| Show IN THE JURYS HANDSi j I Fate of the Sausage Maker Rests I WitH Twelve Men I I RUMORS cANEKT YERDICT I I ATTORNEYS OF 30TS SIDES CO2ST FEN VICTORY Conclusion of One of the Most Thril ling Trials In Criminal History Deneens Close For the Prosecution Prosecu-tion Uproarious Scenes In and Out of Court Chicago Oct 15The fate of Adolph L Luetfrert accused of murdering his wife and dissolving her body in a vat filled with caustic potash Is now in the hands of the jury Judge Tuthill finished fin-ished his charge to the jury at 445 p m and five minutes later the jury fed out and was locked in the jury room Supper wa sent in to them a short time later and after it had been disposed dis-posed of they set earnestly to work on the evidence Judge Tuthill took up quarters near the criminal court buildIng build-Ing in order to be within easy reach if a verdict should be reached during the night At midnight not a word of any sort had come from the jury room and the chances of an all night wait for the verdict seemed excellent Rumors often of-ten to two for conviction and later ten to two for acquittal floated around but there was no authority for either story The attorneys on both sides were confident con-fident at mIdnight of a verdict favorable favor-able to their side while the opinion of the public was turning toward a disagreement dis-agreement THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS Chicago Oct l8he ninth week of wee the famous Luetgert trial opened this morning with the greatest crush ever I seen Thousands of persons formed in 1i F1i f r 1 ti c A ITTETGEBT AS HE APPEARED I2 > T COURT < 1 lineboforethe criminal court building as early a 7 oclock in t morning jit as a wild mob ant there Were numerous unpleasant collisions between the bailiffs and the turbulent people j I Luetgert came into court aId shook hands with a number of his friends I DEICEENS ARGUMENT The states attorney then proceeded with his argument promising that it I should be brief He said i There are three matters of vital importance im-portance which are deserving of discussion I dis-cussion in this great trial first theory of soap second the evidence of the Schimpke sisters de third the mysterious mys-terious woman at Kenosha I I I will take these points as my text and may also discuss some collateral I matters The theory that Lmetjrert desired I de-sired to scrub his factory in order to sell it to a syndicate has been exploded j I has been shown that the sausage factory had not been in operation for several months Luetgert was not busy during the day time Why should he make sep at night I was shown that the middle vat in the basement was scrubbed the day before Hold on Mr Deuces that statement is incorrect interrupted exJudge Vincent Vin-cent The scrubbing did not occur the day before Sirs Luetgert disappeared I but several days before Well we will not discuss the point i farther there are other thinss to consider I con-sider of more importance THE BONES FOUND t I Slates Attorney Deneen next devoted his attention to the bones found in the vaL Professor Dorsey Professor I Howse Professor Delafontaine identified identi-fied some of these bones as human metacarpals met-acarpals human femurs human pha lane human temporals He shouted What has the defense done with those bones Dr Allport the chief osteolceict for the defense said he could not tell His mind was a mental men-tal equilibrium Dr Hernllat said nothing I noth-ing Dr Hughes said nothing Dr Reese said nothing In fact the identification of the experts of the prosecution was not disputed much but the ridicule of the counsel for the defense I think ex I Judge Vincent when he heaped abuse upon Professor Dorsey stooped below his dignity The latter has ben to I South America and Alaska to procure the bones of extinct races for the Field Columbian museum He was selected I because he know bones their nature and to what family they belonged But I do not care to discuss the ex pelts further said tafeg Attorney Doreen I a through with them also the bones but that barrel of bones will no fret out of this case I mean the one the defense brought here William Charles Luetgeots partner perjured himself to get that barrel in Now < we will keep it in Giharles ought to be indicted for trying try-ing to cover up crime with crime Gentlemen there I absolutely no doubt in this case Luetgert murdered his wife All this tadk that the woman wo-man left her home while suffering an attack of Insanity is the veriest bosh cunningly devised and suported by perjured testimony States Attorney Deneen criticised Mary Siemmering in cutting tones He paid 3 glowing tribute lo the mem cry of Mrs Luetgert whose last days on earth he said were fraught with sorrow and anguish Luetgert moved about in his chair and tremors shook Ms gigantic frame He paid the closest clos-est attention to the speech of the young states attorney md the crowd in the vast court room listened with breathless