New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-01-14
DEATH STARING MN ~ the FACE

DEATH STARING MN ~ THE FACE.
REINIIARDT 10 BE HANGED THIS MORNING.
RRtcrXG the GALiOws-HOw THE C)NbENN.D
MAN spPNr HIS Lt~T DNY-TIs VISITORS CLER-
IC>L AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PNr CATS.
The carpenters BEGAN yesterday morning the cree
ton Of the glOws on which Edward Relnhardt rs
10 be banged tins morning for the murder OF hi~
wife over two years ago. II i the same instrument
on winch Cox. B0lbO and other mnrdcrorH ~ TINS
city have suffered the penalty Tor Their crimes
Nearly 100 NeaTS nave elapsed since the doath pen
atv las boeu paid staten Island, and siIcc then
the lIi and IT'S surroundings have all been changed
The only man who - knOwn to hayo been hanged
on the island was Anthony Cornish who suffered
the tlea N penalty August >, 1879, for murder lteu
haidt WIN have travel about sIxiYi'c to Icdch the
place of execution. When the rope ~ ADJUSTED Z"
the gallOWs he will face the hall through "hi'h ne
Will have to walk The r0pr " i hccnt by The same
man, known rs lsaars, VIII" performed the duiJ az
the hanging of Cox aud BaIbo.
Rclnhardt rose about tam yesterday after having
slept httr. lie sllutcd thr two watchers VINO we're
win HIM through the night, and when they ASKED
anvthi,g o. Tie paced hIs cell most OF the mnrni'%,
occasionally SPEAKING 10 thr watchers en- some OF
binary topic. When the hIst sound of me hummer
WAS e1I NJ the gaiIows he suddenly stan PIT ana q
cold sweat appeared on hl' lace. lie T!.d i"ihius'
however about tue no'sc. IN th" early mo ulnc
hour, ne spent q little while PLAYING WIN Two gray
cats which tye been hl, constant companions sin.
Lls imprisonment. They Wrrr small kUtou+ when
ho rrc, we'd them from an old friend Ihc island.
O'clock lis sis,cr. Mrs Kcttner who "a ia" vf" of
blacksmith Mt .Siapl"ton, nd LIS motor.
ahrat half an hour, speaking most IT
the time IA German. Nhru thrF lcit MN
all three wcpt bitterly; il" told h.s %7i INA, hc
had nothing to leave her. hul a.k"d her 10 take
chaig' Of one of the eats The otn'r be- gave io "ue
A. moon r. I,hardt said that Lc would ca SOME
thing. a ~ina steak. two pl.t,s of toast and
bow o coli.r ~rrc hroug 90 To h.m. all Of Wn'cn h"
ate soon after T. q meal was finished h" rcrhu"d "n
the hi4 cell, win ni5 uVht arm over ms h'iu
aud his eyes atauug h1cdly al the hing. Ill i'ul-
tat on were Interrupted by vi-i' from 'N" ulul-
tcfs he Rev. Mcssr-. Biuc cruor and liu' or. lie
saiuted them warm and c'll"nt.Y was p!"t'd
see them. SITTING ~ - chair hN the d"'r
OF the cell, ho hEcnci To ih'I W'ff..
of spiritual advice. Tno three men then tIrlt
and the L. mistcrs PRAYED with the Condemned mas
,or short timc Wu,n they l'it hin 3D." ueaiu
,o',,l,f I cot Two SISTERS OF CLarItv won't ~ hi-
col itcr ia the day 3ud tci 10 Ger th- .rl-nu"r.
The Rev. Father - rry, Of linght1n and 'Ic l'"y.
Father DuupnF, oi IT, Hs}lllc, "'rc w!ih ium Ton
short time iI iIl. a'ttruoou. trh Beer Euup'N, WHO
alsI he, chpr'h closr {" me l', -p'k WIN h"ln-
hlTIi az to h4 Inout rcllrt. Father Diuphy hId
been tolH hat Che prisoners m"ih"i va, l'"ma.
tdthp.IcIII ASKED hun 81 hr desired {" d- 40 mat
tu.h. No. SAID ~ iuhirdt. Win % slIrhl itcunI
N his voice: D." na.r CHANGED my Nra- ab"nt
rcIgton. NJ M. her wa- - C.lh"LIr bti la.irnd'i
{ the CdthOiC church only Il ~ while warm
young bow lie waH not certain whether hr had
been bap ~ a az whether ne had eyer received amy
Of the ste. ucn- ol the church he Declined TO re-
cVr in-ructlon~ from the nfi' ~ ;'"c fil ih"t
ice had 80 desire to make " cnIl"sruu 500 I.nI.s 90
The aoctriucso the church. Father Duuphy d-h"d 4
he wanted MN 60 bc p sent "a the morning, nut tho
pti-1ncc Sad he had ans auy lnTltcd t"p rt2tucu.
