The New York herald., 1878-10-14
FORGING THE LINKS.

ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE SILVER
LAKE TRAGEDY-THE BAG FOUND IN THE
BARREL IDENTIFIED,
On Station Island yesterday public interest in the
CHASTITY tragedy was undated Next in importance to
the proceedings cod to of next Thursday
evening at the Coroner's inquest, when additional
disclosures OF startling character expected TO be
made, tho people looking toward Rich
mond, where the Court OF Oyer and Tsrminer
convsnss to-day. Among the latest rumors
II one setting forth that the prisoner Rsinharat Is 10
be ransierrea to the county seat this morning, on
application OF his counsel to judge Pratt This idea
is regarded with great dsfavor IN New Brighton and
staplston many expressing their belief that Rem
hardt's lawyers will leave uutrisd TO have
MIN removed from Coroner Dempsey's Jurisdiction
altogether That official ast evening that he was
not aware Of any imme Hate inienton on the part OF
jai but that the prisoner was to be laken rom the
village lookup to-day by any authority whatsoever he
Qns coroner) would accompany him. as he was de-
tefmlneu not 20 allow the mau 10 10 out OF mis- GUS
tody until alter the CONCLUSION OF the lnqu Ho
also characterizes ss scarrlious and wholly uarutn-
iul the allegations purporttng 70 have been made by
tho senior counsel for Reinnardt, IN regard TO the
manner IN which he Ghe Coroner) mad conducted the
inquest hlft tNr9
Asniiesty tho end to The developments in this sx-
raordinary case has not yet been reached. Two rep
arAtsy on the Coroner yesterday with the Object OF
imparting Information that hardly fail TO prove
al Important INK In tne already strong Cnatn ol cir
cumstantia evidence with which Relnhardt Is bound
hand and loot 82HRe VI Wr ns
5., AN IMPORTANT FACT.
One OF the citizens alluded (Mr. Rub5am, OF the
firm ol Rubsam q Hartman, brewers, OF Slapletonl
told the Coroner that he had and positively lden
tifed the sack bag found In tho barrel with the
corpse as Inc one missing from the brewery with the
name OF the hrm OF Neidnger Il Scnmldt, nHitsters,
oil th:s city, on II THIS gentleman Reinhards
had been IN tho employ Of his firm short time
previous 10 the Hiding OF the woman's body bar
rel a. Silver Lake. He will os present 70 testify at
the inquest on thursday The other party. VINO lives
The hilly road going up 10 Silver Lake from Sea-
brey avenue brought to The Coroner the
that, on the morning OF the 20ih of July last
man Wheeling barrow containing barrel up
in the direction Of Silver Lake. This in.
formant stated that lie would be able
to identity the nun whom he wheeling the barrow
ii he should be brought before him. II Will bo reco-
lectsd that Reinnardt, whom on the witness stand,
positively that he did not take any vince
toward Silver Lake on the morning OF the day he
moved hts effects from Stapeton, although Mrs Her.
born, her children and little William Moses, who
owned the whee barrow, have testified to his taxing
one from the house on that morning In 1act,
one member VI the Herborn family, q remarkably
intelligent boy, eight years olo, mas throughout ad-
hered 10 mis- crcunsantlal account OF The barrel
propeing IL over the gutter, few steps from tho
house, that Tell with tho top or carpet covered side
downward. and tnat when Il struck tho gr0und the
contents made no nolss bucon the contrary the
re! seemed to rebound few inches. The latter cir
cumsance Is regarded ~ heing quite 10 accordance
with The generally accepted theory that the corpse OF
Reinhardts vile was In that barrel al The time.