THE
FRED.KURTZ,
CENTRE REPORTER! |
HANGED !
Epiror and Pror'r |
ansersscnsunn (} samen
“TERMS;—One year, $1.50, when paid in ad
nee. Those in arrears subject to previous
rms. §2 per year,
THE LAW AN TERRIBLE
ER !
AVENG-
line for 8 inser
t insertion,
), HOPKINS HANGED AT I0
O'CLOCK, TO-DAY.
Advertisements 20 cents per
ns.and 5 cents for each subsequen
ames {Jaen
Cexwri Harr, Pa., Tuuss, Feu, 2
I THE ROPE BREAKS]
enemas |) eons
.
There 1s no Store
In Bellefonte just like
When the Fatal
sprung to Launch Hopkins
Into Eternity the Rope!
Breaks, and He Drops to the
Ground All in a Heap-Is
Picked up Unconscious and
¢ arried Back Upon the Scaf-
fold—He Makes a Statement
On the Seaflfold.
Trap is
‘THE RACKET.”
enna § } mmssamsnsien
Ge ods
different
ness different.
It has been a lively business
from the start.
My old customers and kind
friends at Woodward and
Spring Mills can probably tell
you the reason
~~ Ere
different. W. Seely Hopkins today paid the pen-
Wav of doing busi- | alty of the law by forfeiting his life for
the murder of his wife and mother-in-
law.
There was an immense throng of peo.
in town from all parts of the county,
and the crowds began to gather in early.
The morning trains were full and with
those who came on foot and in convey-
ances, ih
The
broken for Hopkins by a visit from
o streets were filled,
¢
ny of
not
monou
Wednesday was
his
G. R. SPIGELMEYER. ew. 3. Best Hop:
of Rochester, MN. Y.
on and immediate.
to the
i
i
doomed
the « ]
1 :
i they entered ail
laspe { hands, the first
LOCAL ITEMS.
Beely, who iow
and
words spoken were by
aired “How is mother, does she |
On being told that she di
il a
The
became commonplace,
d not
load
y y 1 not. it seemed as
Ask at your store for Calla Lily : not, it DER 1
jonr-——it 18 No lifted off his mind. Ons
Ho il 18 NO
. 1 5 ‘ be jon then
eCal Tressler, formerly of Linden
by com»
of
and
mention
tmdnloing in a Clo
indulging 10 & CIEar,
11 died of fever at Houserville it
Hall, lied of fever a 1008erVviiie, sent avoiding any
Before they retired See-
sald
gold
“Feb.
keep it as
J.D. Gentzel, of Grege, gave us a
Read his sale in RerORTER
»
1 " ' x .
CRil. v gave his brother as Wi piace, in-
yon that ad- 1860,"
He
seribed with the date,
1 tO
—]gaac Haupt can tell
vertising in the Reror
tried it.
20,
gn pays big. a remem-
reiipstine hin
requesting i
vianoe,
Oar old Democratic friend, John During the evening the vigit was again
Others also visited the pris
Hop-
and |
Wagner, of Bellefonte, is quite repeated.
oner and said their last good bye
the grippe
Mr.Jobhn E
Centre Hill, has besnq
ber of weeks.
$
gat
well daring the
yvelock this nn
ST
h #§ ] ni
Reish, farmer, near
‘2 10 ing.
rite ill for a num- rning
XIGHT ON EARTH
condemned man
urtil 12 o'clock. Hop~
red to bed and slept sound-
—John Stoner the
John Love far
paid $5500, a A then rel
—Dr. G. W. Hosterman
relatives in Reb
chased
} o'clock this morsing
yilet, His
Was s00On
nd made his §
i
and
% Ke a
a several days visit to
ersburg,
fast of toast
»
v3 ov)
ILS
talking with b
in and he ate heartily,
rn
of this 1
City, Ks.,
left
were
John Sweeney, lace,
tendants in a friendly
at
13
on Tuesday for Mo
he expects to perm
ively manner
a
i
3 Arose the he
3
#3
noOrning
different
as though
He
his
£
34
in
—]f you wish ts
farm
y purchase live stock
ds
ve ite
ox
implementa, or household go t for some time,
¢
read the public sales in this issue. ute on a enjoyable trip
of
belief
3
robins and
and up at Willows
Did you
~The weather is mild his feeling ss a
blue birds are about,
sign
siveness and his great
{
peach blossoms are out. ever Heaven,
A 0% 1
Alter i
it
810
Messrs. Jerome Harper and James he bad breakfast
Harris, of Be
ur handsome ones «
Promptly at
wed
% . 1
f a ¥y ey io &0
lefonte, were circulating CieRred
3 ov
uly Bhernl
Sheriff
wd, W. F
Ber, and
n aod the
y TIM
n Wednesday Wilson,
wa
MAT
among o Deg
{ Bam
th
oraey Meyer file
ol stil
evening. bd a
f ior e pris
- wed 302 wt
i
NS
to see the prison
oid
that tt
10 Wa
the other says that th
Mrs. Weave but
daughter, Fietta, seems to feel at ease.
