The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-22
THE SILVER LAKE TRAGEDY.
rDg.fED REINHIRDTS TRTtL on THE
CHiRGE or UIEE MJRDER
A Judicial Inve.usnnon thu, May Clear M

he stu, dered identifies Her son.Iu-Lnw.
silver Lake, high up among those hills of
staten Island that overlook Staulcton and the
N,iiows. lis surrounded hy a lot, st of oaks and
hreorios. A winding road consisting of parts
Of several streets and avenues loud. up from
The shol. past the handsome residences Of MIR.
Johnt cisco and other wealthy residents and
down the staop hin eastward to the village.
lately District Attorney John Crook has had
u.- road carefully surveyed. and yesterday "a
map OF it was hung on the wall Il
TIE edmond County Court House to illustrate
hi theory OF q crime which has Nude silver
IAk famous. Public interest was awakened
a,lin and again last tail by the succession Of
et.rt:ng developments that followed tho tcci-
dental discovery Of the body 10 woman IN
barred within Two or three hundred feet oi tho
northern shore Of the lake By tiircc boys. who
wrre taking a sunday stroll. on sept -. Dur
INK Coroner Dcmp-cy's examination. Louis
L,..n caused sensation 10y coming forward
anil testify INK that Doe believed the body ia tho
hrlci Co bo that 90 Ellen Murphy. whom hc had
Ir0.ls q to marry. and who had disappeared
n.t-..tioa-ly Anerward ho felt less certain of
u.- Lest winter Ellen Murphy returned. and
married to her old lover. Louis Ricge. who
+ lie.u 30 lul "a suspicion of having MUIR
d,r,l her. NrNt Il WAS supposed that the body
W. chat o' another girl. also named Ellen Muir.
thy And who was missing. This Ellen Murphy
i.s.tr --iug. go far as has been reported. Ia
ta.h ID these cases the suggestion WIS tAat the
gu had been the victim Of malpractice.
NNtthyrc seemed plaus blc rsasous for sun
ts-u- that the body was that u young
woman %. staten Island who was said TO DO
m.--.us ANorwarI IL was learned that this
ylu- woman had gone 60 Europc. 4 Miss
Kuy ONcil. who was missing. 1t was ueXt
"a. 49,. tN .fsst,. ~ 81.
MURDER but this was disprovod. Two separate
examinations Of the body were made in the OK
tsciation that it might prove to he that Of Miss
Annie Hommel Of Saugerties. who is yet
missing.
wera discovered by the Coronrrs investigation.
hut all 90 them failed to solve the mystery.
Finally the uncertain Identification Of young
man who was seen digging hole near where
u" hliy was found ON one July afternoon 10y
Gu Ola German crs-s gathcrcr led Mr.. Charles
Hnrborn tho editor 81 German newspaper
ru staten Island. To- suspect that the man dig
eut the ho" WAS former tenant ~ his house
lu ga. SEE street, Stapl"tJn. at the foot ~ the
-n h.a up which the road winds 10 the lake.
Then testimony began u accumulate on the
G roncrs records. This tenant. Edward Rein
llrdt WIS arrested He told the Coroner that
o.. woman he had been living with IN Mr.. Her
i,rn- house was not his wife. and TINT her
ff. mrc her Il sic wis wanted Ii was shown
.lt her name was D"enan and an apparently
sloi cert Acute Of marriage was brought from
Ter s.rnrr home in Newark Eeinhardt could
uot produce her motive was shown Tor hcr
murder by undisputcd proof that a week pre-
u- e. th" alleged crime he had MARI. cd
ru ina DlrmHr. a German girl living in this
Pts. with whom be had become acquainted in
Newark where he formerly lived. Witnesses
v'r' found who positively testified to Rein
..rlt- wheeling . heavy barrel similar 10 TINT
road ~ Silver Lake. lie told one Of these wit
ut--.- tnu' le was taxing barrel OF crockery
.o his sister, but his sister said he brought no
surh barrel g. her house. She lives on the road
IN" idNe.
points of similarity between Mrs. Reinhardt
aud the body found; Each had long dark
with one missing. Each WIS about p years
Did. and each was in the same condition as To
aNyr9aehing maternity II was also Claimed
joy the rhemisc found on the body was made
/, Mrs. k"iuhardt's aunt and given 70 her.
An exhaustive investigation Of The mystery
'raer in t6e @ curt q H 0yss y anu
t.ri.y morning. in the form Of tho trial Of Ed
y.ri Il .4Larlt 'Qr murder in the first degree.
l. lnd farmers wits ,htniued before 10. o'clock;
Al.pa e oyer loo mrn lad been sHmmou"d
l ~l.r.N Brown which proved % Doe large
o. n-A. bat with only two mon o. spare. The
--f tW1 Jurors wore - tiluNi II" % %" last JUS
mi, 'ie e., pI ..,il u" clIth. HIS Gars nr9wa
l.. u- auts short iunt IL hnl only -fuououly
m'a-,o.nc u last lall hal been re-
,.4 -uipofnr THIS made him look hat.. '
..Ir- u.I. II asn t- about y years. y l.
Up SIN comp. .Nlnn las the appearance II heau
-t..IH nf HIS N..f. confinement. HE 90
I'll. r.t tn..t luf trDwfnrut ana hah.tua'I Is
lru.n. n. -t guio,Iv lr-id. his rluu-.
u l.y wtl bis large bue-b.acS eyes nN,,
mon tr, witness or hi , lnvver WHO chunncd &
H. -I..I IT, Ills cItrf physical ueeuI ritv (,
o.. -u.r.u.-- ID lis A.ll. wAirh il almost a.
i.Iild. Among tho witnesses ia waiting was
t'e r.e--nt Mrs lt.inlarlt She remained DO
tine Sherfs apartments. \ little girl wus h0ri
l-IuI M rrre we.ks ago ~ her mother
...ui 100 NfN Anrr. Mr.. Thomas O.. ~wtrfy '1t
lr- ..en retained D. assist bistrl. Alton
l.i F.Ha Crook. ia closing his ouvnlu.; addres
'Ir. sad;
II.~ gentlemen. Is all en- 'um-Hntal ev.
f. Sam. or iueo % win S- who -aV
ud. .tn W sirg's and We do MT oven know
lfr.. -. ,y Low death wGs produced, but We of"
.f -t.fi evidence w" lv". an W. Thin.
.Ily.u'e you ~ the prisoners guilt
Me h.-anuu Desnlu, who's" pale face VA
t..u.s inl r hy the somhrene-- q DE-
,t.u t.YIru.u- costume was u" first witness
r. tuo mother 81 Annie D"ghan; she eNn
81. yl-.frl ler laughter On Staten Island, an
Oh 'r+-HW heuhardL
il.kr you 81. u Rcinhardt in court {" III
v'i.-- vs. .~ u-k.l.
So. haven't seen liin yet docking
a4...|I. !, .iihlrIt wa, asked e. stand up.
7 Ir.-I urr was n.nrd o. stand W.
t.' t..t- him. sail Mrs. DtEn0n VIII
cr. .f.Hu 100 Ler VOICE. That's the face;
l...W b w,.l'
r..rr.It'- ftrnf.sfiuu lila guiNnrel as b