Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-01-22
The Execution of Mrs. Grinder at Pitts
h,rrn-k 'OnfeSSinn of Her Grimes. DC.

PrrsBrRG, January 49, . P M-The guilty soul of
Mrs Ga ,nder has been sent to the judgment bar of
this afterno the Judges sentence that she be hung
by the neck Lntil she be dead, was executed. The
scene was a sad, solemn and deeply, impressive one
The only person present who seemed to be not in the
least affected was the clurderess herself The execu
ton took place in the Jaiyard OF the court
sons. The windows of the conn., mouse Which over
look the Jail yard the west were also hiled with
spectators eagerly watching for The eyeu befSsan m4en
heaven and earth.
THE END.
The fatal moment arrived, and still the culprit
like statue. The staging cleared, when Sheriff
Stewart touched with his foot the spring which con-
trOlled the upright or support of the drop and the
next Instant Mrs Grinder was suspended in the air.
struggling conyulsively with death, Owing to the
it otherwise would have done, and the neck was not
broken by the fail. She struggled violently for
several minutes, and at one time her right hand
caught hold of the platform where it fitted to the
drop. in spasm0dic efforts to relieve herself.
There was slight pulsaton at the wrist twenty
minutes after the drop fell at which time, she was
pronounced by the physician in charge. dead, After
hanging ior half an hour the body was cut down and
musli afterwhich the cap was removed. and
TO the astonshment of every person who it, the
face wore exactly the same placid cheerful smiling
expression which characterized 1T on the scatfod
During the trial. and all other occasions, the face
looked as though she might be in sweet sleep.
red mark around the left side of the neck; the eyes
were closed but when the lids were pulled back they
career of u woman who fully the peer if not the
superior in crime, of the world renowned Lucretia
Borgia 49,
Had she been titled lady. like her predecessor,
or even walked in nericr society," her name would
vet figure in plays and s2mances All accounts agree
that her character is of the most singular on
record, for while, as will be seen below. she con-
fessed to the horrible crimes charged against her.
still she had most abiding faith il the future saliva
ton, and always had.
CONFESSION OF THE CONDEMNED.
PIrTsBURG Jan. Is, 1S66.-ln view of my depar-
ture in a few hours, from earth want to say that
acknowledge my guilt in the case Of Mrs. Caruthers
and also in the case of Miss Buchanan, but am in
nocent of all other charges made against me in the
papers, for poisoning people. But, pad as have
been feel that God for Christs sake has forgiven
me- and through his mercy hope to lind an entrance
into heaven. die without any hard feelings 10 any
one forgiging all as hope to be forgiven;
Mr. Stewart has been very kind to me; doing all II
his power TO make me comfortable, End pray ina
he may be assisted in his duty, and be rewarded 1o
his kindness. Mr.. White has also been very KIND
and has treated me with respect always. May GofS
be good to him. If bad been faithful to my ehurcl
duties it would have been different with me now
But | am thankful that God is so good as TO return
TO me, now that do try to come back to him.
Her
tSgned MARTHA K GRINDER.
mark.
Witnesses, A. c. Holmes. II Sinsabaugh.