Little facta: 1. 4. Lola of
grip. Lots of folks w for a freeze.
Lots of ice wanted.
doctors, lL
ing, lots ol po
:
r. is downcast, e
wr
iy 1
By De
f
Oi
puty During the reading |
very
Hopkins
stood Deputy
Wile affected and
his voice trembled, Hopkins looked up
and smiled at Deputy Wilson for his |
want of nerve, and placed his band on
him to see if he trembled. When the |
deputy finished reading the warrant, |
Hopkins shook hauds with those present |
and his grasp was the firmest and least |
| pervous of any. i
He spoke to District Attorney Meyer |
| and said he bore him no malice. That |
he had simply performed his daty and |
, ph | he was satisfied. He said b
an offender isa question which occas’ | BE Bl le said he had no
ionally puzzles a udge, |
801.
of mn the mmstroment, which was
time,
and once when
ing lengthy and took
1
of work for the unmoved
ts of folks at Hopkins hang
bli IEE
That Poe Mills shooting story was
a big lie—the Reronter koew, and
therefore didn’t print it. Those Kline. |
felter folks are nice people. The Reron-
_ en slwave has news straight and relias
ble.
— i cOmMmMon is doubtiess a
great nonisance in 8 neighborhood where
the rest of the people are quiet, orderly
and peaceable, but how to punish such
Lots
m became somewhat
Bigle
scold
malice toward none, and had forgiven
ol Noishdv died at his hom | all his enemies even ag he himself had
a—— \ hay e } i 3
John Neighdy died at his home | o . croiven.
near State College on Tuesday morning. | In the cell, after the resding of the
He was aged about 66 years. His death , :
was cansed by a complication of diseases
from which he has been a great and con-
stant sufferer for several years,
time possible with him. His spiritual |
| advisers, Rev. G P. Sarvis and A. L
| Long, were also present, It was a little
Towing now has his counters | past nine o'clock when
stocked with the best lot of ready-made |
HIS DINNER OF TURKEY
i y y Ce o ! 3
Slolbing Ye baught 0 Sn any | Was served to him as he had previously
Lewins always leads he never follows. Tequested, and. of whieh be partook
4 RUS OWE | heartily: Afterwards his friends said a
Yon never heard a customer complain of | 5, farewell, a last prayer was offered
any article of clothing purchased of hon- | oq 41a
-: u lowinac iven by the Rs profi Ten | MARCH TO TRE GAM OWS BB0Ax
— give th : | wd :
of Andrews confession were the only trae | with $he pracomion inorder 8 . follows,
: on wer y | Sheriffs Cooke and Leahy, of Lock Hae
and reliable ones published. Taking | ven: Deputy Barmford 1 Ca t. Clark:
those and the evidence as brought ont | Ho Fo pd y WY m § fl eh :
at the trial by Jodge Orvis, and you have | i au | Ppp Whig RE T Ny
th + , oo ¥ 4 » . . .
the complete facts as will be given in| ro Lo. s0ut ten o'clock when the jory
confession when printed entire. The took thei :
: r places at the door of the jail
Revonrer is always reliable and straight, and the shetilf went up bring a
aod anything sald against the Reronven | u
is meither reliable por straight, sure as | ve prisoner. Two hundred and one
| persons awaited the arrival of the proces.
