The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-08-31

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eNps.,St .Na.'a Sa .oue1 Wy Luetse''
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Luetgert's age and weight. who met his
death by violence Thursday, was taken
to the factory at COL Diversey avenue
ana immersed In a solution OF causuc
potash. The result exceeded their ex-
pectauons'
The experts reported that after DOLL
ing the BODY In htteen per cent. solu-
ton OF the potash for the same length
OF time, three and one-halt hours, and
under the same circumstances as the
state alleges Luetgert disintegrated the
body OF his wife, the complete skeleton
or the cadaver remained intact ana that
the solution had but little efect on the
clothing. AS result or the test the de-
fense VIII, 1t is said, ask Judge Tuthill
to remove his court and the Jury to the
basement of the big sausage factory
for a few hours and witness another
experiment, which the defense claims
viii completely disprove the states
theory OF disintegratlon.
Luetgert was calm and confident
looking when brought into court, and
he had apparently been greatly refresh
ed by Sundays respite from the daily
court room ordeal.
Statement OF Prosecution.
Assistant state's Attorney McEwan
,..-,.,,,. ..,.,,s., AZ. a..o o., ,to stota
lorihaiiy openeu 'ne e'ise ioi .iie ssA.s'
On the wall close 10 the Jury OoA were
hung large maps Oh tne Luetsert sau,
sage factory, tne Luetgert nome anu
al the surrouhuihss OIL tne placn whsIe ~
1t is charged the prisoner klieu ma ma
VIE ana then oestroyeu her pouy.
The attorney tor the state began WIN tl
the disappearance Oh Mrs; LuetseI. on
May !, ana next described the vislt oH
May OF Dleurlcn blcknete, piV'nui VI VI
MIS- Luetgert' When ne calleu W ses
MS sister ana dlscoVereu that sIe hau
disappeared. ne awe,t upon tIis ~ "
parent ihaiHefehee OF the husoehu, is ~
statement tnat ne naa NOT lhlorineu tne
police, put had hlTeu Two ueteu'NeS,
and his invitation 70 blcknere " os,i'
aeah "a - :, -. st.as,,
tell MN II ahytn,nB hau peen u,sS as ~,
vn eis,a. . e '
Attorney McEwan told the jury that
Luetgert's statement that he had hired
two detectives to search Tor ms VIE
would be proven false. Mr.. McEwan
said 1t is the theory OF the state that
Mrs. Luetgert accompanied her nus.
band into the factory between lC:SO ana
IL o'clock. About 1880 O'Clock her ht-
tie son Louis returned from the circus
and saw her sitting in the Kitchen
The conversation of the boy with his
mother was interrupted by Luetgert,
who came in and ordered the boy to
bed. Before going to sleep the boy
heard his father descending the back
stairs toward the factory, where he has
slept for years. Mr., McEwan said that
IL Is the theory OF the state that Mrs.
Luetgert descended the stairs at the
same time and went TO the factory
The boy did not hear her steps because
she wore house slippers which made nc
noise. Luetgert and his wife were seen
I'm the alley in the rear OF the house @
few mlntues later. They were seen 60
ing through gate which led to no place
except the IuCtOTy.
Lue,rerps Motive.
rAo .,,orno,, ,or ,ho ,,o,o than do.
"e a''oie' ~ Wv s'A'e
tailed the movements OF Lue'ger' IN 'h'
factory, the turning on OF the steam
TO the vat, the sending OF the watch
man, blalk. shortly after ~ O'Clock !. te
rond 70 the drnS % store store ali Of which kept
him out OF the factory for an hour and
n hnlf, He wns away when Mrs Luet.
CERT was last seen alive in the alley.
Tho alleged motive operating reason
which actuated Luetgort, according to
the theory OF the state, was then dc.
scribed. Mr. McEwan said Luetger
| desplsed his wife. He had treated her
with violence. as the evidence for the
atnto will show, He had no affection
for ber md lived alone In the factory
There the attorney said, he had beer
| nisIieh Inv other women, Judge Vim.
cont obicoted 10 this abatement but
1udge Tnthlil oyerrulcd the objection
NJ NCcIswan aaId n wItnegs will testif,
INT no anw I,uctRert choke His wife IN
,ha oh,ci,on house hnoIt of hlE roaldonco
sna ehv saId. .,yow Mood moi xiii mo ng yot
S,S ,%n, r,an fnr have no money :
a,iu MY ',, na,,sad inctgcr, to uav ihnt sh,
INA @ S' ,a1 ~. oIIa,sed On ho,roy him
"J I,,Ss,a % Vtponnd nhicotcd tn tbla atnie.
mcni M foreIgn 10 tho eHse and moi