The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-01-22
TEARS. idle HEARS.
The Chicago Sausage Maker Goes
on ntl,e Stand V
WHICH ATTRACTS a CROWD.

n tEN 80 u ~
WHICH ATTRACTS a CROWD,
And Included nm Unusuaiiy Large sats-
bsr of Deesdent Fomales--Ths Barry
& Prisoner Tries, the sobbinE Racket on
The Jury, Witch causes tho Jurors %
LooIson la Astoni.hn,enta md the POLES
b to ,smiie-Eivldtntiy 1t wa. stimulated
Emotion, a,.d an Attempt 10 piay'to thr
misunderstanding New w&s Dsysiopsd
Except Disgust. !5
CHICAGO. Jan. 2l.-AdolphS II Luet-
CERT went on the witness stand to-day
and told 10 the jury the story OF the
doings in his sausage factory the hight
OF May /. He endeavored to explaip
the mystery surrounding the disappears
anee of his wife for whose murder he Is
being tried An immense crowd gatii-
cred around the crimipal court building
long before the burly defendants case
was called, but warned BY experience,
the police allowed only those to enter
who had tlckcts OF admission. IA
Judge Gary's court room was packed
some time before the opening hour.
There were an unusually large number
Of women present. The audience paid
the closest attention to Luetgerts ex-
animation. Prior to going on the Wit
ness stand Luetgert while taking exer-
else in the jail was accompanied BY
James Smith. who has been ION trlal
with Chris Merry for the murder OF
Merry's wife. Smith was extremely
nervous over the outcome! OF. the 1ury's
deliberations in his case, but Luetgert
spoke encourag!ngly TO him. u receiv-
ed an invitation TO a masquerade ball,
which takes place on February 8. said
Luetgcrt to his companion. ..Inl let you
have 1t. You'll be able to use 1t before
I Will" US. ~ 3, -
e After relating the story OF the. VAR
ious financial deals in which he was In
terested Lueigert was asked II during
the time he wns first engaged in busl-
ness he was married. To this Luetgert
replied In the Affirmative. 81 was mar
ried to Miss. Pauline Ruelke in 1sTe,""
said the defendant. = & e u
How do you spell that name ~ ia
sg'"Oh, I don't know. I never could spell
It," was Luetgert's reply.
Attorney Harmon. of counsel for the
defense.th then went into Luetgert,s fpan-
ciul affairs at the time OF Mrs. Louisa
Luetgect's disappearance. and drew out
the. statement that Luetgert was worth
about .S90, 900 exclusive of real estate
Attorney Harmon then asked Luetgert
when his first wife died.
..'1n November, 1877"
er?" t.3i u '9y5T'sii' ~ IS
sS.'Until next January. 4si z
At this point Luetgert brdke down
and commenced crying like a Child,
Seeing the condition his client was in
Attorney, Harmon asked for. "a recess,
but Judge Gary refused to, alowtit. and
after q. few. moments .Luetgert regain
Vd NoiitAoi VI iiihiociA.
4 The display Of grief drew n smile to
the face of Police Captain Schuettler,
who occupied seat Immediately be-
hind the defendant. and the jurors look
ed on In aston!shment, as gLuetgert
buried his face in his hands and sob
bed. 3Ji.5 "a a IA }l'Y,7iyj
Before, You were married where did
you and your little boy Arnold live?n
was the next question. II
Il slept in the store myself at my
mother-!n-law's." a
WHOM were YOU married to the sec-
ond tlme?" Luetgert was. then asked by
his counsel. -; Ss5, &
~ IN 1878 to Louise Bicknesc.r = I Thera
was not trace of emotion in the voice
of Lnetgert as he mentioned the name
of the woman he is charged with hay-
ing murdered.
The defendant then told OF the var.
ious places he and his wife had lived
and Of his going into business al his
latest location in 1879. The court at this
point took a recess.
Nothing important transplred DUR
Ing the afternoon session ana The. ex-
animation of the witness by his attor-
.ney, Mr.. Harmon. was so slow tha.
when court adjourned nothing pertain.
Ing toithe alleged murder Of Mrs. ELuet-
gert, had been brought out s5S
The court reconvened at 9 o'clock and
In q few minutes an objection to some
questions put bF Mr.. Harmon as. being
trivial, had been consumed In arriving
Mt the res gesta, but he supposed Ii
would be best to let THE defense tnlone.
as objections appeared only to cause
further delays. S l2!S; 70 49, ~,
Mr.. Harmon made some haste at this
point and Mr.. Luetgert explained sever
al passages between himself and his
wife as testified TO by state witnesses @
Luetgert told of his offer to sell his
entire plant for sSQO.000. The op,nion
OF William Charles, the coming OF Rob-
ert Davy into the deal, and the great
est abundance of details marked a the
further recitation. After the deal was.
closed Luetgert said he received a tele-
gram from DR., John Phillips, ofSSt New
Haven. Conn.,, saying that DayyS was
threatened with rheumatic fever. Luet-
sert consulted with Attorney Goodrich
nnd then left for New York 10 s tind
Dnvy. III possible. He was not at the
hotel he had given as his address. .lThet,
Luetgert went to New Haven. He found
DR.. Phillips to be an old man who had
not practiced for fifteen years. RI The
doctor said he did not know Davy.and
had not sent the telegram saying he
was Ill. A search of the New Haven
hospitals failed 10 locate the man.
The last nassase was to theteHeet OF
the news OF mis- failure TO find pavP