The Jeffersonian Democrat. [volume] (Chardon, Ohio) 1854-1865, 1865-11-17
The End Of Wirz, the Andersonville
Monster.

The End of Wirz, the Andersonville
Monster.
HOW HE RECEIVED HIS SENTENCE.
Washington Nov. u Dispatch 10 the Columbus
Jourrall
The statement telegraphed you for YES.
terdays paper in reference to Wirz's con-
victioD aud sentence, was announced Off.
cially to-day. The sentence was COM
municated TO the prisoner yesterday after.
noon BY Gen. Anger, Capt. walbridpe and
Major Russell, and received by him with
much equanimty and sang .froid. He said
it was what bo expected, not bacause be had
merited 1t, but that he bad made I'D bis
mind that he was TO be made the scape.
goat for all the crimes of the CoDfederncy,
aud at the conclusion remarked, all Is up,
il must be done . .
10 moment or two be looked across the
passage in the direction of General Brscoe's
cell, which is opposite the one occupied by
him, and called out to him, General, am
to be hung.
Before tbe officers retired, wirz said, 4
will haunt my persecutors!' Wirz asked u
have Father Boyd sent for; also L. Shade.
bis counsel; giving the number of bis resi-.
dence. In short time Father Boyd who
bad frequently visited him during bis i'm.
prisonment, was 10 attendance, and talked
to bim q long time in reference to the 10.
terests of bis sonl
Father Boyd also spent some time With
the condemned man this morning Wirz says
now he knows that bis duty is &c attend to
bis spiritual interests. he wishes to make bis
peace with God. But it 10 difficult for him
TO forgive those whom it is bis duty to for.
give, yet be hopes through earnest prayer
to be able. before be dies, to forgive ell and
die at peace with all mankind,
He now devotes himself to reading relig.
ious works, but does not spend bis time as
formerly reading books. His right arm,
which was wounded during the year 1859,
has become sore, 30 that II 10 with diff.
ficuIty he can use it. His wife is now in
Georgia, having left here some weeks ago
to attend to her children, the party in the
hands OF whom abe left them 30 as to be at
the trial, having died while che was here.
He ate heartily last night and sep we'll, and
declared this morning that be hadn't slept
better on any former occasion since bis in.
carceration.
The gallows will be erected to morrow in
the Old Capitol yard, and the execution will
be under the immediate charge OF Major
UIaT6Q8l
Of the Department. The execution will be
private one
BEFORE THE EXECUTION.
Great pressure was made to secure the
! communication of his death sentence, but the
President remained firm.
| Mr.. Shade showed to the President aft,
davits from Union prisoners impeachipR the
testimony of witness claiming to be grand.
son of Lafayette, asserting that he was q
common Jew from New York. The same
witness claimed be saw Wirz murder a man
in the stockade. Wirz still maintains an
air of saDgfroid. The wound on him is very
painful.
He feels no resentment aRains. the Pres.
ident or the Court Martial, but it 10 impos.
sible to repress feeling of resentment to.
wards the witnesses. He has given up the
reading of German novels. He complains
of the injustice of the Government in not
staying the proceedings of the Court until
fourteen OF the most important witnesses
could reach him. When he left the country
no railroads we're in operation in Switzer.
land, and be denies the charge that be bad
ever been railroad man and diechsrged.-
Among bis letters was one from New York,
the writer saying that he considered him
the greatest criminal that ever cursed the
earth, urging bim to prepare for death, and
quoting passages of Scripture not consola.
tory. Wirz replied by telling the writer the
letter was unequaled as specimen OF pre-.
sumption and impotence, and concluding
with Judge not that ye be not Judged He
denies want of affection between him and
his wife. He admits that the prisoners bad
been brutally treated, but denies that be is
guilty.
The Chancellor of the Swiss Consul Gen.
eral visited Wirz, and informed him that
the Consul General had prepared petition,
asking the President 10 commute the sen.
tence. He inquired whether the Consul
could do anything for him. when the pris.
oner replied that he regretted to say that
the proffered assistance came at the last
hour, and that the refusal of the Consul
to receive money 10 behalf of his defense,
had done him immense harm.
THE EXECUTION.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 10 Captain Wirz was
hung between 10 and ii o'clock this morn
Ing. On the gallows he declared bis inno-
cence. He died without exhibiting any
symptoms of fear. This morning Father
Boyle administered the sacrament to Cap.
tain Wirz. and Father Wggett, also of the
Roman Catholic Church, then placed upon
the prisoner black cambria, remsrking as he
did so, II hope this will be turned into q
white one in the other world" At twenty
minutes past 10 o'clock Captain Wirz came
from bis cell in the Old Capitol Prison, &C.
companed by Provost Marshal Russell and
other officers, and by Father Boyle and Wig
gett, and, passing between the military
guard, they ascended the scaffold: The
prisoner was then seated. The scaffold was
twelve feet square and twenty-five feet to
the top beam, with q trap twelve feet from
the ground. Tho guard consisted of tie
l95th Penn'a Vols. and three detachments
of the Veteran Reserve Corps. under com.
mand of Captain Walbridge, Military Super
intsndent of the Old Capitol Prison. There
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