| Show the luetgert T trial rial chicaro CHICAGO aug 31 three witnesses were placed on the stand by the prosecution in the luetgert trial today proba y the most important witness C t the three was frank bialk night watchman at the luetgert sausage factory biala who is a german 64 years old was a trusted employee of the defendant for whom he worked several years his testimony which he gave in in german bore directly on the movements of the defendant during the night of may 1 he also related how two ba bar it is alleged contained caustic potash were stored on one of the upper floors of the factory and were shortly before may 1 taken to the basement where the barrels were emptied into the vat and dissolved by steam the other witnesses were charles P a photographer who didenti fled fied several views of the luetgert factory and an dAlrE arg agatha the wife of a saloon keeper mrs was frequently in charge of her husbands saloon and had several conversations with luetgert during the disappearance of his wife she has been regarded as one of the states strongest witnesses being one of the few who saw smoke issuing from the factory the night mrs luetgert disappeared she swore that luetgert had bad urged her not to say anything about smoke as it might get him into trouble witness detailed how luetgert had recited his domestic unhappiness and had told her of the contempt in which he had regarded his wife and that he could crush her witness also tol I 1 of how nervous luetgert was on may 2 and on one occasion had told her her that he felt like killing himself and would do so if it were not for leaving the hildren children before the taking of testimony began today attorneys for the defense asked the court to compel the state to set forth by what means according to the theory of the prosecution the life of mrs luetgert was taken before her body was placed in n a vat the indict ment contained 1 12 2 counts but did not state stat etho tha manner of mrs Luet gerta gerts death the court held that the indictment was not bound to state the means meana death witness bialk will be put on the stand again tomorrow |
