The sun., 1878-10-13
REINIIARDT'S TALK IN JAIL.
HE SAYS HE COULD GET CLEAR IF HE
HAD a THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Tits Lawyer hss a Private Consultation with
Him-The Eight Year-Oid BOY who Tells
Of tho Prisoners Mystcrfous Barrel.

Itm-The Eight Y enr-Oid hoy who Tells
Of tho Prisoners Mysterious Barrel.
Edward Reinhardt said yesterday that he
knew n young fellow In Newark that would dig
his way out OF the New Brighton prison in two
hours IL he wanted to. Hethinks he tReinhardU
would have been fool II he had buried body
near Silver Lake, where It would be sure to be
discovered. Annie Degnan he says. had bum
ions on her feet. and wore No. 5 shoes-not
fours. rs was testified by her relatives. When
he was present Mt the inquest on Wednesday
evening he overheard somebody say that he
would not be in his place for 81 900.
Il wish l had the thousand dollars" said
Reinhnrdt. yesterday. I'd soon get clear"
Yesterday morning one OF the firm OF LAWYERS
retained for him called at the Town Hall. in tho
basement OF which Reinhardt's cell Is situated.
Acting Sergeant Smith accompanied the law
yer to room to which the prisoner was
brought. and then took n seat The lawyer
asked whcthor he was not to SEQ his client
alone. and tho Sergeant at first declined TO quit
the room. The lawyer said that II he could not
be alone with Renhardt ho would quit the
prison and take measures 70 secure his rights
rs counsel. At last the Sergeant yielded. and
| lawyer and client were left to converse without
| a listener. 1t Ia reported that another member
Of the firm obtained yesterday from Judge
| Pratt " Brooklyn writ ~ habeas corpus. by
| which the Coroner s ordered n produce Rein
| hardt in the Richmond County Court House to-
Coroner Dempsey cama to New York twice
yesterday. After his return from his first visit
| he received despatch from the police central
thought might be tho one Rcnhardt brought
with him from Staten Island. and which. he
| snid. he had given to an expressman to take to
| Mrs Rcinhardt Annie Degnanl. had been
| found. He at once returned 20 the city. but on
examining the trunk found that it could not be
| hn IA hat IN
A report WAS current yesterday that the Staten
| Island police had discovered that Reinhardt had
| bosghi chloroform just before the disappear
| ance Of his wife. The report could not BE- con-
nrncd on inquiry Of the police, who protessed
| to know nothing about such discovery. Efforts
| we're made by the police yesterday To- discover
| from whom Rrinhardt had borrowed the wheel
barrow that proved too weak to carry the barrel
| July 20. but without success. so far as could be
nscertained. TWAS from this whcel elbarrow that
the barrel fell. The discovery OF where IL came
| from is not deemed important in itself. but IL is
| thought probable tha the excuse Tor borrowing
conversation had with him. may prove inter-
The barrel and tho two wheebarrows we're
! seen 10y Mrs. Herborn and three Of her chill
dren; but at the time Mrs; Herborn was en-
trely satisfied with Reinhardt's declaration
| that he WAS taking the barrel with whatever It
contained to his sisters house. which is on the
| way 10 Silver Lake She and her husband had
no cause To suppose that the woman that had
| been living in their house was missing be-
cause they believed Relnhardt's story that she
had gone, away on nh the m2rning OF his removal
that Reinhardt had been suspected their minds
| instantly reverted 10 the wheeling away Of the
sne enf three o. 81 hG Them children Mss sw the
| 1t whom IL fell This was Joseph. who was
years OF age on the 4th OF June last. Tho story
that the barrel turned completely over and fell
on the end covered with the carpet that II made
no noise when i struck the sidewalk that 1t
| rebounded 3 or inches lJoseph shows visitors
the distance by placing his hand about four
inches above the very spot on the sidewalk
caused by Reinhardts endeavor 70 force rick
ely whee6airow up over TIE edge 81 e bridge &
III ns this sasy AZ ho %Hn S1i
on account Of his youth an oath was not admin.
isiered 10 him. II has been much questioned
whether a boy ot his age has been able to sop
arate what he actually saw as long ago MS July
20 from ideas that he may have gathered since
that time from hearing his parents and sisters
rents say that their ideas on this part Of the
days occurrences were originally derived from
since. In addition to this 1t has been sug-
gested that i the case comes to trial 9 very re-
house ought TO be put in evidence. as tending
10 show that Josephs intelligence and powers
Of observation are much above those OF boys OF
He has made half a dozen chairs. a bedstead
aburoau. rocking chair. and a table for his
four inches high. and the rest Of the furniture
is Of u corresponding size. AN have been
made. not with glue or tacks. but with large
hammer. n hnnd saw, and stout .shingle nails
man might place his foot on the seat OF any
one of his e'airs. and. II he were reasonably
careful hv bear his weight The corners
Of the seats .r' sawed of by way OF ornament
and on the top Il each piece of furniture are
two curved dabs Of red paint crossing each
other. and suggesting a symbolical flower. In
making his table his straight wood gave out and
he was Obliged TO usc pieces OF char rockers
for two OF the legs. The upper drawer Of his
bureau fits tolerably. hut the other two fail to
fil up the spaces by gaping margin Of nearly
an inch. All OF the furniture is oumbrous y
strong and irresistibly comlcal. For himself he
has made a little wagon Most boys would have
been contented with fixed fore axle. but in Jo-
sephs wagon the bearing on the fore axlo is
very small. enabling II To- swing readily around
on a tenpenny nail. which serves as king bolt.
Joseph has large blue eyes. light curly hair
bashful manner. and a rapid tongue, and
those who have talked with him say that II he is
| allowed 10 bring his furniture as an exhibit he
| viii rOnVinre the Jury that he is nbunlAntlY