you have la gripp 2. sion to the galiows in the yard below,
whence it arrived at 1007, followed by
the jury of twelve men, Hopkins walk
ed with a firm step, and the procession
slowly ascended the scaffold in the order
it proceeded from his oell, Immediate
ly on reachiog the platform of the seafs
fold all kneeled down and A. T. Long
offered a prayer of three minutes’ length
wep young woman by the name o
Wilson made several attempts to coramit
suicide in Bellefonte on Thursday. She
first purchased poison but it was dis-
covered atid taken from her. She next
tried the razor, but it ~as also taken from
her. The young women fioally undressed
herself and lay in her exposed codition
io the damp cellar until the authorities
2
4
eS SH AAP 5 I TO FA a Sn A PA
bis one arm on Rev. Sarvis, and the oth: | Tickets of admission to the execution |
er rested on Sheriff Cooke. On the scaf- | were issued by the sheriff to the number |
fold with him were Sheriff Cooke, Sher | of about 200,
Following is a letter written by Hop |
|
i
ial Deputy Bamford, and his spiritual | kins to W. Cann, of the Philipsburg |
|
i
Hopkins | Bruueroxre, Pa. Feb, 26th, 1890.
Dear Fuigsp Caxx,~This lovely
accordingly he advanced to the railing | morning I will write you a short letter
and said, | and as it will be my last to yon I will
“Good bye, kind friends. I leave this | endeavor thank yon for your kind and |
world without an enemy, God has for- | good: advice to me while I have been
given me my terrible crime. There is { confined here. I thank God I heeded
another thing I wish to speak of before | your, and other kind friends’ advice, for
I go, and that is about a report that has | tosday all is well and I shall die content.
been in circulation around this town re- | The world seems bright to me, yet I do
garding a Miss Baney and Miss Bartlet, | not want to stay. The promise God has
who was accused of being too sociable | given to me is far brighter than anything
with me in my cell, The story is all an | this world contains, I shall die with no
untruth and I wish to vindicate them of | malice towards anyone. I forgive all
all such charges. Again Good bye. | and earnestly hope that God will be es |
The prisoner then stepped back on | merciful to all those who have any en-
the trap and Sherifl Leaby took him by | mity towards me as He has been to
Deputy Bamford by the | me. Dear friend Cann, the words you
told me in my cell are ever ringing in
my ears, and 1 shall pass from this world
to a better with them ever present in
| my mind.
tie his arms and legs. Hopkins then |
“Sheriff, you have |
been very kind tomeand I thunk you
fromm the bottom of my heart. Good My earnest prayer is that the ranks of
bye.” He then bid good bye to Deputy | the Y M C A will increase ten-fold, and
Rheriff Wilson and his guard Clell Bam- | my advice to all young men is that they
He was then securely pinioned by | become members of good societies and
having his limbs boond at the ankles and | be true workers in God's cause, if I had
above the knees and his arms hands | heeded God's commandments I to-day
cuffed behind his back, The rope was
adjusted at 10.14 and the
Tell them to stop
tell
would be a free man.
| hefore it is for ever too late; my
| friends and associates that I hope they
Just before the | Will
cap was drawn the prisoner again called
“farewell to all.
BLACK CAP PUT ON
all seek God while yet they have
time,
a few seconds later.
1 hope some poor wonderer will heed
my advice, 1 with a
s . ¢ 4 3 el fa a
black cap was adjosted tili all walked off farewell, and may God reward you and
y CEP IN or y ' A
of the scaffold and Sheriff Cook sprung | the membersofthe Y M C A for
the trap at just 10.15 o'clock. | kind interest you have taken in me,
my earnest prayer. To all a kind and
In | last farewell. From your true friend.
W. Beerey Horxix
It was but a few seconds after the now ciose og
the
in
THE ROPE BEROKE
fell
wore
nd the man to the
stantly there a half dozen men
picked him up and the Sheriff resadjus~
ted the rope and 10.20 the trap was
ground.
d
- -
Death of Mrs. Weaver.
at kt y
Rebecca, wife of Wm, Weaver, of Far-
i
| mers Milla, who had a stroke of palsy re-
Reely Hopkins, the marderer of his wife
and
She was
i days old, and was
the 17
She was
cently died on the 13th inst,
and
interred at Tusseyville on
mother in law was swinging in mid :
| years, 11 mos,
air.
With the first
th inst
th ins
fall the prisoner was
rendered senseless and dead to all feel
ing. His neck was not broken, however,
until the second drop, The breaking of
the rope was through fault of the
sheriff as it had been thoroughly tested |
several days ago and again this morning.
