, 1870-04-12
THE DEATH PENALTY
.,. OF lfcynoIds in Seyr yo,u
e"s->cencs mt the tsnIlu.rx.

OF Reynolds in Scxr
"s@scencs mt the t:nII0.rx.
r,o7a ae se'' Fart Estztag R,ss, tp1ls
sssester E1een, aha, Jack Revnohl. ,t,
send ,s1 Tss1eths 2. ne murder OF William rovn-
street, On the 10Th Of January last VA auason
cntsd At the Tombs this morning. 'A' eAs-
Aue circumstances Of the murder ,,c .,;,,
,s. lae'h n, n me minds of tho putlic. Keynoi,s
ssa 49, amssnlute 1eaiov, entered the shon Of T1,.n'
Md. and; after proclaiming himself to be- T1,s. L..
sena brother, demanded LODGINGS. ~ "
4aest loE lodgings was refused. .1tfi Nr r..
sena attempted to eject tho INTRUDER wbs1 ~
hrts WI WIN snoemaker's knifa which he k,.i
boring shop. repeatedly stsLosi nj r. " Tas Gslsa-
I 7ena, ~ tie presence Of his family. 10"s'-
! :. loWnheud Lived but Z few nome,,u
tEaa 49, e.ac aeynoids Ess speedily indlr,.;
n1eo and convicted, and the most atrsnr'.s.,,
tbs sa,t.,s ntse msaa TO secure mobilization a.
s[nof' n'1t tho latter refused to iuterfsr. ~
ing LILLE ''''fs'-
Last evening Reynolls VIVA .,sjte,, tv ii,
nr.1n. r' - aaslsets, ana spent several ho,l. /,
AZ . O'clock the cell v,s ,,-on,,
s;nst snsn tnS aooned man was to pass b. la.
night Reynolds viewed these nrrn,r,,'sss .
WIN surprise, sua apparently but Iit,Ic u1s 1919
raencnaios that they were the trst Of th,,
Under the f2tal rope 1e F'oea
At u ociock te joined Fathers Ot,aiI..,,,,
~ T4u pua.1i ~ prayer, AID soon after r.tir..1
~ ~ toIeR himself on the straw paIlnt anI nu,r
lea aSlsep. He IVES awakened at LaIi-nss1.
elirbt A rears.5f ms 5osnnf. aud alter rart.hng Of
ti tAe cpoltJrar, passing under ,he gaIIoxs, "a
Wy cuApel, where he attended ua.a AMI r,s.
eetseu communion Ua WAS then t.t,r T.. =
.o =, hls ceil. and spent the Intervening tiu VII
Liz spiritual advisers >'N-o "AH*'
h!d tonk final leave OF him. Rern;,I,1. &
IL ssoiF aheeted, at'ti when hs shook hands Hith
H. no"c, LIZ repeatedly returned hi, th.nL.
'ot ilte interest LIE lsd taken in lis beh.lf
al G!oek tho police, under the charge Of
barge OF tho building and the stTeatss 1uuA snr1
3p!uhalng : it. 10 keep back the crowd whi,h i.
ils tine had gathered IN great force 4 i;ns
y Foacensn Was drawn Up acroas Cnfrc
tlcet, and another across Franklin street who
tee1ing back the crowd, WHO made saxap.i noa1 n
enFts to treAk through. The UarIem III
oAd Depot. OIL the north, and the hoa.a.,a,
y tno south, Of the Tonbs were al crow,I.1
= persons anxious to get glimpse Of ,i.s
Ay.siH!ou' put Their Ntion was corsr1.
'1Ericn. e0'6ut VI shcs7u
one hundred policemen surron,dad .h.
omns. anu ttty Wero drawn up ia Gue in H.
We Al halinlpst ta fsep ~ oGsn Pass,ge to the ST.
I'd large fore Of general ard spec;ai dann' 1va
es :, arnred at tue Toombs. UndefSherifY Jp..,
:. rtesehs Lad charge Of the ietu;IY nnSsr
lT 2, Annedlafo direction Of Sheriff O'Hr;en
me deputies AL wore black bsoadcloth c1o,h-
81 Ell msh z'k X hats. hlach Lid g1oree md carried
the'r coats. At this timo the throno n ~
'ta atsalu numlesed about ono hundred md
= persons, who gained entrance bv present
nc following invitation, printed On nota
Per having . deep black border: '''''
"SuEHlPpS 1pY4rr i,
lily AND CoCSrr or NEW YOsxt
= james O'Brien. Sheriff TT Of tbs 's:a It, !,d
ansS ~ Or AsW York, do hereby depute. aathor-
aeeist in preserving the public peaee sei At tx
ecuhon Of John Reynolds, It de t.ity
" .s9n, Gentrc street, on Friday, the 8th day II
fn' 10y 1AHEs 0DH1E, Sheriff
A. JOEL Y, sTKTEss, Under Sheriff"
a. en- ~ aa11ae-Past .1a r. O'clock, the onles was
asn .sonr. At twenty minutes past 8 o'clock ths
ehneI ~ sas led out, supported on either eide
nn Spiritual advlse1s. lie wore pair ,,f
ceo mlIed rautaloons, and eack coat Of The
D' n.1'1a; 1at, T.: and white shirt, buA no ,"l-
htad she black cap. His arms were uin-
ed, and he carried in Lis hands a Xxx
70, upon ~hlch he kept his ewes intense
~ "a ~ ms Ups meanwhile movins III yravcr.
II, II ne IT, marched toward the rallows be- Iur-
tstcd. ga Hi. oPpmast. psaa and apIsaseJ greatly
r. ~as a nervous twitchins about the lirs
, aSeaua. Which gave unmiatakahle inlic.-
oI the intense mental exc;temrnt nniar
ch he Was lAtoring. '-1A'A
q q m'eehanlcallE me- took aeat in chair be-
"a nts
nc, ana gave shudder, hut Immediately
7sWsfas ~: joined the Priests in PRAYER. Dur
.nlh nhle the jury. general deputy sherifYs.
, ,tEtpssscnsattycs Eps of the press. with uncov.
= = 1a, lf ~, were arranged in L aetni-circla in
he prayers having been concluded. Raw,
y = pao tho priests farewell and stood IN
u, =. ne char WAS removed and moose ad-
"a ana ine black cap drawn do7u Thu
:, ;: Witch but 4n inst int before he fcrventIy
~ ~ 1oaI Wa = he!d III front Of him. Under
1t fe an. N issens the enn,E; Eays the siEnaI the
.oe AZ WITH dull :. thutl.' The led feH
ae SIDE and the lands we're 1r1uIy cIaspsi-
10y SWING completely around once or
:, ana moment Or two later there was
usH5e II WORKING OF the hands and legs.
al became quiet, and at tlirtv-tWo min
past o'clock the bedr was Iower.s1 ana
'aa found to be extinct,
tAfong then slowly Dispersed The eye
q WIS performed in q quiet and orIe-ly
ae9, and even the ruft;1ne who we're in The
Is N front Of tho Ioults in tuil force were
'ala.isels asa! o11efly- hsarse, containing
coffin. stood in tho court yard. screened
the PUBLIC gaze By the no,th end Of the
pIlson. When the body Was cut down il
'lacea II the coffin and transferred to the
e., Ihe latter was driven to RcIerns
:. VA. where a posi- horft7n examination
c ned y Drs Jauewxy, Thomas t. Fin
surgeon General Hammond, William
:. John H. Smith. Professor Vance. and
:, to ascertain whether he was afflicted
eerebsal dieesae. Father Duranquet wid
ne remains Christian burial.