The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-06
FATHER WALSER
Is OUT OF JAIL
Priest No Longer Suspected of
the Reichlin Murder.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM
STORIES TOLD AT THE CoRo-
NER's. INQUEST.
NO EVIDENCE AGAINST HIM

/ \ II NJ w. My al the enc OF
/ Il the coroner's investigation into
the cause OF the death Of Agatha
I Reichlin, who was murdered last
( Thursday night Coroner French gave
/ as his conclusion the verdict: That
/ Agatha Relchlin came to her death
from wounds inflicted by a stone in the
hands of a person unknown"
The consensus of the testimony of the
witnesses today was favorable to Fa-
Their Walser's claim of innocence and
In support of the theory that burglar
or some other desperate man had COM
mltted the crime. Police Captain
KetchUm testified that the bIoodhounds
did not pay any more attention to Fa-
I Their Walser's bed than to the other
beds in the house
Captain Ketchum of the LOrain pO-
lice. who was summoned by telephone
to the Reichlin house on the night Of
the murder was the first witness. He
said he found Cassimer Reichlin and
Fathe- WaIser fully dressed when he
reached the house. The captain also
told about the fresh mud on the attic
floor and about the ladder that had
been put up to the attic window. Cap
tain ketchum discredited the work Of
the blOOdhOunds, saying that they went
20 all the beds in the house and
showed no particular interest in the
Cassimer's Story.
Cassimer ReichHn. in describing the
scene in his sisters room when he
reached it after being aroused, said the
bedclOthes were undiSJurbed and the
bed quilts drawn up close under her
chin The body was still warm The
door between the girls room and Rev
WaIser's room was open. A ladder on
the south side of the building leading
to the attic window was found. II
did not reach the window by two and
a half feet The window itself was out
and leaning against an old trunk. He
noticed no tracks until morning. When
discovered, the tracks were small, but
not distinct He said WalSer gave him
a escriptiOn OF the man he had seen
as being tim tall. he wore d mus
tachc and SLOUGH hat.
CasSimer said the watchdog thas was
on the lower floor of the house had an
ugly disposition and usually baTked
When anyone came around the house
at night The dog did not bark
on the night in question. however, I'M
til after the murder had been discOv-
cred.
In reply to questions witness said
he did not know VINO killed his sister, [
or whether the murderer came from the
outside or whether he was on the in
side.
WaIser Gave the Alarm.
The witness then said that the first (
he knew y any trouble was when Ia
Their Walser. greatly excited and only /
partially dressed. told him there were
burglars in the house.
CaSsimer could not say whether Wall
ser had been out of the house at any /
time during the evening. He went to 4
the kitchen door once while Cassimer /
ana Agatha mere carrying a lounge /
into the house. The rest of his tesu- /
mOny was practically the same a s Civ /
en- out in his statement to the news 1
papers early today.
George ". Jennings, a policeman, said /
he got TO the parsonage on the night (
Of the murder at 10 d. Rev. WalSer
old him that something awful had han-
leHed. When he questioned Walser about
he murder he answered very shortly /
The priest said he had heard the girl
moaning ten minutes Jennings said he
lid not see any whisky
Rev. ReichIin's Testimony.
Rev. Charles ReichHn was then sworn.
ne To attend funeral at kelly'S Island. :
When he left WalSer and Agatha were I
lone at hcme- WalSer had stopped at I
St Joseph 3 hospital on the previous /
light Walser wanted to go to the rOs-
'ital Thursday night but Agatha wished {
INN to stay at the parsonage Rev.
2eichlin refused to answer question as
o whether or not the authorities had
lone all they could to bring the muir
eTer to light. As to the motive, ne
aid
My first thought was that it might
AVE been q Tilted lover Mr. RCSDerU /
vas her last lover I think the motive
or the crime was robbery. nv sister
lever expressed to me any love for Ros-
'ert- He called twice since November !
~ sister lived alone with Walser during
ny absence in Europe last summer Rev.
NalSer put a bolt on the door between
is room and Agatha at that time
DR.. S. S. Cox testified that he assisted
n the post norton examination Of the
.Ody. In his opinion but one blow had
cen struck
Martin Reichlin. another brother Of the
iTl- testified that Rev Walser had been !
eft alone with Agatha when he and
'aSSimIr went downtown on Wednesday
veninE- He said he had drank beer at ]
he house prior to going downtown, and /
hat beer and whisky were usually kept !
D the house.