The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1898-02-12
That Is the Verdict Of the Jury
In the Long Fought
Murder Trial.
IMPRISONMENT FOR LIFE.
The Sausage Maker Laughed
When He Heard His Fate
Expects New Trial.


CERT was tonight convicted for the
murder of his wife and sentenced to
Imprisonment in the penitentiary
for the term of his natural life. Luet-
CERT received the verdict with a
laugh.
1t was 1915 when word was sent
to the court room by the jury that
waiting to bring it into court. Judge
Gary, whose home is within few
blocks of the criminal court building,
had informed the jurors as they,
passed out that he would wait their
pleasure and at any time during the
night they agreed upon a ver-
diet he would return to the court
room and receive it, in order that
the long imprisonment which the
members of the jury had undergone
might be terminated at as early a
moment as possible.
AS quickly as possible after the
jury had sent word of its agreement
Judge Gary FASTENED to the court
room. The news of the verdict
spread like lightning through the
streets, and in u minute the court
room was jammed with newspaper
men, policemen, witnesses who had
given evidence in the trial and curl
Gus spectators while rumor had
been current since early in the even
ing that the jury was unanimous for
conviction, and that the delay in AN
nouncing the verdict was because OF
inability to agree upon the punish
ment that should be meted out to
! Lnetgert. The general opinion
among the crowd as it waited for
the coming of the judge, jury and
prisoner was that the verdict would
be against the defendant.
At ll:l5 Judge Gary entered the
room, and at the same instant Luet.
CERT and his guards entered through
the door leading from the Jail in the
rear of the court house. The big
prisoner was calm, to all appear
ances, and did not seem nervous in
any degree. He glanced quickly
around to see if the jury was wait
ing for him, and finding it was not,
sank easily into his chair to await
its coming. He smiled at one or
two friends, but after his first glance
round the court room contented him.
self with watching the door through
which the jurors must enter.
In minute in the jurors filed,
passing to the seats which they had
occupied during the long and tedious
trial. The spectators watched them
eagerly, hoping to catch from their
faces some idea of what the verdict
was to be. Not one juror glanced
toward the prisoner, who tried vainly
to catch the eye of some one OF the
men who had determined his fate.
The quiet air borne by the jurymen
went far to strengthen the opinion
prevalent in the court room that the
verdict was adverse to Luetgert.
Judge Gary wheeled sharply in his
chair as the jury entered and watcn-
ed silently as the men filed into
their seats. Then he spoke in his
Gentlemen, have you agreed up
on verdict?"
1--WE have" was the reply.
"Mr. Clerk, read the verdict,
said Judge Gary.
Clerk Knopf stepped forward and
took the verdict and then read, with
tremor of excitement in his voice:
1--WE, the jury, find the defendant
guilty as charged in the indictment
and fix his punishment at imprison-
ment for life.
There was hush. All eyes were
! turned on Luetgert to see how he
would take it. He laughed, and
laughed in a manner that showed
plainly that he did not
think the verdict a serious mat
ter, comparatively speaking. State S
Attorney Deneen smiled grimly as
the verdict fell from the lips OF
Clerk Knopf, and Police Inspector
Setback and Police Captain Schuet-
leer, who have worked desperately
! in the case, gave signs of satisfac-
! ton Of most marked variety.
| The sound of the clerk S voice had
not died away when Attorney Har-
! mon was on his feet with a request
that the jury be polled. This was
done, each juror affirming the verdict.
( Then Mr.. Harmon entered motion
A.! for new trial, which was entered
and will be argued within few days.
Luetgert was led back to Jail in
apparently good spirits. Glad for
one thing, that his long suspense
was ended ut last, and comforted by