Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1841-11-13
The RrrI,s County Murder.

A letter from Reading, which we published last
week. mentioned the trial Of Nicholas Renhardt
for the murder OF Nicholas Christ, Of Bern town
ship l}erks.
Our readers may perhlps recoI'rc', that the de-
ceased waS a ,ltary oil man, iarmet who was
found murdered in his own house. while every thing
gave evidence that the mu der had been commiued
for the sake ofthe spoils OF the house. Suspicion
fell upon two men vino hal been residing ia shat
neighborhcod, and on the olltr Of a reward sur de
trcling the murdc,rrs two persons, NJ. Rcnno aud
Mr.. Bets. (%ho had seen Rcinhardt, the prisoner,
with gun, believed to have been the property OF
the deceased, (Mr. Chri,) went in pursuit Of these
persons, aud arrested them near Dayton, Ohio
Ta.y were Nicholas Reinhardi and john 7. Osh. /
man. On motion of ]. y. R.chlrds, Esq. Court |
agreed TO rytbc ison,rs scPcrat,y, and Ee.nharJi
Wa, pa, on ual tirst. ARR ctnp plbneng the Jury !
witnesses were called by the commonwealth Their /
testimony goes to show the discovery OF the dead
BODY gaG the uatiJn OF the house aud furniture
at the time of discovery. But Nr. David R,nno,
one of the PERSONS who detected the prisoners,
allowed by the Court afcr some discussion, TO give
/ in evidence, the confession of Roinh rJi while
his way from Ohio to Eeojiny, the spirit of which
is in the following. which we take from the Read
| ing Journal
( Nr. Reaao--E> by Prosecution. We
leA Dayton ON the Pod June, IN the evening, can't
say whether wo got 10 Zlnesve--ay two days at
Columbus. On the other of sle Ilnesv lie, was
sitting outside the stage and Rrinhatdt yin, on
the top--lhe hobbies had hunt his legs, and he
wanted to lie down. He asked me whether usch-
man had not saii before a justice at Dayton, that
he Rcnhard', haj asked him. Oschmau, TO g. over
to Christ aud choke him. aud hang him up in
g.rret. ha, the people might think be had hanged
himselr.-Wine,s replied that O,chman did say
50. Relnhari, then said that he believed If be
would tell every thing about it, he would come
through easier. said thought So too.
Witness stopped, and further evidence to CON
frss IN objected to.
Strong, contra, cites Harrington 3S7
Smith, in favor of confession, cites McNulIy, ~
ArchlboL Grim. Pleading, III.
Richards, in reply contended that any Influence
used on the mind Of the prisoner is undue. Court
ought MOTTO weigh the amount ofihnurnce In
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