The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-11-11
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DETAILS OF HIS EXECUTION.
The Parting of the Prisoner
with Windgr.
ne Charges His Old Companion in
Crime to Redeem His Character
from the Stain Upon II.
GLOOMY SCENE AT THE SCAFF0LD.
The Prisoner Persists in Declaring His
Innocence to the End.
AFFECTING LETTER TO the PRESIDENT.
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Details Of an Attempt at Suicide
ON the Part Of Wirz.
His Wife, in Kissing Him, Introduces
Strychnine Into His Mouth.
General Baker ChOkes Him and Forces
Him to Disg0rge Il.
His BODY Buried With Those OF the
Conspirators.
&c. DC. no.
Details Of an Attempt at Suicide
ON the Part Of Wirz.
His Wife, in Kissing Him, Introduces
Strychnine Into His Mouth.
General Baker ChOkeS Him and Forces
Him to DisgOrge II.
His Body Buried With Those OF the
Conspirators.
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Last night there were hundreds OF people in Washing
son who did not expect the sentence of death to DO
carried against Henry Wirz to-day Something Of a
revolution in feeling has taken place since the trial. and
she conclusions arrived at by the popuace were
souable that the opinions of the pardonng power might
reasonably be expected to coincide II Is believed Wirz
himself cherished corresponding hopes for himself His
counsel Mr. Louis Schade, while holding out false
hopes TO the condemned had appealed TO tho pardon
ing reprevng power through every channel and up
70 the hour the execution cheerful and hopeful
Face Tickets 10 the Old Capitol yard "ood for Friday
November 1917 issued spsrngly though careessy,
they would not DO needed, showing that the subor
aspate authorities participated in the general belief
wIRz IN HIS CELL.
All day yesterday Wirz wrote in the little whtewashed
at the Old Capitol till his left swollen
shat be could write no Yet nowhere in the pages
or his manuscript did he beray remulousness either OF
mind muscle From the small apartment labelled
mo. s--wirx H., Captain &. 5. A. third story
fronting toward and commanding view OF the soldiers
Home Cemetery and the West Side Hospitals, where so
many Union soldiers have died in peace and been buried
honoraby daily contrasted with his memories Of Ander
sonvie and Its burial trenches, Wirx looked out and
hoped. The walls Of the room purely white with
hmewash. His iron bedstead, with its army blankets,
mis- small deal table, his shelf and his chair scrupu
sonsly The fire Ia the crate and the eight
vial OF Kentucky whiskcy on the shelf were CHEEKY
and comforted tho man. who could not believe himself
doomed. He wrote here almost necessarily during the
last twenty four hours Of his life, taking stmnlaDts
freely, but not TO ntoxcation In the slightest degree,
and finished . diary up TO this very morning This 70
in the hands OF his best friend, Mr. schadc copy
Of the HEap with the biographical sketch taken from
mis- own lips was furnished him last night by Captain
waIbrdge, commaAdant Of the prison Captain wirz
endorsed the correctness Of the photographer and
pressed confidence that humane people would hereafter
como 70 believe his statements there FORTH and alb
solve him from portion Of the vilanics charged TO
Aum-
Lr EARLY DAY.
About two hundred and fifty yellow tickets Of admission
- the Old Capitol yard regularly and deliberately printed
asacards Of admission 70 circus popular show,
Of 0N perhaps one 8fth Of them 10 representatives
Aesh dome u persons who from morbid desire TO
q these were used,.ed themselves 20 be such. All
fsw ofcers who were admir- holders, together with
POSITION, cemprised The spectatoxtue OF their onsiai
seins convinced Of the hopeessness o'de the yard
PERMITS or dsbeievins shat me Of dead; Tor
70 casTsee into erect the n0y popuiace kept aoof id
me approaches to the Old Capitol; that both inss
We yard and along the street commanding view OF the
condemned mans cell there was the supremest ouie,
Marry In the morning lew soldiers on duty .anptered
~ and down the streets outside the prison and
H'owersd upon the places where they supposed wirz
slept and where he 70 he hung Department clerks
snd iaborers hurried by CHANGING askance at the build
hs but asking no questions and betrayng no interest
THE PRISON YARD AND THE scAFroLp
The scsnoId was erected in OF the yard the
so,dcs seemed for the sun which shope against Tho
sde OF the Old Capitol prison house did 10, warm the
soldiers who formed the hollow square around the gin
se'. ihesc were four companies; one each from the
'so'n ana zis'h fennsyvsna and the balance from the
sth regiment OF Banoocks Corps They were marched
In and formed around the scarod and stood sbrpoyng
Against The cold Tor half hour before the condemned
man was brought In.
rnE cALLOws
was sn old used before IN ...,,, ...
become brown and weather. worn from LAYING ~
The prison yard Rebel prisoners in The Old cs,',
have az times cabhagcd from R nile of n,,.
hggos Tor their Ores. Though the ornamep,aI
portion, " galiows possesses ornamental parts
has thus been made way with the useful nortions
stiIl remain and piece OF machinery il vas
FOUND 10 o. IN excellent repair The scafold was in
PLAIN view from the windo The east side Of The
prison from fhe houselops IN the vicinity from the
trees in the Cspo Park, bst portions Of il could b.
seen from the streets
scsNBs BEf0Rs rBE DRor.
An along the north side OF the yard.wal upon load
hest, tho sentnes paced, overlooking the gaovs the
prison yard The alleys the adjacent buildings and all
she approaches 10 the prison W TO THE broad parade
She spectators docked Shorthand reporters closed up
Va The phaans II gailows guards close possib.
within the fall of the condemned mans voice Tho
photographer located hs camera commanding as
good view OF the drop rs ever rebel cannon AZ
commanded that vile enclosure
some two or three hundred curiosity seekers
crowded each other on the adjacent honseops, |
aud Noisy, vituperatve soldiers aambcred into
a fAe "a Al
couple Of hitie girls, had struggled w Of
'rish building overlooking The ward and razed unlike
The men in tho tree tons bowlcd
ut ioses about the dead hue pendant from The beam
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