Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1898-01-27
THE LuETGERT TRIAL.
The Defendant Goes Upon tho
Witness stand.
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turcAso. Isn. :. -Adoiph L. Lues-
ger, went on the witness stsni anl
t1id The jury the story - the doinr.
"a h's sausage fae,scy the nixAs
u May I. I>ps. lie enslsaysrs,l 10
explain the mystery surrounding
the di,appearauce of his wife. for
whose murder he i being tried. An
immense crowd gathered a-ound IA.
criminal court building long Hefprc The
ease was called. bat. warned b. cxperi-
eaec. ihc Po ,ce allowed Only tko~s 10
enter no haa tic.ests
| Ailes relating tl., story - the va4i.
eas financial deals IN whieh he was IN
tsrcstsl. Lretycrt ssaS asked II. during
the tiaue he va, q >t engaged ia basi-
ac>A he va. marri.-i ro this Lurt.
Sert replied iu the Affirmative.
4 was married 70 Miss Pauline
kneike in i>s-- sal the defendant
Attorney llarmoa. - c,aasel for ia.
slefcuse. thea went iuto La-trert'.
financial Affairs ~ the time - Mr.
Louisa Luetsert's iisappcaran,.. and
drew out the state srcnt tAat In .t.-srt
Sas worth absat sJieJI exsiaave q
real estate.
The 'defcnlaat toll OF the rarioas
places he and his ~ fs had lived AMI -
aas goinS iuts aaasincss a. bis latest 10
e.ssieu ia ls5s. The court al this poiut
.oos rrvsss.
NoshiBg Important transpirel d1r-
ing the Nficruosu >-s,i0a AMI the -.
animation of tine Nitnrss hy his a.
tarney. Mr, Harmon. WAS - slow that
when court adiou-lel nothing per-
tanning . the alleged mar,ler of Mrs
LaetSc-t hai be~n beoaght cut
Tue e0art reeoavcaesi a. two o'ciacIs
AMI IA a few minates IA objection ta
ss'iic Questions Pat hg Nc. lIarnol -
heiu< trivial. 5r1ught frosu the calrt
the staseui-1t THAI an hour aud treatv
inmates hai b~wn cpnsa med ia arrir-
M az ta- rrs.rsta. vat be xappo.rA {
sOali b. best n ist The dvfen>s laa-.
A. 90 tiectiea, appeared only . eaa.e
fertilizer delays
Nc ilarHoa mai- saun- haste a. thi>
point and NJ. Laet<crt expla ac.l
several passages between hiussslf aa1
ais ultr a. tcstia-,l - b. STATE viii
acsse--
La-tsrrt to,L of hts offer a. s-sIi l..
-ntlrc plant for SOD 0l8 Tie of, asu
% ~ a. Charles. the esnin- e L .s-rf
iiavv ints tAs deal aad the grras, 81
abundance % details ulzrsa E
tar further rrcitatioa- Affair." tle
deal u4s clss-l Laetxert .asl
ne received tsi~xran frt.n
Dr. joha Paiiiips. Il New Hsrru.
coan-. saying thas ns.y vas thfeass
euesl with rhsuaaatie Fever. La.teers
eousaitei Nith Attoeuey sia.-lfica au.l
then left Tor New YORK 10 Sad nary.
4 possisse- lie was not AZ Lac aalrl
be haf gixea a. hrs asf.frcsz rrea
Lrrtyert veat - New Haven- he
f0uast Dr. Phillips - b. aa sld man
wao hal nat pFaeticrsl ia = geAr~
lae doctor saai be ald uus snasx n2gy
and had uot seat thr tei. gran saying
he Wa III \ -sareh % the Scw TIA
v~n hospital faiist y iscate the aaaa.
IAe iast passage uas ~ u tis- e.fcc.
the Hsws of his failure - hud b4sy
hAi upoa his msrital baPpincSs- Ta-
question ProTrd tao mlril for ths de-
feudaat- lis face colored. he nrr-
voas drummed with his pencil aasI
lac sank loN ia his chair aud sloaeA-si
forward a. be explained why hs hess-
tltei To tell ais wife the re>alt Of hi.
trip. saying she dislik-d tle lasafioa
/ of their home and wanted - move.
and that he had agreed u s=ttie So gg1
uPsa her AMI keep auly si14.oo1 aiE-
self when the dral went throaSh-
''N1at was the effect OF the news
when you did tell hers' asiSrd Mr.
Harmon. and every boiy knew what
Xas coming
Mr. Laetgert looked down. then
| glanced up. bat his lips asd swallowed.
lie leaael back IA his seat and
lrusnned aadibly with IL. penciL
/ Finally he reached back for his poke |
handkerchief
Jglge Gary Mas watching him close
| iy. At this poiat he sltt the defend
ant bad bcea GA the stand nearly thTee
hours aat the court would aijourn ua-
IL - :norrow-
La~tgrrt proved TO be 4 VERY laehry-
nose witness. his tears coming fre-
qneutiy and in considerable volume
whenever the nane % his wife Was
1 Irtfs4sFaE luso the eI.s