New-York tribune., 1879-05-23
CHARGES OF MURDER DENIED
THE DEFENcEs IN THREE TRIALS.

BEHALF
In the trial of Edward Reinhardt at Richmond 5.
l., yesterday, for tho murder of has wife, the pris-
oner testified that his wife died IN the night from
malpractice; and that although he was not access
sorry to the fact, set fearing that he woud be sus
pected of completely in the deed, lac buried her
BODY in the barrel The counsel for the defence III the
Smith murder trial in Jersey CITY occupied the eu-
tire day in pleading for the acquitta Of Benuet and
Mrs. Smith. Jacob Romer. the coored man accused
OF poisoning his mother with arsenic, testified at
HackenSaCk, n. j., claiming that he was innocent.
REINn ARDT EXPLAINS HIS WIFHS DEATH
HE ASSERTS THAT 1T WAS THE RESULT or MAJ
PRAcucE-wHY HE BURIED HER BODY IN A
BARRFI-
The attendance at the trial of Edward Rein
nardt for the murder OF his wife. az Rcinoni e L.
YESTERDAY was as great as the first day. and the
interest the evidence. particularly while Relnoafu'
was tesuying intense He preserved the same
stod. Indifferent appearance On the first day. ana
spent much Of the time in reading paper Ihe HS'
witness for the prosecution was Dr. William Waser.
jr. of Port Richmond, who made fhe postmortcm exam
na,ion ~ be body Since the Cotoners inquest he had
examined the skull of the wOmabl and the right
ear he had found a cOmminutecH fracture involving
portion Of the temporal and th lower portion OF the
parletal bones. Ellen Fallen, AIf Degnans aunt de-
scrsbed a chemisc which sue onif gave to her niece
The cbeusc which was found Wsih body of the dead
woman then given 10 the widhes and she declared
positively the chemise tie one she made ana
gave 60 her niece
Mrs. Degnan, the womans mother, identified several
articles that belonged to her daughter. When going
from the stand, DeRnan looked at Renhardt and
cried. ." He's the murderer Of my chd-hes her mnr-
derer" Reuhsrd flushed iitts bu, dld n9t f"Se MS
Pauline Dttmar, Reinhard's second Wife, whom ne
married a week before his first wife disappeared ana
who was living WIN nun IN Bro9neS. %nVI u ne % az
rested called as the last witness ior tue prooGu
hardt told her eboqt Mary Ann Degnan she 'onked
cutou announced that with the exception OF one
witness VINO had not arrived, It's testimony was allln'
AT the reassembhng Of the Court, Mr.. Howe moved
the aequtl OF the prisoner on the ground that nn
der the fret two counts there was no PROOF that thf u
ceased woman Mary Ann Degnsn and that no legal
marriage existed between Relnharat ana Auh Degha1
there been identity established between The body
found and the Ann Depnan MaryAnn Renhardt named
sm,S' SS rector Of ST PaGs Church Newark the last
witness for TIE prosecution arrived and testhed hat
Degnan and Edward Reinnardt. at the rectory After
some uuinteTestag evidence ana while tHe O2HI was @
tained permission to make an opening address 70 tue
jury lie dehped the various classes Of murder and ald
that the time for the clearing Of the mystery had
come ReinhGrdt, he said. married TO Ann Degnan
He asked by Pauline piinar to marry hor because
ne had betrayed her. lie did marry her Aun Dggnan
then his WIFE ana she del by keT own aGs on @ me
dcnces OF criminal practice in his rooms, andit
world tbo facts thal. when discovered would have coa-
viced him. although he was Innocent o. any cflmt Or
died by malpractice.
TIE PRISONERS STORY.
