, 1865-11-11

The following letter was written BY Wiz befo,
mounting the EauoNr:
NE seHApx-Dar III Is no doubt the Il,
Tine that address nyre1f to Jon. What hss
esad to you otten repeat: Accept ny thanka-n
me. nay God reward you4 cannot. Still bar
~ yoq IN aoi rcfasc 70 rsceiys ny ding reqaest
ren, fot The cruel var has swept everything frou
ns snd M1 ,odiy 5lis I' +. ds,,d w ~ children az be
awhs y S fis E udsed iSa ss2s1ag a9Rs ih'a t q
what I an nov. If any one ought to come L
for whose sake hive saeridoed all / Know NJ s, you
/ F1u e1cuae me for troubling you again. Farewell
dear a!I: L. and may God bess you.
Declares His Innocence on the Cal
JosrH-The GalIows-The CHARGES and
Ferdfct-0rder Of the President for
4ais E1ecut1on-E2osv W1rz Appeared
His Last Words-Executlon- How
The Crowd Outside Acted, dc.
MAsuMoTos, EoT. 1o.-Captatn Wirz was hung
& ,he csilows b. declared bis innocence. Ii died
moHt ae fFasnst'Rg Fisat ny symptoms fear This
rsss Weee e. u tae
Catholic Church, then piased upon Tie pl,sane1 .
paek Gatnbt1c cap, rcn,atRtns, as he did 20, ~ I
ee4 word ii tWrnty NH Minutes s.s p.st Gs sn Y 5es
Wirz came from hia ell IN the Old Cspitoi nrisnn
accompanied s;p b fEovost Marshal Rnsss and other
passing between the military guard, they ssoended
scat'o'd nas twclsc feet high, and twenty-five ieet
70 the top of the beam, with t1ap tsese fest from
The ground The guard consisted Of TIC l9sth
tenns yl.an1a sole, and three drtachucnts OF the
HsiGIaa mea1G cofRs under command q Captain
prison. There we.c eeye1nl hundred spcctsfnrs
present. besides the military the civilians hayina.
oern admitted On special passes.
oRpKR or HE WAR uErAnrxExr,
Amid profound silence Provost Marshall Ruase,,
proceeded to read the order Of the War fensr+.
tnent founded on the verdict OF the court marfisl
Mn1ea tI7ed tae prisoner. uc was charged and con-
with Jefferson Davis, J. i. Seddon, Howell Eohh
John 10 Il: WindeE. Riehard D. Winder, Isaish Witt
y ~ : >: MtndeT, ". Shelby Reid, Il. H. Stevenson,
sgnriie, Jas. D11can Weslry, IT. Turuer. 1eni
Aaf7is, and Others whose narnes arc unknoEn snd
Th9 He.e then engaged IN armed rebellion acaintt
violation Of the laws Of War, 10 impar an3 inin1 ~
The health, md 10 destroy tie lives, by epbecitne
TO torture and great suffering, BY eondn1ng In M.
nc tnc!t mency Of wnter and to deWs and he bum
lns Gun Of summer. by compelling ihe use Of IN.
n9sS1 @asef fa and b. furnishing insufficient and
onels, to Wit: tho number Of about 4s00Q. held Is
prisoners Of wnr at Andessonsllle within The Inns
o. before the 27th Of March, I@4. md At dE,cre
lines between hat day and The 10Th q April. ls65,
70 !he end That the armies Of the United States
tu1rents cuenged in armed rebellion agn,nst the
United States might be aided and com!orted. cic..
ete. 1he order also states that tho prisoner vas
in violation Of the LAWS and Customs Of var. md
Eoniy Of AZ !he epeetcstions excepting the fourth,
tgnh and thirteenth which threc ee, forth that Be
That be ordered sentinel to 1re upon another with
revolver. and thai he shot another with revolver
20 mat &c died- The order concludes as follows:
SENTENCE.
And the Court do therefore seutenoe him. Henry
W1rz, to be hanged by the neck until be BE- icaI
= tneh time and PLACE as The President OF thc
~ Gn1tcd states M nay direct, txoihinds Of the mem
Cont also ind the prisoner, Henry Win, GUILTY
OF having caused the death, in manner a. IT. |
{eSd SSr1 IN spscaestion II eharee Of dog,
diczs Of the United States, one occnriin, 30 On nr
n5opt he II 1ah q My, 1ec!; ANOTHER occurring On
|ng o. Or about ths 1T d; Of septambe, ] oe 1ssa
o1t which finding, as here expressed, has pot md
I'D not enter into The sentence of lie Cou,;, Is BE-
sentence in The foregoing case, Rartnr hesn nh.
n!ttted to the President Of the United States. iht
following are his orders:
PRxApEST's oRDEn-
EXECUTIVE HASnox, Nov, ID. 18G5.-Tbe nm.
