Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-04-01

Lamon, attended by several well-knovn gentle
men Of this city, went TO the jail Of the District
Upon the Marshals Arrivsl he desired the Warden
10 call forth the two murdtrers, Hendricks and
Pollard. Upon their entering the room the Mar
shall kindly shook hands with each OF them and In
formel them that he would proceed to read the
proceedings OF the court In which he was author
lied TO execute them by hanging them by the neck
between ~ and O'Clock to-day.
At,r reading them this death warrant, the Mar
shall then read the following endorsement Of the
President, which, the same In both cases. The en-
dorAement was 5.,ti,E -u..s
ON this oase Of Jeremiah Hsndrieks the punish
ment OF death IL eommuied TO imprisonment dur
ing NE, a. hard labor in tho psnitenti1y.m
The men were accompanied by their religious
counsellor, Rev. Father Mcguire. Hendricks Ia a
shsrt man, well built, and has rather good face.
Pollard, the negro, is man about six feet high.
He lIs.enened to the Communication OF his sentence
with st0iid compoaure, while Hendricks shed tears
Of joy. The Marshal, after reading the change Of
sentence asked them II they were satisfied with II,
to which they replied, perfectly"
Marshal Lamon then tsld them that arrange
ments would be made in few days to convey them
10 the Albany penitentIary.
The reason for this sudden change 10 on account
s6f the following decision Of the Attorney GinsrAl
Bates, made to the President, as follows;
ATTORNEY GEHrnAL's oyFIcE,I
WAsHiNGroH, March 2sth, 1885,.
SIN, have had the honor to receive your note
bill to aut6oriEs the appointment Of warden OF
the jail in the District Of Columbi4."
You require ny opinion "Mhether tn MS law re
exesutinS The dean ,Sntenss nnon nersonS 1nder
that sentence in the District jAiri That bill hAv-
Ing become Law, a. your note implies, think u
y,,1 nac .ne y, ma, no
fence o. death upon any man impriSosed In The
jail OF the District OF Columbia, under sentence OF
death.
,hsse Voras. SThSt ths w.sdin .hsI h.xs
The excusIye superyisiou And control Of The tails
in the said District, and be accountable for the
saie.kesping OF All the prisoners legally com,
III, hra ~ ~ I'M, ~ eSa,,.sS
and discharged over Sad jail ana be there
N BY the Marshal Of SAID Distrioth
Of tie Marshal In that behAli TO the warden oil
inc las. a.. hooo. % ~. ,,o., ...n.,,s,,i,, non,
,L.h,N.. .asysnt '" W '"0'' 'e''pNS'''' 'O1
Nnsns% Attornsy Gsnss.I.
y s
.,n,vs letter. ,slinr away the iaiI from the Maj.
b.I of The ni.triot carried with Il hi. powsr and
Shai OF .he Ds' az I SSsa Nv. !" MS A1N
The failure Of the senate to confirm the newly
nppoiuted tailor, Mr.. BealI, left the prisoners In
nc banda Of the tailor without legal authority
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,,' ~ 49, ~ ~ .a,,,',,t.t,or ~ ~
oil dea'h upon tnem' ~ .ne ovmniu,su ,N, ., tne
President hau not TAKEN place oeiore o'eiock 70,
them from, going al large
A. a. e,pIv bour mi, noroinv. a lara number
OF people commenced calling At the jail and also
at the Mafshaps office, to endeAvor to obtain per-
nita IA 10 within the enclosure where II prison.
ers were huns. ihSy weio nj hInib ieiuSeu' Ihe
Intention OF the authorities being 10 allow no one
but those Immediately connected with the affair
SSsnIS Obtain admittanes
n. ., o,.Iool, hov,oyar =. .ro,,d n, t.o,o Ave- 30
y S SoI,.",.S 80 I'M NJ I'm I've
,Osth,ome spectaoIe which thew supposed would
soon Osuc on; However by this time IT is posi-
. tive some OF the parues nave come 10 te concur
sion that they were accidentally APriIed by the
,,-. =, r,,,,,,.,oww cou,
,modoTe Montgomery received yesterday, at ihs
nAvy-yAru, the report Oh the oonmlbion-MMI n
SSr snd % 70 aqSs
into the rates Of wages OF meeh.ni's outndei wlh
the approval Of me DePaItmeht. me iepoLn,sh Az
plumbers, eoppersmiths, turner's and brass finish;
eTs, who will hereafter receive esdH s3'to and
r%ePP ST io apprO1. Of he ssTIes Win
increase take place on the 18th OF March,
TuH ENLISTMENT FUND BLIL.-This ball,
vbish toek nlnoe last niKht in the hall Of the Pat
cnt once. was beyond DOUBT a perfect success,
.SntS In annSelI and sneIable poInt Of View
smbnnt nne. hnusnnd nerAons were preEent among
Iabnn ,ysse large msioTity Of eur oitifans' Who
y aSsmS turned out en- Saasie To contribute 10 The
great fund for which this ball held, and also to
selves The police arrangements were placed
under the supervision OF Captain ScheetI, who,
with HIS able eorpS of assistants preserved perfect
order. The music present was grand, two full
bands having been engaged. The music for the
dances was performed by a detachment OF the Ma
fine reed and Etring band under the leadership OF
Professor Louis Weber, The music for the prom.
eaA deI wa, oy the grsnd band o. the LIN
uniform, under the leadership oil Professor rap
penburg. rr.,ent .camoL a, eniov them..,ves
Inc lhuleS ~ ~ ,'rnso ~ ~ 900
Immensely, anu nv ~ ~ ~ al a. 80 seso,
70 gam we BooDotnnnt davrsa III Homer NIsyor
plismeo IN M raaof .nS aof.,sd into ths fsstIyi
Wallaoh was pLIe n ,th hs.rtx nnod ,sili IN
ties OF the eLehinB fth ~ Vsrty Snntii an ssriv
Mayor remhlheu WIN M Paiy I hsnt d.nsR
hour IN the mp, IN SnS npnId ,nith h, nH"nsI
ment was Hlehueu " ~ d H 49, a ms cna
success our reporter heaEd deAt many eV ON
plants OF champagne when was Iuthisheu ~ the
people by man named bush, nh9i ~ VS. statSsI I,
had poor article o. sewers eiusI tHiu W MS
guests a. the moderate rate OF ~ pet ootls. -,
The dAu cling commenced A. ABOUT o.eluSh, Anu
was continued without intefmlsnon uhml anou'
tails morning. elosl up WIN the ia mi 49, -