Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-24

OF the jail as had FOR my mother with whom
parted but few hours ago. They could no.
have treated me better IL / was their brother.
May God bless them, aud msy they prosper
through life. This il the best can do, wishing
them long life, prosperity, and = bountifui re-
ward hereafter.
"Yours, truly, JANIS GRADY"
Grady said be wished this letter made public,
just As he dictated
The reported asked" Your father will come
to see you before you lesve?"
G." No, poor father is sick, and would not
like to see him sorrowing. My folks Will bury
R" where?"
G." At MI. Olivet; some OF nv relst yes are
buried there, and We have nice lot. 1t seems
curious TO you that
A NAN RIsHr on TIE vrReR OF ETERNITY
can talk as cooly as to where he will be buried,
don't it?''
The reporter answered that he certainly bore
up well, and left him, after the prisoner had ex-
acted promise that the reporter would see his
parents and call on him again this morning.
TIE MOTHER AND SISTER
OF the condemned man, after being informed
Yesterday al ernoon that there was no hope of
further respite or Communication, again VISITED
him. The scene is described As one calculated
TO affect the hardest heart; even the officers
wept. The prisoners in the opposite corridor
which overlooks the scafold, including Bolster
Wells and others, saw !. portion OF this inter
more dropped on their Knees and prayed a. thay
probably never prayed before. Rev. Father
Wiget stayed some time with the condemned
man later in the afternoon, and made an en-
gaeement to meet him at O'Clock this morning
and remain with him until the close
Father Wiget called again last evening. and
spent short time About O'Clock the prison
er's brother, Thomas; called. and remsinal
nearly an hour, taking with him messages 4
some CT the condemned mans friends.
THE PARTING
between the brothers was very affecting, ami
Jam endeayored to cheer Thomas, aud told
INN 70 live right and honestly in the world
Anu III Is tJ'sD death wasa Teproach to the fam
lily, II could be lived down; and that while his
death might grieve his family. they should re
!olce TIA. he was fully prepared to die. After
tie brothers had parted, Mr.. A. h Browne the
prisoners counsel, who had accompanied The
STAR reporter to the house of the prisoners
to the Jail TO inform Grady that his parents
although grieying at his impending fate, were
comforted by the assurance that he was pre-
paled; The remainder of the evening until 10
O'Clock he spent In reading and converting
with the guard, and at that time he laid do WI
On his bed, and, according to lis own state
SLEPT as SOUND AS A DOLLAR
until Elk O'Clock this morning.
Scenes at she Jail To-day.
Father Wiget again called at I o'clo6kthis
morning and administered the last rite, of the
Catholic Church to the condemned man, who
O'Clock Father Wiget visited til. parents of the
prisoner, and conveyed to them
HIS LAST MESSAGE.
MT. Brown called about O'Clock, and had a
farung interview, receiving from the con
demned man his thanks for his efforts in his be-
nall; and they parted, each wishing that IL 81
would meet the other in Heaven.
at 10 O'Clock The STAR reporter had An in
tefview with the prisoner, and found him still
cheerful. He was attired in dark panraIOons |
light grey coat. and clean shirt with no collaf
After the usual greeting, he desired the re-
porter to write: 81 feel just as well as did five
months ago, ami have |
NO FEAR OF DYING.
III Mfr Curtin has said anything wrong hone
Oed VIII forgive her a. DO, and IL 1 was free |
TSnld 90 her favor as readily rs tor any one.
have no hard feelings any one, and freely for |
give ali who have onged me, as hope / win
be forgiven" r
The reporter asked: 'You win make
NO CONFRsSIoN?''
10 which he replied: "NO; I'm going to have
It fi.ed 80 that the rope will be tied and it will
be done with; for ] don't want to be made
museum OF for people to gar e at for would MOI
like to see man hung myself I have lniurea
no one-,be most harm have done to myseIf"
Al this point Rev. Father Wiget returned
were now recOnciled to his impendine fate And |
they put their trust in God to meet him in !
heaven. This message seemed to please Grady,
he p, nan was at o. &c Lighted up and
were looking on it as he did-as Gods work
Or q. w Van Arnum. the clerk - the jalf,
who Is thefamlly physician of Mr.. Grady, the
elder, here entered the corridor and informed
the prisoner that his father was much better |
this morning. and this appeared to please the
prisoner greatly Dr. Van Arnum and the
THEIR FINAL LEAVE
OF The prisoner, who expressed the wish that he
and they might meet in the world To come. |
!. r.caitOu,
About ~ q ,4u.i. :. IN. Lieut.. Kelly, With Scr-
geant Cl. ana a squad of he se;ench pre-
cinet police, made their appearance on tie
ground, to keep the outside crowd from beng
too demonstrative. At that hour there was 4
large assembiage OK persons outside the ia;t, |
many seeking passes to witness the execution.
Lieut. johnson was Or duty in the js,l yard
with a number of his ON GERS. During the morn |
ing there were probably two hundred persons
admitted to the Jail yard, and these were ke II
outside certain designated lines by the Ri GERS.
Some who were unable to obtain admsso. -. took |
stands on house Oh g street, and the .Oufs |
OF rev OF buildings On Washington street,
hall square north, from which but little could
be seen, were crowded. ratside the jaii ward |
the crowd Wal constantly becoming larger and |
more anxious, aud great number took thrf
positions near the jail wall and waited patient
ly, although they could see nothing, and only
tell by The 'thud'' when the drop fell The
prisoners on the corridors facing the scaffoId
we're locked iDIo their cells, and did not witness
the scene. |
was erected ahsnt the 10Th Of February Ia THE
north yard W the jail which is surrounded by
about 16 feet from the north wall OF the build
ing, and the same distance from the east wall OF |
the yard The platform double hOoI ed is 8
feet wide and 10 long, at height Of feet from
the pavement, about feet south Of the hydrant.
Above the platform . beam of by inch tim
Der rests on two uprights Of the same size reach
he rope-a grass-is made fast in the center
OF this beam By two half bitches, with drop Of
about feet, which allows the feet Of man OF
average size TO be about feet from the ground
after the fall OF the drop. The trap, 3 feet
SO aare, 10 exactly in the center of the PLATFORM
and falls outw ard: when the rope is puiled-an
iron catch preventing it from rebOunding, and
q bumper or saw dust placed against the timbers
on the front line OF the gaiiows desdens the
sound. Ibe trap Is supported by a { ap stick
about i've feet long, with rounded ends, resting
on trussle, to the lower end or which is at
tached q, small rope, the end Of which passes
into the center window of the right corridor ON |
the lower floor, and which, at a given signal, is
pulled by an unseen hand. Around the plat
form Is a railing about ) y feet high,
TICKETS OF INVITATION.
No admission was allowed in the building
except on presentation OF the following ticket:
Wdrden's Office, L. S. Jai1, d. c ,washins ton.
March %, lell.-Sir: You are respectfully in
yited TO be present TO witness the eN &c uti0n OF
James Grady on the 2ith instant, at II a. m. |
Very respectfully,
JOHH s. CRooKKR, Warden.