The sun., 1916-10-29
Second Trial Nov. 20.


Judge Martin discharged the jury and
announced that the accused would have
her second trial on November 20. As
he left for lunch he expressed himself in
disgusted tones.
mo, the jury didn't do anything" he
observed. They were in there twenty
two hours and | thought they'd do some
thing. but they didn't"
Mrs. Heron, after sobb,rg quietly for
awhile in her seat. collected herself and
asked to he allowed to see her sister.
This WAS refused. and 10 one was al
lowed to speak with Mrs. Beutinger but
her assistant counsel. Walter @. Brand
ley OF Caldwell. Mr.. Brandley was with
her from ESQ In the afternoon till 3.
and the burden of her talk. he said after
ward. was that she must see her chill
dren.
Have It fixed 50 can sec my chill
dren." she begged him over and over.
The disagreement was "A great shock
TO her. Mr.. Brandley said. az the long
deliberations OF the jury didn't for a
minute shake her faith that she would
be set free. She Is eager for a new
trial, he added. and confident that the
next jury will return "A verdict OF ac-
Quittal. While outwardly calm, she was
much shaken physically, he declared. ON
Monday her lawyer, Robert H.. McCar-
ter. will try to have her admitted to
ball. but the State declared that II would
oppose this, and the prospect Is that she
Will have to stay In Jail. 1t wouldn't be
dihicult to obtain bonds, Mr.. Brandley
said.
why, as ! left the court room Just
now a man who was "A stranger to me,
but who turned out to he "A substantial,
Newark citizen, approached me AID said,
III you want bail my check for $4,000
10 ready for you" Mr.. Brandley said.
Tho sympathy expressed for Mrs.
Beutinger came from all classes OF peo-
pie, At the Essex county Jail the clerk,
Leonard. shook his head.
Many Show sympathy.
"There wasn't a soul at this Jail who
Thought the jury would fail TO acnuit
her In less than half an hour he OBJ
served.
a prominent Newark lawyer came
Into the court room just after the trial
ended.
where's the jury" he asked.
Gone out the back door," a court at
tendaDt answered.
That's the way they ought to CO. he
growled.
On the steps leading T. the stree, two
old negro women halted some reporters
who were leaving.
How did the poor lady come out In
her trouble they asked
One court official who heard some
OF the testimony said the only fault
he found with Mrs, Reutinger was that
she didn't kill her husband long be-
fore"
Why did a jury Of Essex county men
render a verdict apparently so unreprc-
sentative of public opinion? There are
many guesses. but the general conviction
IL that they were swaycd by the fact,
which Judge Martin emphasized in his
charge. that on that lag: !ata! night
Mrs. Bcutingor dldn't lock hor door
against her husband, but permitted him
to gain entrance.
IT was n s|oirowful group of children
who greeted their aunt, who returned
alone to the little house In Caldwell last
night. They had been told that their
mother was III, but that she had got
well and was coming back to them. So
when Sd" didn't appear there were many
tears They expected her FRIDAY night.
on which occasion there was "A gathering
OF women friends from New York Ia
welcome Mrs. B,ut!ngcr, but the party
couldn't be held. ~
. Billy, the three year old. was fas