The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1894-09-22
JOHN n. REYNOLDS A MANIAC
Notorious Author Of the "Twin
Hells" a Mad Man.
Story of His Brilliant Career. of Crime in
Iowa and kansas-freachsr;s sum
day School Teacher. Editor
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lorEKA, Kas., Sept. 1s.-Oficials of
me osaWatomie insane asylum Say that
|dohn N. Reynolds, the we'll known eN-
politician, preacher, convict and lee
turcri WHO was incarcerated in the asy-
lam there last December, is a~.raving
maniac. He is so violent that it is nee
essary for two attendants TO remnin
with him constantly. For several
weeks it has been difficult for the y
lum attendants toSkeepfclothiny on his
back. lie has torn to shreds Several
SUITS OF clothing and Il dozen shirts.
only When exhausted is he quiet, and
then he thllssasleep. He eats barely
enough to keep him alive and give him
Attic strength.
!his man has n history in Kansas.
Nfhlie perfectly sane he did things that
would have landed other men in the
insane asylum without the benefit of
an examination before the probate
court. 1t was Reynolds who, several
years ago, drove up in front of the
palatial residence of j.. p. Waggener,
attorney for the Missouri Pacific Rail-
Q IA company at Atchison, and had his
picture taken. He had just finished a
sentence in the p~enitentiary, where,
during his confinement. he wrote a
book entitled the Twin Ilells."
He had purchased! u fine spring
wagon, beautiful black team and
silver mounted harness. On each
side Of the wagon, in rich gold letters,
was the title of his. book One day he
hltcfed up this. fine team and, dressed
IN bis best suit of clothes, drove up to
Bailey Waggener's house. A photo
Igrapher accompanied him, and when
the setting was justqright made a large
picture of Reynolds, his wagon and
team, with Waggener's house for n
background. When the picture had
been developed Reynolds had it framed
and then lie started out selling his
books.
When he arrived at a town he would
work it thoroughly, occurring on the
streets and selling the Twin Hells."
He would exhibit the picture and tell
his audiences that it was his home in
Atchison. G53s
Reynolds was adiudged insane and
taken to the Osawatomie asylum last
December. While making n tour of
Texas selling his book he became vio-
iently insane and was placed under ar
rest by the officials at Texarkana. lie
was brought to Kansas, and twice in
Oklahoma and once in Kansas he ut
tempted to jump outof the car window.
He came through in u chair car, and
during the most of the journey he
preached to the passengers in the chair
car.
Ills recent violent acts in tearing off
his clothing and attempting to. take his
w life revive the history of one
of the most notorious characters
in the western. country. Rey-
nold's first ~disgraceful episode oc-
Cured in Iowa. Starting in life for
himself, he attended u Methodist col
lego at 1ndianola, from which he was
graduated with honors. Then he went
to Boone, where he was employed as
principal of the public schools. There
he: betrayed Miss Hattie Small, n pupil.
While the school was in session a re-
vivalist came to Boone and held n Sc
ries of meetings, but WINS compelled to
leave. Then Reynolds continued the
meetings. He was an eloquent speaker
community. More than 100 persons
united with the church, many of them
being pupils of Reynolds school.
iuP9S SSNSidl iuoliLils, WIlel
Reynolds crime could no longer be con-
ceale1. the young lady confessed. and
the teacher-evangelist was arrested for
seduction. 1t developed during the
trial that Reynolds had tried to get the
Pinllertons to spirit the girl away and
hide her IN d hoase of i'll fame in Chi
cago. This they refused to do, and
testified against him. The result was
convictionss md Reynolds was sentenced
to. two years ntsthe Fort Madison peni.
tentipiys.
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