Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-10

striking out the word "nrst," and inserting In
stead the word sixth J. after striking out also
the phrase "incite and urge" and the phrase
"encourag gement.and mitigation, - aud by add
ing the words "or about after tho word ION, -
where 1t occurs In the specification; and also
after slrikipy out the phrase animals called
bloodhounds, ~ and inserting the word dogs
and also striking ont the word 'bloodhounds'' ;
where II afterwards oecurs, and insert the word
"dogs;'' aud also striking out the words given
by him
OF the l9th Specification, "GuIlty."
of the 18th Specification, "Not Guilty"
ofthe CHARdE, Guilty.
SENTENCE.
And the Court do therefore sentence him,
Henry wirE, "1ro be hanged by the neck till ho
be dead, at such time and place as the President
Of the United States may direct two thirds Of
the members Of the Court ooneurring herein. :"
And tHslCourt also fnd the prisoner, Henry
wirz, guilty Of having caused the death, in man.
ner as alleged In specification eleven to Charge
2, by means Of dogs, Of three prisoners Of war In
his custody and soldiers Of, the United States,
one occurring on or about the 18th day Of May,
1854 another occurring on or about the llth day
of July, 1854 another occurring on or about the
LIST day Of September, 1884, but which finding, as
here expressed, has not, and did not enter into
the senteuce Of the Court as before given.
II. The proceedings, findings, and sentence In
the foregoing case having been submitted to the
President Of the United States, the following are
his orders:
The proceedings, fading, and sentence Of the
Court 10 the within case are approved, and II Is
ordered that the sentence be carried into exocu-
tion by the officer commanding the Department
Of Washington, on Friday, the tenth day Of No.
vember, 1885, between the hours Of clock, q.
m, and II o'clock, noon.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President.
Ill Major General G. c. AUauR, Commanding
the Department Of Washington, is commanded to
cause the foregoing sentence, In the case Of
Henry WirE, to be duly executed, in accordance
with the Presidents order.
". The Military Commission, Of which Major
General LEWIS WALLACE, U. s. Volunteers, is
President, is hereby dissolved.
By command Of the President Of the United
States z. d. TowEsBED,
Assistant Adjutsnt General.
When the reading was concluded, WIRz
stood up and was asked by Major RUSSELL If
ho desired'to say any thing before the sentence
was executed. He replied that he had
nothing to say to the public. He continued
to converse with the reverend Fathers in at
tendance while his arms were being pinioned
behind him.
At this time he stood quite erect, and his
countenance wore pleasant expression. He
was apparently more animated than he had
appeared at any time in the court during
his trial. He said to the priests that he was
willing to die like man and Christian.
During this time THE SOLDIERS MoCKED HIM
with cries of You'll never starve any more
Union prisoners ~ Remember Anderson
willie :" " Andersonville - Anderson
vile - "Andersonvillo !"
1t would seem that the cry ANDERSON
WILLIE must have sent a terrible feeling
through his heart, but the heart that was
Steeled against the suGerings of the "d-d
Yankees, " at Andersonville bore up through
it all with the fortitude of a superhuman
fend.
While the knot was being adjusted he kept
on speaking to the attending priests, turn
ing his head to each without any display Of
trepidation or restraint. The cry of the
Nemesis seemed to reach him not
After all was ready, the reverend fathers
shook hands with him, and
THE BLACK CAP
was drawn over his eyes. The soldiers in
the trees were now more demonstrative than
ever, and when, the next moment, the drop
fell wild chorus Of cheers arose from them
as If they had won battle. 1t was n most
remarkable scene. Never has its like been
witnessed in this country at any execution.
When
THE DROP FELL
at ten nd-a-half clock, the wretched man $
body writhed for a couple of minutes, and
then it was still. The execution was CON-
plete, and after having been suspended twenty
minutes, the surgeons in attendance pro-
nounced him dead, and by order of Major
RUSSELL the body was cut down, placed on
n stretcher, and removed to the prison, where
it was placed in charge Of DR.. STONE.
Thus has ended the career of the adven-
turer, the mercenary soldier, and the mur.
derer of Union soldiers.
EsN.-