Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-01-22
4 ITETGERT TELLS It.
,...,r, Maker Assumes to Relate the Facts IN
His Case.
,,,kes 10 TELL HIS wlFt's WORDS
rr.n,pc when He Last Saw her-
" why He Got the c"u'''o
Potash.

rhInago, jan 81 .,,oi
~, - at the Luetgert muroer ',''i
',.x was greater even than the dns
0, ,as. when Luetgert took the stahu
''lo's' ,os apparently much more
O ,,anosed and answered the questions
.a a,ounded him By his counsel IN
,' ,.o,re The defendant was Inclined
lIii details more than his attor>
,sy Mr.. Harmon desired Viii
,sssa to pay less attention to deta,l,
= Nv -, with some show OF anger SAID
Lue's - ,,ould tell his history thorough
" or not at all ,,,r. =, 1uet.
rac,tal today was his explana-
tho presence of the potash In
NV factory. He said 1t had been In
n,aos Of business nearly Two
~ ,;hs before the day OF MS WiIe
|lionuas rance. that 1t had not been
|.nrrealsd, and that he was 10 mhke
|co !. an amt OF 1t. The prisoner also
|,SS On his sleeping in the lac.oLy'
Ishleb he explained, was necessary ~
Issnse there were many things 10 WHICH
n. bsd 10 attend to at night.
| when Luetgert finally reached mat
MI Of the story concerning the nap
ysnlngs on May i, the dare Oh ms
ITlfs's disappearance, the auuience ""u
M Jury paid the closest atten,lon.
DO you remember what transac',o 81,
,os made the morning Oh May IL
ssked Attorney Harmon. =,
Il ate breakfast early ana went I"
|ny ofice." - .,,, ,o,, ala
What was the hrsl ''i"e
that day?'
IA "a 10 the basement to remove some
EsrItls Of salt. | then went down ana
,aw that the three barrels OF tallow
Mere in their place.
Coutinulng, the witness told of bur-
IA homes he had in the factory base
rrnt and OF fat he Intended to con-
y,,t into sausage. He told of the
MAN meat market he conducted.
aVhqn you purchased a barrel Of
ota;h early in March," asked Mr..
Harmon, what was your purpose"
TO make soft soap
what arrangement, II any. had
bou made with reference to cleaning
he factory
zone day, after the New York trip,
bIr. Charles came home and said there
MAS a chance TO sell the factory. He
hold me to keep the place very clean
Is these people did not know anything
hbout the business and what we would
ean clean they would call dirty. Well.
argued, the stuff had then for fat
could not sell, potash was cheap and
thought 1t was cheaper to make soap.
When USED to work for Engle Broth
7 iaorpad the raeainf fnt. making
pap."
INSPECTOR Setback who sat alongside
he Jury smiled and Luegert told of
Is experience In the line of making
BIT soap
when did you first see this barrel
potash. asked MIR. Harmon.
"7'he next day.
Where did II stand?'
ut was between the office and meat
harket, where everybody who came in
bud not help but see it."
did you give any orders about that
errel?"
Yes, | told smokehouse Frank to
break II up and told him 1t was stuff
hat would burn and to cover his face
b that he would not get hurt"
Nov, will you tell me why you de-
fyed from March until two weeks be-
ore May before making the soap?"
The men came too soon to see the
aetory, before 1t was cleaned"
What time Saturday, May LIST, did
ou return homer" asked Attorney
Harmon.
"0h, can't tell the exact hour. 1t
Jas late In the afternoon"
What was said in the conversation
etween you and your wife while eat
V that ntfrht u.s.
Luetgert here hesltated for some mo-
hents before speaking.
We'll, my wife made some remarks
DO not want to repeat" he finally re-
lied
Tell us all about that conversation"
ald Mr.. Harmon.
Mr.. Harmon" replied Luetgert. 1T
y, not repeat what my wife said that
light unless forced to-
MI Lueigert," said his senior coun-
you will not be forced to tell any
hihg you do not wish, but as your
ounsel | want YOU to tell every word
pay passed between you and your wife
hat night"
MY wife asked me about the man.
er o. iorecosing mortgages. and when
told her, she said, Then we will lose
verything. ] told her we would.
ihen this is all we get for our thirty
sais work, she said, since we came
Q America"
! told her II could not he helped,
nay ! was not afraid to work and
QUO lace the world afresh and work
'a,d lot living II necessary"
a. ne told Of the loss of his fortune
u ms Willingness TO begin all over
shhf Luetgrrt seemed to be greatly
N, hw'eu, Tears came to his eyes, his
kroat. =" ''''
NY wife said she was not afraid hut
q, ! could work and earn a living !"
nunued Luotgert. but what vii,
Ne said. wa '"us" at U.S.
lold her to let them laugh. that
ssnlhg would not take away nv
H.. she said; II this should come
XXI, want To i've She said she
Il. I'm, me children We're dead. About
ons HIe Louis came In and asked for
bal I,u 20 70 a circus and his mother
81 s sVs NE boy ten cents"
,, ~uI happened next?" asked
on sS s,, aid; II the sheriff should come
W., w, not find me here / told her
aid 4 ,Uoiish to talk that way. she
sas n,, vas not foolish; that thcre
hinss gsn .as foolish about it, and il
hst tvn NY on as they had for the
|nynorv. months. would not see her
Bet,er !, ! laughed and said she had
aid / wa, y with her children. She
la no, ssv aways laughing al her i
parks. mueh attention to her re-
Ike ina, s syese she had been talkin,
How How r Ior several months" A's
ected ~ ~1s Mrs. Luetgert's mind af-
BOY Elm. Ne long sickness Of vour
NJ, Harm, 'he winter before?" asked
Ne Otter Isd her a great deal ana
kould ra,ht made the remark that s sho
Hive ss se see the child dead ,ha ne
Presence a !, made these remarks in IN
10 Van " both children" M III 'hc
first i IN wa r go. what time OF N.
ssn ss,5 told Of his eoingy TO-
pc kitchen saw my wife SHINE sI,,,n and
Fading a ps nsainst the east wall .n "