Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1897-10-27

and three for acquittal They have
been deadlocl<ed for - hours
On being discharged by the Judge,
they asked permission To- return tn the
jury room, where they passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
We, the jurors in the case OF the
people of the state of Illinois vs.. A. l..
Luetgcrt, teHder To the presiding
judge. the Hon. Richard =. Tuthill, and
the brilliant states attorney. Charles
:. Dcneen, and his no less brilliant as
sistant, Mr.. w. NJ. McEwen, rs well as
the attorneys for the defense. our
most heartfelt thanks for the very kind
treatment we have received mt their
hands, and we do not hesitate To state
that were II not for the way they have
attended To our personal comfort. as
well as To our sanitary condition. the
hardship would have been very great.
AS To the trial, we wish To state that
while the evidence wns such that we
were unable To agree upon u verdict,
one thing we did agree about and that
is the circumstances were such that
the police had ample reason To prose
cute on the showing without hearing
the defense. and we commend them for
having done their duty i'm this case
At o'clock Thursday afternoon
counsel for Luetgcrt gave States At
torney Deneen notice that they would
Friday morning at 10 o'clock make
formal application before Judge Tut
hill for the admission of the prisoner
To bail. Judge Tuthill will be asked
To fin the amount of bail at Sl5, 900, but
Luctgert will enter court prepared 10
furnish bonds of SO, 900 IL necessary.
states Attorney Deneen was not pre-
pared To say whether or not he would
resist the application. ''The admission
of prisoner To bail is discretionary
with the court, " he said After the
application is made in court may ex-
press my views upon the matter IL the
court desires To hear them.
Yes sir, we will try him again. :"
said States Attorney Deneen. when
asked as Ia the probability of Luetgert
being brought before the court n sec
ond time. when we will get at il.
however, is something ! can not tell
you now. We have had nine weeks of
this and ] must have II couple of weeks
rest. After that we will look the
ground over and get our evidence to-
Rcthcr. The ease stands now with MS
as though there had never been a trial.
The second trial has no bearing what
ever ON the case just closed
If Luetgert should be refused bail
the statutes provide that his incarcera-
ton for "A period OF four consecutive
months will act as "a release. and the
| prisoner must be discharged from Gus
| tody.
Thursday night, closely following
the final result of the trial which has
attracted worldwide attention. Luct-
CERT made under oath "a statement con
corning the fearful crime charged
against him, the first sworn statement
vet made by him. and the first state
mcnt OF such kind ever known in
newspaper annals The affidavit was
put in writing, in due legal form, and
Is certified TO by u notary.
The affidavit explicitly declares Luct-
full is as follows:
10 THE PUBIC:
The result Of my trial. ending Thurs
day. is 81 victory for me because Of the
disagreement Of the jury, but am very
much disappointed and surprised that
the jury did not bring in verdict Of
not guilty.
aid not kill my wife and do not
know where she is, but / am sure that
it is only question Of time until she
comes home.
did not 20 upon the witness stand
because my lawyer. Judge Vincent.
was bitterly opposed 10 my doing 50.
and because lie advised me il was not
necessary.
am grateful for the tremendous
change in public sentiment in my
favor. and time will demonstrate that
am not only an innocent but a very
previously wrorged man
tSi0ncd) AnOGrH J.. LuETGERr.
Subscribed and sworn 10 be fore me
this 2ist day Of October. s.. D.. 1897.
tSigncdl NJ. r. SULLIVAN.
Notary Pubic