The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-18
JAILER YOUNG'S DISCOVERY.
EVIDENCES THAT REINHIRDT TRIED
TO BREAK OUT or ms CELL


wrenchinr an Iron Bnr iron, his hunk and
Tearing u from the walI-His wire Climbs
up TO tho Jnii Window to Tnik with Him.
Three nails were found in crevice Of Ed
ward Renhardt's cell in tho Town Hall Of New
Brighton. Staten Island. last Saturday. Il was
evident to Keeper Young on inspection that
they had lntely been drawn from bunk formed
of two heavy planks. This bunk is held in post
tion by pieces OF iron driven into the brick wall
their protrudng ends being nntencd and nailed
to tho top Of the rear plank. The two planks
are held together at one end by q heavy fiat bar
Of iron. resembling n piece Of n wagon tire.
which ia nailed to them lko clca, The
wooden leg which holds up the otherwise un-
supported corner was fastened in a similar
WAY TO the concrete noor. Yesterday morning.
t 81 o'clock. after Reinhardt had bccn taken
from the Town Hall in a carriage by the police
officers to be conveyed TO the County Court
House. in Richmond. for arraignment Keeper
Young entered his coll and. on removing some
blankets that lay on the bunk discovered that the
spike-shapcd piece of iron that hold the foot of
ne bunk TO the val was, lying loose near r ne
nails which had held II to the plank hRd been
carefully drawn out. Taking hold of the hunk
the keeper found that all its fastcnings had been
removed. and that he could pull 1t entirely away
from the wall Next he noticed that the henvy
piece Of iron that had held the ulanks together
AT the foot had also been removed. This was
the extent Of the damage that had been done.
INC keeper Is suro that tho bunk was IN It's
quontly that tho work must have been done in
dcad silence and in the dark by Roinhardt on
Wednesday might. Tho brick wall against which
the bunk is fastened is twelve inches thick. and
divides the prisoners cell from another which
tSni SneT Tnf fpR RoSad y
the iron spike from the brick work. to find
the wall not SO thick Ss /, IS and that
| pry out brick aftnr brick until he found
egress into the open cell. He know that tho
| cell opened into square room. which is closed
| by grated door and whose one window Ia
| ory is that he would have used tho heavy iron
| bar taken from the foot OF the bunk. and per-
| haps one OF the loosened planks to pry one
of these bars from its place, which
| building. Another theory is that he intended
to use the iron bar which weighs four. or five
he opened the door in the morning. How he
| managed tp extract the nails is yet a mystery.
Reinhardi was -, locked pP in the county AL
chance to exercise in his New Brighton prison
and Shcrin Brown allowed him the use ot tue
| corridor This corridor is lighted by long
windows. which are too narrow to per.
| their sills are so low that man standing on the
| floor can look ont into an open yard adjoin ing
The jail: Mrs: neinhardt ,paulina pnitipaIl s
House with. tho shern's family. II, has
|
| be- permitted 10 hold any conversation with
Reinharit No. long aiter hs hud been IN the
yard. where she had found an empty barrel
| Carrying this barrel to one OF the windows Of
the Jail Corridors she turned i bottom side up
| ward and then climbed upon H.. This brought
| her head above the sill. In this position she
| held u long conversation with Reinhardt. their
| faces being separated only 10y space equal TO
the thickness OF the wall and the window being
This circumstance. when It was discovered.
/ led the sheriff District Attorney
| Crook the propriety Of accepting the $500 bail
for Mrs Reinhardts ,appeara%9ce nee at the trial
| lail. The District Attorney previously waived
the taxing Of bnil when u was offered by Law
| renee ketncr Reinhardt's brother Law, both
| because he thought 1t unnecessary and because
| Mrs. Rsinhardt was willing 10 remain with the
State TO live with her mother in Newark. 1t was
| not definitely decided yesterday what would he
| done about bail in her case.
The prisoner. at ii 1, O'clock yesterday morn
| ing. was brought into court between square,
shoudcred Snerff Brown and his brother who
il a deputy, Mhlie he was being led from the
prison Reinhardts face was flushed aud he
tremhled perccpt!hly. Justice Pratt invited
seats by his side and converted the Civil Court
over which le was presiding 10 an oyer and
position in front Of Justice Pratt and then Dis:
trict Attorney Crook informed him that he had
been indicted for tho murder OF Mary Apn Deg;
nan. There was special emphasis on the word
murder" but Reinhardt. who had recovered
his self possession. listened without a start and
clerk asked how he would plead. guilty or not
guilty. there were three fespOnses OF not
voice. but with eyes held wide open. and an en-
phaiic notion OF his head. and one from each OF
Then onr Of the two lawyers asked the priv
ilcge Of Withdrawing the plea hereafter II he
should deem II best, and of moving TO quash
the Indictment Justice Pratt denied the re-
quest. and then the lawyer renewed the plea Of
not guilty and demanded speedy trial.
huI frly hA
was not fair that he should lie. under the
weight OF suspicion until the May term o'
the court Justice Pratt said there were two
methods OF hastruing the trial ono WAS
to petition Gov Robinson TO allow special
term to be held. and the other was to adjourn
the present term uni som" ume IN December
when h. tJustice Pratu would have time 10
hour the case. The prisoners counsel urged
the adjournment to next December. but the Dis
irict Attorney would not agre" TO i FOR reasons
which he said he did not care to disclose jus.
tce Pratt said he could not force the District
Attorney to proceed. and SO the case was left 10
come on At the May term The Justice refused
TO admit Reinhart to bail. >.
niiure bought by Mrs Dcgnan Tor her daughter
from Reinhardts late residence. l32 Broome
Brighton. whore it will be stored until tho trial
IL the eyenIng the Eoroners Jury asseImheed S"I %
stipulated by the District Attorney that the
prisoner should be returned from K3hmond
after his arraignment in order that he might he
District Attorney came into the hall
whore the Coroner and dense throng OF spec,
tators were. and announced that the Sheriff
would not let Reinhardt como. Tho names ol
| Ave witnesses were called by the Coroner all OF
whose stories have been given to the. public
They are the work ngmen. Cummings. Higgins
and Rudly, and the Misses Marlarand aud
Groeing. Not one Of them had yet arrived and
Coroner Dempsey. in sudden disgust. gave the
case 10 the Jury who returned verdict that
Annie D"gnan came to hor death nj the hands
| of Edward RMnharit 10y some means, weapons
or instruments unknown TO the Jury"
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