RINKARD, John
63-year-old white man, hanzed Indiana State Prison (Wa-
bash County) on Jan. 17, 1902. John Xinkard, convicted
of the murder of his wife at Marion in June, 1900, expia-
ted his crime on the gallows a few minutes past midnight
at the northern Indiana prison, Although he attempted to
preserve the same stoical manner that has characterized
him since he attanpted to take his own life after killing
his wife 18 months ago, he mounted the scaffold with a
tread not of the firmest and refused to make a statement.
The straps and noose were adjusted, the trap sprung at
12:11] a.me, and 5 minutes later Rinkard was pronounced
dead by the prison physician," DAILY NEWS Pensacola,
Florida, 1-18-1902 (li/ije) 62° NORTHEASTERN ih, See
INDIANA EXECUTIONS by Grooms,
RINKARD, John
63-year-old white man, hanged Indiana State Prison (Wa-
bash County) on Jan, 17, 1902. John inkard, convicted
of the murder of his wife at Marion in June, 1900, expia-
ted his crime on the gallows a few minutes past midnight
at the northern Indiana prison, Although he attempted to
preserve the same stoical manner that has characterized
him since he attempted to take his own life after killing
his wife 18 months ago, he mounted the scaffold with a
tread not of the firmest and refused to make a statement.
The straps and noose were adjusted, the trap sprung at
12:11 a.m, and 5 minutes later Rinkard was pronounced
dead by the prison physician." DAILY NEWS, Pensacola,
Florida, 1-18-1902 Chi/e) 62 NORTHEASTERN 1h, See
INDIANA EXECUTIONS by Grooms,
RINKARD, John
63-year-old vhite man, hanzed Indiana State Prison (va-
bash County) on dan, 17, 1902. John Hinkard, convicted
f the murder of his wife at Marion in June, 1900, expia-|
ted his crime on the gallows a few minutes past midnight
at the bates Indiana prison, peas he attempted to|
reserve the same stoical manner that has characterized
him since he attenpted to take his own life after killing
his wife 18 months ago, he mounted the scaffold with a
tread not of the firmest and refused to make a statement.
The straps and noose were adjusted, the trap sprung at
: d 5 minutes later pinkie was pronounced
dead by the prison physician." DAILY NEWS, Pengacola,
Florida, 1-18-1902 (Ii/lie) 62 LoRIMEASTEAN il, See
INDIANA EXECUTIONS by Grooms,
