New-York tribune., 1890-05-21
Mr.. REYNOLDS STCCUMBS.
HIS WOUNDS COST HIM HIS LIFE.
THE MAN VINO FIRED THE SHOTS ACTS

SrRtNGELY-iS M FEiGNGNG IN>AN1TY'
Clinton g.. Reynolds. the lawyer who was shot in
hl> ONO" at No. ~ Wall IT,. last Thursday. by Al
ph"u>e J. Niephaui died yesterday morning at j
O'Clock IN the Chamber, street Hospital lie had been
resting quietly during the early part Of the preceding
evening and his wife and Of hi' sons. who have
been M constant attendance upon him. retired to their
rooms M The Cosmopolitan Hotel. l.u shortly after
midnight the watchers ~ hi- bedside noticed dc
pdrd change for the The hospital stan ana
The diving mans family were hastily summoned, but
~ spite Of the utmost effort, he gradually sank. lie
was conscious mp to within few minutes OF his
death. and said few parting words to his >orrowing
wife and son. The body was removed 10 the family
home IN Orange IA the afternoon
The new that the wonud he inflicted had proved
fstal wa taken to Sephani ~ The Tomb> by u ~
porter. He received u Win little show of emotion
hut soon became exceedingly nervous. When Coroner
Levy reached hi 0lh,c about 10 O'Clock LIE ordered
that >tcphan should be brought there. The prisoner
Va. conducted to the Coroncr> office bv "a keeper,
Roberts. He refused to lidc and took abont twenty
minutes to cover the distance from the rombs 10 the
t"r"nei'S Office. lie r-mandcd {" the prison
without bail. 10 await the result of the inquest which
VIII be held ErIda, afternoon nt O'Clock. During
The proceeding, at the Cornurrs office stephan acted
10 a strange manner. with the evident purpose oi
making au impression thai he insane by the
time he got back TO the Tomb, he was IN an eA
trrmeiy nervous condition. and it with difficulty
that be- bore mp. lii, mother visited him at The jail
YESTERDAY for the ~ccond time aud with HIM for
about hall hoir she declined to make any state
mcnts TO reporters regarding her troubles or the grave
crime with which her Is charged. She also visited
The Office of Howe y llunn,,. who have undertaken
The defence Of strphani
Mr.. IIummcl decnncd 10 discuss the case with re
portcrs Wonld not upon what ine the defence
would he pursued. lie Wa equally non co'hm'ttal
with regard 10 the vague hint. which have beer nron
ou, That there was some other motive for >tcplans
than trouble over the estate left by hi- father
Deputy Coroner jenkins hod the autopsy on the
lodv the dead lawyer Yesterday afternoon. assisted
10y Dr. lanes. Professor stn~ou and Dr.. tcrenson. "t
he Chambers street Hospital The hrdins "as tlat
death lad resulted nom pistol shot wound ~ tie
thor.S and abdomen. causing Injury n tho kidneys and
psnotrs, and creating internal hcinorrhagcN. The
bullet had entered the eighth nteroo-tal spare and
lodged iu TIE twelfth dor-a ,ertehra.
The sut of 'lrN. Josephine stephan ie restrain her
son. Alphon.s J. stephan. from removing certain
-ecrtp> from the vaults of the saic deposit COMPANY
- No 10 BrOadvnN came mp IN The >upcIne thr''
Chamber before Judge Lawrence Yesterday morning
In view II Nj Ec,nolds'> death. the case Vas laid
over for one week the Temporary injunction Eduird
la,' m"nth. restraining fonns hlepha-p rom .an
he -ccur's. To- continue curing Ue lhfrNdi
clinton &C. hcyuod- WdS bonn in 'rbnsc, =. J.'
about tit, nNc Ncar' ago ana wa rdl'alrd ~ Ffl."
tpr college lie studied law ~ ms city ana aitet
dIi -fd i ift hihhf~''t h'lHhN-- ~ Wv
Past nc became member # the laH hrm ~ Rcvnold-
4 Sicsru>. which al'cr~aid l'' amo Na'iarlaid
I,rtrplds A Lowry. iuf the lat few fcaf~ VII
Ecyuold. "a. as.rcia;ci With 4. l.. Harrison 300 tic
nm ui Res uois 4 Harrison Ihcir Offices are Al NJ.
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roids.- We Wa 4 NI-. EaYn-fo'0. >h' and Tire"
son, -nrtl,e Mm IIlr oldest oi these J, kdWud
: .-refari o. Il,e ofn.r- tie Rev. '"or-c
l{c,p.d. , PRESBYTERIAN clergyman of Grand Rapid.
Nou. aud iffh4' E"'r"ld~. ~ Denver. "i. ~"
funeral VIII probably h" ou -afurdlN. when ~" Nouns
,-t .rI VII reach no" family h"u" A. tinp." from
l,..t.r Ettuull- ftforttl1 huoHn in
I,fAns~ ard fp' tnan, ttsr- elder i the Iir-i
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