The Weekly Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, O. [Ohio]) 1861-1???, 1865-11-17
The Execution OF vVirx,

Capt, Wirz was hung between 10 aud Ii
o'clock FRIDAY morning. Ol tho galiowS
he declared his innocence, aud exhibited
no symptoms of fear, In tho morning
Father Boyle administered The sacrament to
Capt Wirz, and Father Wiggct, also of the
Roman Catholic Church, then placed upon
the prisoner the black cambric, romarIng an
ho did SO; Il hope this will be turned into
a white one in the other world" At 20 min.
utes past | 0 o'clock Capt. Wirz camo from his
cell IN Old Capitol Prison, accompanied 10y
the Provost Marsh / an Other olio RS, and
by Father Boyle and Wiggct, and, passing
between the military guard, they aSccnded
tho scaiinld. Tho prisoner was then seated.
The scailold was ~ feet square an II fec;
to tho top beam, with trap Ii feet from,
tho grounl, Tho guard consisted of the
l95th Pennsylvania volunteers and throo de-
tatchmcnts OF the Veteran Reserve Corps
under command of Capt. Walbridgc, Military
Superintendent OF Old Capitol Prison. There
were several huadred spectators present,
besides the military, the civilians having
been admitted on special pas sos And
profound silence Provost Marshal Russell
proceeded to read the order OF Tie War
Department, founded on tho verdict of the
cOurtmartial which tried the rr;souer.
llo was charged aud convicted of com.
biniug, cOnlCdoratiug and consprng with
Jefferson Davis, j, A, Seldom, Howe Il Cobb
John IL, WmdSr, Richard b. Wmdor, Isaac
White, w, s. Winder, w. Shelby Reed, r.
/ r. Stevenson, $. 7. Moore, Kerr, late hOspi-
| tai soward at Audersonvl c, James OulcOn
! Wesley w. Turner Benjamin Harris, aud
others whose names are unknown, and who
wero thon engaged in armed rebellion
against tho United States, malciouSly, trai
torouSly aud in violation OF the laws OF
war, to impair and mipre the healths and
to destroy lives 10y spbiecting to torturtug
aud great suffering, 10y conhning in uuhcal
| thy and uuwholesomo quarters. by expos
! ins To tue nclemeucy OF winter and to the
dews and burning sun of summer, by com
pellipg the usN OF impure water, an by fur
nishing insufficient and uuwholesome foul
! of large numbers of Federal prisoners, I,
wit: tho number OF about $4,000, held AZ
prisoners of war, at AndcrSonYille, within
the lines of the sO.called Confederate States
"a on before the 27lh OF March, 1864, and
a. divers times between that day aud th,
10Th OF April, 1868, TO tho end that tht
armies OF tho United States might be weak
lened and impaired, and that the inSurgentC
engaged IN armed rebellion against the
United States might bS aided and comlor
ted. etc. eie.
Tn, order also states that The prisoner
was found guilty OF Tho second charge
namely' murder in violation OF the laws an,
customs of war; and guilty Of all the speci
lieauons, excepting the 4lh, l0ta and 18Th
which set forth that he Kill el prisoue
by shooting him with n revolver; that h
ordered a sentinel 10 fire upon anoInor will
a revolver and that he shot another with ,
revolver 80 that he die.
The order concludes as follows; r.,
Court do therefore sentonco him, Hcnr,
Wi1 To be hanged by the neck until n
be dead, at such time aud place as Tue Pres