The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-05-06
No ~ Eyidenlc stoE Convict Him
yoli the Murder.
LADDER B ): J d .. THE WINDOW, "
Verdict 81. Coronerl Is that Murder Was
Done by Person y y own Blood.
hounds Paid No Particular u;
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(Byi Associated PtGss)
OHIO May ga t the end .of
cause off 4 the "a ca tha Of Aga tha Reiohlins.
1 who was murdered Fiiast Thursday Mi ght.
Coroner French, Eof this county, this eve
ming gave NJ bis con c!usionS the verdict;
THAT Aga tha "a RAiclllin came to her
.death from MssWounds inflicted by6}a stone
In the hands pel sog.: unkno wn.
lie tnTest, Held Sts. tho pres;
crowd OF with ana spec "a tors. The
reached BY n the \ coroner res
suited 4 In the freeing 2of Father n alzer
J from confinement later In the evening y
The witnesses examined to-day In
4cluded policemen who had been called to
the Reichlin home at i 80 Friday morn:
Ing and Casiuilr Reichlln, a brother of
the murdered girl, Rev. Charles Reich
slln, another brother, also testified Tho
jconcensus OF iithe testimony OF the Wit
inesses to-day. was favorable to Father
Walker claim lofF innocence. and In sup
port OF 4 the theory that q & burglar or
some other d. Se:ate man Y had COM
imittsd the criRis. 30 aptain Ketchum, Of
The pol! ce., tesiiied That the Sblooahounds
did not pay any more attention to Father
Walkers bed than to the other beds in
the house, Describing his visit to the
house, Captain Ketchum said: s4
Going to the ATTIC. Il found fresh mud
on the floor that had apparently recently
dropped from "a mans shoe. There was
also fresh mud on the ladder that had
been put up to the attic window
DOOR WAS OPEN.
Casmer Reichlin brother OF the mur-
dered girl, described the scene In his SIS
ter's room when he reached It after being
aroused on the night OF the murder.
The xirl's Slert foot was drawn sup and
her head was bleeding. and she lay partly
on her left side. The bed clothes were
smooth. and undlsturbed. and the bed
quilts drawn up close under her chin
The body was still warm. The door be-
tween the girls room and Rev. Wal
zer's room was open. One bed In the lat
ter room had been disturbed. The other
had not. IA ladder on the south side of
the building leading to the attic window
was found, q It did not reach the window
by two and half feet. The window
itself was out and leaning against an old
trunk. He noticed no tracks until morn
Ing. B When discovered, the tracks were
small hut. not dlstinct, He said Walker
gave him description OF the man he
had seer, as being thin, tall. wore . NOUS
tache and slouch hat. u ia5j
n (!nslrner said the watch dog that was
on the lower floor Of the house on the
night OF the murder had d an ugly dis
position and usually barked when any
came ATuuuQ WV N1Oo'S ~
Tha dog did not bark on the night In
question, {! however, until alter the mur-
der had been discovered. ;j
nj Mere was suppressed excitement when
Prosecutor Stroup asked the witness; ~
s"YouTd 8 not know oftyour own knowl-
edge who killed your sister
!, No. i SIR" answered Casimer, With en-
1 s''.,You ,1H do not know whether the person
who killed your sister came fr9m the out, :,
4s',,No sir; n cannot tell you.
Rev, Charles Rolchl.n said - 70 the
motive; - !. -, !.
have been a jllsd lover, Mr., Rospere
was Wa her last lover, think the motive
Tor the crime was robbery PEI -! NY x, sister !, Ter
nsre. He. called twice since November,
Nv MI sister lived alone With Iyalzer during
absence in npr3pe hn'E 'as5 sammss, sonr ss
tween his room and Agatha's at that
time" 1t