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The Evidence
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	Chicago Journal, Sept. 13, 1897.	Chicago Journal, Oct. 14, 1897.
Below are diagrams of the Luetgert trial evidence from J. Sanderson Christison's book Crime and Criminals. These appear to be the most precise drawings of the bone fragments that police say were the only remains of Louise Luetgert. However, Christison often showed a bias toward the defense, so he is not an entirely reliable source. The descriptions below are from Christison's book. (The images on this page are approximately the same size as those in book if the computer screen is set at 1024 by 1768 pixels.)
Two aspects of the fragment of an alleged metacarpal bone; larger fragment 2/3 natural size; smaller fragment 1/2 natural size.	Two aspects of the alleged head of a rib. Left aspect, 2/3 natural size; right aspect, full size.	Phalanx; two aspects; natural size.	The sesamoid; three aspects; natural size.
(1/2 natural size) The alleged upper fragment of a human femur, but proved to be the lower fragment of a ham hone. The direction of the nutrient artery, which enters near the middle of the fragment, is the opposite to the normal direction of a human femur.		(2/3 natural size.) The fragment of an alleged humerus.	Fragment of the alleged facial nerve from the alleged temporal bone, showing thorns and starch granules, and colored green with chlorophyl.