The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-02
THE DEATH PENALTY,

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DANIEL r. wooDwAgp.
This man will be hung oday in Washington
city, for the murder Of his wife, Great efforts have
been made recently to induce President to inter
pose in behalf Of the unfortunate criminal; bat the
facts Of the case. as legally brought out upon the
trial. 80 clearly convicted hun Of the decd that the
Executive has not considered himself just fed in
interfering with the progress of tho law. and Daniel
T. " oodward will suffer to-day for the appalling
crime Of which he WAS convicted. The Washington
Star of the 3lst ult has tbe following in relation to
Woodward =
We give to day such information Of interest as we
have been able to collect, respecting the concern
felt for ana efforts made in his behalf by bis rela
tiyes and friends, the manner in which he spends
his time his feelings. aud state of mind in view Of
the certainty Of his approaching dissolution.
On Monday the Rev. Messrs. Woods, Scryener, aud
Dennison, met at COL Thompsons (ot of his counse
room at 10 o'clock, and after consultation it was
decided that they should call again upon the AttOr
ney General aud President, not because that they
expected to obtain respite or pardon for Wood
ward, but in the hopes that this final answer from
the President, refusing to interfere in his case,
would convince Woodward that it was useless for
him lor ger to indulge in the hope that his sentence
would finally be committed, and induce him to pre-
pare for his rapidly approaching end.
After waiSDg upon the Attorney General and the
President and being informed by the President that
he had examined carefully the evidence given on the
day OF the trial on both Sides and could not inter
feie in the case they returned to the al sent word
tuat they desired to have short interview with him.
Mr.. WOODWARD returned answer that he was then
engaged with some female friends, and that he could
not see them, but he would Ike at liberty in short
time. After remaining as long as their other en-
gagements would permit, they sent TO him again
this time sending up their names. informing him
that they had called upon the District Attorney and
the President and had message from the President
for him, that they wished to have short interview
with him, but would not detain him long, that he
could request the ladies to withdraw for a moment.
He yielded to the request, but as they entered the
cell, taking the watch out Of his pocket he said
" Be short, If you please, with the interview. These
lady friends will not probably be able to see me
again; but you, gentlemen, can see me any day"
TIE committee thea informed him that they had
called upon the President, and that he had refused
to interfere la his case.
Mr.. Woodward received this information with per.
feet Indifference and replied: All that remains for
me to do is then to prepare for my approaching end
am not at all surprised at the President decision:
for If the evidence he has examined s to be believed
or even Onefourth OF it, no could not have acted
otherwise"
In his conversations upon the subject Of pardon
with bis friends and counsel, and, indeed ia his let
ter to the President he has always said that he did
not desire to be sent to the penehtiary; that all he
wanted was to be pardoned and allowed TO 20 be-
yond the limits Of the United States; that il tue Pre-
sdent and the citizens believed him guilty he was
as willing to be sacrifice to the law any else
Till yesterday he has expressed his determination
on the day OF the execution to den0unce twenty nine
Of the thirty three witnesses who testified against
him as perjured. Yesterday, however when the
subject was alluded to- he said he had concluded TO
take the advice of his spiritual advisers, who had
urged him to be calm, and not to touch upon any
subject upon which he wculd likely be excited.
We learned at tie Jail last evening. when we went
mp to visit Mr.. Woodward, that none are allowed to
see him except his relatives spiritual advisers, coun
sci, and some few friends-and upon inquiry
whether his friends visited him daily was told that
his mother had not been in for some days. that his
sisters had not called upon him lately but that his
brother and brothers. wife visited him frequently. On
further inquiry we also learned that his brother would
have prepared expressly for him beautiful wal
nut coin that the hearse would convey the body to
one Of the cemeteries in Georgetown, and placed in
O vault there for the present.
This morning we were informed that Woodward
was as cheerful and apparently Indifferent about
his fate as at any period of his confinement. He
still declares that he is not guilty of the murder OF
his wife, and tLe indication is now that he will
never make any confession of guilt.
PATRICK O'DONOGHUE.
ODonoghue was convicted for tue murder OF Jane
Ann Kinney, In CORTLAND county, and sentenced to
be hung on the I'd of September. The murder was
OF the most brutal recorded in the annals of
crime. II was a double homicide, the wretch hay
ing also killed the daughter of Mrs. Kianey at the
same time that he took the life of the mother or soon
afterwards. He was tried only on the indictment
for the first offence and so fragrant was the case,
shown by the testimony, that the counsel for the
prisoner declined to sum up to the jury.
HENRY JENNINGS.
This unfortunate man will be executed at St. Jo-
stpb, Missouri, to-day, for the murder Of Mr. f. II.
Willard. The circumstances attending the perpe
traton Of the crime for which jennings is to suffer
are so horriying that we cannot refrain from giving
them in detail =:
Early in the spring Of 1852 a Mr.. L. H. Willard
came to st. Joseph, and entered upon t1e business
of auctioneering but unfortunately he became
too familiar with the grog shop began to neglect his
the case to mix with the worst Of associates. In the
latter part Of July it became known that he was
going to leave town, and matter of course
some dissatisfied creditors, among whom were the
three persons now waiting their trial in the Blu
chansn county Jail, with the condemned Jennings
above named. On the night previous to the day on
which it was expected he would leave delegation
OF these worthless were posted aroznd his house to
watch his movements. After prowling about during
the entire night, and meeting with no opportunity
to accomplish their ncfarious Designs they seized
upon him in the morning, and in the broad blaze Of
day marched him out of one Of the principal streets
to brush on the north of the town. and as savages
only do, tied him fast t, tree and literally whipped
him to death. Within half mile of the court house
Of the city Of st. Joseph au American citizen was
strung up, and under MONDAY sun, for the space
OF three long hours, sc0ur9ed until death came to
his relief
The corpse was most heartrending spectacle,
being cut into minced meat from the sole Of the
foot to the crown Of the head, and the soul frac
tured.
AS soon as il was known by the citizens that this
horrible deed ha been committed four individuals
were arrested, the culprt Jennings being among the
number. After an examination in Justices Court
they were committed for murder in the first degree to
await their trial in the Circuit Court. jennings was
accordingly tried at the last spring term Of that
Court, found guilty. and sentenced to be hung,
which sentence has been sustained and ordered
to be executed by the Supreme Court Of the State.
Thus it seems the unfortunate Jennings will eXni-
ate with his life the guilt of this awful deed lie is
young man of ,ellent family and rather prepos.
scssing appearance. His parents live in Ohio, but
are utterly unable 10 avert the oo which is about
to fall upon their He leaves young aud beau
titul wife, and perhaps, one child. Whatever in.
duced him I, take part in this bloody deed seems
matter OF my story to his numerous friends.
David Jewell who was convicted ut Pittsburg o.
the murder OF man named Mitchell was to be hung
TO day in accordance with the death warran. of the