The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-25
MORE OF LUETGERT'S STORY
He Further Explains the Disappear.
ance of HIS Wife.

Chicago, Jan. 24.-Luetgert further ex-
planned to the jury today as to the disap-
pearance of his wife.
Luetgert explained how the stairway
leading to the basement was blocked and
thus excited the suspicious of Bialk, the
old Waterman, who, when he returned
with the Hunyadi water for which he had
been sent, found that he could not enter,
and he used the other door. Exactly as
Charles told the jury, the boxes had been
moved about to give the dogs chance
to get at the rats which infested the
basement
'sYou had no intention of blocking
agaist etrance by ay person?" the witness
was asked.
None whatever; the door was seldom
used"
Luetgert later explained a plan Of the
factory to the jury and illustrated his
statements by pointing out certain spots.
Luetgert declared that his attention O
he fact that he children's savings bank
had been broken open was called by
either Mary Siemmering or one of his
little sons.
'How did you provide for your wife
during the year prior to May?"
"Oh when she wanted money I gave it
to her or she took it from my pocket"
Shortly before May, just when 1 do
not reconect," Luetgert continued, "she
took so. She knew 1 would know who
had it"
Did you not kiss Mary Siemmering
often" inquired the interrogation, while
Luetgert sat straight in his chair and the
Spectators lookde greatly pleased.
mo, I did not came the reply, which
made the crowd litter Il could kiss my
wife if I wanted to kiss"
States Attorney Charles S. Deneen be-
gan the cross examination of Luetgert
at 5 p. m, today. Mr.. Deneen brushd
aside the long recital of the defendant
birth. parentage. twin brother, boyhood,
and rise in life. and went to the heart
of the matter, piling question upon ques-
ton regarding the whereabouts and &C
tions of Mr. Luetgert during the twelve
hours following S:45 o'clock on Saturday
evening, May l, 1897 To every question
designed to fix the time when anything
was done or how long it took to do it,
the same answer was returned, that he
would not attempt to fix a time.
The most material advantage gained
by the state was the wide difference in
the descriptions of the appearance of
the vat on Sunday morning, as given by
Luetgert and by Mr.. Charles. Mr.. Charles
said the vat contained talllow. unassim-
Hated grease, I've and some soap. Luet-
CERT maintained it was all 'soapy sub
stance" and that the only difference be-
tween the top and bottom was the for
mer was darker-colored and slightly more
fluid. He realized the Importance of the
point and obstinately repeated his an
swer that It was just "sOapy substance, -
declining to state what it looked like.
The REORGANIZATION has only begun.
The direct testimony was, for the greater
part. of far less interet than on the for
mer days. Mr. Luetgert delivered his
expressed roast OF the police and COM
pleted the task Of denying discriminating
evidence of various state witnesses The
last important feature was his statement
that his wedding ring contained no ini-
tails when he gave it to Mrs. Luetgert
! twenty-one years ago this month. He
said he never had seen the rings which
are in evidence in this trial until shown
them in court