PRONOUNCED DEAD
It was jost ten minutes, or at 10.25, afs p
ter the first fall when Hopkins’ pulse | New Livery.
ceased to beat. His heart shortly after | The stable in connection with the Cen-
ward ceased ite throbbing and at 10.35 | tre Hall hotel has been rented from Mr.
he was pronounced dead. He was cot Bartges by Henry snd David Boozer, of
down at 10 turned over | 10s place, who will run it Toey hove
Henry Harris & Son, secured the contract for carrying the mail
body —embalm it to aod from the depot, and will also roo
it in a casket, It will be ship
Rochester, NX. Y ,, on
0 train thisafternoon from Belles
THE EVENT
1
i Rev. Eisenberg officiated. “
daughter of J, From, of Tusseyville, and
formerly the wife of constable Bear who
wis shot dead at Tusseyville
Campbell, Her all grown
ap. Her late husband sarvives her, and
| keenly feels the loss of a good heipmate,
} g ;
by young
no , Js 3
children are
a»
We
EN
and at once
to the andertaker,
who would fix up the ; H 5 3
’ a hack. enry was to Philadelphia this
and put £ nry as to iiladeiphia 10
week purchasing buggies and carriages
and the new firm will send out some fine
| rigs shortly
3
a
ped to his home at
the
:
*.
N
i Nt ¥
{DENTS OF
Hopkins when the rope broke the first ——
violently. There wasa |
great jerking and twitching of the arms
and limbs. When the second drop was
made, the man hung limp sod lifeless—
time trembled Local Briefs
tailoring,
A. BAXDOR,
WANTED ~~
or 18 years of age,
entre Hall,
A boy to learn
17 Ww.
not a movement being visible i
It, of course, was a very unfortunate
affair that the rope broke, but it was un~
iversally believed to have been the best
for the man. His seoses were entirely |
deadened and the crowd was afraid the
inevitable twitching and jerkiog of the
body and limbs which would inevitably
have followed if the rope had not broken.
As to Sheriff Cooke, he did his doty
well, very well, and is to be highly com-
mended on the complete arrangements
he had made, and for the fine working
order with which everything was done
—feveral pew sewing machines
Davis and New Home make, will sell at
cost to close them out. G. W. Busamax,
— If you wish to have a good over
coat, $4 to $5 less than can be bought |
elsewhere, then go 0 Samoel Lewins
he bas them and warrants them. He
sell nothing that has cheat about it
~The elegant new shoe store, of Mr, |
Gillam, in the Crider Block, Bellefonte.
| should be visited to see his stock and
variety of boots and shoes for all ages
and sexes,
what excited when the rope broke,
The final act has now been done and
- In spite of all compe tition Lewin
| continues to take the lead in ready made |
the muderer of Esther Wigamen and her | clothing, low prices as well as quality of
daughter Maggie, the wife of W . Beely | goods. He getaahead of all, sells more |
Hopkins the morderer has been aven- | than all, pleases 2'l, and fits and suits |
all.
| ——Now is your timeto get a cheap |
Following are the names of the mea | overcoat, and Lewins has ‘em cheap |
that composed the jury selected by the | good, warm, lasting goods, Give the
Sheriff to view the beds and pronounce | Philad. Branch a call and see for your |
it dead: | peif and save $5 to boot.
I. N. Gorden, Bellefonte. | Bend your name in for the Reror
W. F. Reynolds, Jr., Bellefoute, | TeRat campagn rates on trial. Or send, |
William Houser, Bellefonte. | ns two new names and the cash for al
Dr. Dunv iddie, Philipsburg. year ond we give you a copy one year i
D. H. Ruhl. Bpring Mills. | free, thus enabling any one, by very lit. |
| itle effort to get a paper one year free. |
~Mingle's shoe store in thé Brock- |
erhoff house block has every idea in the |
line of boots and shoes, w hetber of rab. |
ber, leather or cloth, and he sells at bot
tom prices, so that none pay more than |
the goods are worth, He warrants all |
he sells,
THE JURY THAT VIEWED
:
THE BODY.
D. B. Kunes, Blanchard.
W. E Landon, Philipsburg.
J.T. Barton, Fleming.
