The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1879-05-24

could hiOu her from that.
Annie pcgnan was not satisfied to live with |
me. She thought she could do better with her |
Old lover. which she had IN, Newark Who 10 |
thing Ike TINT. His picture. hrlicvc. WINS |
whore lett them. She often wanted to 70 back
70 him. did not XII her, nor did She die as
reason. do not SEQ how thcv cnn teich me- IN |
for the charge rs 1t stands of murder in the
first degree did not murder her
This can all prove IL gotta fair show. J
am not rich man, II had money suppose
hns generously done oil that he could Tor me-
and know he did not gct much pay for IT, Ho
has kindly done all he could nut hrNcrlhel'ss'
II had morr money 60 20 t. more "Npeusg
and procure right witnesses | believe TINT
would hr acquitted to-day There IS also IN tho
cHsc Of this Jury hore-I can troVe tt can
prove IL hy how that thr--ou" man alone Of tho
jury. David O'Brion. for instance. was aprison-
er in this lail down stairs since / am confined.
He told me then be- thought he would hc
on the jury. lie said to me. no says; II you
see me, on tho jury. DOM challenge me- Ito
suid; will clear you IL can SEQ Ills mo-
tive now. had no show. This young girl was
Irish 10y descent az least she was IRISH, am
man. lad no fair show on thHt jury, Why?
Because there WIS not one German ON the jury.
There was not in the panel three or four
/ counted out OF the whole panel. say That
there was more prejudice against me than any
before oyer came up hero 60 be tried. Their
minds wore male up. go that no matter what
would say or prove. This is also reHson; Mr..
u'Bricn. hN came to the window. the day. last
Monday, down stairs az the prison. came To the
bars and called me- over alone Tor private con-
yrrsation with him, David O'Bricn, ono of tho
jurymen IN my case There again he told
thcrc. say nothing Tho Keeper down
stairs, Tho aesisiant keeper and turnkcy
know that was talking privately TO
/ him. or course have no oneto swear what lie
! that that was not our conversation ho l. per-
! luring himself There Is another man on that
! jury. his name do not know pissed his upin.
| ion outside Yesterday. Your Honor instructed
! him not Ia puss any opinions TO anybody out
| the jury or ~ talk TO each other about u, but
| this gentleman did. How found Il out know.
! Time will prove
/ nan. before was married To- her. l knew her
about three years and ,nine or ten months. |
! can prove that she was not very decent girl.
! Tho first time met her met her in "a dance
! house on saturday night about IL or II o'clock.
| Gus times | don't know what else | can havo
| to say. II had got lair show must spenk
in plain words-l think | would have been
| acquitted. according to my evidence. l was
moi prepared TO he tried so auicS nor have II
| rushed through SO fast ! thought IL would
take more time, and | thought the defence
| would be in different course altogether. but
see d has turned so ana very different from
what thought IT would ! have nothing moro
| The Judge listened to this address with close
attention. Not sound WIS hoard in Ihe court
| room. excepting lIcinhardts voire. when no
sat down his counsel arose and begged not To
D. understood rs saying anything 10 contradict
client had referred 10 would, he said. rs his
Honor well knew, have been lnadmissible
Judge Dykman then told the prisoner 10
stand M. and without any preliminary remark
sentenced him in the customary form OF words
To be- hanged on July II. 1879. between 9 and 2
O'Clock. Tho prisoners counsel moved for u
stay OF proceedings. but this was denied He
then moved for thirty days time TO file bill Of
exceptions. and this was granted. Tho pris-
oner WAS then taken TO the jail and locked up in
his cell His razor and other articles which
Ert RI n No rstate % trdS y T,gh Ne might
paulina Dittmar ana the relatives " the muir
dcred woman were in court during the prison
ers address. While he was speaking iniuri-
ously Of his wife slight stir was audible in the
part of tho room whore Mrs. Degnnn sat. but II
was Quoted 10y an officer. Soon after Reinhardt
was taken back to jail he sent FOR Pauiina. but
she did not 20 to see him. She said she was
very much cricved at the way ne had SPOKEN 81
her. IL was not true that she had felt herself
compelled 10 marry him. nor that she had pro-
posed marriaSe % him. He had proposed t.
had given her ring. She might 90 10 SEQ him
before she went back g. Der mothers house IN
Newark. whore her child. born three weeks age,
is but she did not care 10 do SO.
