Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-16
UNDER SENTENCE OF Death.
GRADY. THE CONDEMNED MAN.
J FURTAEk REsPIrE
WHAT THE PKssOSER SAYS.
He "Feels like . Mersinr ssar.,

oIon President Grant to urge further resp.t~
for James Grady, under sentence of death FOR
the murder Of Mrs. Fannie Faulkue and upon
representing that the day hSsd for his executien
S Vas March iI,h.st. Patricks day-which was
the President stated that he would grant fur
ther respite, but 1t would be the last.
THE TBRRIBLH CRIME
Vi NAich Grady Wa1 convicted caused much
excitement 1t tho time OF its Commission. Mrs,
fabnle Faulkner, aged about IS years. resided
an basement room Of the house or Mrs. Cur
tam, on ONO avenue, near l4tb street, and,
pehs very poor, WAS mainly supported by
TRINITY parish. She was quite s.ck during the
iaii Of last year. On the 9th OF October Mrs
, .nItan was out, and ON returning home was
tOld tnat dim Grady WAS in the old wumap's
loom eating the victuals. Mrs. Curtain hast-
eDed 10 the room, when she found yirady stand
ing over or near the PROSTATE body OF the DE-
Ceased, ~ho appe cared to be suffering greatly
Grady left the house going 10 a bf,sksmifh
shop near by, where he admitted the fact tn
ne mad committed an outrage on the old LADY,
MIS-. SaIkner died short time thereafter,
anu urany, after going to Alexandra, returned
10 the city. and vas arrested on 7th street, near
ID, ~ SIR. Frank Myers, who handed him over
10 Chcer MeCathran, and he was com aitted to
jail by the Coroner, on the rendition of the var
Diet by the jury. The case was called in the
Criminal Court on the 10Th or Janutr fast
Jucge Wylie presiding, and
THE TRIAL
Ciarke and a. n. Browne appeared as his
Counsel, and entered a motion Tor a new trial
winch was overruled. On the 3Ist of January
lie was brought INTO court, and sentenced by
Judge Wyiie TO be taken hence 10 the Jail OF
the District OF Columbia, whence yoa wsSs
brought, and there kept in close confinement
until Friday, February "a, 1871, between the
hours OF III and O'Clock p. m, and thence re-
moved 10 the place OF execution, there to be
hanged by the neck until you are dead, ana
may zoo nave mercy on your soul|' The ac-
eused re ceiyed the senbence without betraying
any enotoDs and was Immediately taken back
TO JAIL,
on 1he way Remaining that many good man
nad sied, and he supposed lie would have TO
DE; he was At once irOned and placed in
cen on the right corridor, second story and re-
celVeo instructions from Rev. Father Walter,
erected and completed about the 2oth of Feb
Inary, ard being located immediately under
his window, he watched One progress of Erection
1sily Without exhibiting any emotion. Father
as the spiritual adviser of the condemned and
nndIpg that Grady was not fully prepared. he
WITH Mr.. A. h. Browne, called on the Presi,
esns on me morning Of the day liked for the
OF the sentence for three weeks, which v.s RAD
70 1raoy. The same night "Rashe" Bolster,
cnheSd Win the murder Of "SOnny james,
was placed IN the same corridor, and getting
uew OF the scsfold turned from il quickly. Re-
70 matsing That makes me sick Of the stomach"
uiAuy oiu not seem to be pleased At having
another criminal 20 near him And asked thai
one or the other be moved from the corridor.
accordingly Gradys quarters we're CHI snRed 10
the ie.. ee!rqor Ga rus same moor, III which ?
guard Y constantly on duty in case he should
STAB visited the prisoner on Monday last.
STANDING AT THE DOOR OF Hrs CELL.
reading volume of "Medtations." HIS bed
was against the back wall of the cell, while on
The wall were come very creditable sketches,
mace with colored pencil. Near the door Was
pile Of books OF religious char acter, and in
to be in excellent spirits. and Al
though stating that he was prepared for the
worst, appeared to be as much interested az TO
had a long life before him.
WHAT THE CoNDEMNHD NAN HAS TO SAY
on the reporter approaching him, q smile
spread over the prisoners features, and to the
well; &c well as could EXPECT"
Reporter-"Nous seem cheerful still"
Srady.-nes; 1t does not do any good to be
Hit were not for my father 1 would
not care much, for 1 feel prepared
I've went to school together, didn't we?p
O;-'oh, yes; remember you well; we went
70 Henshaws school together. L afterwards
went to the Washington Seminary, and the last
school attended was the Christian Brothers
in the basement Of st. Matthews Church"
r. noticing the sketches on the walls.)-
''some Of your work, JIMMY"
them" wv ." -A"N0
h" You're painter 2"
G." Yes, picked it up, and worked some
R--"That il net your trade ?D
q" No, L am bI ass tnisher; learned il with
old man Schneider, and worked at it d ye years,
R." thought missed you. You went into
e." Yes, 1 was in the war; served in Capt.
then vas With Lieut.. Stephenson. caieY nnsr,,
termaster at Nashville. That was the came a
the army, for We had to swear and carry q mus
Let in danger. went to Jenersonyiile, Ind,
1i4th Indiana regiment, (Col. Fergusoi,) and
served until the close Of the war, when / Re-
esised an honorable dscharge At Camp Car
R" Now, Jimmy, have you anything to say
about the offence PSI
c." did not expect 10 have been con yicted
II ss M: s ssfs ss,
lection Of having been in the house or of going
90 not know Of anything from the day of the
being in Alexandria and being on 9Th street. /
did not know when was arrested, and woke
up IN the station house about O'Clock In the
morning. not knowing what was in there for"
WILL MAKE NO CONFESSION ~
G-"No; l have tried my best to bring to
n something about the crime with which |
nave been connected, but cannot. or course
can confess what do not remember. 1 have
laid awake of nights trying to bring my mind to
II, but cannot do 1t; ii is Q blank. II the worst
comes, will 60 out to the caffold and meet tie
penalty. AS expect TO meet my God, what
say is true"
Ri trust that you are fully prepared.~
G.-"Yes, think I am. Father wiget comes
to zee me often, and l am following his instruc-
tons"
R-"Even If your sentence is comm uted. IL
would lie well to keep prepared, for We Know
not when death will overtake u.s.
G.-"Thats so; / feel thankful 70 Father
Wiget. He Is very feeling talker. When Ia
came here and told him that had had a mis-
understanding with Father W alter and wished
him as my spiritual adviser, he asked what he
could do, and immediately went to see the
President, and the newt heard had three
lore WEEKS to live. He talks very feeiingiy.
and 4 trust have pr0nted by his instruction"
A second visit was made BY our reporter to
the jail yesterday before there WAS any hopes of
a further respite, and on askinR the prisoner
how he felt, Grady answered:
81 FEEL LIKE MORNING STAR,
n" Well, Jimmy, ats bad news you have
got?"
G." Yes, MI. Browne came up 1t - o'clock
last night to let me know; and Father wiget
came this morning to let me know it."
r." 4 suppose you ascrbe your condition to
drinking and bad company"
c." es, but what advice can give: some
OF the witnesses against me can't 70 without 4
drink 20 minutes, and Ihaye been without n tor
weeks
r." Are you perfectly prepared"
G.-"Ses, L can meet death cslmiv, but I