The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-11

them The first interview of Mrs wrz with her husband
was in his CELL just after the commencement OF his trial
fher meeting was not at all of the character tha wouu
be expected between man and wife under such orcum
stances There appearance OF tenderness, no
embrace or kiss no tears aud no apparent emotion OF
any kind on the part OF either The lady hrst "ous
We're How are you WrzYn
'Wel, he answered in gloomy voice, u am getting
along pretty well.
She looked at him a moment and her next words
were
"when did you have a clean shirt lastY J never
saw you look so dirty in my life. -
Wrz replied that he had had on within the last
week and began TO complain of his misfortunes lher
conversation throughout cold and hippant enc
took leave OF him in the manner and General
Baker made arrangements that she should see MN
twice week She represented that she had not means
10 pay her way while in this city, and as WIZ had
nothing to give her General Baker, plying her eondi-
ton, supplied her with fifty dollars from his private
funds. The second interview cold and as devoid
Of affection emotion as the first The conduct OF Mrs
Wrz towards her husband at the first interview had
aroused General Bakers suspicion of her good faith IN
visiting him, and he watched them very closely. he
noticed that Mrs. Wrz kept moving some small object IN
her hand Dervously They Eat one at each end OF the
small pine table in the CELL and General Baker sat at the
side. He noticed that they hitched close to the table
so as to get their knees together under the ahe
and Mrs Wirzs movements seemed TO Indicate fat she
wished TO pass something under the table TO the prisoner
Wirz was talking principally about the testimony then
being taken h trial. denying the truth OF the charges
against him General Baker watched the two so closely
that nothing could be passed between them without his
notice He was very strongly impressed with the idea
that something wrong was Intended. The third inter
view Sunday, October 30. The two exchanged
commonplace sautations as before and INDUCED in
commonplace conversation. General Baker saw MRS.
Wirzs draw OF her glove and again the nervous mo-
ton OF her hand though moving something in IL which
she desired conceal As she she stepped up to
Wirz and for the first time made movement TO kiss him.
General Baker stood at their sides where he could see
the meeting of the lips. II was not quick passionate
kiss; but General Baker noticed that they occupied
longer than necessary and that the movements of
their lips rather peculiar for a kiss AS their lips
parted General Baker convinced that she had passed
something from her mouth into his and that he was
swallow it, c
him b. The throat partly choking him for the instant
General Baker commanded him to open his mouth and
he did he spit little ball which he had party
crushed and which General Baker picked up. IL was
somewhat smaller than acorn and was acerained 10
De sychnine, enclosed IN oIed SIX ana coated w.n
rice 1t is General Bakers possession In getting
up Mrs Wirz had probably dexerously conveyed 10
his mouth In instant more Wirz wonld have swai.
lowed it, and the outside coating had dissolved
in his stomach il would have caused his lmme-
date death. Mrs. Wr2 not again allowed
visit the cell She left the city nearly two weeks ago.
no, waiting either TO hear her husbands to
see hun again before his death On his trial mere her
cold and Indifferent manner toward her husband was
noticed and commented upon IL rs not known whether
Wr2 had by any communicated his desire 10 com
nit suicide to his WIFE whether IL was not partly at
the nstgaton of outside parties that she wished to aid
him to do so. II is known that Wirz has had for long
time hope of escaping the sentence OF death IL Is
also believed that there friends Of Davis Lee and
Winder who feared that something might be ELECTED ON
trial that would connect them by legal evidence with
and make them responsible FOR The Andersonvle crimes
and who desired that Wirl might be ont of the
quickly as possible On account OF General Bakers
! Kind treatment Of his VIE Wirz has been more
communicative TO him than 10 Others. Yesterday he
| sent special request for an interview with Gene
| raj Bakcr saying that he wished TO make some
important Statements previous 10 the execution Gene
raj Baker visited him aud received from him die
closures. the nature OF which has not Ianspired. Wifz
convcrsed with him freely and claimed as he has al
ways doue, that Winder was more guilty than himself
for the crueliics Andersonvc He said that he re-
pcaediy wrote To Richmond, complaining OF his inability
to treat the prisoners comfortably and this was the
] reason why winder sent TO outrank him. and ht
claimed that lle atrocities praciised towards the prison
after Wiuders arrival Talk about liberty II
1 this country said he in commenting on his trial
''why the American eagle IL nothing but turkey buz
| gard ~
| JUSTICE RI BAkER, Tisr COUNSEL or wIRz
IL il due 10 Mr. Baker counsel for Wirz to state tina
me latter Yesterday addressed him n note exprcssin
epsre satisfaction with his condpct and the h
which he conducted the defence throughout IL con
rrdcts the statement made by himself two days before
for publication in The HERALD in the OF
| arief oI The man.
DISPOSITION or THE BODY.
About eiglt O'Clock night Captain Walbridge re
| cciycd order directing that the body OF Wirz which
III. execution has been subjected q post
examination, should be turned at six A. NJ to
officer detailed for the OCCASION for burial ~
tho United States Arsenal grounds With the conspiyaois
| already inferred IN thu, enclosure
| wIR2's ASSOCIATES GROWING NERVOUS.
| Captain H. h. wnder Qnartermsster 10 the Anderson.
vile Prison during the administration Of Wirz IL consid
erbly exercised tonight with apprehensons that he Il Il
sufirr Hke WirA otii Duncan and Gee his only livin
associates In the nfnmy of Andersonville, similarly
actad with orebodngs to the sentence tina
will be passed npon them Wnder has written esbo
rate rentaon of the charges that have up agains
him In tho trial of wrz which forty fools
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