The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-02-23
EVEN THE JURY MYSTIFIED.
4 WOW COMNTTTfL IERDTCT is TO
KITE RIEDEL'S DEfTH
The Dead Girl's Parents Tesur,ing that she
was Enticed Away from Home by We'll
speii-Thc Jury mems very Thorough Work.

AT noon yesterday Joseph L. Klcdcl ana |
his wife Agnes. who had journeycd from Bos-
ton on the previous night entered the poor
house in Four Corners, Staten Island, and
looked at the dead body Of their daughter Katie
Ricdcl. whom they had not seen before for near
" Ave years. and who was found dead in
Tompknsvillc twelve days ago. Both were UNI
der fifty years old. but trouble and sorrow had
made them look rs though they were twenty
years older The Journey had wnaricd them
and they trcmbcd us they approached the
coffin. They both at once exclaimed: Oh my
child my chilly and the mother embraced
the coffin and put her face bcsidchcr daughters.
sobbng so violently that she could not speak
She kissed the face again and again. and in
broken German and English lamcnted the fate
that had ovcrtaken her daughter.
They then went 10 the village hail. Now
Brighton. and testified before the jury. Before
them. however William Wrlspicl was recalled
and rross-examinod with rcforenco 20 his where
nbonts in September and October last. and his
intimacy ia that time with his wife and Katie.
He said:
In .pt.m'cr boarded in Reington street, between
',, ', ' u, i H., s;aa w., an. f., Y,,,
movcl 10 Mr.. Wiener. i3i lic.cr strcct aui stayed
IN w. Ra.iei hca.e. G7 fiipi,c street lave 'ed
u, WHY ,ew@l or iie leniiaiS isr iaii aJey, iut i
an an, III" nv, ,e s Yh , do Az haze 3s' Nh , d .1sm
toeNlan why did MT Keep house With her She was
n, rlr; r" II" wing r her l rh i' ,le wa, ,,i
., r On I'4 Ml 'T ar os h @oR'E n ' Era,
avenue ] NV ucr n'fli every dt'. and oton 'llt
.tr.t Rfooki,n ant irnln jersey, tv ana aiicr tat
"a s &. So 'i a 0 sI ' ", Went To- r 'aS
N wy 'i ~" 'i. 'NHi LAY i','r ,' re- al
lhc n.N' 'in VAN I'll. door el.u a nsht slyrt in =
~ ~. iamm. r..ii. 'n Wc.' r'i, inrd street. mar
hiI0i ',o-,i ,r'mi a ri,r sia ,,,nt +, il. room
~ Mr.. w 'm H., 'nl STAYED iour d., e. d. 'l. WORKED
i,nao| -,ge. wm Ksuc Willie !hor9 .'.p, ga be
coach. -'e un f,ie iO o. last wDrs worked 10 l.udr.
man' Or, 'l ins wecA excepting Saturday. when
! vs. a.. t"'g nF l,oiler ,,.
Gm Gt- k'ac f,5r ,,ar. an al' 40 saw hg- ior
,'i u" W ''i ''o. n.r , S" ',9m i' ant we
W,~p,'i her" walked n'o ne room w'ho,h
iii- hanl7 in@ih.r ,h"iorr pa laG" s3'l in.4
She rancho6 iar over the railing separating
urm.and -.rrriiia,g "n. h"r arm toward MIN
! n"rvnu-y said; NJ l-i. ana A. ~ took her
l"il lyn a. n'Hn r,geI yogr 9mnd- ~ me-.
wi a'i .-1r M, ,r ygf G in i, 2yr
thing TINT he had said up stairs. Mrs. Ricicl,
w,l.lD aud Iite went away together L. .hc hni
i.,a nuui ieNt A. uI slice would D.. -iiie,n ,cf..0l
w glr'g,u Na ,.. H. .... ,s,y y w,.g %.
w..s ,.r i.r , 20 sa r., 3, y,r E, ,,l ,.,,s b
Win n. y,i'c ni tc n,on., ,.r ,',r m .,.l H,lE
ani iah n,r home bog u. ,'.sN,,l h.rawiy win rr0,
i .,. a,ii ir.S ,, yd na- F, ' s,,.,''
VII 700 ,Ii .,,r M, ,yo.ii The r.. .iil Uant 81,
dt'ut Snow tn, i,tier u.fas o. Go i.l fiia.. ono
Haa... .,,s-a1 sri. 0i.ri A., Nv u maoit'l
gai . ''9' 's . u" ,',o.l 4 Do.