J. P. Bebring, Loveville.
Samuel Bennison, Walker,
Samuel Aley, Walker,
The physicians who were in attends
ance officially were Dr. M. 8. Dorworth,
county physician, and Dr, George F
Harris.
wee Lowins is putting out new suits |
like hot cakes. Everybody wants them |
because they are so cheap and well made
out of the best goods. He takes your
measure and will make a suit to order if
desired,
we Whatt he Philad, Branch does not
have in the line of ready made clothing
is not worthhaving. The spring stock
pow on the counters is immense and
goes ahead of anything you ever saw
Lewine is King for low prices.
Facts for all.
In spite of all competition the Philad.
Branch clothing store, remains headquar-
ters for actoal bargains in ready made
clothing, for men and boys. Lewins in
troduced cheap clothing in Centre county,
and has kept it at that all the “time; he
kept honest goods, no trash, aod, as a
rale, always sold from 25 to 30 per cent
THE GALLOWS,
The gallows is solidly constructed of
planed white oak, it is ten feet from the
ground to the platform om which the
prisoner stood, and wight feet from the
platform to the crossbeam to which the
rope is fastened. A double trap door
constituted the trap which was sprung
by a trigger at the top of the stairs,
The fall was about eight feet: The rope
used was a one hall inch which had all
the stretch taken out of it by the use of
a 100 pound sand bag. The prisoner
stood on the trap door while being pins
joned which was the tying of g strap
around his ankles and ome arond hip
limbs above the knees; also tying his
hands and arms securely behind his
back. The black cap snd rope was put
on while standing in that position also.
commending the doomed man to his
took case In hand and placed her in jail.
Maker. Hopking knesled and leaned’
"The number admitted could have bees | below ny other clothing store in this
trebled and mill room Tor mote. Part of the Mate
TUESDAY, MARCH 11,
UBLIC BALE WILL BE | i
Peter Hoffer farm, on Nittany mountain,
§ head of horses, J
foul, 2 wules, heavy draught mare,
spring, sorrel mare, 5 yr old io spring
will be tress till sale, 2 head of
good stock , brood sow, and Soin
Osborne reaper, Osborne u 2
ons, platform spring wagon, goond we
tooth cultivator, four 3 harrow , cornpl
} Wi hited hay isndders
ning mill, grain cradie, 2 pair double
troes, log chinin, 6 set of Baroness ,
set of tug harness, pair of
seed corn, and many other art
Los
FYE & DALE
i
aires with
"
SATURDAY, MARCH 1
PUBL SALE WILL BE BOLD A°
dence of Mrs Mary Emerick, (
east of Centre Hall, on Saturday,
o'clock, the following articl
fresh ull sale, 2 fine he ;
won, 2 shoats, new Valley Queen
Cora Cook stove, parior cos!
dung fork and shovels, iron
shoulders of 2 hogs, alne, 2
chairs, 14 dozen other chalr
ya carpets, #
flour chest, two DUPGARUS,
Chast
yi gal vin
and many ouie
wood
LWO horse ¥j
DAY Take, &
We are now prepared to have the pal; call at
store and inspect our new line of goods. They were
with the greatest care and embrace an endless variety
designs and patterns worn during the Fall and Winter :
Oar line of Fancy Plads, Tricots, Fall Prints, and
Wool Buiting, are fine, and will please our ear ¥ ,
are selling rapidly. Woolen Blankets, Hapa,
other goods.
it
i
1108
Quilts, and many
Come and see the special bargains we are offering in
Cashmeres; prices lower than ever, Our stock of Ready-
Mads Clotning. Overcoats, Gossamers, Gum Coa's, is complete
and will ques k for themselves. Comeand see the new goods at
EFTarper & IXreamers.
A Es SSSA:
nruiture !
i
wna: ile . ‘
Great Reduction in F
: 0 n
8«Pieced Ash Chamber Suits, at $24.
pieces, $27. Solid Walnut, 3 pieces, $3 Solid Cherry, 8
pieces, $38. Parlor Suits all prices. Chairs and Bedsteads,
all prices, Bureaus, Washstands, Hall Racks, Side Boards,
Ward Robes, a large line, which I am selling very low,
Lounges, and Couches, Extension and other tables,
Call and see my stock and learn ny prices and be con-
vinced that for the same quality of goods I cannot be under
sold.
Solid Oak Suits, 8
-
uy
%
TIT DERTAIIIING.,
In all its branches. Having years of experience, and all
the latest and most improved methods of caring for the dead
and being a practical embalmer will guarantee satisfaction,
I. WL. MeCormick.