Telegram-herald., 1890-09-18
A MURDERER
TIE De NAVY MURDER TRIAL
The story Of The Pro~seutien finishea
and the Ssanssl for the D~fsnse oei-
Iines the C&ss-N hat sLE Ne essSttas
VII Endeavor 10 Prove

was when Detective smith pfo1ucto
the knife With which her husband was
killed. She sobbed aloud and covered
her face with her handkerchief IN an
endeavor 10 hide her emotion. She
was not more visably affected, how
ever, than the poor old mother Of De
Mann. She has not been a conspicuous
figure in the court room and II was not
until yesterday afternoon that she ven
tured TO take seat inside the railing.
She sat there quietly, unnotlced and
uncared for. Now and then she would
brush away tear as the evidence be-
came more convincing, and when the
knife was produced her feelings could
not be suppressed. She also sObbed out
her heart anguish. Her son sat stalid-
ly beside his attorneys and did not so
much as give her a glance.
When the court was called to order
this morning Attorney Stuart outlined
the Peoples case and John Reinke was
the first witness called 10 the stand.
He testified as 10 giving the party and
that ne chased Len Walker, Il Young
man who had not been invited 10 his
place, out of the barn. lie struck at
him once but did not know whether he
struck him or not. Walker stumble d
over rack and DeMann stepped up and
SAID if there was going TO be any night
ing he would take a hand IN t. He
then told of the fight between Rickling
and DeMann but did not see the stab
bng. Rlckling got into the barn Just
oF h.o a L ff, hs a.
expired in few minutes. Reinke was
subjected to rigid cross-examination
in which he admitted that the greater
portion of those in attendance At the
dance were young people. lie SAID
crowd had been annoying them Tor
some time.
DIR. VIM. f. Penwarden testified as to
the post-mortem examination, giving a
description OF the wounds. HIS death
was caused by hemorrhage, the sub
clavlan artery being nearly cut IN two.
Len Walker, - years old, was at
Reinke's with DeMann on the night
Rickling was killed. About a dozen
went together from a saloon. Witness
went INTO the dance and looked around,
and as he was leaving Renke told him
To go out. tie did not see DeMaun go
in. They staid until they put up the
lunch. Witness saw others going in and
help themselves. He did the same,
and as ne was leaving some person hit
him III the neck. Witness ran, aud
when he looked back ne saw Reihke
following him, but ne fell down. He
saw DeMann pull off his coat and heard
INN mention the word fight. Witness
kept running, and before he got to
CrOsby-st. .DeMann joined him. DeMann
told the crowd to hustle up, as he had
cut somebody. DeMann and witness
kept on together, and finally DeMann
asked hlm to skip with him 10 st. LOUIS.
Witness told him he had no reason for
skipping, and DeMann said he would
do the same for him. They parted,
and witness started to retrace his steps
TO Relnke's to get his hat, which he had
lost. lie did not go all the way. he be-
lug frightened, as he saw Reinke run
ming about excltedly.
On cross-examlnation witness said
that Reinke had struck him three
or four times and Knocked him down.
1t was then that DeMann stepped in and
said ado not touch the boy, If there IS
going to be any fighting, | will take a
hand in it." Witness afterwards de-
MED testifying that DeMann had not
stopped in SAYING "let the boy alone"
but ne only heard him say eight" lie
then contradicted his previous state
ment.
Peter VanBurgge testified that he
went TO Reinke's from the saloon with
4 crowd. He saw Len Walker coming
out of the barn and Reinke make a
pass at hIm. He saw DeMann and
| heard him say if there was going TO be
any fighting he was going to have n
/ hand IN it. Witness had heard De-
/ Marn say ne had cut somebody after
they had left.
Matt Steenland testified that he was
/ in the barn where Chris. Rickling was
stabbed. He went to the dance with
his brother, but didn't pay to 60 IN.
/ The first he knew of the row was when
/ Reinke was calling after DeMann to
come back and get his coat. DcManu
said ne was Just the man who could
come and Get i.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Brown, 395 Turner.
ST., testified that she attended tho
I party. During the evening there were
about ten or twelve people raising 4
/ disturbance. They crowded into the
! barn and siso threw stones against the
/ building. Saw DeNann inside the dOol
. and thinks he was ordered out by
I Reinke. She saw Rlckling come IN and
/ say "I'm done" lie lifted up his lefi
I arm aud MS clothing was saturated
/ with blood. lie sank 70 his left knee
and then fell expiring.
That VAS not the most elegant party
you ever attended, wasit, Mrs. Brown
asked Mr. WesstliBs.
"No. the 'FoTst." she answered.
john Van Nieet went % the danc'
from Beck saloon. lie testified ths'
he didn't pay o. 60 in. bat he went 81
ard took some of the lunch. Hc VA
ao0ut ten feet fr0m tic door on to-
outside when Chris RcEfnG ws
stab. 3D. He saw two men sC8Hl ~
flt he couldn't see wno trey were. III.
ssv John IseMann when he came hac-
I for bis coat and witness went snd gar.
g 20 him. DeMsun sad he clt some
hody
Cla cross -sxsna instoa NJ Wesse lIu'
gave Nan Nleet A oeerhsu ng III
I der ed making statements a. tae Jas
yer when he called 90 hial ~ hts home
sn1 Mr.. Wesseiias told the court tna
he Nss trying - hids rhst be knew.
John Ssenisn6. SO Hamilton s.. tss
the1 t7st ss socn ss he arrived be sz'
tnst ilehsun wss hsvn1 trouhe Tt
Peter Bowman F1eMsrn ara hsise
afterwards went into TIE dance aF'
walker nelred ar7sslf - tee lancf
Fen se fol see8 walker out. Wes
TANKS Walker feIi ever s rsck. l'e War
t1er saa Il taere wss Earz - - ST.
az1ting sr was Z95ng - Fare ssaa ~
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con1 osencei 6gtUaz- 8heV sse
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