Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-10-08
WHEELING W. FRIDAY, OCTOBER s, 1897.

clared that Mrs. Charles did request her
to deny that she ever saw the rings
before Mrs. Field refused to do so.
She said to-day the rings were those
worn by Mrs. Luetgert. She was posi-
tive about it.
The rebuttal evidence of the prosecu-
ton in the afternoon made serious in
roads upon the direct testimony Of the
defense.
The evidence given by each Of the
impeaching witnesses called was
sharp, crisp and to the point. Mary
Siemmering's evidence was torn to
tatters. Members of the grand jury
which indicted Luetgert last May APP
peared on the witness stand and testi-
fled to admissions the young woman
had made before that body as to her
relations with Luetgert until Judge
Tuthill tired of it. Finally his honor
said: Il will hear no more grand
jury. Their evidence is but repeti-
I ton. 1t seems to me the point upon
which they are being questioned has
been thoroughly covered"
Assistant States Attorney McEwan
was satisfied.
By the evidence of half dozen for
mer grand Jurors, he had impeached
the testimony of Mary, who as
/ serted with almost hysterical empha-
sis upon the witness stand that she
had never said to the assistant States
attorney, or the members of the grand
jury, that her conduct with Luetgert
was anything but decorous and proper.
John Beckett, of Evanston; Robert
]. Sloan, Frank c. Weber, Charles
w. Smith and Edward Prior, all MEM
bers of the grand jury which returned
the true billl' against Luetgert, were
called to the witness stand and told
! of the admissions made before the
jury by Mary Siemmering. She testi-
fed before the grand jury for over
one hour before the indictment was
voted against Luetgert. According to
the story Of each of the former grand
jurors, the young woman confessed
that improper relations had existed be-
tween herself and Luetgert. In vain
did ~eX-Judge Vincent and Attorney
Phalen attempt to break down this
crushing impeachment of one of their
intimidation. EX-Judge Vincent in
quired with fire in his tones if In
spectOr Schaak or Police Captain
Schuettler was not in the grand jury
room while Mary Siemmering was I'M
dergoing the inQuisitorial cross-eXam-
a.iOn. Only one Of the former grand
jurors remembered of having seen
either of the police officials during the
examination of Mary Siemmerring.
John Beckett said he saw Captain
Schuettler in the room, but that the
captain said nothing and was not
close to Mary Siemmerring while she
was on the witness stand.
Police Matron Mcmahon, of the East
Chicago station, was placed upon the
stand to deny Mary Simmerings story
that she had been subjected to humil@
iating treatment when she was placer
under arrest and brought to the station
The matron declared that it was untrue
that the young woman was despoiled
Of all her clothing in her cell, as she
stated, and that policeman had stood
guard at her cell door while she was
without clothing. Il searched her in
the same manner that l search all wo-
mem brought to the station said Mat
ron Mcmahon.
Attorney Phalen, on crOSs-eXamina-
ton, suggested that a practical illus
tration of this method be given for the
benefit of the court and jury. States
Attorney Deneen objected somewhat in
dignantly and said that the suggestion
was ridiculous.
Then came horde of witnesses to
impeach William Charles, Luetgerts
business partner. Mr.. Charles sat in the
court room and listened to his reputa-
ton being assaiied right and left. He
heard his reputation for truth torn into
ribbons.
Edward Barton, assistant cashier of
Foreman Bros, was positive that he
could not believe Charles under oath.
He said his bank had a note for So 800
on Charles. The bank foreclosed a
mortgage upon Luetgert's sausage fac
tory May 4 and the assistant cashier
had thus acquired some knowledge of
Charles methods. Other witnesses tes-
titled in the same strain.
Witnesses from Kenosha, Wis. were
called to the stand during the day to
further impeach the witnesses for the
defense who testified to having seen
Mrs. Luetgert in the Wisconsin town
| on May 3, 4 and 5.
Luetgert was moved to deep pro-
family in the county Jail to-day by the
visit Of professional hypnotist. Pro-
family poured from the thick lips of
| the sausage maker something akin to
tar-colored smoke of an over-straining
river tug. The man of hypnotic
! science asked Luetgert's permission
to hypnotic him. With a richly IA
vored German oath, Luetgert observed,
as he stood behind the bars:
IF l was out there in the corridor
I'd hypnotic you with one poke on
| the jaw. I'd put you to sleep good
and plenty. you humbug."
| A noticeable incident of the trial to-
| day was the striking similarity be-
| tween a visitor to the court room and
| Judge Tuthill. The visitor was DR.. j.
| c. Wright, of Clear Lake, Ia. Twins
never bore more striking facial re-
| semblance that do these two men.