The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-10-19
SAUSAGE MAKERS FATE
1t Is Now in the Hands OF
Twelve Jurymen.
TRIALS CLOSING SCENES
Deenen Asks for the Extreme Penalty
Judge Tuthilrs Instructions Fair 10
Both Sides Almost a Riot No
Verdict Until To-Day.

lurtgrrt. accused OF murd'riug hiS
wife and dissolving her body In a vat
filed with caustic putash. Is nov Ia IA"
hands of the jury. Judge Tuthll TIM
ishcd his charge To the jury at i;is
y, m. and live minutes later ,he Jury
filed uut and was iockcd In the Jufy
room Suppcr was sent in to IA m a
short time later. and after il aad h, IN
disposed of they set earnestly Io work
on the evidence. Judge Tuthnl tr,k
up quarter rs near the criminal court
building In order Ia hs within easy
call IL verdict should b. reached dur
ing the night Al midnight not word
Of any sort had come from the jury
room and the chances of an all-night
wait for the verdict seemed excellent.
I Rumors of ten 10 two for conviction
and later ten Ia two for acauiltal
! noat-d out. but there was no authority
for either story. The attorneys ON both
sides were confident At midnight of a
verdict favorable 10 their side. while
the opinion of the public was turning
toward "a disagreement.
states Attorney Deenen promptly
began his closing argument. He open
cd with a defense of several leading
witnesses for the prosecution.
After four or five days of oratory on
the part of Judge Vincent and Attorney
Phaicn. what have we to answer"
asked Dcenen in quick. emphatic
style. simply ridicule. shall not
waste time arguing the assertions uf
orators who -assail the reputation of
men OF learning who are recognized
authorities upon the subjects upon
which they were caked TO testify"
/ The states attorney then proceeded
with hts argument. promising that n
should he brief. He said. There are
three matters of vital importance
which are deserving of discussion IN
this great trial. First. the theory of
soap: second. the evidence of the
! Schimpke sisters: and third. the mys-
t.rious woman al kennsha.
Il VIII take these points as my text.
The theory that Luetg-rt desired Ia
scrub his factory In order 10 sell II o.
"A syndicate has been exploded. ID has
been shown that the sausage fac
tory had not been In operation for sew
| eral months. Luetgrrt was not busy
during the day time. Why should hc
make soap nj nighis ! want to say a
word right here with reference to the
| police department. The defense has
heapcd abuse upon Inspector Schaack
and the policemen. They have been
called perjurers. Gentlemen. there ar
5000 eases and more tried In this court
each year. and the police are prosecut.
ing witnesses in all of them. Are they
perjurers all the time Ridiculous.
Deen.n next devoted his attention a.
the bones found in the vat. He shout.
| cd: What has the defense done with
those bones? Dr. Allpnrt. the chief os-
tcologist for the defense. said he could
not tell, Dr Merrillat said nothing
Dr. Hughes said nothing: Dr. Reesf
| said nothing. \ think rx-Judgc Vim
cent. when he hcaped abuse upon Pro.
fessor Dorsey stoorrd below his dig
nifty"
AsAs Extreme Penalty.
States Attorney Deenen continued e.
discuss the evidence for two aud hall
hours. His voice grew stronger as h.
proceeded Just before the hands or
the dial of the court room clock indi-
Gated the hour of I O'Clock. Attorns,
Deenen rested his elbows on the rail
Running his eye along each Of the !.
men. he said Gentlemen, II has beer
said that Assistant States Attorney
McEwan did not ASK the iniiirtion oi
the death penalty. That IL true. : q,
not think IL Is usually within IN" prov
incc uf the states attorney Ia ask th,
crime IL So cruel. hrinous and wanton
that ! feel justified In asking AZ youi
hands the extreme penalty Of the law
I'm IN. casa uf Adolph Lucigcri."
A buzz ~ excitement ran through th'
court room as the states att.rne. nm.
ish.d his address. and was congratu.
lated by few friends who sat neal
him Tho Judge granted an imprompt
recess sn1 the jury l-f' the room
Iuotg'ft got up and went out also fol
drink of water. When he returned
passing Inspector S,haack. who wa
leaning against "a pillar inside the cir
cl.. he east upon him a look whici
combined malice. scorn and disgust u
unspcakable quantities. In 10 minute
the jury had returned and court Wal
again In order. Judge Tuthlll swunl
around In his chair until he faced tn
Jury aud. deliberately picking up hi
notes ON the charge, hr began the read
ing.
Judge Tuthiirs tssirur,io Ions.
Judge Tuthill instructed the jury a
follows. Before n conviction can b
had h this case the state must PROV
beyond "A reasonable doubt and o.
moral certainty. FIRST. that Louis
l.uctgert II dead. second. that she cam
To- her death ON the LIST OF May. ls9i. i
the county Of Cook. state of Illinois
third. that Adolph l.. Luetgert. III. dr
feDdant. wilfully. mallciously. feluni
DUSTY and ~ malice aforcthought kille'
ana murdered the said Louisa Luetgrr
by som. of the various means charge
in the Indictment or 10y means uu
known. The burden uf proof rests upu
tn. prosecution Ia make Out and prov
tu IN" satisfaction ~ the Jury bryon
all REASONABLE" doubt. every material al
legation In the Indictment aud unles
that has been done. the Jury shoul
ind the defendant not guilty II Is n"
Incumbent upon the defendant tp PROV
that Louisa Luttgcrt is alive. or h.
h,r"ahouts cor what became ut h,i
. N u is puSsibly Tor yDu 90 reyHuct.
the Facts IA this ease aud you have an
reasonable theory consistent with IN
Innocence ~ the defendant Il Is you
duty To do 81 and md him not guilty
You are Instructed as matter ,
lsN that II yuu bclieNv from the ry
d"u,c. hoytnd a reasonable doubt thu
thc drlrudaUt assaulted and Kill.
l..uisa Luetgett. az charged under ri'
rumStauccs shaving nu ,nnSidurahl
pruNuratlun. Tut showing an ahInduuD
aud malignant heart ON tn part pf th
defendant and q total disregard ut nv
man lifr lhrn the Law pronUunv,s SUI
kluin- to bp murder and jury shoul
So and, " matters NOT that such ey
dtuoc Is riicunstautill "r n,tdr %
I froyn facts and circumstances, pro, ids