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MORE HARD SHOTS.
witnesses Continue tn Give Damage
fnE Evidence Against LuetEert.

Chicago, Sept. 5.-lhe second week
OF the Luetgert murder trial began
Tuesday, with the prisoner in not the
best of humor. Several times during
the morning session he showed that
the ordeal is wearing away his self-pos-
session, and nobody wondered at il, for
the proceedings were not calculated 10
add to his serenity OF spirit.
The defense fought hard TO prevent
the introduction OF the letters Luetgert
wrote to Mrs. Feldt while in Jail. At
every turn and on every pretext Attor-
ney Vincent objected 10 the epistles go
ing before the jury. lie knew that the
state will base a motive for the alleged
wife murder on the contents of the
letters, and did all he could in Luet-
gert's interests 10 keep them out, but
Judge Tuthill allowed them 10 go In.
Mrs. Christina Feldt. the wealthy
widow to whom Luetgert wrote the
ardent letters which were read TO the
jury. was the first witness placed on
the stand. She came to be cross-ex-
amined.
The position in the witness chair for
Mrs Feldt was a most trying one. At
torney Vincent continued the fire OF
questions, one after another. At times
her usually ford face became as red
as beet and beads OF Precipitation stood
out on her forehead. Luetgert seemed
TO enjoy the widows discontinue, and
smiled when his attorneys inquiries
seemed 10 cause her the most annoy
ance. Mr.. Vincent endeayored TO show
ha no To- Ia bs,
witness and had forced her 10 take the
stand against Luetgert. One question
that was especially annoying TO Mrs.
Foldt was this:
did not the police say they would
cause your arrest as an accessory TO
the murder OF Mrs. Luetgert IL you did
not turn against him?"
The witness promptly replied that
IL was a lie 10 suggest such thing,
az the police had made no such intima-
ton. II have sense enough TO tell
what / know without being told by the
police" she replied.
Angered at questions asked her by
Lawyer Vincent, Mrs. Feldt has adj
initted TO States Attorney Deneen that
she shielded Luetgert in her first ex-
animation, and requests that she be put
back on the witness stand. She de-
clares that she is able to tell more dam
aging facts, and Is eager for the OPP
portunity. She probably will be given
her desire.
Nicholas Faber, an ex-employe OF
Luetgert, testified 10 having seen Luct-
CERT aud his wife enter the factory on
the night OF May 1. Under cross-eNam-
nation Faber was forced TO admit that
he did not know anything That hap
pcned ON any other particular date near
May /. lie was also unable 10 tell
whether the night was moonlight or
cloudy. lie simply stuck 20 the fact
that he had seen them enter and heard
the two talk. The defense expects 10
controvert In many minor points Fa-
ber's testimony.
An incident occurred during Faber's
testimony that showed that Luetgert
possesses a high temper when aroused.
The bailif in whose custody the pris-
oner is placed, attempted TO restrain
his charge from crossing TO the witness
stand with his attorneys for the purpose
of watching Faber designate on the
map the location where he asserted he
saw Mrs. Luetgert enter the factory.
Iuetgert would not brook restraint
and turned on the bailiif with his face
flushed with anger and denounced the
attempt to deprive him of what he con-
sidered his rights. Attorney Vincent
appealed TO the court and the judge per-
mitted the defendant 20 examine the
map.
Charles Hengst, the first witness i'm
the. afternoon, told about having heard
IN, cry Of a person. but was consider
ally confused when cross-eNamiued as
to his testimony at the preliminary
hearing. II was shown from the record
OF the hearing before the justice that
Hengst had admitted his ignorance as
TO whether the cry was that OF n human
being or an animal. Tuesday he said
he was positive IL was the cry OF hui
man being.
Fritz Figel. who worked for Luet-
CERT May 4. told how he had emptied a
barrel OF ashes In the alley, and officer
James Smith testified as 10 having
found particles OF bone and two corset
steels in a pile Of debris where the
ashes were emptied.
Frederick Augustus Schultz testified
os to former quarrels between Luetgert
and his wife in which Luetgert had
threatened 20 take her life. The wit
ness is ~ years old and is so deaf that
Interpreter Liebig was compelled 10
stand close to him in order % repeat the
questions OF the attorneys. The de-
Tense felt they had undermined his
testimony 10 a large extent when they
gaincd from the witness that he was
100 feet away from Luetgert al the time
of the quarrel. How so deaf a man could
hear at such a distance mysiified the
defense. and they felt exultant over Sc