Show I SAW SAU GfMAKtRS WifE EVIDENCE FOB DEFENSE IN TH LUETGEB7T TRIAL LUTGE TR Testimony of a Bookbinder Regarded Important Prosecution Will Controvert Con-trovert the Stories Chicago Jan 2GOtto Klatt a bookbinder book-binder was the most Important witness in the Luetgert murder trial today Klatt testified that about 1 oclock on May 1 last while driving past the Luetgert residence on Hermitage avenue a woman I came out of one of the houses which he I believes was Luetserts and crossed the street in front of his rig Klatt says he heard a gate slam and before he could see her gte woman was almost under the horses feet She reached her hand up to stop the horses said Klatt and I called out to her look out or Ill run over you She made no reply but went on across the street Then the witness 0 said the woman had a package under her arms and was about his size Klatt said ho could not see the woman clearly enough to identify her either personally or by photograph Klatt told 9 fairly straight story and his testimony seemed to Impress the jury more than that of any other witness yet put o the stand Luetgert himself not excepted According to the testimony of the witnesses nesses for the defense which closed its case with adjournment of the court today to-day the missing wife of Adolph Luetgert is ubiquitous The Kenosha witness saw her In the Wisconsin town from May 3 to I of last year Mrs Mason of Kewanee Ills chatted with the wife of the sausage maker at the railroad station in Cedar Rapids Ia the night of May 2 Arena date Updyke the night of June 9 met her on the Looking Glass oad near Janesville WIs and the day following Henry Klofer saw her near Hanson parka park-a suburb of Chicago Theodore Arndt met her In the Metropolitan Metro-politan elevated railway station at iiarshfield avenue the afternoon of July la and six residents of Monmouth Ills saw her there Aug 25 Tomorrow it is possible that other witnesses will be brought in to testify that Mrs Luetgert had been elsewhere binco the night of May 1 last The defense rested at adjournment and to oere the state iadj begin Its rebuttal re-buttal A score of witnesses will be introduced in-troduced to controvert the stories of Luetgerts friends but the prosecution expects to finish during this week = |