Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1897-10-22
STILL IN SUSPENSE.
The Fate Of Adolph L. Luetgert
Is Not Yet Known.
THE JURY ARRIVES AT NO VERDICT.
Judge Tuthill Allows Them to hest
from Their LnbOrs for IL Night-The
Final Result Expected to be
n Disagreement.

Chicago, Oct. 20.-The fate of Adolph
L. Luetgert is still i'll the balance. The
IL men in whose hands it rests have not
yet agreed upon verdict. At nine
o'clock the jury had gone to bed on cots
which were placed in the courtroom,
and it was announced by Judge Tuthill
that, even though by one chance in
million, the jurors should wake up and
agree upon u verdict there would be no
announcement and the courtroom
would, under no circumstances, be
opened until ten o'clock this morning.
A few minutes after eight o'clock Judge
Tuthill appeared at the criminal court
building and being admitted alone by
the >bailiffs at the entrance he passed
quickly upstairs, giving positive orders
that nobody should be admitted to the
building under any circumstances.
Permitted to Rest.
Judge Tuthill went directly to the
courtroom, where he was told by the
bailiffs in charge of the jury that sew
eral of the jurymen were almost eX
hausted by the ordeal to which they
had been subjected for 30 hours, and
that if they We're not allowed some rest
it would certainly result in some of
them becoming ill. The jury also sent
word that there was no immediate
prospect of an agreement, and under
the circumstances the judge gave or
ders that they be permitted to drop
+ the case and go to sleep. The cots were
quickly dragged into the courtroom.
and within few minutes every juror
was stretched out at full length and
all consideration of the case was off I'M
/ ii! they should wake in the morning.
Judge Tuthill, after giving directions
that all things possible should be done
for the comfort of the jury, left the
building for his home.
| Rumors from the Jury Room.
There were rumors of all kinds afoat
during the evening, all of them being to
the effect that the friends of Luetgert
on the jury were weakening. 1t was
known during the day that the vote
stood eight to four, and at night the
rumors were that it was ten for the
death penalty and two for acquittal.
A later story was that it stood il for
hanging and one for acquittal. Juror
Harley is admitted to be the stout friend
of Luetgert on the jury and it is he who
is leading the fight for an acquittal
Disagreement Expected.
The opinion around the criminal court
Is that all chance of verdict has disap,
J peared and that the result is practically
certain to be disagreement. 1t is
considered possible and even probable
: that the state will have nine or ten OF
the jurymen, and the defense the re.
mainder. The chances, however, seen
,, to favor disagreement of eight fol
conviction and four for acquittal
States Attorney Deneen remained il
his Office until all hope of verdict hat
been abandoned and then he closed III
his rooms and went home. He is still
> hopeful of a verdict, but naturally look
upon disagreement as the most likel,
outcome.
LuetSert Confident.
Over in the Jail Luctgert was, durin:
the evening, anNiously awaiting wor,
from the juryroom. lie tried as ,lsr;,
;. to keep up an appearance of indiffe1
ence, and, as usual, made a failure of il
: "If they don't agree" he said, 81 ee
bail and l will be out of this. I cal
= give bail for $1,OoO,oo0, if they wan
!: that much. My wife is living some
J; where, but I admit she is having 10
of fun with me at present. There i
. one thing sure" the prisoner said, wit
= great positiveness, there will be n
5. conviction in this case. 1t will be eithe
r al .acquittal OF disagreement" Aske
!, where he obtained his information, h
smiled and said: ooh, know, 20
Is go long. won't be convicted, though
you can bet on that"