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

Castle To.dAy-A History Of HW
OFime,
There was the full numbsF Of peruops
allowed by law ut New Castle jAil this
morning, they having commenced 10
arrive 30 early As O'Clock. Risdei bad
. very restless RlRhL, and the colored
Hsn who passed the night 10 the cell
with him says that he was up several
times. Once he got up and put on his
shoes and paosd the floor for tome
slime.
This morning he seemed depresIed
and nervous, but Ate hearty brsAkiast
and drank . glass Of beer. He did not
seem as much iuolined TO talk as usual,
and his answers were brief. He said
that no did not belisve In hereafter,
and thought shat death was the end OF
all thinRs.
BE complained that the mlnutes
we're too long aud the time for the end
could not come too quick. Nv hen aBKed
how he felt, he replied very bad, and
when the reporter IL qulred II there was
any thing he could do for him, be re-
piled: "Yes; get me dose OF potion :"
He dressed hlmself and butt0ned one
Of bis RGiteTs, while the other was but
toned by . man who was In the oell
with him. When ASKED II his head still
hart him he replied that 1t did not, and
that II felt all right About 10 80
O'Clock be washed his hands and fAoe,
ard after putting on q nicely lanadsrOd
white shirt, dressed himself 10 q pair OF
plaid pants aad AiapAoa coat, which
had bean provided by the sheriff.
After putting on COLLAR and necktie
be carefully o0mbBd his sir and
brush ei his Whiskers. when he came 10
the cell door and addressed the reporter
with, "Do you think when get 10
Heaven, in two or three honrR from
row, that will get another wift2" The
reporter sua Rested that ss Lena VAG
good shs had gone TO Heaven, and he
would probAoly meet her there.
He bowed his head for o moment and
then replied: "Yes lena was good, bui
abe would run away from me, an
don't want to bs killed again for he's
About IL o'clock he wrote his name OF
q card for . reporter with n firm AuC
steady hand, aud . few minutes lAtei
Mr.. HIllAby, the superintendent OF thl
Arlington Mills, whom he had threat
ened 10 kill, came to his oell door ant
handed him . card, on which be wraSl
his name In n Arm, unfAlterirR hand.
About 1l.30 o'oluek he was again Wis
tied By the reporter and Superintendent
IGuthria Of the Almbhouse, aHd upon be
ing closely pressed admitted that be be
llieyed there was q hereafter, but quali
6sd It by saying that II there was
4 heaven his family mutt be there, q
they were both good.
At1l.A5 O'Clock be Was visited by th
Rev. P. b. Lightner. An Epl' oopAl min
later Of New OaAtle, who spent som
time In his cell talking ana prAyin
with the unfortunate man. He wa
also Visited during the morning by ii
Rev. Mr.. Hubbard, OF the NJ. g. OhuFo
OF New Castle, who In cor versstl1
With a reporter said that Reid al wa
like q delicate pieoe Of machinery, on
wheel Of which was out OF place.
He said that when questioned, b
answered that be believed In the Lor
Jesus Christ, and that he believed hi
denial Of this afterwards, Was but th
vagaFies OF . diseAged mind.
Durlng ths morning he had numbG
Of callers, TO all OF whom he talked
rational manner aud freely gave h
Autograph to each one who asked for I
Ee bore uD firmly all through an
several tlmeB said that he was glad II
end was so near. About IL o'oloc
Coroner BArnhill stopped Ht the ce
door and said "9ood morning, Henry
IDon'E you kno~ ms?" Reldel locke
At him for . moment and then Teplie'
"oh, yes, know you, for you brougI
me here"
The RAllows WAS erected In the roTI
end OF the jail yard, and was about
feet high. There ls an upright on eAc
side and 3 oIOes pieoo from which d
. peuds the fa:Al moose. The trap vi
held in place by rope, which extend'
over the Gross piece and WAS fastened
the rear. The trap was weighted WI
piece Of iron to make the fail quiz
and Oure.
At IL so Walden Toner entered Il
u cell OF the doomed man with coll
3 lrope to bind his arms behind bin, aI
: : at 1885 O'Clock, Reidel was broue
3 down and the procession moved TO q
i gAllows. The prisoner walked with
o firm step between Warden Toner al
/: smith,
Upon reaohiug the steps Of tho SCI
fold the prisoner Atcended Wltho
/. fAlterinE, when the Rev. Mr.. LiRhln
, reeiled the dy Ing scr vice Of the Epiao
! pal Church, the sheriff in the meAntlu
Y ~ AA-A AAAA Ala WA WV HAAa o.
I land the prisoner, Rsidel was TIT
: asked II he had anything to say, 81
. upon his replying in the negative &
moose Was adjusted and the black Of
Il drA wn over bis face.
The minister then proceeded to reeite q
prayer for the dead, when the prison
said "Ohl Oh, and just at this nome
the sheriff, with one blow, cut the 70
which held the trap in place and it I,
: at l2 AN O'Clock. The body went doV
fully AZ feet, and the usual contracts
: of the muscles ensued for several minul
In 0 minutes there was but a slig
Ilutterlng of the pulse, and In 10 minut
the heart was making SO Ju.sa ions.
Is minutes the pulse was stu perceptib
but the heart could not be heard and
minutes from the time the trap fell
was pronounced dead.
5 The execution was officially witness
by Drs. Ogle, Springer, Wallace al
Black and the following jury:
George Hi 'sey, s. L. Foster, G. We
ley Pyle, Benjamin g.. Gam, Edwin
Goslin, Thomas J. RUSSELL Harry '
4 IMcIntire, j. G. Knause, Joseph
: King, James B. Toman, II. B. Wand
grift, w. I. Joues.
There will be post mortem eTamir
tion, afier which the remains will
placed In plain pine coffin, broug
from the almshouse and buried IN I
Potters' field.
The crIme for which Charles Hen
. Reldel paid the penalty with bis III
was committed on Saturday, Septemh
18th, 1887. He was q native Of a smI
town In Germany, . weaver by trad
land came TO this country about IL yea
ago. After residing In Philadelphia
lChesltF, and other piAoeg, be Temov