Evening journal., 1893-11-04
DE0LTzE IS A FREE MAN
Released on Common Bail and
His Own Recognizance.
TRYING ORDEAL FOR MRS. RBINIKB

Testimony Against the Womhn-her
Own Admissions to other Women Saved
the Man She Sent to Jail ON a Capias.
Oscar Deoltze of Sycamore street, is
free man. On writ of habeas corpus
he was taken before Chief Justice Lore
in the Court House last night The out.
come of the hearing was that the &c.
OOO special bail was reduced to 50. 500
common bail, and at l105 o'clock the
prisoner entered bond for bis own recog
nizance, and walked out of court much
to the discontinue Of Mr.. and Mrs
Reinike.
.German-Am orleans Interested.
When Chief Justice Lore entered the
court room shortly after o'clock, he
found large number of persons await
ing him. Most of them were German
Americans. Women occupied the seats
in the jury box and eagerly awaited the
spicy recital.
The time set for the hearing was Z 30
o'clock. While waiting for the arrival
of the prisoner and counsel the chief
justice was busily engaged in attending
to matters pertaining to his office.
"Tbe chief justice is hard worker,
said lawyer. IF he has anything to
do. he doesn't know anything about it
being bedtime until be has done It,
don't suppose there is another Judge in
the state who would come he at night
and sit as patiently as Chief Justice
Lore
Brief History OF the Case.
Deoltze was arrested on a cspias, sworn
out by dustave Reinike and wife, who
charged him with assault upon Mrs
Reinike She claimed So OC0 damages
II H. Ward represented her.
William S. Hilles appeared for the
prisoner. His endeavor was to have this
$4,000 bail bond reduced, or, better
still. get the chief justice to discharge
the prisoner.
Punctual to the Minute.
At precisely 2 30 Chief Justice Lor,
said: Gentlemen, are you ready2 1t il
73O."
Messrs. Ward and Hilles signi6ed thei
readiness to proceed.
Sheriff Gould presented his return an'
affirmed it. standing beside the chic
Justice while he did so. Mr.. Ware
read it
Blot Out the Capias Law.
Mr.. Hilles opened for the prisoner. H
said:
Il can say that have never known
case which appealed to my sense of jus
tice as this has. In my opinion. it /
one Of the grossest outrages ever perpe
trated in the state Your honor must
to certain extent, 60 into the testi
mony. If the necessity never existe
before for the repeal of the act allowin
arrest in a civil suit it does now. an
! fha Ia chou1d ba hloffad fpoun m
books.
"The charge is that on or about Marc
%, 1891, the prisoner broke into tn
house and committed a rape upon hel
IN such manner as to affect her mind an
body. If the allegations were true
shuld not be here to ask that bail
reduced The charges are absurd an
false | shall ask your honor to reduc
the bail or discharge the prisoner
call your honor's attention TO the fac
that the alleged assault WAS committe
sbout two years and seven months ago.
Chief Justice Wanted Light.
AS he was about to call his witnesse
Mr.. Ward objected TO testimony bein
taken, saying that the practice wa
based on matters set forth in the return
Mr.. Hilles cited the Edgar case an
others
The chief justice said he could No
come to any righteous conclusion witt
out hearing the testimony.
Deoitze in His own Behalf
Henry Schoor was sworn as int
prefer. The prisoner was then sswor
The substance of his testimony was 9
follows:
81 am a maohinst and get Sl4
j l. 4. ha,
one wife and one child. came to III
country in November, 1890. ha
lived here ever since. l have TO pro
erty. / know Mrs Reinike. l ha
known her since came here. She tn
lived on South Harrison street.
boarded next door with Mr.. Otto. N
/ wife was in Germany. l knew
Reinike before / came to this couDtI
Mr. Otto is dead and Mrs. Otto is
Philadelphia Mrs Reinike came in
our house, that is how | net her Y
We're friendly. l cannot tell exact
when she stopped coming to my hou
as / was not home My wife came on
on May 81 1891. 1 then lived at Pl
SAINT and franklin streets l now Ii
at No. 1905 Sycamore street
Il was on friendly terms with NJ
Reinike until eight or nine weeks a
She came into my house often, after
o'clock, before that time, and then l S
her. quit going there six months a
Before then, went there frequently.
was often in her house when Mr. Rein
was away. l can't say had al inv
ton but went there TO buy cigars
she vas often there alone
|l "Once she told me to come anot
time it would be better then 1t
Easter Monday. 1890. went u
about two weeks after. 1t was
\ o'clock in the evening. She shut
door. / kissed her and she kissed
and told me 10 leave the back door o
so could run II anybody came, then
told me to shut it
Not Fit for Publication.
The recital Of what followed was {
character not fl for publication.
II saw her after that every day In
Otto's house / never had any tro'
with Mrs Reinike | was often in
home when Mr. Rsinike was there.
found out about it eight weeks al
wards. Ny wife knew all about