The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-09-18
LUETGERT'S INFkTUATION.
LOVE OF TEE SERVANT GIRL
WROUGHT HIS RUIN.
On This Theory the Prosecution VIII
Seek q Motfve-More Technical
Testimony-Tria1 to Last Three
Weeks Longer.

Chicago, Sept. 1.-THE prosecution
Will rest its case in the Luetgert trial
tomorrow, after three weeks given to
the presentation of evidence against
the prisoner, and four weeks spent in
the trial.
The prosecution viii close it's case
with some strong evidence tending to
prove the motive for the alleged crime.
The state will endeavor 20 show that
infatuation for Mary Siemering, the
servant girl in the Luetgert household,
was the cause of the murder. 1t will
be claimed that che big sausage maker
desired to make the girl his wife. and
that he put Mrs. Luetgert out of the
way in order to permit his marriage
with the girl. To prove this story Frank
Bialk and Frank Odorofsky. employees
/ of Iuetge who have already testified
in the case. viii be put upon the stand
and win give evidence relating to do
nestle affairs OF the Luetgerts. They
are expected to testify as to the friend
Illness of LuetgeSf for Miss Mary Stem
ering and the indignant opposition to
the girls presence in the house made
by Mrs Luetgert The frequent visits
of Mary Siemering to- Luetgert in the
sausage factory at unusual hours Of
the night VIII be detailed Both men
will tell of seeing Luetgert chase his
wife upon one occasion with a revol-
YER and they Will tell Of threats which
they heard him make. With this evil
dence in the state viii rest. Today was
! given up to technical evidence. and
there was little Of interest in the trial
/ for the outsider.
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.
When the trial of Adolph L. Luetgert
I opened today the oss-eXamination Of
! Professor Dorsey was resumed He was
questioned as to the comparative ma
! ture OF the seSamoid and feInur bones
| of a calf. a sheep and a human being.
| His answers were technical and adroit,
| bat Of character that supported his
original Identification and testimony
! With reference TO the bones in evidence.
| There is said to be a difference of
opinion between Luetgert's counsel
( with reference TO the defendant taking
/ the witness stand in his own behalf.
/ Attorney Vincent is not inclined to per-
nit Luetgert to Go so. Attorney Phe-
| Ian believes the sausage maker should
! tell his story to the jury Luetgert him
1 self is quite determined TO go upon the
witness stand. He not only desires to
! tell his story. but he also wants TO ad-
/ dress the jury. In all likelihood he will
| testify.
States attorney Deenen hopes to rest
his case today. II have only two more
Witnesses said the states attorney.
They are Frank Bialk and Frank
! Odorafsl0y., BY them I shall show the
motive for the crime-namely, Luet-
gert's infatuation for Mary Siemering."
When Attorney Vincent concluded his
| crosS-examination of Professor Dorsey
he moved that the court exclude from
the record all Of the evidence Of the
I witness, and also all of the evidence of
! Dr.. Norval Pierce in connection with
/ the Identification of the femur and
temporal bones on the ground that the
! identif1cationS were not based on a
legal or substantial basis, but merely
upon the opinion of the experts based
upon certain alleged conditions The
motion was overruled. The attorney
then moved to exclude all of the evil
dence of Professor Delafontaine in
/ which the latter had stated these may
be human bones" This was approved
and sustained and the motion allowed.
Captain Schuett4er was called to the
witness stand to testify as to collateral
facts.
During the closing session of court
policemen were called to the witness
stand to identify and describe where
they found the various exhibits which
have figured in the trial up to date.
When evidence TO show the motive for
the crime has been completed the state
VIII rest.
The closing hour of the afternoon ses-
son was devoted to the Identification
by Professor Delafontaine Professor
Faines, Sergeant Spangler and other
witnesses for the prosecution. of eN-
hibits used in the trial, all of which will
go into the jury room When the case is
submitted to the jury. The most not
able visitor 20 the famous trial today
WAS United States Senator William b
Mason. Senator Mason came into court
at 1870 o'clock p. m. and was escorted
30 the bench by court bailiff. He sat
beside Judge Tuthill for over an hour
an interested observer of the court
proceedings 1t was the opinion of the
attorneys in the case today that the
trial would last three weeks longer.