Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-09-23
WHEELING W. A. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1897
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claims In the last few minutes or the
morning session. That Mrs. Luetgert
is alive, he said, he would prove by
witnesses who have seen her since
May 1, and he would also prove that
the bones found in the vat were not
human, but were put there by the po-
. lice authorities. AS for the rings,
claimed to be Mrs. Luetgert's, the at
torney said he would show they were
not hers, and that she had never seen
them. The attorneys speech made
an impression on those in the court
room and there was more cheerful
smile on Luetgert's face as he limped
back to Jail.
During the afternoon session or
Court four witnesses were heard.
The first witness called was eX-Judge
A "A. Goodrich, a law partner OF eX-
Judge Vincent, chief counsel Tor the
defense The witness said that on
May Luetgert came to his office and
with tears in his eyes informed him
that Mrs. Luetgert had disappeared.
1t was on a Monday and Luetgert said
his wife had left on the Saturday night
previous-May 1.
Luetgert told the witness that his
wife was angry because Luetgert had
lost his money and had left him.
81 advised him to keep the matter
out of the newspapers" said eX-Judge
Goodrich. Il told him if his creditors,
to whom he owed some 100000, heard
of the disappearance, Foreman Broth
ers would foreclose immediately
Ralph r. Bradley, another law part
ner of Attorney Vincent, testified sim
ilarly.
Il saw him in my Office May A." said
the witness" Luetgert was very much
depressed and shed tears as he related
his troubles to me. He said he was
not only in deep financial distress, but
that his wife had left him. He feared
his business would be ruined"
What reason did he give for not
making a search for herr" demanded
States Attorney Deenan.
None, except that he desired to
avoid publicity" replied the witness.
Adolph Elandt, drayman, testified
that on May /, he took three barrels
Of grease and tallow to Luetgert's sau-
sage factory. He understood the stuff
was to be used in making soap. One
day toward the close of April, the wit
ness said, he was at the Luetgert fac
tory and saw Mrs. Luetgert, who
seemed to be depressed. She remark
ed during a conversation that nearly
everything was gone and she thought
she would go, too, pretty soon and
work on a farm where no one knew
her
Rosa Gleich, of 1859 North Paulina
street, Lake View, young woman
with an original dialect was called to
the witness stand to impeach IKE evil
>dence of Emma Schimpke, who testi-
fed for the prosecution, and said she
saw Luetgert and his wife going from
the Luetgert residence to the sausage
factory about 10 o'clock on the night
of May l. Gottlieba Schimpke,
younger sister of Emma, also testified
to this fact, but as the child afterward
admitted that she did not know
what State or county Chicago was in,
her evidence was of little value. Rosa
Gleich said that she was with the
Schimpke girls on the night of May 1.
They had all been to dance. She de-
clared positively that neither of the
Schimpke girls had seen either Luet-
CERT or his wife that night, and since
she testified Emma Schimpke has adj
mitted to the witness that she had
sworn falsely and tried to get her to
do the same, telling her she must not
be on Luetgert's side.
Emma Schimpke said to me that it
was the prattle of her sister that got
her into the case" said the witness,
"and she testified to suit the side that
called her"
Luetgert's attorneys will prove, they
say that the caustic soda in the base
ment was procured weeks before Mrs.
Luetgert disappeared, for the purpose
of making soft soap, and that Luetgert
bought tallow and various ingredients
to put into this soap, which was to be
made in the watts in the basement.
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