Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1897-10-20


-v.I,ous News happening Of tho Day.
Chicago. Oct. 20.-Af,er q nights
sleep the Luetgert jury was much
refreshed and began deliberstion
again this morning. Up to 10 O'Clock
there were no signs Of reaching q
verdict.
They stand just as they did all
day yesterday" said Bailif Walcott
this morning. There are no pros
poets OF an slreem IN. at this hour.
and dom. believe the jurors will
ever agree They STAND eight for
conviction to four for acquittal." {"
For conviction aud death penalty,
the jury stands: Boyd, Bibby.
Heickhold, Mahoney, Hosmer. Shaw.
Franxen and Fowler. For acquittal:
Barber, Holabisd, Harley and Bsh-
miller. There was q report during
the morning that Barber WAS waver-
ing and that he would soon vote with
the ms iori,y. The minority has ar
gued since the beginning that there
is an element Of doubt in the case !;
that the corpus deficit was not es-
tablished with sufficient directness
to convince them that Mrs. Luet-
CERT Is dead. Therefore, they CON-
tend that il they possess any doubt
they are in duty bound under the
instructions OF the court to give
Luetgert the benefit of 1t. For that
reason alone, it is said, these Jurors
casftheir votes for acquittal.
court at 1890. From neighboring
window Juror Harley Was seen shak
iug hands with the other jurors. and
it was believed verdict WAS reach.
cd. Ten minutes later the judge
sent for the prisoner and Luefger.
w1s taken into court. The general
opinion at IL O'Clock was that the
judge was giving the jury further in
structions aud enlightening them on
several points.
Loutgort is still confident OF ac-
qui.tAl. This morning az usual be
exercised In the corridor in front oi
his cell. He ate hearty breakfast
and appeared in the best Of humor. =.
Judge TuthiIl went home after
sending the jury back. Before leav-
ing he said no might return this af
tornoon or evening. II then th0re
seemed tho slightest chance for q
verdict he would send the jury back
for the rest II the week IL necessary
The states attorney says the reason
the jury was called by the judge was
that Juror Harley wanted 90 know
whether the jury could leave out
certain evidence altogether and then
verdict from it. The Judge said
the question was an improper one
for him TO answer. but intimateC
that it would be impossible for then
10 10 so. TIE query excited laugh
ter from thU-c opposed to Harley
and il was noticeable that nine ju
rors laughed. Deneen says Harley
is holding the jury and looks for f,
disagreement. He believes befor,
night the jury will stand IL to l.
LuetgerI returned to the Jail shortly
after IL. As he passed down the cor
ridor TO his cell he was piled will
questions by reporters. His de
mesuor implied that he had hesrt
nothing bad. They didn't do any
Shipg in there" he said. The,
sent for me and said I had to be il
court when anything Of the kint
went on i went in but they didn'
do 3 thing; il is disagreement
sure" said sbe noted prisoner as b,
walked springingiy TO his cell. Th
jury was detained some time af.e
the prisoner returned TO Jail. 4
rumor Is that Judge Tuthill thi
morning opened three letters offer
ing bribcs to the jury. but it is i'm
possible to verify these, as the judg
and those connected with the tris
a:e absolutely inaccessible.