Pomeroy weekly telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy, Meigs County, Ohio) 1860-1866, 1866-02-01

voice of the condemned woman was distinctly
heard. Up to this hour no one but those in
charge Of her spiritual welfare had been ad-
mitted to the cell.
Shortly after eleven o'clock the spiritual
advisers of Mrs. Grinder took their leave and
her female attendants proceeded to robe her
for the dread ordeal through which she was
about to pass. She babe them an affection
ate adieu, bidding them not to fail being with
her in the trying hour Of her execution.
| PARTING INTERVIEW WITH HER COUNSEL.
\ A few moments before she was conducted
| from her cell to the scafold Thos. NJ. Mar.
shall, Esq,sher counsel, visited her. She was
Esittipg on her couch and was being pinioned,
pyets tsseensaSas' 'chiaba as-rhnugh being artayed
for bridal ceremony "Oh, Mr. Marshall"
she exclaimed, " am q great, great sinner,
but Christ is a great, great Savorl would
rather have died a different death, but it is
all right She then babe him an affection
ate farewell.
| THE EXECUTION
At one clock Sheriff Stewart and Deputy
Sheriff Cluley ascended to her cell and found
her engaged in prayer with Rev. Messrs.
| Holmes and Sinsnbaugh After the conclu-
sion of the devotional exercises, the Sheriff
entered her cell and informed her that her
time had come She expressed herself pre-
pared, and stood up in order that she might
have her arms pinloned The sheriff then
left the cell, followed by Mrs. Grinder, sup
ported by her spiritual advisers, Mr. Holmes
and Mr.. Sinsabaugh. She came down the
stairs with firm step and with smiling
countanence, and looked like anything but
woman about to be hanged. She was dressed
in brown nerlno dress, low slippers, white
stockings a white Grape collar around her
neck, her hands bare, and her hair very neat
ly dressed AS she came in sight of the in.
strum"nt of death, her eyes took it in with n
rapid glance, and Immediately cast them down
again. She ascended the steps, took u seat
in chair, and Tor IL few moments was cngag-
ed IN earnest conversation with Mr. Holmes
She then shook hands with him, and turning
to Mr.. Marshall, shook him by the hand,
thanking him for his efforts in her behalf
Then turning to the sheriff, she by u nod Of
the head, expressed herself ready. Her feet
were LIQUID and she ives assisted to her feet
Durngithe entire time the inevitable smile
never lett her couhtenancG, except when the
rope was drawn about her neck An expires
sion Of deadly fear then took the place Of the
smile for moment, but it soon returned and
When the cap was drawn her eyes were closed
and she was engaged in silent prayer, her lips
moving, but no sound audible The drop fell
at just four minutes past one, and she was
struggling at the end of the rope As she fell
she threw her hand up and seized her cap,
but directly they became cramped and fell
from her face, one falling along side Of her,
and With the other she seized the trap, which
she held for upward ofa minute. Her hand
then relaxed ITS, hold although her struggles
continued, and, 1t wHs evident that she was
! dying from strangulaton Before the drop
ie!l, Dr. holmes held her by the hand unit
he saw the sheriff was about to spring the
drop, when he let 20, she raised beth hands
IN tne attitude OF prayer and Martha Grinder
the murderess, was launched into eternity
Her body hung the time required by law
when 1t was taken down, placed in coffin
and handed over to Dr.. Devore for interment
ATT lhe execution Dr. Holmes handed US
the following confession:
MRS. GRINDER CONFESSION.
PITwsDnRG, Jan. l3, 1896.
(CoPY.)
In view Of my departure, in few hours,
from earth, | want to say that acknowledge
my guilt in the case OF Mrs Caruthers, and
also the case ol Miss buchanan. But | am
innocent of all the other charges made
against me in, the papers, for poisoning pco
pie. But, bad as | have been, | feel that God, |
for Christ sake, has forgiven me, and through