Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-05-21
TRIP is IN TOWN.
Attorney for the Chicago Saus-
age Maker.
DECLARES MRS. LUETeBRT ALIVE

Court Room on the Day Set for the Hear
ing Of Her Husband. Who is Accused of
Numbering Her.
Arnold Trip. Of Chicago, attor-
ney for A. L. Luetgert, who is &C.
cused of numbering his wife, is in
town. He came in last night, accom-
panied by Mrs. Trip. and they are
registered at the Harper house.
There are rumors that the Chicago
attorneys mission is to work on the
Luetgert case. He denies this. He
says he is here in behalf of the
Schultz manufacturing co mpany,
which has been sued on an old
note by Adair Peasants, attorney
for the Mutual Fire Insurance COM
pany.
MIR. Trip has no fear as to the
outcome of the accusations which
are made against the Chicago sau-
sage maker by the authorities up
there. He declares that they have
not scintilla OF evidence in SUBJ
sanitation of what they charge.
"rhey are only working on theory
borne of Inspector Schasck," said
Mr.. Trip, "and this is the culmins-
ton of series of blunders which
that officer has made. l propose to
follow him in this case, and not only
will I show him up in his proper
light before the people whom he has
been playing horse with, but l pro-
pose to drive him ont of the city.
Every man should be considered
innocen: until he is convicted.
Setback doesn't think SO. He sizes
a case up, reaches a conclusion, and
carries it out. never considering con-
sequences. He abuses HE authority.
He and the detectives who have
men assisting him. have made q ser
ious blunder in this Instance. The
servant girl who worked for the
Luetgeris, and whom the officers
| would have appear has damaging
testimony to give against my client,
has been forced into approval
through threats, of story which
would jibe with the theory as origin
ally reached by Setback. She was
kept in the sweat box four days,
without being given scarcely any
thing to eat.
".What do you care, said Setback
to the girl, hes only an cid Dutch
man.
''And when the girl answered thst
she had nothing to relate, he said
threatenipgly:
all you don't squeal we'll string
YOU up with him."
Little Boy and the Rings.
| The rings found in the vat in the
sausage mandatory Mr. Trip de.
clares never belonged to Mrs. Luet.
CERT. Mr.. and Mrs. Luetgert have
two bright little sons. The family
has handsome residence. and Mr
Luetgert is one Of Chicsgo's men OF
wealth, having conducted the larges,
sausage mandatory in the United
States. One OF the little boys was
brought into the police station tc
identify the rings. They were held
lup before him by one of the detec.
tives.
"Why no, those are not my nam.
mas rings. She never wore ring:
like those" said the little fellow.
Attorney Trip says he takes a
lgreat deal Of stock in tha rumored
lpresence of Mrs. Luetgert near Ke.
nosba, Wis. '.Mr. Luetgert bought
some property in that section several
Years ago of relative named
Miller" said the attorney. "She
Twas mentally deranged for some
time, and on hearing of the ap.
preaching failure Of her hus band
lost her mind entirely, and wandered
laway, and think may have gone 70
the home Of her relatives near Ke-
nosha. have no doubt but what
we will be able to march the woman,
who is supposed to have been MUIR
ldered, into the court room on the
day set for the preliminary hearin 2
OF her husband"
Mr.. Trip said that the reports
about quarrels between Mr.. and
Mrs. Luetgert we're untrue; but to
the contrary, their home life was
peaceable and pleasant.