The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1865-11-17
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THE HANGING OF HENRY WIRZ.
: ,1css,vo,ord,nce ofar Mo- ro,i ..7;m,,

wAsaISoIoa, friday November III wirx was ex.
hGnteS this ni8rn1Ig e iosoosocs nobody Who
him die to-rfry Will think the less OF him He dis
tito brink of death He met Sisfate not with SraSado %
uns&s sss
coat shut out im his the sunlight the world
been, completely hidden 10 his last and successful
effort to die 6raveiy and without any exhibition Of
trepidaton fear so his step steady his dcmcanor
calm his t9nEge silent except as he offered up This last
at any time since his first incarceration The crowd said
hd was . Drawer man than Payne, Herrold or Atze
who knows mercy beyond his hope. Nevertheess he
met his fate with unblanched eye. unmovng feature
and calm deliberate prayer for all those whom he has
deemed bis pessecutos He seemed nave convinced
hptself Of hiapwn tnnocence and his last principal
justly. and that Others just guilty as he
Yesterday Afternoon. -Lonis schade Wirz's Junior
peal to the President wirz said he had no hope He He
ready to die He had sought received religious
consolation and nattored little whether he diod now
or was spared to die natural DEATH for die soon he
must Au Atach. of the Swiss Consulate also called to
be officially appraised pf his death Wrg said he had
been greatly wronged by the refusal Of the Swiss
to receive nnnGy to enable him 70 conduct his de-
fence. .--...- - N
wirz ate his supper dsaslt And retiring. slept
REose early and paroak of moderate breakfast Soon
aiser. s Il. b. Tnder who was associated with wirz in
s9s a ss sas sss1p sxs a ito ssvoeS
ather equally Innocent and iat if Wrz desorSed anr
Srsr Sass sSs aasn aya aaSs wsI r ssa
pas aE s during which the
and expressed himself an to his innocenre mch az ht
had done before 1t due to Mr. say that he
mas mas been been In sekng to proong the life
" hung 'si's
After MI setade left wirz. his spiritual advisera
him untIl he was led forth to the scaffod.
The arrahgements for tho execution which had been
shsl Of the Dstric and Capt waibriige. sommsndant
of the brfson were completed early hour this
morning The scaod was erected in the southern por
s 4ss g al s ss5i GSf
place for tho @rdsr De- Of Young Lutte baltimore John
tecrs hung the old capitol yard December s. 1867,
FOR the murder of Lieut. +. Linzyi of the compa
hung-on the Sd of March. 1863 IN the Jail yard for
murder OF George Adams. colored. Cornelius Tueu.
II csp yard xu @GsSys o9 vosns EahS
as ss ss Sossssr VII
1871; FOR the mrdcr of an unknown coorsd woman at
vous. -. 49,. -
Tho capacity the yard for hoding spec .ators having
bon closely estimated. directions gycn by Major
Russell for the Issue two h'u,ircd tickets of adins
soa IIo had applications for ten hundred The hour
gau to asschle as tsrly ss dcioci bat no ons wac
admitted TO the yara until nearSio Tl,a crowd who
Sct h al noon DcCaale very nfEt. and
chs: ny composed of sodicrs dhny' of whom we'll rc.
ma abered Andcrsonvie. The facilities for ouscrya.
tio' FOR thia outside crowd were few Chiefly confined
70 tops Of rcwof shade tres in the apol eronnda
at house tops. and the dome Of tmh c;rt8k a artcr
OF milo distant Tho lIOusctops wers' pe6plci at an
car hour. and favorable pia seeing commanded
/ -.
At 10 O'Clock all being really Maj Rns,en and Cant
Waiprdgo and the guard eittnil Wirhh room to br.,
him % tho scaffot Wirz grfttei the officers III qui-t
a1d 1sy mmnef He had ben engaged tho pri,viuua
hou with 'hc confessofs, and now coiipod with tho
req alto prepare for the final scene Without any cx,
6h Of ner ousness 4e.evcn inl In peasiutry
ss 70 bis Appearance in fhS6raty ahrot and said
that 20 "iropcd to tvo white gown t,h" The ofii,
eers proceeded TO fnfon his arms behinI his back but
foghd the hSndcufs would not alp TO his right arm,
tt behg mach swollen. His limbs wero therefore ALI