, 1865-11-13
BY TELEGRAPH.
WIR.Z.

Interview with His sWife-Character OF
Their RcIatlons-The Attenpt to
Poison z im-The Poison AdmIuis-
tered by Kiz-HoW she Suicide WINS
Prevented.
EEw YoRK, Nov. 1.-THE morning pspens ron.
tain The following tn relation to the execution .,
L startling fact ID connection with the Wi,z I'M.
p.!sonment. which It has not been deemed cxDe.
dIent to publish heretofore, may now be s1sen 10
poison WIZ. When Mira wirz came here II was
The desire 10 Eire her eyey facility for euloylng
intercourse with her husband with only such pre
Mrs. Wiz with her husband WHs In his cell af,er
the commencement OF hts trial. Their meetjno
was not al al Of the character thst Wonld hare been
no embrace or kiss. No tears and 10 annsSeni
emotion Of amy Kind on the part Of eithef. The
lady's first words were:
"HDW are you W1EZF'
VEL, !" he answered tn gloomy voice. II an
weIe, when dd yon have % eiean shist issti i0
ncyer FaS you look 20 dirty IN my liz. :"
Wirz replied that he had one on within the Inst
week, and began 10 complain Of bis uisfolt1nes.
pant md indicated that he,r relations had not been
really married shs ,ook leave oi him in sss tbe ssms me-
Gen. Baker, the officer in charge, made arrange
u,ents that she should see him twice week. The
second Interview was as cold and devoid Of aifee-
ton as The first.
- The third Interview. was On Sunday, Oct aoth.
The two exchanged commonplace situations as be-
lore, and tnduled IN commonplace conversation.
Gen. Baker fav M1s. Wi1z draw od her glove, and
something N 1t which che desired to conceal. As
che rose to Co she stepped up to WfEz and for The
mt mt time made movement 10 kiss him. Gen. Ba-
1f.tt
quick. passionate kiss but Gen. Baker noticed they
occupied longer time than necessary, and that
H. As z ps pae aen Wns eon 0s
WINGED that she had passed something ftom her
mouth into his and that he Was about to swallow It.
throat partly choking lin for an instant. = Gen. en-
Boxer commanded bun to open his mouth, and, a.
he did SC, he spt out little bali, which be 1lad
partiy crushed. and which Gen. Baker picked up.
ascertained to be .stEychnine, and coated with
ltquotiee. In getting up Mrs. Wirz had proba-
by dTe1teroansy T CONVEYED I'D! It i, TO her
lowed It, and ~ soop aR the outside coating had
df'sofyed ta h.s stomach II would haro caused his
immediate death. Mts. Wisz mas not again allowed
ago. not waiting either to hear her husbands sen.
tcncc or 10 see MIN again before his death.
On his trfalhe1e hc1cold and Indifferent manner WIS
noticed and commented on. It Is not known whether
Wiz bad by any means communicated bis desire to
commit suicide to hts wife, Or whether 1t was not
partly the instigaton Of outside parties that ahe
wished to aid him 10 do so. It is known Wi1z hsd
death. II Is also believed there wero friends Of
Davis. Lee and Winder who feared something
might be el]c4ted al the tflal that would commit
them by legal evidence and make them responsible
for the Andcrsonstlc crimes, and who desired
W1tz might be out Of the way as quickly as pos
WASHINGTON, Nor. 1.-THE body Of Capt. Wirz
Mas directed By the President to be inferred In the
Penlscnttasy, Arsenal ground, where Payne and