Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-01-15

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at least he hopes that some Of them
are, and SO begins to protest his limo.
cence with tears and prayer; by all he
loves, by all that's sacred. He scans
their faces, it's no use. He tries again;
g pray for mc!''- They can do that;
it makes it look more respectable; tits
a wonder they had not thought of it
before. So down On their MARROW
bones ; one Of their number raises his
voice to the throne of mercy and
grace. "Have mercy !" is the pray
er, hut they have no mercy. On his
knees he makes his hast, dying declara-
ton Of innocence it is no use the
praying mob sneer and scof !" weigh
him up" they answer. He gives it
up; one message to his wife, two Sec
onds for that, and he is gone---with all
his sins on his soul----where perhaps
they will meet him.
Perhaps this man was innocent.
Perhaps! what a lingering, torturing,
|indestructible doubt. Oh! while he
stood under that tree, death staring
him in the face, his wife, his poor ia
ther and mother on his tongue-pro-
testing his innocence----why could
they not have consented to wait. The
doubt at all events might have been
solved.
But the watch? cit was given him
by Bodell" he said, "to pay for the
trouble he had been to in showing the
claim and for letting him off the trade. :"
Surely shrcwd man like him would
not have openly carried such all evil
dence of his guilt.
The spade? The German only thinks
it was Rhinhart. Is not positive. And
even if it was, it is not strange that a
resident Of the eighborhood, who is
looking about for chance speculations,
should have occasion to borrow a
spade for an innocent purpose. 1t is
only coincidence at most
| A German tailor was killed while
working in his shop in St. Paul, some
two years ago, and man with a bloody
axe in his possession, was arrested on
suspicion. 1t was reported that Rhin.
hart was that man. This was false.
1t was reported that Rhinhart had
killed several persons, during his life
time. How suddenly all these idle
stories came out---not idle however, 70,
they served to infame the prejudice
against him.
Ills desperate attempts to escape
Is that strange when he every da,
Expected to be lynched.
Winnebagoes aud Sioux, the mos,
desperate and bloodthirsty of fsavages
were prowling about the country, and
were in that neighborhood every day
They were present at poor Rl>inhart''
execution. Isn't shooting from be
hind and cutting throats their favoritt
stile; and the cutting and planting @
the willows, is not that a regular India1
idea.
If Rhinhart had misled Bodeil
for the purpose of numbering him.
why should he not have done it in th'
swamps and forests through whicl
Etho., hn1 o..1---1, -o..a -..,,y-s1e.b
1tation or public highway; certainl,
he could have made opportunities. L
it reasonable, that he would shoot hin
down, and bury him by frequentet
highway and in sight Of house. Ani
why should the knapsack he empty
Did Rhinhart want the clothing? Dit
he have any of it? Was any of j
found? -
!, Perhaps it is better hot to doubt hi
guilt. He is gone. 1t is too late Il
do justice. And the persons who wer
engaged in his cxecution---a REASONABLE
doubt would not dccrease their guilt
! certainly---we doubt If the clearcst eyi
. dence would make 1t worse. 1t
: no great use to call them names. Mir
nesota has sustained an indclible, eve,
| lasting disgrace through them. Bu
we hope; that she viii, in the oi
ly possible way, redeem her charas
: ter, which only be done by atho,
I ot,gh and exemplary vindication (
{ her insulted laws. a.i le a9 95 II
BALr1MoRE P1cTuRED. Loui
E sille Courier is an artist. See how !;
!. has painted the picture of the city
Baltimore a.gsse -
!: Maryland is great on the account {
1.-THE greatness Of her metropolis, til
monumental city, the stamping groun
I of brilliant assassins, the favorite hau,
: of Pug-U Uglies-gleaming will, til
e sheen IF brass.knnckles musical wi,
{. the rattle Of new horse-pistols- -splc1
J didly red with the blood Of murdere
foreigners elegantly decorated wi,
: he toMbston es Of honest men VII
a have died in the attempt to vote Il
u Democratic ticket. o. Baltimore
$ namesake of live lord, city of bea!
q ty, city of mausoleums, city of mon
q ments, city nigh unto battle fields, ci