Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-19
passed in numbers anything witnessed

passed In numbers anything witnessed
since the opening OF the famous trial.
BY dark the street In front Of the court
building was 1ammed. and the crowd
surged around the corner I'm front Of the
jail Men, Women, and children lined the
payements in front OF the Michigan
street entrance, and the line extended 10
Dearborn avenue on the east and North
Clarke street on the west. The tops OF
the three-story buildings across the way
from the court building had crowds nf
spectators. and every window in the
structure facing the building had its oc-
cupants.
An order was issued to-day to keep the
crowd out of the building. as a demon
stration somewhat dangerous In its ma
ture was feared when the verdict was de-
livered. A large crowd of women graced
the assemblage.
A MOB.
About $50 o'clock the crowd I'm Michigan
street was augmented by over a score OF
men from the vicinity of Luetgerts sau-
sage factory. They were assertive and
unruly, and demanded admission to the
court building. This was refused them
but they were so persistent that word was
telephoned TO the East Chicago-Avenue
Police-Statlon for officers. The alterca-
tion grew heated and attracted a crowd,
which quickly choked the entrance.
Captain Hoffman, OF the East Chicago
Avenue Station. sent patrol-wagon
filled with officers TO the scene on a
"hurry-up" run. When the officers reach
ed the building they drew their clubs,
and. aided by a score Of deputy sheriffs,
drove the crowd back. The friends OF
Luetgert had by this time been reinforced
the crowds, but they retreated after a
few vigorous applications of the clubs.
The mob took up a stand near the middle
of the street and jeered the police
over in the jail, Luetgert was given
more freedom than is usually accorded
to prisoners He was liable TO be called
at any minute, and In consideration OF
this fact Jailer Whitman had given him
permission to walk i'm the corridor. His
pockets were filled with strong cigars
and he kept one constantly between his
lips, sending out quick little Jets OF
smoke as he walked to and fro. He was
making a desperate effort to appear a;
ease, but the attempt was by no means
successful. Every few moments, as he
walked back and forth, he would stop
I'm front of his cell and say to Nick
MarZen his cellmate, a condemned mur-
derer "Oh, they'll acquit me all right;
they'll acquit me-" But his actions
showed very little Of the confidence ex-
pressed by his words.
NO VERDICT AT A. NJ
CRIMINAL COURT BUILDING, CHI
CAGO, October 19.-At 1 o'clock a tele-
phone message was received from Judge
Tuthill saying that, verdict or no verdict
he would not come to the Criminal Court
building tonight.
The jury at l o'clock was still in the
jury room, and seemed no nearer ver-
dict than at any time since it went out.
There is no chance of "A verdict being an
nounced before the opening of court this
(Tuesday) morning at $3.50 o'clock.
DISAGREEMENT EXPECTED.
At 1:30 this morning information direct
from the jury-room was to the effect
that no agreement had taken place, both
sides being obstinate, and the chances OF
an agreement before morning were very
faint.
Just how the jury stands could not be
learned but it is now thought that the
final outcome will be disagreement.