The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1897-10-26

Ine jury SUOOQ nine Tor cOnVlcClOn
and three for acquittal. They have
been deadlocked for 80 hours.
On being discharged by the Judge,
they asked permission to return to the
jury room, where they passed the fol-
lowing resolution:
I'VE, the jurors in the case of the
people of the state of Illinois VS.. A. L.
Luetgert, tender to the presiding
judge. the Hon. Richard S. Tuthill, and
the brilliant states attorney, Charles
S. Deneen, and his no less brilliant as
sistant, Mr.. w. M. McEwen, as well as
the attorneys for the defense, our
most heartfelt thanks for the very kind
treatment we have received at their
hands, and we do not hesitate to state
that were it not for the way they have
attended to our personal comfort, as
well as to our sanitary condition, the
hardship would have been very great.
LAS to the trial, we wish to state that
while the evidence was such that we
were unable to agree upon a verdict,
one thing we did agree about and that
is the circumstances were such that
the police had ample reason to prose-
cute on the showing without hearing
the defense, and we commend them for
having done their duty in this case"
At 1 o'clock Thursday afternoon
counsel for Luetgert gave States At
torney Deneen notice that they would
Friday morning at 10 o'clock make
formal application before Judge Tut
hill for the admission of the prisoner
fn 1oi1 1,,6oro r,,fh111 1x,;11 ho oc1zoI
to fix the amount of bail at SIS, 900, but
Luetgert will enter court prepared to
furnish bonds of $40, 900 if necessary.
States Attorney Deneen was not pre-
pared to say whether or not he would
resist the application. THE admission
of prisoner to bail is discretionary
with the court, he said. after the
application is made in court may ex-
press my views upon the matter if the
court desires to hear them"
Eyes sir, we will try him again.
said States Attorney Deneen, when
asked as to the probability of Luetgert
being brought before the court Sec
Ond time. when we will get at it,
however, is something / can not tell
you now. We have had nine weeks of
this and must have couple Of weeks
rest. After that we will look the
ground over and get our evidence to-
gether. The case stands now with us
as though there had never been trial.
The second trial has no bearing what
ever on the case just closed"
If Luetgert should be refused bail
the statutes provide that his incarcera-
ton for a period of four consecutive
months will act as a release. and the
prisoner must be discharged from Gus
tody.
Thursday night, closely following
the final result of the trial which has
attracted worldwide attention, Luet-
CERT made under oath a statement con-
corning the fearful crime charged
against him, the first sworn statement
yet made by him, and the first state
nent of such a kind ever known in
newspaper annals. The affidavit was
IFut In writing, in due legal form, and
is certified to by notary.
The affidavit explicitly declares Luet-
gerts'S innocence. The document in
full is as follows:
To THE PUBLIC;
The result of my trial, ending Thurs
day, is a victory for me because of the
disagreement of the jury, but am very
much disappointed and surprised that
the jury did not bring in verdict of
not guilty.
did not kill my wife and do not
know where she is, but am sure that
1t is only question of time until she
comes home
did not go upon the witness stand
because my lawyer, Judge Vincent,
was bitterly opposed to my doing SO,
and because he advised me it was not
necessary,
am grateful for the tremendous
change in public sentiment in nv
favor, and time VIII demonstrate that
am not only an innocent but very
previously wronged man.
(Igned) ADoLPH L. LUETGERr.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 21st day of October, A D., 1897.
(Signed) NJ F. SULLIVAN,
Notary Public
Arbitrator Accepted.