The New York herald., 1878-10-11
THREATS OF LYNCHING.
An Excited Mob Follows Edward Rein
hardt Through the Street.
PAULINE DlTTMAR AT STAPLETON.
The Prisoner To Be Brought 10 this City on
"a Writ Of Hab.as Corpus

feeling OF excessive indignation exists among
the working classes on Staten Island toward the
prisoner. Edward Reinhardt, who 10 believed BY them
70 have murdered his wife, whose body IS supposed
TO DO that which was found near silver Lake. I'M
mediatey after the reporters had lett Now Brightor
q steam Yacht at the close OF the Coroners in
quest on Wednesday night 40 attempt Was made
by crowd Of excitedsmen to iorobiy take the pris.
oner from the custody OF the police the purpose
oflynchng him. The anger Of the spectators toward
Reinhardt was first manifested when the latter,
handcu fed to the OF officer Fnnerty. was being
escorted from the hall where the inquest was
held. Over hundred excited men, who had
remained In tho apartment after the other
spectators had descended to the street, made sim u
tancous movement toward the accused several OF
them crying out, "Lynch him, lynch hml" Sheriff
Brown, Sergeant Drummond three other msm-
tho ponce force In keeping crowd
At bay, thus enabling the officer mentioned TO take
his prisoner down stairs. Arriving IN the street.
the number Of indignant citizens augmented to
about lour hundred, and every eye gared at the re-
treating form OF Re,nhardt his custodian hurried
him toward the village lookup. Meantime denuncia-
tory epttnets hurled at the prisoner, who was
already trembling with rear.
ADDITIONAL PROTECTION
Sergeant Smith having received an intimation Of
pessible trouble alter the cose Of ins inquest had
taken the precaution TO despatch three men OF the
reserve iorce to ard II necessary escorting the
prisoner to ,hs station house. and those Joined
proceeded with Rsinhardt further than block from the
Coroner's olhce minute or two aterward tho crowd
made rush asr ns
this Sergeant Drummond and nve police officers
tnrned and faced the mob and drawing their re.
volvers warned them to keep back. While this was
going Oficer Fnnerty set on at brisk trot with
his prisoner, VINO was terribly frightened. shaking
crowd kept up the chase, though at distance, until
the main doors Of the village hall closed benind the
Reinhardt Is evidently beginning to realize the aw.
ful position IN which he is placed. as throughout
caSns S Oay b eyes 80 pressu red .as p
famed appearance, but also the entire upper portion
Of mis- iace. Tho poNee say he s fast losing coma.
make . confession ere long
DENYING HIS TIRsr MARRIAGE
He 10 still ignorant Of the weight Of circumstartal
evidence pointing 10 him as the murderer OF his vile,
and repeated TO Sergeant Smith yesterday that ne
Pauline Dttmar He has stii 10 learn that
II any one fact has been more clearly
.ablished than smother since his arrest 4 Is tha.
the rectory OF st. PnuIs tEpiscopa Church, Newark
N J., on the 24,p OF November, 1877. Aud here It
may be noted, that while on that occasion claimed
Newark as mis- place Of residences, when he married
Pauline Dmarr. at No 16s Allen street, iu this city,
csrt,aca;. .Fsctoryviiis s H." as the place Of his
nativity. carefully om,.,ng all mention Of ssapletoo.
with her sister Al the village lock up In New Brighton
yesterday afternoon, and, stating that she was
the vile OF Reinhardt asked permission TO see her
husband. She had IN her hands quantity of grapes
crackers, cheese and other edibss which she was
ANXIOUS TO give the prisoner, she had heard,
said. he very poorly fed the jaL Pauline
appeared greatly disappointed when tho jailor in-
formed her that she could not see Reinhard without
first getting written permit from Coroner Dempsey.
Sns at went to look Tor that Official but failed
TO find him up to . late hour.
NOT I'LL TREATED.
without knowing that she had visited the Lookup,
Rein hardt wrote tho following last evening tor pubi-
cation, being informed by the janitor Of tho
INIT ho 40
insu fciently fed The communication Is gwen pre-
cisely as he wrote it,
While sm confined TO- tho caro- OF Keeper Young.
NEE to tue best u His abii.sy in Inc line d ana
everything In his power. Z. REISHARbT.
II Is believed in police circles that Pauline Dittmar
knows more about tha late OF the unfortunate AIRS
Rsinhardt than sue 10 willing 10 acknowledge. Al all
events her anxiety 10 see Reinhardt yesterday was
generally commoutcd upon unfavorahly at New
Brighton, as said that whatever her opinion OF
guilt Innocence OF the may be, Is now,
NJ least we'll aware that he had vile when he mar.
ried her.
4 WRIT HABEAs coRPUa
writ OF habcas corpus and csrtiorsri was ycster.
day obtained by William r. Howe, counsel tor Rein.
hart pettsn OF the latter before Judge Donohue,
In the Supreme Court Tho petition which Ine
application was based sets forth that Kenhardt s
lawfully restrained OF MS liberty by Corone Demp-
ssy The writ u made returnable before Judge Dono-
hue al tcn A. N. tomorrow. Copies oi the order
we're yesterday afternoon served on Coroner Demp.
sey, the captain OF the Staten Island police and
)an!tor OF the lookup at New Brighton, where the
the body Of Renhardt into court at the hour men,
toned. Tho order also directs Coroner Dempsey to
produce At the same time the testimony taken before
him ~ the inquest