the woman they
saw. She wore brown flannel wrap
DER with small white spots, WOODEN
stockings and shawl of brown mate
rial. Upon her face are several moles.
The description tallies exactly, and
there is no doubt in the minds OF all
who saw her that she is Mrs. Luetgert.
Every nook and corner Of the county is
being searched for the woman, and
there is hope that she or her remains
will be found. There are several
Muellers about KenOsha, but she has
been seen by none of them"
W. H. Drummer was another OF the
men who think they saw Mrs. Luet-
CERT. Mr.. Drummer is barber at the
shop of James German. He says that
on the night of May he was near the
depot and saw a woman, who tailed
very closely with the published de-