Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-01
LOCAL NEWS.

r.- nar st Execution fer the N1urderers
kendrlcA, .~l ballard.
PREPARATIONS IN THE JAIL YARD FOR Tn.
EXECUTION - CoMMUTATIoN OF THEIR sEN-
TENCE.
This was the day fixed for the execution of
jeremiah Hendricks, convicted of the murder
OF Dennis Shanahan, and Emanuel Pollard,
(colored) convicted of the murder OF George
Butler, {colored.f
The terms Of their sentence condemned them
to be hung between the hours Of IL m and = p.
m.
The galiows, which has been erected for some
days is placed in the southwest corner of the
yard north of the Jail building 1t is placed in
This position to screen it as much as possible
from view on tside Persons however, by
climbing to the roofs of the adjacent houses are
enabled TO get precarions view Of the scene
and those having morbid curiosity in that
way frequently pay large sums OF money to
be permitted to occupy upper windows OF the
neigh boring houses affording, as they do, some
glimpse of the terrible tragedy.
THE CASE OF HENDRICKS
Kendrick was committed and sentenced for
the murder of Dennis Shanahan on the
morning of December 27th at the house Of the
latter on LIST street between K and L streets
north. The circumstances of the murder were
as follows Hendricks had bought a stove
from woman and dispute took place be-
tween Shanahan and himself in relation to it
during which Hendricks threatened to kill
Shanahan and the latter went of. Hendricks
afterwards went to the house of Shanahan in
the night armed with knife and dared the
latter to come out Shanahan refused at first,
but after Hendricks had been before the house
for some time Shanahan went to the door &C.
companied by his wife. Hendricks asked " Is
that you Shanahan ~ to which he replied in
the affirmative. Hendricks asked s. Are you
going TO follow that stovei" to which Shan
ban replied 8 will see about it Tomorrow"
Hendricks exclaimed Come out here YOU S.
f.1. RS
Shanahan told her husband to come in, when
Hendricks rushed up and inflicted q stab in
the breast OF Shanahan which caused his death
in q few minutes Hendricks ran off as soon
AS the deed was committed but was pursued
by Mrs. Shanahan who called on some sol diers
and they arrested Hendricks, and delivered
was held the following DAY when verdict
was rendered in accordance with the above
facts. When Hendricks was arrested the knife
was not found on him, but the following day
1t was picked up, covered with blood, where
he threw it in his flight. The prisoner was
committed to jail by Justice Cfiberson and was
Clayton and Wise appearing for him-and q
verdict was rendered the same day OF guilty
OF murder in the first degree. He received the
sentence OF death On the 23d of February with
out emotion, and at the time took occasion to
comment upon the testimony, charging that
some of the witnesses against him would swear
mans life away for q drink of whisky. And
alter the conclusion OF the sentence he remark
ed :. That they could take his life, but not mis-
soul that Gods body was put to DEATH" and
walked back 10 the dock where he engaged in
cor versaion with other prisoners as uncon-
Cerned apparently as il it was some body else's
case.
THE CASE OF POLLARD.
Pollard was convicted and sentenced for the
murder OF George Butler, colored man, on
The night of the 9th of October last, on BuZzard
Point, the extreme southern point of Washing.
ton. The parties lived near each other, and
had the preceding day a quarrel in relation
possession when
threatened 10 kill the deceased before <nhe night
passed. On the night CT the murder, some
person called the deceased, and on his aping to
the door he was shot in the breast, and He'd in
II few hours from the effects of the wound
From the fact that Pollard had quarrelled with
the deceased, suspicion fell on him, and he
was arrested on the morning after the oc-
currence and committed to Jail on the charge
Of committing the act, and on the same day the
Coroner's jury found verdict that the de-
ceased came to his death from wound in
fiicted at the hands OF Pollard. The accused
was tried at the December term OF the Court,
February 1lth) and on the. following day he
was found guilty. The evidence was altogether
circumstantial, but pointed unerringly to the
prisoner, who, after the quarrel, was seen 60
ing in the direction OF the house OF the deceased,
with gun, which was found the following
day, not in its accustomed place, and near The
bed of the condemned man-it having ap.
parenfly been lately discharged and reloaded;
and the shot taken from the wound were found
TO correspond with some which were at the
prisoners house. The sentence of death was
passed upon by Judge DIN, on the last day of
the last term OF the Court February 23d, and
then in reply to the question whether he
had anything to say why sentence should not
be passed upon him, he answered that he was
not guilty of the crime, and asserted that at the
Time the murder was charged to have been
committed, he was asleep in bed. He be srayed
no emotion when the sentence was passed
upon him, although al the time every specta-
tor in the Court room appeared to be affected
by the awful solemnity of the scene. Pollard
has wife and two children IN the city. He
came from near WarrentoG, where he was q
slave 10 Mr.. Hughes, from whom he made
his escape, when cur armies were in that vi
ciuny-
CONDITION OF THE CONDEMNED MEN.
Since their conviction and sentence, Rev.
Father MEG uire, OF ST Aloysins Church, with
several Sisters OF Charity, have visited them
daily. and lately everal times each day to ad.
minister spiritual consolation to them, which
has been gratefully received. The wife OF
Hendricks, has been visiting him often, but the
wife Of Pollard, although frequently sent for
by him, has not seen him since his arrest in
October last. Some OF the colored comnuni.
cants OF St Aloysius have frequently visited
Pollard, who, il seems, never had religious in
struction. Yesterday. Father Mcclure spent
several hours with them, as did also the Sis
ter's OF Charity; and after Pollard had been
properly instructed, he was baptised in the
Catholic Church. The Holy Sacrament was
also administered at the same time. They YES
terday seemed to feel deep sensibility in regard
to their doom, but they expressed themselves
to te fully prepared to meet their God.
Jeremiah Hendricks is an Irishman by birth,
but came to this country when quite a boy,
and settled In Pennsylvania, living in YORK
county Tor most of the time, following farm
work. He has, we hear, several brothers in
this country. He is man Of about twenty
five years Of age, and was married about two
years since by Rev. Father Mcclure, shortly
after he came to this city, to a girl living near
where the murder took place, by whom he has
one child. He had been engaged before the
commission OF the crime in driving a team In
the train of Mr. MctIenry, aud was looked
upon when sober As q quiet, inoffensive man.
Pollard was formerly slave TO q Mr..
Hughes. living Eear Warren'on, Va, from
whom he escaped about three years since,
during one Of the first advances OF our army,
bringing his wife and two children. and on
reaching this city, settled down neaI RuzzarG's
Point, and betook himself To boating for live.
l!hccd. He is about twenty. eight years of are.
He was regarded a Quiet sort OF q mar, but
would drink sometimes. and would then be.
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