The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-08

search all women brought to the station
said Matron Mcmahon.
Attorney Phalen. on cross-examination.
suggested that a practical Illustration OF
court and the Jury. States Attorney De-
neen objected somewhat Indignantly, say
ing that the suggestion ridiculous.
Judge Tuthill disregarded the whole mat
ter.
NOT A TRUTHFUL MAN
Then came a horde OF witnesses to Inn
peach William Charles. Leutgert's business
partner. Mr.. Charles sat in the courtroom
and listened to his reputation assailed right
and left. He heard his reputation for truth
torn into ribbons and while these were
Haunting in his REDEEMED face. his ears were
greeted by the harsh tones of former busi-
ness associates who questioned his integ-
rity. Alex. j. Sweeney. Philip Reitz. VIM.
Spanka and others who had had business
relations with Charles at the Fulton mar
ket, declared that they knew Charless rep
utation for truth and yeracity in the COM
nlunity in which he resided and that il
was bad Then they told of business Irans-
actions they had with Charles in which
they got the worst of The bargain through
willful deception and a disregard for truth
on the part of Charles. A number OF wit
nesses said that Charles still owed them
money.
Edward j. Barton assistant cashier of
Foreman Bros. Bank, was positive that
he would not believe Charles under oath.
He'said his bank now has a note of Charles
for 49, 300. The bank foreclosed a mortgage
upon Luetgert's sausage factory May ana
the assistant cashier had thus acquired
some knowledge of CharIes's methods OF
business.
department of Luetgert's sausage factory
for $500 at the sheriff's SALE testified that
he found 1853 boxes of soap in the store and
that much of 1t was scrub soap rms
was brought out TO show that Isuetgert did
not need to make soap with which TO clean
the big sausage factory
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called to the stand during the day to
further impe ach the witnesses for the de-
Tense who testified to having seen Mrs.
Leutgert in the Wisconsin town on May 3,
and 5.
Luetgert was moved to deep profanity in
the county Jail to-day by the visit of pro-
fessional hypnotist. Profanity flowed from
between the thick lips of the sausage MAX
er something akin to the tar-coored smoke
of an overstrained river tug The man of
hypnotic science asked Luetgerts permis-
sion to hypnotic him. With q richly flaw
stood behind the bars: IF l was out there
in the corridor I'd hypnotic you with one
poke on the jaw ia put you to sleep good
and plenty, you humbug.
The state will close its case tomorrow.
Judge Tuthill will then adjourn until Mon
day. His honor will leave tomorrow night
for Nashville, Tenn, where he will be
orator of the day at the Tennessee centen-
NAL exposition on Saturday. The trial will
be resumed at $3.50 Monday morning with
sur-rebuttal evidence.
Supposed Mrs. Luetgert mt kckOmO.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOAIO. Ind, Oct. fat the sugges-
tons of Chicago officers the Kokomo police
have detained a demented woman in Jail
here under suspicion of being Mrs. Lieut.
CERT. The woman came here two weeks
ago, but could give no intelligent account
of herself. She gave her name as Lillian
English, Lena Bennett and Lena Apple
gate and mentioned at different times
Noblesville, Anderson, Upton, Muncie and
other places as her residence. inyestlga-
either of the places named and her strange
conduct is a mystery to the officers. To-
day telegram was received from Chicago
asking that the woman be detained until
an officer could arrive here and he is ex-
pected tonight. There Is no evidence that
she is connected with the Chicago sausage
maker now on trial for wife murder, but
the rumor has gone out that she may be
his missing wife.