The New York herald., 1878-10-09
MORE MYSTERY.
The Staten Island Police Unable t
Find Mary Ann Keegan.
WEAVING THE NET ABOUT REINHARDT
Some of His Sworn Statements
Proved to bs False.

In Wow Of the Developments at tee inquest on The
preceding evening the Staten Island authorities yss
terday their belief that Edward Renhards s shs
murderer OF the young woman whose remains wsrs
found buried a barrel near Silver Lake. Acting %
tho information given by the accused touching ths
probable whereabouts OF Nary Ann Keegau, Sergeant
Roe, accom- panied by officer Drummond, Of the Nos
Brighton police force, came to this CITY, whore they
Instituted thorough search Tor the missing girl, but
without success whilo prosecuting their inquiries
the officers joined by Coroner Dempsey. and
tho party after spending several hours II
fruitless search returned to Now Brighton late n
the evening. Sergeant Roe, on being questioned
by a HERALD reporter In regard 70 his movements
during tho day. manifested somo reticencs, bat 40.
knowledged that had called at each address gveu
by Renhardt and failed to mud the woman. He aiss
said that he had In found only vacant
lots where the accused had said he would md dwell
ing houses. Coroner Dempsey, on beng asked aboui
the result Of his visit to New York. affected
his usual air OF severe Official dignity, and
vas extremely cautious lest in his language. he
miaht "dsfeat the ends OF justice" He nnaily con-
sented 10 state, however. that everything he has
ascerlainsd during the day tended to corsoboraM
the damaging testimony gven against BEN
hardt at the inquest on Monday evening
guilty party. The Coroner also stated that he had
his possession letters and documents, all going q
trace the CRIME TO Keinhardt, and that those docu
msnts, when produced at the inquest, would cause
decided sensation.
Macy ANN KKEGAN's MOTHER.
Mrs Keegan, or Degnan, US she II called BY souc,
the mother Of tho woman who lvod with Roinhardt
In Grove street, stapieton, arrived at Stapieton from
Newark yesterday forenoon and proceeded at once
She remained clesstcd with the police CAP.
tain Tor several hours; bus nothing could
be ascertaned Of what sransp,rcd dur,ax
himselt 10 members OF tho press during the after.
noon, while Sergeant In charge OF the desk Was -
VISIT The police say, however, that the coils Of jus
tice one BY one Tightening about the prisoner
Reinhardt, and that The exposure Of hts pr0bsbk
subteriuge-when he bosstcd before the Coronsrs
jury that he could produce Mary Aun Kecyan - Auy
nme-,hs last prop mas been knocked from undsr hh
hopes.
house Of Mrs Kesosr Inc ssasor cf sennardt. AZ. "a
whom, he tsslihsd, he had brought Tub c0nsaso-
Ing croc.ery on .no day ne moved M his elects from
renee Kettner, blacksmith, living on the Rich
mond road. snort dis.ance from ssape-
Lake. Sho 10 about twenty-five years OF ago, and nos
unprspossess,ng IN appearance When sne reporter
an eager desire 10 tell everything shc abOus
him. Sue said she had received crockery 10 bar
Staten Island. On the forenoon OF the DAY alluded
that II she wantcd 10 see hrs vile 10
that she did no, want 70 her. sns said she bad
often urged her brother 10 marry the young
woman. and that his mother, IN N..Ark; ,v,.. vas
She said Tho arss time her brother had revisited
Staten Island WAS on last sunday. On tnat occasion
evidently under tne Impression tnat mis- sstsr
knew Of .hs young wo,nan's whers.bou.s All snss
hor departure was derived from letter
mailed IN tho New York Post Once
sep,smes. ,. @ This sp,ssic, which VAS signed Nary
Ann Ksegan, set iorth Ia substance that the writes
had received $25 Reiuhardi. and also .has sns
had been safely Delivered Of . stubborn child. IL
addition the writer said that she was doing wc aus
naa ssnar v,s,oa ner sso.nor ~ The vas,
lookup at New Brighton last evening. and Asked han
Il he was innocent Of tns crime imputed 10 him.
