Evening star., 1865-11-10

| hlame him; 70 which wirz replied ths, he ,id
not; that he was doing only his duty. To Oap-
tain Waibridge he remarked, Well Captaip,
| Eooo-bye; thank you and the other ofneers
OF tue prison, for have been well treated"
THE CLOSING SCENE.
While this took place, has legs were being
strapped together and his arms pinioned be-
limo him. MAJOR Russell and the others then
. stepped on the drop, the bolts were pulled out,
ana tue fStal spring was touched AZ exactly
65O O'Clock, when the drop fell with a ssthueS,
and The criminal was left Dangling IN ths ar
The legs were drawn mp slightly several times
and the Shoulders shrugged a little, but in
abSut four minutes the body ceased 70 swav
and all was still. When the body fell, shout.
with cheers, went up from the crowd Of spec
tators outside.
The body was allowed to hang fifteen m,u-
utes, when it was lowered and placed on n
stretcher and carried TO the hospital, where it
was examined by Dr. c. NJ. Ford, surgeon Of
the prispn; Dr. Ensign, 18th V. X, and Drs.
Notson and Bliss, who found that his neck had
teen broken.
His body Will be placed in a coffin furnished
by the Government and delivered TO Rev Pa
tier Boyle, who received from the prisoner his
dying requests as 10 the disposition Of his
rtInains.
Last night when Lieutenant Hayens Left his
roum WIZ requested him TO get him a pair OF
sc sSCrs and this morning lie cut OF several
locks Of his hair and placed them in letters 10
HI wife and children, but as tar as known be
lett no message 70 his relatives IN Europe. A
number OF books left in HE room he directed,
before he left The CELL be sent TO his children
and others to MI. SChade, his counsel. He also
left journal, kept since he has been IN prison.
and a number of letters. Among the letters
were some addressed 10 witnesses on his trial.
During the morning he sent Tor Captain r.
H Wlnoer, whs occupied a room directly op-
posite TO his, and bid him good bye Charging
him 10 see 10 has family and aid them. Ii ~ uu-
derstoOd that he referred more particularly TO
aiding them 10 20 TO his people in Switzer-
land.
Mr.. s. II. Chandler, of the Provost Marshal's
gff fina ~anN .
and asked him for his autograph, which he
complied with by taking the book and writing
IN plain firm hand, being scrupulously exact
IN punctuation, the following: sOld Capitol
Prison, Nov. 10Th, 1866. Ii. Wirz Captain and
A. A. G., -. :. A" remaTEing as he handed
back the book, ''This is the last signature L will
ever write. Farewell, &. - A.
The room in which the prisoner was confined
Is IN the third story on the north side of the
building, with two windows and a door on the
east SIDE. In CRATE on the west side of the
rCCm during the cold weather a cheerful fire
was kept, while his bed was laid on a cot on
the north side, two blankets being used the
cover. AT the foot OF the bed was a small table
on which was a quantity Of paper and enyel-
opes just as he had left them, while on the
window-sill was volume Of Cummings
on the Apocalypse"
INCIDENTAL.
Inside the enclosure there We're, besides the
military, perhaps as many as two hundred per-
sons; but with those on the house-tops and in
the trees the entire number, including the mil
ltary, Witnessing the execution were over l.oOO
among whom were some ladies on the house
tops and in the windows of residences near nv
Besides those inside the enclosure, there were
q few persons who were prisoners at Auder.
sonville, among them Lieut.. r. II. Jackson,
who was prisoner for fourteen months du.
ring which time he was twice vaccinafed
with smallpox virus, causing him to lose an
arm.
After the execution was over and the hodx
had been taken TO the hospital, Captain Wal
bridge appeared in the yard with piece of the
rope with which the hanging was done. and
was immediately surrounded by a clamorous
crowd, among whom II was quickly divided.
THE POST MORTEM.
The surgeons, after the body was taken 10
the hospital, held a post mortem examination
on il, finding the joints Of the yertebrae disIo-
Gated. They also minutely examined the right
arm In reference to the wound he received in
Of shell received at the battle
Of Fair Oaks, and after il had healed
up II broke out afresh, and was operated upon
IN Europe, the Surgeons taking out a portion
OF the fractured bone, which had decayed Ii
was then thought to be well. but while on his
trial the wound broke out afresh, and became
all the decayed bone had no. been removed
and the portion Of it remaining caused the
wound 10 break out afresh.
The body, up TO O'Clock, was still in the
hands Of the surgeons, no orders having been
received from headquarters TO deliver the body
TO Father Boyle, who applied for il, to be kept
less the order Will be given this afternoon, and
the body be delivered to Mr.. Sands, the under
taker, who will take it to Mount Oliyet, where
II VIII be placed in vault for the present
LETTER OF wIRZ TO BAKER.
The following is the letter he addressed to
Mr.. q. S. Baker, one of his counsel, this morn
ing:
MY DEAR SIR Il am truly sorry to see that
the New York Herald has spoken of you in the
article headed "WirZ" in such a manner TO
reflect on you. i have not said word that
could be construed into such a thing. L mere
ly stated that j had not selected YOU as
my counsel at first, but accepted OF your
E services eheeriully- ! viii say again, as
could for me, and therefore accept my thanks,
the thanks of dying man.
10th November, 1865. III WIRz
The arrangements at the prison deyoIyed
upon Captain G. X. Walbridge, the military
commandant, who, with his assistants Lieuts
Havens, Coleman, and Burns, was kept quite
busy, and the entire details were carried out in
a creditable manner. Ii was necessary 10 post
a larger number of sentries than usual, over
thirty posts being on the outside of buildings,
and also the troops around the scaffold, besides
attending TO the internal arrangements OF the
prison, which kept these officers quite busy:
nevertheless, when the time came, every per-
son was found in his proper place.
THE LAST LETTER OF WIRZ.
The following letter was written by Wlrz
before mounting the gaIlows:
OLD fhlsON. NOV. 10, lS6S.-Ar.
Sckdde-Dear Sir: 1t is no doubt the last tune
that 1 address myself to you. What L have
SAD 10 you often and often L repeat. Accent
my thanks, my sincere. heartfelt thanks for
all yeu have done for me. May God reward
youi 4 cannot. Still have something more
10 ask OF you, and am confident that Won
VIII not refuse TO receive my dying request
Please help my poor family-my dear wife
and children. War, cruel war, has swept eve
rythlng from me, and to-day nv wife, my chill
dren are beggars. My life is demanded as an
HtOnpmpnt. 4 OiN and I -
that after awhile i will be Judged differently
from what L am now. Ii any one ought 10
come to the relief of my family il is the people
OF the South, for whose sake L have Sacrificed
all know you Will excuse me for nv troub-
ling you again.
Farewell, dear sir, may God bless YOU.
Your thankful III. WIRE
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