ic and NOT cXpics- pr r,rncr 'or any religious dr.
oninttion 20 par lclnr. H.. u4. been ar .ipod hy
both 3 t1tist and Methodist minister's
In the afternoon u '"portrr ct lhr lEbi vi
visited f. 1nnmd'. Iuc prisoner ".p 900 ih"
locked Ils maud. wcr. cla-p-d over
his head, winch could not be seen thr.ugh
the door. lie has had 80 many yrotof,. Nl" mad go
other mlselon tnan "a Io"rnd cur"siy io scr lam.
that ne mas adop' cd Il way OF lying "u hS "oi 80
that only hIs tct can ho seen from tho door.
Visitors peer through the Grazing, and a,lhotgh
they disturb him trey cannot ,ce INN. Nh.u asked
# he bad any thing 10 say 10 tine public T. irharlt
iu,unrd nricv FROM his cot and ,tood lt 'front.' of
the door. / hr ca had CraWlrd under h, legs IN
search Of cOmiurl ahie p0s.lOu, and they 81!
most kno"krd OH the cot Wnru he arose. H. ms
al pearancr could detected little OF ihc traces o
LTutal wiie-murGercr. HIS youthinl ia,r waa very
pac' ana his LARGE biacN eyes, which showed signs
OF sl.cplcas gH} were cnD1r!I with
"a RIM Of deep black hue.
small mu5lacho partly concealed HI,
suali mouth aud "A light grow Of beard coy rrod IN,
face. III, HAIR looked rs II ne had iequrTtiy run
hl- hu2cIs through H. ~ lu, moments U ucdtatIOu.
lie was ed IN dark trousers and Tasrroat, and
had on a solcd wh1ie s!lrt whc1 wa8 oar ~ covered
BY - attached TO his collar He wore NO coat.
Ihrn-lIng his nands ~ ms tronSrrS po'rt- he an
swcr,d the reporters question IN calm VOICE:
~, have nothing OSay about III, case. ! have
Not my counsel SINCE tuesday, aud then hc told
no moi TO hope any"
lie thcn paLIcd one Of the cats on tho head aud
rcouIncd ma old pu4Itou on the cot.
no roads leading 10 tine III were made lively all
the Gay win s,iPa hllcd with proplc fir md lrrcnt
part, f tuo island who went to IN prison. tniull.
i z has they &, I'D see tine condemned man. several
hun red pcIs0ns apphcd toohruii Conner for PASSES
10 " illness the haIEinR but The, were all Trluscd
Then t1cy asked 10 hrc the prisoner, hut most OF
them were compelled tod"parl without having tlcIr
curiosity SATISFIED. Many PERSONS, among WDpm
was number OF Women, were allowed 10 Src
the wOrkmcn erecting the galloWs. Some
were moved to tears at hc sight of n.
4 young woman drove upto he jail III a sleigh
and offered the ~ncu0 so for Onc of Rcuhardrs
calf. She WAS hlunliy refused. gs tho SAeun told
hcr thar he had 40 C1utrO over them. She SAID that
she Sould Tcidri t,r one Ot them SATURDAY. IN
uncle Of the woman that Rcmhdrlt KILLED applied
iUr "A pass 10 bc present ~ the hanging Aupau the
ciiirrs VINO were allowed to SEQ thc prisoner were
cx-,ncr.n Brown and hIs wife. Tine cA--hcuL told
Itc!nhaIdt mat nc feared that hc no, prepared
t. Ineel Ms doom, Whon the prisoner replied; " Ga
dODo talk that WAY. | have had nothing
buL thai all day. Then he aJden:"l suppOsc You
are coming TO see the show, Sheriff Another Wa
itor coollv asked him to cheer uD." aud Rcnhaidt
replied: " VIII bear up. ! VIII die like man, al
though u hard for y, mig man 10 go To the gel
lows" 10 those VINO nave watched hm daily Rom
hardt appears To he piYIrg more attention to his
physical Than hH moral condition. lie wants 10
meet his late hraYey.
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Sunday school teacher GeprDyIngly> " BOYS,
do X.u lQuW VII Int IL.