Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-11-29
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contain the4foho lowing iii feiat;ons teatAecsxsSi
|ioution OF Wirz and the factcin eonpectioas
with Wirz's imprisonment, which-it has not
been sdeeinsd exp pedientt 10 tdbEsR Rhsrefols7s,
uay Row bergiven patfiiics his is saoslesss
Ethan the attempt. toT p6isooa .Eirzad Wg:hatss
Mrs. Wirz came here itwas the desire of the
EGovernmont ogfvehef every fatility fsoeaseh-
Toying interviews wiitiher hHsbadl; withgulgi
such preemtiens sasswera,. Indispensable :ne.s
cessary. The first interyiey of Mrs. y. wiiths
her husband, was. in his -cell. just after the
Eeommenceuaent,!p fshis 4tiaEa Theft meeting
Was not: st:all o, aeharacter wanlAbe
expected. .betweeu nan; and vile under. such,
circumstances There wss. no appearance. Of,
Tenderness, mo embrace pr KISS, no tears, no
apparent emotlon 81. apy. kind. On the part of
eitber.. Che lady,s first. words ,Weres.. = How
are,you,s sNilz - ell, I, he answered ia a.
well.n SIC looked at hin Moment iEf; ana dSef
next words were did you iflaiiye iilaye on
aciean shirt last?' 1Isnheevef saw you look go
dirtys in 9fny.lifen cziY ifzrepliea.ihat ahs;had
one on within theiast:wesk sahd; ;sbegah to
complained his. misfortunes c,Ehsir: eonpers
sation throughout wasicold and fippaptu asd
indicated either that theirs,rslatiops had net
been very pleasant previously or that they
were not really married. :. '''''es
7as.zSshe.took. leave of HIM
and Gen. Baker, tho ofiiceri in charge, nado
arrangements that she should see, him twice
q week.. The second Interview vas as cool
and devoid Of affection as tie ;fifst.. SfSe
third interview was on Sunday, October a:c.9.
Thetwo exchanged common place .salatatiofIS
as before, and ihdulged.in common placecou-
versation. Gen. Baker saw Mrs. Wirz draw
off her glove and saw again motion ofsher
hand, as though there were something in it
which she.desired o.coneeaL.ssAs she rose
to go, che stepped upton Wirz, and for. the
first tineSmade q, movement to kiss him.
General Baker. stood at their side, where he
could see the meeting of their lips. II was
not a. quick passionate kiss, and General Ba-
ker noticed that they occupied longer fine
than was necessary, and That the movement
of their lips wss rather peculiar for kiss.
As their lips parted, Gen. Baker was con-
vinced that she had passed something from
her meuth into his, and shat he was about; to
swallow it. lie sprang toward Wirz and
dug III ulAA DJ VIC III o1tf toatcy ohohihS Aiul
for the instant. Gen. Baker commanded him
to open his mouth, and:es he did so. he spit
out little ball which he had partly crushed,
and which Gen. Baker. picked up. It was
smaller than an acorn, and wa. as.
ccttained to be stryehnine enclosed in:silk
and coated with liquorice. In getting up,
Mrs. 1Wirz had probably dexter6usly conveyed
to her mouth. In a moment more Wirz
would have swallowed it, and as soon as tho
outside coating had dissolved in his s'stomach
it would have caused.h immediate death.
Mrs. Wirz was not again allowed to visit
The cell. She left the city nearly two weeks
,go, not awaiting either to hear her husbands
or 10 see him again before his death.
On. his triai, ,5hcr Geld and indifferent manner
.oward her husband was noticed and COM
nented upon. 1t is not known whether Wirz
lad, by any means, communicated lis desire
10 commit suicide to his wife, or whetherit
vas not partly at the instgation of outside
parties that she wished to nd him to do SO.
It is known that Wirz had for along time en-
crtainedn hope of escaping tho sentence
,f death.