Reinhardt unnesttatingy replied IN tho affirmative;
ana whom his sister immsolaiey repeated the cues.
ton u somewhat dramatic manner, she prisoner
soemuly repned, III am innocent"
The continuation OF Tho Coroncr's inquest. whiee
had been down Tor last evening, WAS Dossponsd
an opportunity OF securing sttendauce OF several
important witnesses tor the people.
REIyHARDr's MOTHER INTERVIEWER.
Too parents OF Reinhnrdt rsslde 10 Newark. where
his fathsr, George, an inmate oi the New Jersey
sold'rs Home: nc 1avIs nar,o ossn soanss1 %:
soldier IN the Ninth Ncs Jsrssy voluntserA
rhs mother mother .s,s lives alone , 10 pair Of s':s. can
floor u corner OF Nesbts and Orange streets,
Newark. There Was found last evening by
HsRALD rcportor sno lay ou lounge, her mead tis4
up with bandaae. In response 10 the knock the
door a weak voice cried, Gone IN" The reporter
uttered, aud sad
you're sick, madam"
10, DIS oroo6Ie make me mooch sick I cannot
do nodings-I capno, mooch talk" she rspIisd IN
weak voice. She stated that Monday night her
husband camo from tho Home and told her that ne
9.s YSrx and n wa. sure n Ea"sra
hts Newark homo last March aud nis parents have
seen nosn,ns Of nun since In Newark ne had bed
81 I.sff@ I'M md N fudaP Oal
lickins, but n 90 not mooch good" sob0ed the
poor woman While employed a. porter n
street, thrcc Or iour years ago, no ssoss
nns iurs worth about 81 600 sold Them sons.
son ~ Trenton, and also n second term robbine
csiiuloid factory. He never brought any girl 10 hss
%o;1. marriage ''1si When ~ he " vent away IL n.rss
gave him money, part OF her hard
u1 .s: visited hsm s ssssn Island ana ossa hin
living with stout irish girl When she asked " shal
was his vile he made no reply when she went y
staten Island again she learned lhat he had moved -
sho found nlm shere win German g,rt about s,gn
teen years old named Lena Duokmss alias PAuhss
Dtsmar.
"Don,t ask me nodings more, SIR; pm toe siok q
| speak, ,hs poor woman said. Dar.,ug INTO iosra
I cannot lock any man 10 ne taco iesl 20 shame
very mooe1 shame" - cSn'nsns she .sd 'as E 2
ings for him. II ne Is made gsiisy
! cannot hell help =; say all right;
wish bc dead before ais drsobls comes" A. shm
point tho ~rstcned mother, frantic with shs re0ec
ion OF the Awful disgrace put upon her sns sop
posed, by her ron, sprang up and Was about 70
n ng herself IRON the window whom the HKnALD re-
pSrter caught her and led her back the lounga
Sue camcu down anu again buried her face shs
pillow, sobbing NIL the while bitterly. Sns SAID she
~ 1.-Two aud dd not think she could iong
survive the disgrace
TIM MARRiA0x CxRnNoNY.
The followinl - copy Of the entry ON the register
Of 81. rauis Episcopal Church, Newark, recording
the marriage Of Edward Rsinhsrdt 70 Ann Dsgnan.
Ann had bcGu = servant IN Newark hotel, hes
parents. Mr.. and Mrs.. Patrick Dcgnan, being then
residents oi Roscville -
Married. November ~ 1871 she rsctory Of 81 PsuiI
Church. Newark, N. j.,
kdwara nsinhsrdt aged twsntyswo. siusie. jspanssr
Of 1eorge A. aud Julia Retuhardt, OF Newark.
To Ann Dsgnan. aged twentytwo. single, densstiA
daughter Of Patrick and Dcgnan. of Rcsevle.
BY she Kev. Joseph II. smith.