Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-08-10

called on Squire Bestoletts, and wanted
| to enter sult agAinkt the mill TO recover
for this tim Q, and when informei that
u vas not . ofslble for him TO gst II,
svore vengea noe on the superintendent
and loom boss.
He afterwards vIsIiel q besr saloon,
where he complained bltt5rly OF what
he termed the IN piastice with which he
had been Irested. In the evening he
called on Mrs. WAohter, = neiahbor,
aud declared his intention OF killinl
the superlntendent and mill boGB, his
own wife and child and then himself
Tue next morning Mrs Reidel also
chilled on Mrs. WaohteT, and with the
tears streaming down her cheeks told
her that Henry had declared his In en-
ton OF killing her and Willie and then
kill himself, Mrs Wachter tried TO re-
AsSuTe her and che returned TO her
home. Ia little time she returned and
informed Mrs. WAohter that "Heury
was all right now" and that they we're
going to Philsdel phiA 10 the Bl Oenten-
nial. They were gone until Friday
night and returned to their home about
s O'Clock 10 the evepinR. Little Willie
being very tired soon fell asleep on the
ssttee. and was carried up-ltAiTs by his
father.
In . little time the wife also ret ired
and then Rsidel, making some excuse,
left his home and came 10 town TO
HsrFls' store, on Market strest telow
Third, where he purchased A caiiore
English bull dog revolver and y box Of
cartridges. While he was Ia tbs store
he remarked that he had in tended bay
, ting the pistol In Philadelphia bat could
not get in the stores AZ they were so
} crowded. His oonveTsation apd actions
: ct the time were those OF . man In the
} full poeaese ion Of all his faculties. He
/ returned to his hons and went TO bed
9 In another room, but his mind was 30
8 occupied with the crime that he was
Q about to commit that he could not sleep,
and after O'Clock he stole nolsleSsly to
cha front room where his wife and boy,
I heedlets Of danger, were sound asleep
After gazing 81 them for q few min
. utes he placed the pistol to bis wlis's
y forehead and Hred, and then before
O Willie could move reached over her
Z and shot him In the right side Of tn
Q heal above the ear,
II sprobAble from the appearance OIL
the bodies that death was instantaneous
q In this case rs there was nothing to shoW
that there had been any struggle BY
). either. He then shot himself in the
Il right eide OF the head, bat did not 10
J. filct fatal wound. In the morning hi
. WAS found AitsinR In . rear room do IN
I. GtAirS, calmly smoking, and when asked
q by Mrs. Waohter what he he done, re
10 piled that he had dene Just what be hait
be would, and hXed Lena and Willie
10 He was tSken to tie hall, and perhAp
J. IL was fortunate for him that he was
10 fer when the full particulars Of the q la
z bolical oTime became known 1t Is proba
" bic he would have been lynched had b.
ls fell In ths banda Of some Of the em
h ployes OF the mill.
IN HeWEs aErAigned at the ensuing tern
rs Of court, and II. II. Ward, Esq, ap
10 pointed to defend him, but his Case va
Continued from term to term As the re
70 quest Of his counsel until the 18Th o
"a lGLt May, when q jury Was drawn an,
10 It vas taken up for trial. II was ebl
10 prosecuted by Attorney General Bles
aud bis deputy, Thomas Davis, 50
Or 8 ubooruly contested by Mr.. Wsrd III
In Only defense WAS insanity, and ne eve
70 brought experts from Philadelphia
II testify Ia the prisoners behalf. h
ID freely used his own money In Eeagohin
DO for everything that could In any VS.
x assiEt him In winning his case, but th
III facts were AgAlnyt him, and 1t was NOT
y. matter OF surprise when the jury, afte
I'd having been ous all night, came in Of
q the u Orning Of the 20 h with = verdiC
ht Of murder Of the frat degree Mr.. War
made application for a new trial, whic
"a was, however, refused by the court, an
7 the prisoner was sentenced by Jud1
oh Houston on Saturday, j lane 30sh, TO
le' hanged on August l0ih. His counse
as however, did not give up all hope an
ed sst to work at once TO secure reprievt
In with tue hope OF eventually having hii
"a paFdoned.
OK To accomplish this end Lehss work &
faithfully and we'll, bat AL to no pu
No pose. His efforts 10 this direction hA1
received but little encouragement. frol
~ ~ the prisoner himself, who all along hi
~ protested that he wanted to die. III
70 Ward has had several conferences vii
"a Governor BlRRs, and the early part
W. this week wrote him o long le,te
pleading that Rsidel's llio might
~ spared on the ground that his mind
y" In suoh a condition that he is not II
~ " sponaible for his actions. 10 this
~ ~ was Joined by the Ohlef Justice Ar
", Judge GIubb, to which the Govern
a. ~, replied As fOllows:
en- DovER, Aug. 8, 1851. 4. WAR
w Ego -Dssr Blr: Your letter and al
~ one from Ohief Justice Oomegys al
AP one from Judge GEubb received.
t. As you are counsel for Mr.. Reidel
e ,as think It proper to sdVise you.
~ 1 have given the matter due CO
~ ~ sideration.
~ ~ Since the verdict was rendered by Il
" Jury you produced no new evldenc
W. va 'rhe court declined new trial, and
VI, ou theref fora cannot copsolentiousiy Int
~ ~ fsfe. Very respectfully, B. 7. BIGG
,as Mr.. Ward, however, Wrots agai
'I In asking for short respite TO enable hi
Ia to present SONS facts, which in b
~ opinton have an important bearing
he tue Case, but the last hope was removt
by the folloEing received yestsrdi
od morning.
nd bFLhI aug, y, 80. a-ss,t
hi, ieply ct once. Ny conviction OF du
n will prevent me from complying wi
" your request.
II Very respectfully, B. T. BIGGs.
"a To H. H. WARD, Eso.
Ait3r receiving this Mt. WRrd oAll'
,o upon the prisoner, who expressed hiI
Ia h~ self as belpg much pleased 10 see hll
,bt ~ de talked freely wish his counsel NJ
'n se expressed hlmsa as beipg pieaSed th
the end WAS so nigh. Alter talking
some tlme Mr. Ward bAde the DOOM
Iry man Rcoi bye and took bis departure
fe, orAKR EXECUTIONS.
ali The following is . list of the exec
lie, tlons in this county since December
Ars 1922:
IL. Jact b Elliott WAS conViosed of mt
led der at the November term Of the oou
elf In 1921. He WAS defended by jan