attention States Attorney Deneen suddenly turned to Judge Tuthill and said that his throat was sore and that he also felt ill and dizzy THE LAST WORDS States Attorney Deneen continued to discuss the evidence for two and a half hours His voice grew stronger as he proceeded Just before the hands tfn the dial of the court room clock indicated the hour of 1 States Benson Bested his elhonr on the rail before tivfr jurors Running his eyeg along each d2 the 1Z mn he said Gentlemen L has been said that Assistant States Attorney McEwan did not ask the infliction of the death penalty That is true I do not think it is usually within the province of the states attorney toask the jury t return such a vedic But this crime is i s creel heinous and wanton that I feel 1 justified in asking at your hands the extreme penalty of the law in the case of Adolph LuetKert i A buzz of excitement run through the court room as the states attorney finished his address and he was congratulated con-gratulated br a few friends who sat near him The judge granted an impromptu im-promptu recess and the jury left the room Lutgert sot up and went out also for a drink of water When he I returned passing Inspector Schaak who was leaning against a pillar inside I in-side he circle he cast upon him a look which combined malice scorn and disgust in unspeakable quantities I In ten minutes The jury had returned and court was again in order Judge Tuthll swung around in his chair un I t he faced the jury and deliberately picking up his notes on the charge he I began the reading of the charges Silence as still a death pervaded the packed court room while the judge was reading his instructions His voice I < clear and strong and even the throng which was wedged into the corridor outside the court room heard every word The jiirors stood and I listened to every word attentively As Judge Tuthill finished the reading read-ing he looked up at the jurors and said I I Gentlemen you may retire and consider con-sider your verdict I UPROAR IN COURT immediately there was an uproar in the court room People who had been sitting arose to their feet and the shouts of bailifls ordering everyone to sit down availed nothing The crowd surged forward and took up every inch of space to where the circular fence barred them from the attorneys Women Wo-men almost fainted in the crush and their costumes and headgear suffered The crowd seemed to want to get near to Luetgert All wanted to see how the big sausage maker stood the final ordeal or-deal now that his case was in the hands of the jury While the tumult was going on Bailiffs Connor and Wol cott were sworn in by the clerk to take charge of the jury This formality over I the two men turned and took charge of the jury When the 12 men marched I out of the room a moment later to the jury r rdomadjoihing a sight ot relief j I went UP from the excited tlifons Judge Tnthiil ordered the room I I cleared and announced that he would cear adjourn court until 8 oclock tonight but that he would be in easy call of the court room during his absence in case his presence was desired Attorney Deneen Assistant States Attorney McEwan exJudge Vincent and Attorney Phalan retired to the private pri-vate chamber of Judge Tuthill and consulted con-sulted with his honor with reference to waiting for the verdict of the jury during dur-ing the night I was soon agreed that Judge Tuthill would remain at the criminal court building until 10 oclock crminal buldlnb unt ocloct at least and be within ta few minutes walk of his court room all night APPEARANCE OF LUETGERT I Luetgert stood up near where he had been sitting most of the time for more than eight weeks after the jury retired re-tired and with his little golden haired son in his arms received a few friends His son Arnold Luetgert and William Chafes pressed forward and warmly shook the hand of the prisoner Luet gert smiled and gazed about him He tried to look calm and unconcerned but behind the mask of indifference those who have watched the varying moods of the sausage maker could trace extreme ex-treme nervousness He was returned to his cell where he ate sparingly of supper FAIR INSTRUCTIONS The instructions of the court were fair to both sides and showed unllsU ally careful preparation said States Attorney Deneen as he loft the courtroom court-room I do not believe I have heard instructions more fair ExJudge Vincent was not so well pleased however Judge Tuthill refused re-fused to give a number of instructions for the defense which were virtually it is said an attack on the police department de-partment ExJudge Vincent considered consider-ed them but was deeply disappointed that they were refused and said so For more than a half hour after the jury retired they did nothing but breathe fresh air and stretch their limbs At C oclock dinner was served to them from a neighboring restaurant Soon after they began their deliberations delibera-tions in earnest tons |
