Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-09-02
DAILY EVENING STAR.
CITY IT EMS.
D.1IEL T.. WOODWARD.
,,oTUER EFFORT MADE FOR HIS RESPITE

Col Thompson, Woodward's counsel, whose
,sort. have been unremittiDg in his behalf
On his way to the Presidents yesterday to see
:e.nvthing could be done, was met by Mr.
randall. District Attorney, and told by him
that DR.. Richie Of Georgetown, Woodward
brother, and a gentleman from Baltimore
rare at the Presidents anxious for an inter
,iew. Col. T., on reaching the President
House. was introduced to DR.. Richie, who
aid that he had known Woodward for a long
time. and regarded him as unsound In mind,
and related several circumstances to confirm
,batopinion Mr. Zimmerman, the gentleman
f-o, Baltimore, was of the same opinion.
After few moments delay, an interview
,,os obtained with tie President and the OBJ
;set stated The President replied that all
Communications on that subject must come
through the Attorney General.
Attorney General Cushing was then called
rnon. the case laid before him, and the sever
Al circumstances which DR.. Richie thought
landed to show his insanity. After hearing
al the committee had to say, the Attorney
Gsneral replied, that he would see the Presi
dsnt and do what he could in behalf of the
.,n6emned man. but that he must frankly tell
them the new evidence which they furnished
If his insanity had no weight with him, and
\. doubted whether it would have any with
tie President He could give but little en-
~ fe
would be obtained. He would, however, see
the President and let Col. Thompson know in
the evening or tomorrow morning.
During yesterday Woodward was attended
nearly all the time by his spiritual advisers.
Rev S. Cox, of Georgetown, being with him
almost without intermission from early in the
morning till eight o'clock in the evening, and
the Rev Messrs. Smith and Scrivener visiting
him frequently.
The greater portion Of the day was spent in
conversation and religious exercises, and he
fsred by the ministers, and to pray earnestly
himself Notwithstanding all this, he was far
from manifeSting any penitence for what he
had done.
In the morning he seemed to be in peace
full and calm frame Of mind, but several cir
eumstances occurred during the day to excite
him, and to show that he manifested the same
Indifference as to his fate.
When alone with the Rev. Mr. Cox, he pro-
posed that sacrament should be administered
to him Mr.. Cox replied that he could not
sonscientiously administer it, that the rules of
the church would not permit it. Woodward
then asked the reason. Mr.. C. replied that he
must speak to him frankly upon the subject,
and must say that he could not conscientious
ly administer the sacrament until he had made
aclean breast Of all that he knew in regard to
the murder. He replied that he had nothing
more to say than what he had said on the
trial, and that if he required different OK
PLANTATION, he did not desire the sacrament to
be administered.
This refusal of his spiritual adviser excited
him very much and he became for little time
perfectly frantic; but after little while he
was Gained down somewhat.
When the Rev. Mr. Smith came, he stated
what had passed between him and the Rev.
Mr.. Cox, but Mr.. Smith told him that he could
not do otherwise than Mr.. Cox had DONE
lie refused to see any strangers during the
day, remlrking with earnestness that he had
10 time to crafty idle curiosity, that he want
ed all the time he had left to prepare for
eternity. When the subject of making con-
fession was introduced, he always replied that
ne did not wish to speak upon that subject;
that he had no other confession to make than
what he had made in his speech on the day of
tral. and when reference was made to the
witnesses, he denounced them
Last evening he continued 20 NANTES. the
same Indifference and hardihood. About
dark last evening, Woodward was shaved pre-
paratory 10 hi, execution, by the barber. in
the passage in front of the cell, and as soon
as the barber was through, before the towel
was removed, he sprang up and going to the
window, and wiping his face with a towel
'mllingly said to Mr.. Hoover and some gen.
tlemen standing outside looking at the gal
lows "Good evening, Sir. Marshal, and gen
tlemen-' On looking up, the Marshal in
quired How do you feel, Woodward ~
Lie answered, ''First rate, first rate" and hen
STEPPED cheerfully back into the cell.
He frequently introduced to the jailors the
subject of the execution, eonversinS freely
about the length of the fall, and the size of
the rope. He also spoke of lis dress. and ex-
pressed anxiety to be well dressed, so that he
might appear to advantage to those who wit
messed his execution.
At an early hour, he desired his spiritual
advisers to retire, as he was wearied out and
wanted rest; and, accordingly, about eigh,
o clock they took leave of him His brother
also left at the same time
About eleven he retired to rest, and rested