Juryman David O'Brien made the following
affidavit Yesterday afternoon:
state Of Sew yoTk County q r,awond :; Is, -p9 PAY.
| mcut made %, Iiwhid sg4uutrit ihat "a 10 iut u
hlm would do him D. harm % could hcpit Further
accordns 10 me eyiicngc. and he cvdc1cc om, VA
not unleuc.d Tor oE against han only By ue evidence
'''D'''' '''''' '''' Dawn = oBanS
JouN NtisLf. NutarN Public.
O'Bricn is n farmer. living in New Dorp. III
says he WAS i'm iul few days. hui was dis
charged on examination before mael-trat Pc
lie adds that on Inst Monday Icinharit wh'
was at the bars 70 the Jail asked hlm whether
Ae was on the Jury. OBrien merely rep.ee
that he did not know.
, At noon the prisoners lawyers carried I.
, judge Dykman a writ ~ error directing w
records IN thf Eeuhurtt case - ho sent To th'
judge q the Supro,Te Court siiin.; ~ Gr3os
I judge Dykman signed H.. This operates ns
stay Of proceedings. II that court aiiirlns th'
Judgment they Will then nnme a new day III
f.. execution. IL they do not affirm the iudgmen
OF Judge DykiHaB court they Will grant sec
ond stay. IN order thRt an appeal may b.
The ground on which the writ of error wa
granted by Judge Dykman was that he wa
willing 70 submit 10 a review of his decision no
| To- direct the jury to arquit the prisoner wh"i
, the prosecution rested. The defence NJ tina
> | first. h"cause the indictment was Tor the KILN.
| Of Mary Ann Reinhardt,' and Il had not theI
5 ! married 20 l,cnhardt. aud. second. because th
| identity OF tho body rs that ot the missing We
r | man mad not been proved. Doth INC marriage
anu IN Identity wer. alterward admitted 10y ne
defence, yet. II the Brooklyn court should hole
{ | TINT Judge Dykmnn was wrQng AT that stage %
r the trial. his decision would De reversed. ~,
{ | Ee!nhardt would be entitled b arquittal Tin
| reason that the writ II error WAS made return
ahlr after the date of the sentence il that Their
will be- no General Term OF the supreme Cour
sitting before which this question can b.
9 | brought until the second Monday In Septenl
/ | Those VINO were present when the body %
( Mrs. Rfinharlt WIS removed from the hArre
, | say that the head was pressed down between
{ the kncrs. aud that. although thr crown Of tn
X | head might have been fractured when tho hnr
rel tipped over on tho sidewalk. the side II tn
n head could by no possibility have hern injured
% In the afternoon tall woman thichly yete,
r visited tho Court House and called ON Shrrii
t Brown II was Mrs. ReinhHrlt. the mother 81
= the condemned man. She was taken into ~
% Jail and shown To her sons CELL which is IN
+ last except one on the ground tier. The 200
: woman trembled perceptby rs she approache
= tho heavy iron barred gate through which El
a ward Reinharlt poered in anticipation Of see
, ing his mother. who he thought had deserte
@ "Oh. Elwardl Oh. my poor boy" tho mothe
e exclaimed IN II strong German accent. ms rh
yaiuly cs-ayed To force hor arm through TN
q bars and grasp her son. Roinhnrdt before ha
- been rs stoical rs AR Indian. Through all m
q trial he had maintained an appearance of st0
% indifference TO what was pnssng Ah0ut hin
;. Neither tho iucessaut ERlH of the thruug i'm th
court room nor the hcarirendng exclamation
4 Of the mother 81 tho murdered woman ha
!. caused n tremor in his tightly compressed in
k and rigid countenance. But now tor the irs
q time since his Imprisonment he broke dow
u completely. His lUs quivored. III whole hol
VI seemed ~ shake. ana with cry Of anguish h
(. throw himself against the bars % his cell
IL Nuprlu Brown WAS moved with compassion