The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-01-22
.II7GIRT 7EST|FIES.
80, Takes the Stand in His
pd''n'' Own Behalf
..,,s THE STORY OF HIS LIFE.

s..sage Maker and Al
' ..s Wife Murderer ns", q, "a. o pasSs,
fs' 'asS with just Cents IN HIS r0 ~.','
10 i'O' ,,, touching the Charge 'po"
No r0," an Trial Reached During
"'~ IT,. He Is on the stand
u Ian. 22.-caIm and quiet as
,sass sitting down to enjoy MS m't svi hi,
@0' s,oe on his own doorstep VIZ" s -"
ms p'r ". children and his big dos
vie u.s. S,u, instead of being before
'Dau' ~. nd Jury trying him for his me
judse o. Luetgert took the stand 10
AdOlpH =. his own behalf. There was a
TESTIFY !" =, interest and then dead ST.
naIn wseu Luetgert's name was called.
len'' ~,.ontic Hollander smiled ana
ins some jOcular common, 70 ms
mu''s's ''. ss he stood up and placed
s'O," !, the witness chair. enthroned
hanu s ~ box. The affair ereaked
on s"' wben he finally settled down
G '.,o the chair and looked ihquif'"s"
Al the court s.s
,he beginning Of the trial Luet-
a.. vt has insisted on having a cnano go -
)" 70 the jury. There Is a great uea,
IAN " 80, in him. his lawyers say. and
Of ss an idea that he will make clear
DC vs.. ,. what some very clever attor-
10 'nen' .o,,ad IN show. He has long
neg % try his rough wit on IN
' rsrto schaack. Mrs. Feldt. Mrs Ioscn
' ps score Of others who testineo
aus him. and when the crowd saw
ssa'" s,an into the chair they knew by
~. ~" oo,r look and pleasant smile that
". Wv Mo man anticipated an agreeable
~. Mr. Deneen and Mr.. McEwen
."wsa that they would give him a lit
AZ entertainment, II that was what ne
w The usual questions opened
W." a"' svamInation, Identifying Luetgert
~ Uollander and man who had
go a tanner. a saloonkeeper. labor
-. butcher and a sausagemaker.
Tedious Autobiography.
", Harmon drew from the witness a
,ounlete and tedious autobiography.
Inetgert told of his birth and early ex-
rsriences in Germany, that he attended
~. common schools until Ia years OF
ossSthat he was then apprenticed to
tanner and after the lapse OF two
vo.rs went 10 England, where he re-
NAMED six months. then coming to the
limited States. He landed at New
York and proceeded directly to Quincy.
m where his eldest brother lived. He
remained at Quincy four months and
came 10 Chicago in the spring OF 1866.
He arrived here with 3 ents in cash as
his sole earthly possession. Upon his
arrival her he went to the various tan
peries, applying work. and was pro-
] yIded with money with which to pro-
cure meals and lodging by fellow
tradesmen.
On the Stand Forty Minutes.
No point touching essentially upon
the charge for which the sausagemaker
is now on trial was reached during the
forty minutes he was on the stand.
When he had left the stand at the noon
adjournment Luetgert was congratulate
ed by many of his friends. but the pris-
oner was not permitted to remain LONG
In the courtroom. His direct examina-
ton will be continued. States Attor-
ney Deneen has prepared a list of ques-
tons which he will put to Luetgert on
the stand There are in the neighbor.
nm 81.
tlves of the state say IL he is able tc
stand up under the fire of them they
will be willing to see him acquitted.