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..i ..i- sli. 'NIl.iH Doc .Ii DE- i'' ur iNO "'II
Of. NI.llI Iu- .fa' Ni~ s'' Nf.l' Nf tt.r INl-in
s'" ..,,' &C. . '."' Az. i '.'' 81. f' n '
u.rA Irt.r Dr. .r,f f,,f 49, lll.. l..l, lt, t
nDr' O. 49, ..r, til, Nr. Nr..ia,l t inc ilat kat.
aHi Nel., 'ni "a, .,l.'tin n'' ,,m, lea
inrit .iN sd. w1ierc.'ff- which J. ant m! VIE
,isis,,r Gc fonr ,caf. last o. .otrr saw ,t la,t
William we,i i, took hcr away.
Wt-,,.i ,,,. ,..,t,, IN f,v,, am, ,,.,, ,,,
r.cn.nizina, Mr. I,iela a., snid. III .in't m,,
fruf Mr. rf.'iai ii. W.. - Il =. III nm
know" r.~pnndri tho witn,--. shaking hi-
fh. al rl' ,',,.,,, ~ w ."
'On''l iv M.sti.l a,l.L "Tialn't tol.. l,r
away II, was I'D out of "a. room Th'n Mr.
KIM. 1,.'i ,.r . thine. ,,w ,l.n,r. ,.h.-,v,,
twle, bcciu., be- wurr. lrr Wc.rtl 49,. i,aiol. Of
her, ami ,a1 titi III dlft kocf iNay irHu .u lia'.
' M'11 SiH h.r ~, iy'N Zoo I" h"r' ana ,ia' II
".l9 .'' w. vvtI",, r., 't4, I g., in' l'l, went
,>nr .,n"n ,li dat ,ifft ttt bc ,. kt ami IA a
ie" kauc s.nt lctcr m, ir,in sharn " re-, .
All soi, ,a,in- tAa' ,hc ga. igrcturn soon va, told
um' man N.n' n in ln :, lon :. sharon {"
N.',. MI" ,,', 81, ..,n,'. 'i lAiNefini 40 Ms
tti,.a, kt ", i ,n, r br ",, vi" ,,, ! !
| h.., d. ,cr sen r ..i.o GOA warrant t,f n i.i =.
lfrc,' an,c l'tiH,c ueeel 49,, .4N Mr. Wi.mel
c..' 800 W hD'c bctan-' Aer husband treated hcf badly
William Wrlspicl, recalled. was shown an
orlrr 90 arrest of William " srirl. dated Bo--
I tom Fcn. H. 1873. flr huvIn- nu = nj. H. ISL
had mtar,oul,r win Katie Kicdri lie said:
II n,Nrrwa- arrested for sun a thing" Thrn
M,l-rol said that hr wanted tnrNultin willy he
| left Boston H. said that II was through bust
| moss trouble. Mr. Ricdrl had a mort..l.,,. On
IN beer saloon and IN, could not uav H. Then
h. once III he'd Mr. laelol 0ut II tho saloon
fOr hring drunk and n.hting. Tho Ried.s had
-ure..,l,l i'm driving Him AWAY He said
The last time / Saw Rate in Boston wis when
| met her in fremont street and gave her a
dollar and n half"
Then tnr Coroner said that the jury might re-
tire. hui first b" went oyer the t'stimonv. show
ing how strongly II bore against Wcl-piol Tn.
Coroner rod" away. not expecting t. receive u
'Ntrlir in several hours. In about AN hour.
however. the jury agreed upon "A verdict and
sailed out Of the binding in single lr 10 find
tho Coroner. lie was riding behind fast
horse. and the foreman read the verdict stand
, ing in the muddy street. The verdict H. That
Katie Rir,!sl died If the effects Of pru-sic acid
hut hv whom or why ndministc the Jury docs
not know. The Coroner said that h. could moi
hold Wrl-nirl and released him
Tho urvm0n var, nain-.nkin, in arriving nj