Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-07
WHEELING ". VA. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1897
ant as contradicting the story of the
defense to the effect that Luetgert had

used barrels of grease or tallow in the
factory on the night of May 1, in MAX
ing soft soap. According to the story
Of Brinker. there was absolutely no
tallow, bones or any grease in the bar
rels which are alleged to have been
rolled into the basement and afterwards
dumped into the middle vat. Brinker
added that ne knew Mrs. Luetgert quite
we'll and had seen and talked with her
prior to her disappearance. He said she
talked nationally, and that she did much
Of her own work. This latter statement
was in contradiction to the story of
Mary Siemmering.
Deputy Sheriff Frank Moan was call
ed to the witness stand to state what
he found at the Luetgert sausage fac
tory on May 4, when he made the seiz-
ure under the foreclosure. He said that
he took possession of everything in
the grocery store connected with the
factory. He found among other
things 100 boxes of soap of different
brands. This point was brought out to
impress upon the jury that Luetgert
did not require the soap it is asserted
he proposed making.
Emma Schimpe was recalled to the
witness stand and an effort was made
to show by her that all the impeaching
evidence that had been produced by the
defense on her testimony was the result
of misunderstanding of her story. On
direct examination she had stated that
she saw Luetgert and his wife going to-
ward the sausage factory at 10: 80
o'clock the night of May l. She was
asked upon cross-examination if she
had not testified to seeing Luetgert and
his wife on May %. The witness said
she had not. She had said, however
that on the night of May %, she met
Harry Fielder and other boys at about
the point she met them on the night of
May l, upon which date she had seen
Luetgert and his wife. Attorney Pha-
len showered questions upon the wit
ness relative to her meeting boys at
night. Her face became scarlet and
she became angry and snapped back
her replies in a manner that amused
even JudgeTuthill, while the spectators
smiled broadly.
Tomorrow witnesses from Kenosha,
Wis, will be called to the stand to re-
flute the stories Of persons who stated
positively that they saw Mrs. Luet-
CERT in Wisconsin on May 3, and 5.
1t is expected that these witnesses will
be cpnfronted with the woman they mis-
too for Mrs, ,Luetgert-
The phonograph men are having
fun with the Luetgert case. Yesterday
afternoon the big sausage maker re-
fused to talk into monograph re-
ceiver until a contract was made thai
would insure him so per cent Of the
receipts. 1t has been agreed by Ar
mold Luetgert, son of the prisoner,
that the Columbia Phonograph Com
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talk" for two weeks at $4,000, and if
the company declined to buy at that
tine the so per cent contract should
lemain in force. But Luetgert upset
all negotiations by refusing to talk
Talk is cheap as a general thing"
said he. But my talk costs money to-
day
CORTLAND Shaw, manager of the
Photograph Company, made the fol-
lowing announcement in the phono-
graphic machine, which had been car
ried to Luetgert's cell:
'Adolph l.. Luetgert's denial of his
guilt, taken in the Cook county Jail,
October 5, 1897"
Then Luetgert was urged to make his
statement in ten-minute talk
Not on your life, '.quoth the sausage
maker. Il want the contract made and
signed before l say a word in that
funnel. l take no mans word for any
thing. l have been lied to and lied
about ever since I've been here.
Luetgerts son tried to persuade his
father to talk to the machine. The
prisoner turned upon him with
I'll do nothing of the sort. You are
at liberty. | am locked up. l need
money and you bet I'll get it before l
speak in that tube"
So the machine was carried away.
Late this afternoon matters were patch
ed up and Luetgert was to have told
the story he did not tell upon the wit
ness stand.
The photograph men have spicy
talk among physicians, reporters and
others taken at the Luetgert factory
last Sunday during an experiment
which was conducted by Dr. Riese.
AN INTERESTING CASE.