The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-10-12
STATEN ISLANDS PRISONER.
EDWIRD RETNIffRDTs RIGHT TO SEE
ms COUNSEL ADMITTED.
New Value Set Upon the OLD Crcss Gather
er's Testimony-rhe Eject ReinbnrtN of
his SOLITARY Confinement aud Uncertainty.

n NtW set via tress snther-
er's Testimony-rhe Eject Reinbnrds of
his SOLITARY Confinement aud Uncertainty.
After Coroner Dempsey had been served
with writ OF habeas corpus commanding him
to bring the body of Edward Reinhardt before
Judge Donohuc this morning he met Rein
hardt's lawyer in this city. The lawyer told
him ho had no alternative but to obey the writ.
Usc your writ for shaving paper" said the
Coroner. I've got the right man. and mean
to hold him until get through with him. None
Of you shall soc him."
Nevertheless mildcr counses prevailed later
In the day, and the most famous OF Staten ISL
and's Coroners will not array himself against
Judge Donohue. District Attorney John Croak
Of Richmond County. under whose advice Cor
oner Dempsey has been acting. said yesterday
that he supposed. when he took up the case.
that Reinhardt was held merely as witness.
and was therefore not entitled OF right to con-
suit counsel In looking over the papers in the
case. however. no had discovered the affidavit
OF Charles Herborn. on which the arrest was
made. and in this affidavit It Is alleged that
Reinhardt did away with " the woman whose
body was found Such being the cnse. 1t fol-
lows. the District Attorney says. that
Reinhardt Is II prisoner. and therefore
is entitled to SOC counsel Accord
ingly. the District Attorney called On Rein
hardts counsel. Ho found him drawing
up charges against Coroner Dempsey to be pre-
sented to Gov. Robinson. As the main reason
for procuring tho writ was that the lawyer had
not been allowed TO see his client. Mr.. Croak
proposed. as a compromise. that the obeying Of
the writ be indefinitely postponed and that in
turn lawyer and client should be- allowed to see
each other. This proposition was accepted. and
IN ratification Of il the long document contain
Ing the unfinished charges against tho Coroner
was torn into small pieces. Mr. Croak informed
the Coroner by letter Of the new arrangement.
and last evening he said he would allow cOun-
sci 90 see Reinhardt. but not alone:
Nobody shall see MIN unless l have some-
body there that know" said the Coroner. Two
received no advice to let anybody see him alone.
and wont
Paulina Dittmar. who Relnhardt yet insists is
his lawful wife. made no attempt to see him
Yesterday. On Thursday evening she was ad-
yised by the Coroner that she hnd no rights AS
wife. and ought not 10 have anything 10 do
with man who had treated his lawful wife us
he believed Rcinhurdt had done. and who had
brought shame upon herselithrough u false mar
riage. II Is said that those who have seen Rein
hardt frequently in his cell think that II he could
be kept ia solitary confinement much longer
without the comfort and advice OF friends or
lawyer he would confess. The demonstration
Of the mob on "Wednesday might produced
great eficct on him. lie is not yet % years Of
age. and although confident and self f-posscssed
at the two sessions OF the inquest which he at
tended his spirits have sunk under the mo-
no;ony oi confinement and the uncertainty rs
70 the .extent OF evidence discovered against
When August Keymer. the old German cress
gatherer. told the police OF Staten Island thathe
had seen "A man digging hole near Silver
Lake. he also told them that he thought it was
II man whom hc-had seen selling ice cream dur
ing the suinmer. This ayerment. with others
that no made was not much needed at the time.
because keymer's account OF the affair
was confysei. and some times contra-
asked him whether the person he saw was a
short. stout man; he smiled and bowed his head
Ia assent. and when another asked him whether
Tho mQn not tall and slim. with hair
he would say : yes. yes" with equal affability.
Reinhar1t. n his store. sold cigars anil candy.
Gently with Mrs. Ketner. Reinhard,'s Sis
ter, he Asked her why keinlardt had
Ind. 6cen learned from Mrs. Hcrforn
that Reinhardt could not be mnde To- give a defi-
the question whether he would give NJ the store
or not. In reply Mrs. kctner said hor brother
told her that the store dil not yield enough
profit 10 support i'm, and that he had only been
able to live through the summer hy selling iro
cream at stands In the strorL This fact had
already reached a." ears of the police, and had
led thom To take Keymer over 10 see Renhurdt
a his new residence, 1872 Broome street There
keymer said he thought Reinharlt was the
man, but his manner was so hesitAting that
Police Sergeant Roe would not take the
responsibility Of arrrsting Roiuhardt. At
his suggestion, however, Coroner Dcmp-
scy came To- Now York with Keymrr
and both saw Heiuhardt. At this time Kcymrr
seen. II must have been his brother Neyerthe-
less. the Coroner also roirained from making
VI Nll arrest. utlllE Wiling 10 trust
Keymer's judgment Now. however,. much
weight Is attributed 10 the gnrrulous old mans
Identification. II is claimed that although hemny
have bscn made iighty by reprutud questioning
yet the association in his mind OF the grave
digger with the man he mad seen selling Ice
cream WIS mental operation mucn simpler
than the description Of either Of thom. and that
whilO he might rcmember clearly TINT one had
reminded him Of the other, his weakened intel
lect would fail in giving evidence about them.
He told us. said II Staten Islander ycs,er-
day. that the man he sgw digging spoke to
him first in English and afterwurd In German.
and he also told US that he had seen the man
selling ice cream in the sumner Now Rein
hardt speaks both German and English and he
did sell ice rream IN the summer
Coroner Dempsey said last evening tina, he
WIS on the truck " another very important
piece Of circumstHntial evidence. and had little
doubt he should he success siul.
1t has been decided 10 bring the case before
the next Grand Jury ut Richmond County
which will assemble on Monday. notwiihstand-
Ing that the inquest was adjourned until next
THURSDAY. in order 10 avoid the necessity Of do
in. IL is possible. therefore. that the pris-
oner will have an carly trial If he desires H.
REpIRIIClN DEIEG lTES