The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-09-02


Stuff and Scatter 1t About the Yard
sensational Evidence in the Great
Chicago Murder Trial.
Chicago, September 1.-The interest in
the Luetgert murder trial was unabated
today. Outside the court house hundreds
waited in line unable to enter.
The sausage maker apparently was in
the best of spirits, betraying no outward
effects of the strain of the trial. He COM
mented, not In bitter terms, on the testi-
mony of his old employee, Bialk, the
watchman, who, he said, was simple,
honest man.
He is an ignorant man." said Luet-
CERT, land, like an elephant or bear, can
be trained. He has been we'll trained by
the police"
| When the court was called to order,
Assistant State Attorney McEwen an
nounced that he had authorities at hand
on the questions which were left unde-
cided yesterday, whether the visits of
Mary Mann or Mary Simmering, the
Luetgert family servant, to Luetgert in
the factory wasE.admissible as evidence,
but the state would prefer to srgue the
question later.
Judge Tuthill said Bialk could be re-
called later in the trial and the question
decided.
| Lawyer Vincent then began the cross
examination of Bialk, and put him
questions regarding his connection with
| the police since May 16. Mr.. McEwen
| objected. but Mr.. Vincent declared it
would be shown that Bialk had not been
out of the sight of policeman for five
minutes since the arrest of Luetgert, and
the defense had not been able to get
minutes conversation with him.
The s-examination proceeded, and
Biak testified that since May 16 he had
been with Officer Klinger, living at the
latter's house and paying no board. He
had done no work, but Inspector Schaak
had provided means for his wife to live
and pay rent.
The cross examination Of Bialk, which
took all the forenoon was concluded short
| ~ after the afternoon session began
Frank Odorofsky was then called as a
witness. He was an employe of Luetgert
and his duties were around the vats.
Odorofsky said he broke up the caustic
put it in the middle vat. The witness
then told what he SAW in the basement
on Monday morning, May 8. Beside the
| middle vat was a mass of reddish brown
stuff which had overfiowed from the vat
had been carried part of the way toward
! the sewer opening In the floor. The stuff
had an offensive smell, the witness said,
and was Shiny and greasy. Near the vat
were three doors which had been taken
from the smoke house nearby. Two of
these doors were smeared with the same
substance as though they had been on top
of the vat nnd the contents of the vat had
boiled up against the doors. He said he
took a quantity of the stuff on shovel
and examined it carefully. In it he could
see small pieces of bone and what ap--
peared to be particles of flesh
Odorofsky said that Luetgert ordered
him to remove the stuff from the floor
and vat which he did and the sausage
maker then told him to take it out into
1.-The yard and scatter 1t ali over the yard.
- g. took it out into the yard" said the
fWitness, .but did not scatter it around
| Instead, du1ned it in one place and put
some dirt over it,. &
r The witness said that after the police
began their Investigations of the caae he
showed them where he had placed the.
igaterial from the vat and they took part
Of it away Odorofsky said the fuel used
in the smoke house furnace was saw dust
and the furnace was cleaned out on the
Thursday before the first of May. Luet-
CERT then ordered that new supply of
saw dust be placed into the furnace and
this was done.
When court adjourned for the day
Odorofsky was still on the witness stand
and his testimony will be concluded to-
morrow