Edward Reinhardt was then called TO testify. A
conmotion in the court was quieted He testified
as follows 'I live in StapejOD. on Thursday, July
Is Ann Degnan wanted to 20 TO NewYOIk, to some
Doctor as she said. She the forenoon boat re-
turning in the evening. She said she had some med
cine. did not tell the purpose OF taking H. or from
whom she received IT, was always KIND to her. On
FRIDAY al ( p H.. she complained Of great pains she
r.r. saa bqVa "A q
never struck her with haumer, did do anything
that would her death. she died between II Gnd
wife died l Thought that | should be charged with
criminal malpractice and with procuring tine death and
thai fHey saw me on The road wheeling O
correct All NV acts were to avoid having the body
found in the house. g. The eirogmstantiai evidence
would have been strong against me-"
On the Renhardt testified that his
vile did complain OF beng III before p III ON Fri
day. il y. the witness won't 10 bed and fouad
did not say had suffered criminal operation.
was called While giving bis testimony Reiuhardt pre-
served the same calm delneGn0r that he has worn
IDotnfr. aud lar relatives were deeply affected.
DR. Wolsrr sr IN testiiying said he thought that the
dotb "f ne vo1e woman Whose BODY he examined
might have been from causes though he passed
nojudgnent the question. The defence then closed
Mrs Horborn testified that Reinhardts wife was 40
2sDd D. m Mrs Renb8rdt was not dressed TO 20
At this point the prosecution rested its case ana Judge
Dykmaa declared the case closed
SUMMING UP THE EVIDENCE.
The courtroom i'll the evening was crowded At7p.
IN. M Howe began 10 sum up the defence. The ques-
tion for the fury. said he TO decide whether Mrs.
Reiuharlt came to her death from the effect OF blow
by an instrument IN the hands OF Edward Renhardt.
In order to convict OF MURDER the jury must asc be
convinced Of Reinhardts premeditaed intent to 5lIl
been admitted, and bis motive had been shown.
He called attention 10 the possibility OF some
one criminal hTSSi'' 6peTSfon on Mrs Reiahari The
man ana wife had ALWAYS been happy together and no
M q for "A
had married .ulue Dittmar "a week before MS nfst
wife This he dld 10 keep her quiet lie called a.
tention to the absence OF any OutcrY in Ieinhardts
rooms Friday ulght. Before conyetng the jury must
was fractured before the deatn OF the Dr.. wal
sers testimony referred TO az length as falling TO
prove thGt the "ol1aa diea ron te eHects
Of the blow. Dr. Walser, jr's, conclusion tLat
the result reasoning RcasOnngs might be fallaclous.
and should not be entertained by the jury Dr. WasePs
father had testified that death might have resulted from
otnSa sh oyarzeai of Mr., Hsrbofn in tesfying so
positively 5rs. Renharit at home during the
day OF which le,nhaIdt testified that she went TO New
York Nurder la the fourth degreethat is death nom
cupape negiigsncehe said. might apply tO ReuhaTdt,
because be not summon doctor; aud such ver-
Mr. sSarsaout t6cn began 10 up for the prosecu,
ton Tue consequences lie SAID, OF their judgment dd
rest With the members OF me jury lie feVe%e1
and the admissions OF The defence II was
the silence OF the night the prisoner put her body In
barrel and that the next dag he buried her near
Silver Lake. ReiuhdTdt alone with his wiIe, she
lying the bod Thus ne had the opportunity Tor the
murder Ags his his, moeS @ n wsis sT0iod v AI hs ma
ned Pauline DttInaT. Biaamy and the State Prison
stared hun in the He must get rld OF one OF ms
wives. Apn Degnan had property for house
keeping, Renhardt wanted this 30 that he might
live with Pauline Dtmar. Premedlt2ted design 70 Kill
was proved, no declared, by the witness who, few
hours before Reinhar0t's wfe's death, Rem
hardt digging where the body found. This
evidence hao been uncontradcted The counsel called
attention TO Mrs HerbOrns contradiction OF RciDhardt
in regard as 10 where Mrs. Reinhardt was Oh Thurs
day. and dYelt the good Character OF
the witness Renhardt admitted that at 10
~ M. over an hour before he SAID his
wife died he sawed barrels Mrs. HorD0rn heard the
saving ~ the time. By what foresight, sad the