The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-24
FATHER KILLS SON.
The Youth Plans to Brighten the
Elder Man by Playing Bandit
WAYLAID HIM IN LONELY SPOT
And is Killed Before He Can Cry
Out. Father Plungcs a
Knife Into the Boys
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At Riverside, n. j., Frank Rein
ecke, boy Of sixteen, playe1 that he
was a highwayman Wednesday night
and did 1t 50 realistically that his
father, whom he held up, plunged
knife into his heart, killing him.
Intercepting his parent in lonely
spot upon the banks OF RancocaS Greek
he suddenly stepped from behind a
bush, telling Reinecke, Sr., to hold up
his hands. The next instant he was
lifeleSs
Thursday the father is raving in
delirum, and it is feared that he may
never recover from the shock The
mother and sisters are Frustrated, and
the little community mournS the
death Of popular youth.
Half dozen holdups have occurred
at Riverside and the adjoining villages
within a month or so, and the resi-
dents have been generally arming
themselves. The place is on the Am
boy division Of the Pennsylvania Rail
read, but twelve miles fror, Camden.
and large numbers of tramps pass
along on their way to and from Phila-
delphia and New York. The recent
crimes have been attributed to these
wanderers.
Eran!; Rcinecke conceived the idea
that it would be fine thing to mas
qucrade as higtwaYman and Tighten
his ncighbors. lie carried out his
idea and succeeded in making half a
dozen staid residents jump fences and
Scuttlc for home within week.
Thursday night he tried the expert
ment upon his father, Walter Rein
ecke, a wcll-todo insurance agent of
that place, whose home is on the out
of the creek in a lonely spot.
Father and son started out early in
the evening, the older to transact some
business at the village fire company's
house, OF which organization he Is a
member, and the boy to visit his
young friends, Willie and Laura
kellock, who live near the Reinecke
home. On the way the youth regaled
his father with StoricSS Of recent
holdups
When 1880 p. m. came Mr.. Rein
ecke started for home. He was ap.
prchenSive, remembering that he had
recently had words with negro, who
had threatened him. He also remem-
bered what his boy had told him about
highwaymen. So he drew a large
KNIFE from MS pocket, -Upenad tile
blade and walked on with senses on
the alert. Young Reinecke had boon
watching for his father. He was
peeping out from behind bush that
stood beside the path in the loneliest
part OF the roadway. The trees grow
thick there, and the black water Of
the creek is just below, making it as
loneley and dangerous spot as can
be im9gined.
Just as the elder Reinccke reached
the shadow dark figure stepped into
the half gloom and hoarse voice
cried: Hold up your hands. Now
I've got you
At the same instant the figure laid
fast hold upon the frightened man S
coat sleeve. With Il cry OF terror the
father lunged forward and buried :.
knife in the breast OF the supposed
highwayman, who sank to the ground
gasping, ON. Father
The voice of the boy recall d the
anguiShed father to a realization OF the
awful thing that he had done. With
a cry that was heard far of by neigh
bors the distracted man fell on his
knees beside the body Of his boy and
besought him to speak. He raised the
head of the boy only to find that he
was already dead