:eeaings, findings and tentence Of the court In the
s1ihtn case are approved and It IL ordered that the
Of the Department Of Wss6instons IN m
friday, The 10th DAY Of Norember. 1865, between
&c hours OF eix O'Clock in the morning and twelve
clock nooN ANDREW JoHKaoE
President Of the United States.
14ifd- Major General c. c. Auspr, commanding
snee the foregoing sentence in the case Of Henry
ftz to be dnty exec1ted. IN accordance with 1he
'eias Il Tech .! ho2 ins 70 ene W;: ,sse
:. $. Y. Il President, Is hereby dissolved.
II ns.as5 or inc 1sesldent OF the United States
''50co! H. u. TOWNSEND, A. 4. g.
How WIRE APPEARED.
When the reading " tlre order vu. yz,mp,o.aa |
:,.z oouse,ssd w8,h those on he pladof1nn viii
that he had smiling copntensuf. hv his | g
'1tt.ual adyfscsz. - T
WHAT HE SAID.
= hs e. safd; An tnnocen:; hare to die; but q
lEe nothing noFc 10 say." 4
TIE EXECUTION. Il
His legs and hands were tied The noose ,,a..ca le
onnd H. ny 1, nsek nd black ea2 placed over bis Is
s3pg nersed himself ios The solemn event Those al
tne pattmm retired to the railing, leaving he
ew moments Of profound quiet lie dron. at nre ID
Dce4ed e1snal, fell I'll
TIE CROWD or7s1pE. q
The sound TINS occasioned having reached III
T., esH M q II pfomtecnous 7oTd outside ri
me Old c1pitol grounds but who were not prtyi. a.
red to view The execution, wns reeponded fn hr e.
peated shouts OF appreciation. The eousiet, d. X +
es but hs seony va Son czee H. Snn tn
out nfteen minutes, and then was cut down. HIs ~
= oy VS. lala upon stretcher and conveyed to to
:rcd to Father Boyle for iuterwcu,. iii. nech IN IN
broken By the hn. All proceedings occupicd ia sH
cut three ee-quasters Of IN hour. ~
r. Schade'~ Interview with President "a
9ohnson-Wfrz' Letter to mr. Sehadc. s's ~
Etc. a. a.
HAsmTezox; Nor: 1o-Mr. schAde again called hlt
FfFkthRnt |
IT to rave Capt. wirz from ihc death penalty. op
At thss time, unknown to the President, t6e I
seso ass he
! stated that III. schade was the only one who ~
made an earnest arpeal in behalf Of the prison
.ade took Leave Of Capt. Wi.z, he latter eIrrsss
bic thanks for what be had done for him, md Re-
tted that 1t M ~ not IN ls power to rswa!d him.
nan; TO which Capt Wiz replied: Iii ao SH,
hsId!! " neeesss'E to tel me that intend ri. ui
~ eesc4a persons lat hight AZ w. siso Fsthe4 the
E}c, who communicated information pnfportine :
one i!nm member Of the Cabinet to the enacl s ep
connected with the atrocities At Andersonyiile ar ar
sentence should be cornmutcd. Although Nj. ". VI
ade aid not place full confidence In tie Reports ~
oper ii his last conference with him. Capt. !Sa RI
Z, in reply, eaid MI: schade, you know tns tst
axs59 tod yoq tha. dld not oT aaythIng resI rse,
ut Jef Davts, He had no connection with me H. r..
what uas done at Andcroons7llt and II knew thas
ad, would not become traitor asain.t him IT,
~ a0n 0nf H. IT, e., to ,sss tsye %y III" stes
10 Mr. o. 5. baker, one Of his counsel, IN Ea IL
p he remarked he had not eaid word thai u, tne
ely sated that he had not collected bin "a i MAJ
:scl nj first but accepted his services cheerful .os
&c concluded As follows: ~ viii tsy again. peu
could for me, and Therefore acecpt my ihanes.
thanks Of a dying man,"