New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-12-18
WOUNDED, He GIVES UP.
IfAD SLAYER HITS NO ONE.
Reeve Uses Lac Books for Fuel
Refuses to Spedk at Inquest.

R9yerhead Long Island. Dee. IT-TuthiM Reeve.
the insane farmer who yesterday killed William II.
5ls1ord, the deputy sheriff and warden of the
county jaI while the latter was trying 10 serve an
execution for debt. surrendered this morning 10
Sheriff Preston after all night siege, and after
he had been wounded with birdshot Although
Reeve had fred number OF shots from his house.
not one of the Sher.fs posse hit
The surrender was made about o'clock Reeve
had been the upper part Of the house all night.
hut descended TO The Kitchen soon after daybreak-
The Gordon stil around the house. The be-
Eiegers hRe fcsned the plan OF freezing out the
murderer and had broken his windows. Ii was ms
wounds however. that made him give mp. He had
come down 10 the kitchen. carrying his shotgun
and after few minutes he again passed the win
dows II 10 return upstairs Tho men at the
Of the house had closed In. and as Reeve
walked by the windows two OF them. Lance Gordon
and Warren Reeve. fired both barrels OF their shot
guns. At the same time Stephen Penowich. who
stationed on the other side Of the house hreo
from q considerable distance into the kitchen
GIVES HIMSELF Up
As soon as this volley had been fired the kitchen
door opened and Reeve walked out He was with
out a weapon and he raised his arms In the air as
q signal that he desired TO surrender. The whole
posse then rushed IN and surrounded the man. and
Deputy Sheriff Gordon mads him a prisoner Cor
don displayed much ability IN connection with the
capture.
Handouts were quickly put Reeve, and in a
wagon he was taken to Riverhead. He was bleeding
slightly. Reeves clothes were well patched. and
his appearance more that of ragpicker than
a farmer. When leaving his place he turned to gill
bert Eleazer. the Shinnecock Indian who saw the
murder, and said:
''Eleazer. you look after my chickens while I'm
gone"
Arriving here he placed in cell in the county
Sail About two dozen birdshot were extracted 1t
Is not thought he is badly hurt, but wound
under an eye may cause trouble. he did not eat
any breakfast.
Reeve cannot be induced to talk about the shoot
That he is insane is considered beyond question
the feeling against him. which ran high at hrst'
THE INQUEST BEGINS
DR.. Young performed autopsy Rafford this
morning. Subsequently the coroner began his in
quest. Reeve was brought from the Jail to the in
quest at the courthouse He walked firmly and did
not appear be suffering. Coroner Peterson read
him the charse-murder in the first degree
then asked Reeve if he understood its nature. The
man NODDED, but uttered not word, nor could he
be Induced 10 speak I'm answer 10 other questions
me inquest was then adjourned until Monday.
through a war. There is hardly 2 window glass left
"a H. ahd from top TO bottom it is riddled by
shot in addition TO this the house is in the most
filthy and dlsOrdeTly condition. In order 10 keep
from freezing, Reeve had burned his valuable
library books, many o. them expensive law vol
lines. in the kitchen stove. The house has been
bolted up.
Inquiry was made at Sheriff Preston's office to-
Gay as TO the report that he had received from
Reeve IN september letter saying that the
writer S enemies were trying TO 10" him and that
tney would meet with the fate OF President McKin-
ley intimating also that President Roosevelt would
meet the same fate. The sheriff had left town but
The under sheriff said he understood that Sherin
Preston had received such letter. and that, al
Reeve. The under sheriff also said that Deputy
Sheriff Nugent had received a number of letters
from Reeve, written IN a more or less rambling
Reeve IS in the strongest cell in the Jail and is
suicide.