The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-02
MonERN RLuEpEARp.
A Story that Comes from Ohio, Full of
Tragic Details

Tragic Details
WAPAKoNErA, O., June LA modern
Bluebeard has been practicing his hor-
rors in Clay township, this county,
about six miles east of this city, in a
most respectable and quiet neigh
borhood. Auglaize county has produced
man who even excels that famous
character Of hobgoblinism In the
mortality Of his wives. Charitable
neighbors say that the awful death rate
among George Reinharss wives is sim
ply misfortune, as in forty-two years he
has had six wives, all Of whom but the
last one are dead; but, since he is re-
sponsible for the deli:9se condltlo9
OF his fourtssn-year.old grand
daughter, it may be almost rea-
sonable to say NAT a mystery
exists in his Household. 81 far the
wretched villain mas gcEe unpLrished,
but this is due to the Tact that urtil to-
day the existing state Of attiliIs was un-
known to the authorities here. Ran
hart is 70 years old, but is strcng and
possesses unusual vitality. He was
married at q. sd his, first
wife lived four years ay1 hor,
him three children. Then Christina
Pulsfer, neighS.r, came 10 his house
hold. She lived long enough to bear
three children. The third woman to
enter his home was Christie s. hlichtig.
She lived but q year, ana her sister yds
induced to take her place as wife. She
at the end Of eight years had borne him
five children, and soLn after slept be-
side her sister in the churchyard.
His neighbors began to wonder at
Reinkarts misfortunes. lie next mar
ried widow FAMED Toland, who aiready
had three children, and with them and
the widow came into possession OF ten
acres OF land. She died after four
years residence in the household, leav-
ing four children who owed their parent
age to her second husband. A forty
year-old spinster named Bsch+el was the
next to assume the duties as
Reinhart's wife. Sne was the
mother OF two children, and her
death ended the mortality OF tho wires
in the household. No. Z nos came
She was young and did not want to
work. Neither was she prolific, She
ulskuhttNl llGI AubDh4AN1I VIZ 0GuSSN t'AAA
mistreated her. Four yeats ago she se-
cured a divorce in The Courts of Aug
laize county. A daughter Of q son
OF Reinhart, whcse mother. had
died, came to abide in the house
hold of the many wives. She
was the only woman in q house
OF five men. Since the girl was twelve
she had lived in Reinhart's home, and
at that time his incest began. What
threats were used are only matters OF
conjecture. Without friend on earth,
tbs girl remained in the wretch's house.
The condition was apparent to all, and
to add TO her shame she was
recently driven from a pubic gath
eringof young people at a neighbor's.
Any court can readily establish these
facts as the incestuoas wretch does not
deny them, Prosecutor Layton, Sheritf'
Shubert and Constable Van SkiveP
drove out to Clay township yesterday
and aipested Reinhart. They brought
his. victim with them, ard she will
be cared for by friends until court opens.
Reinhart waived examination and was
bound over to court in the sum OF S., 600.
He is charged with incest and rape,
which, as the child is q daughter, Is a
life penitentiary oeense. He says he is
innocent, and the girl says he torcibly
rayished her