The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-11-18
saturday. November n.
EXECUTION ~ wIRI.
scenes mt the Sca0aIa


Washington, NoU l0.-!rhu morning F,,Ac-
B',ie sdminis'cjed the .aci lulsut 10 Cant wiz.
snd Father Wigsot, also OF tho EemAn Catholic
'nuich' then paced upon the pt,ouer the black
toue' remaining A. he did 60, "l hope this will t-
Mrntd into White ono IN the other vofii' "At 20
minutes pact ~ O'clock Captain WIZ earac from hia
cell in the va Ctpltu pr,on. arror,t,niol Ly
Provost Marshal Russell and other of1eer. ana by
Fathers BOYLE sni Wisee,, and passing hst~een tho
nihay guard thew .asceDdsd the 'scafold. Ths
prisoner -a then seated. Tho .osffnld vns twelve
feet square and t~eny Two feet 70 the top beam
"ta trup twelve feet from the ground The guard
c'ntntei Of the l95th POnnsy wanna Volunteers ard
three detachment, OF tlr' veteran Roieryo Corp-,
under the command of Captain walbrfdgr. tho
military Superintendent OF tho OH Capitol Prison.
There we're several hundred SPECTATOR, present be-
eidc' ha military civilians having been admitted on
special passes. Amid profound silence, Plovo,t
Marshal Rus.el proceeded TO read the CIDER Of the
War Department., founded on tho verdict Of tho
court-mar1h vhich tried the prisoner
The prsouerwas charged and convicted OF eonr-
bEs Son essranns 1nd e9g'pitnf Et9 Jsgsr,op
Rg.b.,2 ~ a. Neidon' Ii,Ttl Halh John u Minicn
w. shelby Reed, x. K stevenson, Z. 4. Moore, -
hert, late Ho,pits b,evurd a. Andersonviile, james
Ipnesn, Netley W. Turner BENJAMIN Harris and
otheri vhose names are untuoun, tni Who were
then engaged In srmed rebellion against the tinted
W Nl
we lsNs Of wsr TO impair and inJuIe tho heath and
destroy the lives hy sullectinC torture and eat
souo quarters, ~ exposing 20 the iucleuency n
winter and TO the dous And burning sun Of Summer
hy oonPel ns the uic OF n'purc -ster, .nd h. iur.
bumbsts II Federal rrisoneTe, to wit The numisr
OF about 4A0to Noli uprsoners OF war At Andcrsou-
states, on oru,th No YIth Of MsTeh, 1sGS, and Al
divers times tetNeen ,hst day sa,Lthe lu,h day Of
States might be wcskah "a EIt Impaired, aud
that the insurrcnt' GeAnd In armed
hc aided aud comiorted, etc. The order states
thai the PRISONER vas iolnd guilty " tho second
and custonl. OF var, aud su,lty ofk the spoeifca-
tons excepting the th, 10Th, and 18th, winch thre
,et iorth hat he tiled prfsoneI by ,hootins hun
uih arevoiNer, tlat ho or,Yred q sentinel TO ,hfe
uiou another With . revolver, anu thag ho shot
smother with revolver. 30 that he died The order
concludes a. tollows sentence And the Court DO
therefore sentence him, Hrury VIE, to be a.neea
By tho neck until he he dead At such time and place
to 0-thirds Of tho member of the Court coacurriuq
therein. And the Court also una the prisoner Hear,
alleged IN .pecihr hrttion II charge q by means
Of dog, OF three pn.one,. Of rsr, in hs custody,
or about the i5th day Of NAV, lsol another ocrut.
ring or about the llth day of July, ls64 another
buI which indinr horo e1ptered, has not and aid
not enter in'o the "utsnco Of tho Court as before
given.
second. The proceedings. finding and sentence In
ihe foregoing case having been submitted 10 The
President VI the United staes the following ate lia
orders
"ENrcrrivr MAssios Nov g. fSsi
. The proceedings hnding and hsnionce VI tho Court
In the within case. are approved aud IL |. ordered
that tho sentence he carried inio .aecution ny the
otheer COMMANDING uie peISttmont OF HA.htng,oh,
the hours Of sin oelooA in the ~ O'Clock
noon ASDRkw JpDSsos,
President ot the + nited State,
Third, Major General &. 4, Ausur Uontnsnuipg
tho Dcps! tInent of Wsspinston, \. coInIuypded 10
causc tie foregoing sentence, IN The csse Of ileut
IA IN La AH .Na1 dan IA. a
Fosr,h, Ths Military Oommi s.iuu OF thieh Mijer'
hereby dlsioived by command Of the Prssidsnt oil ho
Lniisd statsa .'- -
wirE cenversed with those the platform With
sosthiur cslInness and siEpossesslon, Gnd Il vas
r. marked thut he had 4 smiling countonsuco 10
hi- spiritual sdyiser he SAID u Sm innoaont., i
have to die, bat can die IkeAman. have hopt
in the iuture Ihlyc nothing more 10 sAy."- az.
loss and hands we're tied, the noose pAssod around
his neck and the black cap placed over bis fare, lie
stood erect ~iihout fAltering, evidently having
neryed himself for fre solemn event. Those on the
platfoim m retired 10 the railing, leaving TIA
doomed man IN the centre Of lhs strlIeiura
After lev moments Of profound quiet, the
irop, at presoncerled ,gnL, fell Tho sound, thus
having reached the Of the ptomisc,
rTowd outside Of the Old Capitol srounds, but
~ho not privileged 10 view the execution va,
responded to by repea,ad shouu Of sppcobaton. The
,nn yint, directly after falling, considerably
,onyul.od in his lees, but the agony over.
10 hung about f,een minutes, and then was cut
iovn. His body Wa laid upon a treteher and con- |
gey ed to the prison. where 1t -a placed In eofiu |
and transferred 10 Father Boyle for rternenL Ins
mech WAS broken b., the iht. All the proceeding,
'ceuldsd about three -iourths Of an hoIu. o.,
sEcorD DIsrArcH
Washington, Hop 10 =. NM. sehAde again
riited upon the P.esideut thI, morning, ts make
inal effort to rave Capt. wlrz from tho death penalty
1ut at that time, unknown 10 him, tho prisoner had
'ssn hanged. The rre'ident hoseyer, could roe no
eason for changing The sentence, aud stated that
sr. sohade was the opiy one Who made AZ earnest
lPpeal IN behalf of he prisoner. Whsn bet-een
md . A. N. Mr.. sehade took leave ofCsptsn win,
he latter s1prss.ed hi, thanks for what he had done
or him, and regretted that II not la his poser
n reward him. Mr.. Sehsie said he believed hs
'ould die ike man. to which Captain Wirs replied,
1t /. hardy necessary ~ tell mo thH intend to die
ihe man" Mr. sohsds rays he was called upon ~
everh persons last night, a. aso Father Boyle,
rho communicated information purpofting to cone
rom member Of the Cabinet, 10 the effect that II
Nirz would seEnowleige that Jeff. Davis vsg con-
ected with the GtrCo!t.ts at Andrrsouylile hls
p cnco should he eoninr ID. Although Mr. sehado
al not pace l conftcnc. 10 the rsportr he cous,I.
red II to be his duty "a. rslto tho 20
he prisoner al his last eosisrenee with him. Cspi.
viz, In reply said Mr.. iehAde you know have
ways told you that did not know anything about
od Davis. lie had connection With ne ss 10
hal was done at Andcr,onville, and II knew he