The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-15

The Death penalty.


A wIPg-sERBERER HANGED on LONG ISLAND.
srApLEroN, l.. l., January a. Edward
ReInhardt. the wifc-mUrder, was executed
IN the ward OF Ricnmond Count, Jail at To-
O'Clock this forenoon. lie met bi, fate with
siolid bravery. A large crowd was attracted
to Richmond by the event, but The heavy
rain prevented the immense gathering which
was expected. Reinhardt remained awake
In the corridor OF The prison until A. NJ.
conversing with The keepers aud newspaper
reporters. Referring TO Cox and Balbo, who
were hung IN New York. Reiubardt said ne
had no hope OF rcprirvc from lbe GOV
ernor, who refused % do anything In their
cases He said. Ny mothers visit yester-
day was the hardest on me. and now the
worst j. over, aud will die brsvely.'
Ats a. VI. Reiubardt returned 10 his cell
and lay down on bis cot without removing
hrs clothes. but he did rot sleep. AT an
early hour Fathers Barry ard Wenzel, II
New Brighton, called, but Reinhardt said
ne did not want their ministraiion- he was
born a Catholic, but had changed his rell-
eious belief. Father Barry asked II be
wanted any clergyman, and be said ono"
At g45 Sheriff Common with the sherlif's
Jury entered the prIsop. The death warrant
Tested no emotion. He was then pinoned
and taken out. On reaching the scitfold
Rev. Mr.. BrInkerboff, OF the Baptist Church.
PRAYED at great length ana ~ low tones,
while the cold rain poured heavily down and
thoroughly wet The black cap on the doomed
mans mead. Reinblrdt preserved great
cOmposure, standing In an easy and natural
position like a statue. several times NJ
raised bis read and scanned the crowd. but
his lips never moved in response 10 the min
ister's invocation. After the caD was drawn
down BrInkeThoH again prayed. while many
eXclamariOn> OF This delay Is cruel were
heard from those present. Tue prayer
being over, Mr.. BIinkerhofi, Sheriff Con-
nor, two OF the keepers. aud the hangman
shook hands with the culprit. who clasped
their hand firmly and audIby murmured
underneath the black cap, "Good-bye,'
and Immediately tbe trap was sprung.
Reinbardt WAS shot up into the air about
four feet. lie >waycd few m0menlS as II
life e,s, then struggled little. and died
apparently very easily. Life was declared
extinct i'm twelve minutes. Relnbardt lied
Of StraneulatlOn.
Shortly after The hanging, the mother.
brother. cousin, and brother-ln-law OF
ReiuDardi'> murdered wife arrived from
| Newark and expressed satisfaction af me
carrying ont OF the indicl9l decree. Rein
hardt's wife No. ,, Pauline Dtmar, did moi
visit him during lis cDu6nrmeni, bnt
wrote him one letter after the birth OF hcr
child. This letter be tore w and burned
| in the stove last night. Ii is understood
she upradeh him in il.
Guilty of Mansiaugl,er.
MACHIAs, Me-, January lt-WaTen
| LOngmorP, aged zine years, who vas ye-tcI-
nay found guilty III granddaughter in cau>ing
the dea,h OF Freeman Wright, eight years
Of age, at Pembroke, Me-. October Sth last.
was this morning sentenced by judge LIBBY
10 The : ATE Reform School duIlng his mi
nOrily. LOngmOTe first shot his vlctim,
and was discovered in the act OF digging
his grave. While doing SO, Wright showed
Sims OF lfe, when L0ngmOre struck him
on the head several times with the splde
With which be WAS at work.
Another MaiI.RObbery I'm Texas.
GALVESTON, January IA special 10 the
| NelrS from San AptOniC says the eiSi-hound
stage OF the San Antonio and EaGle Pas
line was stopped Yesterday morning at about
. O'Clock, about ten miles from Sblna, by
Two masked men. There were four plssen-
gers in the coach, two OF whom were ladies'.
Nothing was taken from the ladies, 0ut a
small amount OF money was obtained from
the men. One OF the passengers, &. H..
Winters. merchant OF Bracket, being
warned in time. concealed $1,000 in the
door panel, which escaped observation.
The mai-bags were cut open and riied. 1t
is thought the robbers are the sIme parties
wbo robbed the Laredo stage couple Of
week, ago.
Burned to Death.
DANvILLE, Va, January l4.-At noon to-
day wblr a colored woman employed by
Mr.. LipscOmb was at work in the kitchen
her clothing caught fire and she was burned
to DEATH
swept Away by a SnOw-S1idc.
DENVER, COLI. January IA cabin in
rhe mountains near GEORGETOWN, occuOied
by William u. and Knox PinkaId, OF New
Orleans. and colored servant, was swept
away this morning by snowsllde. There
is no trace OF the occupants.