Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-31

in trouble and began to drink more was not
myself. have not told you one quarter; your
hair would stand on end ID told YOU all. How
l came home, how got home, what time 1 got
home, know not, nor do know how this thing
was done; it is mystery to me. know l was
it is DONE"
R-"well, you gave yourself mp. How did
you find out what you had done ?''
P" The next day found myself wandering
can't say exactly where. 1 want to tell the
truth. and if L put down any particular place it
the facts dawned slowly on my mind as 20 what
/ had done, and came in and gave myself up
INTO the hands of the law and the hands OF
God"
R.-"From what you have said you have made
your peace with GOd?"
"AT PLACE WITH GOD AND MAN"
P.-"O, yes, sir. As soon as | found that |
had transgressed the laws of God in such an
awful way, l commenced to cry for mercy-for
forgive ness Of my m any sins. felt a change of
heart some time before | was convicted, but
after my conviction and sentence, when brother
Draper (of Bethel church, NJ street,) and everal
of the brethren came and talked and prayed
with me, I received the evidence of full accept
anCe of God. / feel now-I know that now
have nothing against anybody under the sun;
that am at peace with God and man; that
through Jesus | have found forgiveness, and
am now a witness for Jesus"
WANTED A CORRECT REPORT.
AS the representative OF The STAR was about
leaving, the prisoner cautioned him about haV-
he had heard of persons who made speeches
having them in print, and asked if this inter
view could not be printedso that he could see it.
He was told that II that could not be done tue
manuscript would be sent him the day follow
ing so that he could correct it if need be.
JENKINS PRoNoUNCBs THE ABOVE REPORT
ACCURATE.
Accordingly on TUESDAY morning last The
STAR representative called and left the manu-
script, and calling again IN the afternoon was adj
mitted. jenkins was singing in a manner that
showed excellent 10 Tar
greeting him with the remark, "George Your
time is getting short; how do you feel?" Jen-
short; tor you know the nearer the fountain the
sweeter the water" Turning over his bed
clothes he handed out the manuscript OF the
above alb interview with the remark that it was
all correct, and also gave the reporter of TIE
STAR the following paper for publication:
Jenkins Farewell Address.
81 don't mean to say was to her as L should
have been, but never gave her cause to treat
me as she did Well, you might say, if L knew
how she treated me when l left her the second
time, what did 90 back to her again for? But
think for moment! The Lord had blessed us
with two dear little children, and to see one
here and one there. my wife in one place and l
in another, not knowing how they were getting
along! Drawn by the ties of love, happy and
glad was to forget the past; loving the welfare
of my wife and children, to join with her and
bring the children together with US and try to
live happy together. Well, did we live happy !?
1t pains my heart to think. No! we did not
But the last estate was worse than the first. Ii
was the ill-treatment that caused me to drink
and drinking has brought me where | am now
know she suffered great many things while
she was away from me, but 1t was not my fault
that she did it. hope Mrs. Beck Ball will read
this, and remember when lived on street how
she caused my wife to treat me. Since then,
my wife told me she was the cause Of it. hope
the Lord will forgive her, and that she will live
up to her professions as a christian.
And to my friend Coleman L Am sorry TO say
that he took Gods holy bible in his hands
and kissed it to what was not so. 1 don't know
that he did it Intentionally, or not. OF course
he wants to know what was wrong. First, ne
swore that followed them all down to 18th
street, which God is my witness is not so. |
never went ten yards from the house that night
Second, he swOre that on the eth of May |
swore that would cut my wffe's throat which
was as big mistake as he could make. With
no hard feeling on my part, just want to let
him know how mistaken he was. 1 cannot say
any more. L just give the public sketch of the
best; you may know what the worst was. |
would say hope it won't be offence, but | feel
it my duty to say to husbands BE husbands of
one wife, vigilant, sober, kind, and good. Even
SO must your wife be the wife of one husband,
not slanderous sober, faithful in all things; and
see that you don't bring your husbands into the
degradation that my wife brought me to- Yet
/ do thank God that though my sins have been
like mountains high, and crimson of the deepest
color, Jesus has washed them as white as snow;
and now L can say with a truth, my soul is hid
with Christ in God, and without doubt 1 shall
be where trouble and sorrows shall be no more
forever. Though the storms at times seem to
threaten disaster, yet soon the bow of hope
shall span the receding clouds and the bright
rays of the sun OF Righteousness will make each
tear-drop radiant with upper glory.
Through all the scenes of varied days,
BY crossings sad and strange,
In all our works, in all our WAYS,
Through all lites realm of change
We follow on, till pageant gay,
Becomes an empty dream,
The eager worlds melt away
Beside deaths solemn stream.
Still there's awhisper in my heart,
Above the current wild,
voice that long has soothed my fears
Keep close 10 me my child!'
Farewell, frienus Farewell, world! am
going home. My Saviour smiles end bid me
come. III soc you again when you leave this
world of sin. / am happy and glad to leave this
world, and get out of trOuble."
THE CHILDREN.
In answer to inquiries as TO the children Jen-
kins said the eldest was born in May, 1865 aud
the other in the winter of 1869. 81 want mother
to have the eldest, and suppose Mrs. Ball will
keep the other; but l am afraid there will be
some contention over them, though hope not"
The representative of TIE STAR asked
George, you stated that what you had done
dawned on you after the occurrence"
Jenkins" Yes, sir; it came to me that had
killed my wife, but couldn't get my mind on
1t distinctly. L don't recOllect of coming home
after leaving on Monday night. listened care
fully to the evidence, and when Mr.. Beckwith
my mind, but could not. The thought that |
had killed her would sometimes come 10 me- and
then would vanish. don't know how to ex
plain it."
This closed this interview and The represent.
alive Of THE STAR left, promising To see him
again.
Closing scenes.
THE sCaFFoLD.
The gallows was erected in the Jail yard on
the very spot where Tuil' for the murder of his
wife; Ford, tor the murder of Richardson, and
Grady, for the murder OF Mrs. Faulkner, CLOSED
their earthly careers. u fronts west; and being
intended as permanent arrangement, is a sub
stantial structure. 1t is y feet square, the plat
form being 10 feet from the ground, supported
by by timbers at the corners, extending 1 feet
above the floor of the platform railing at that
height extending around it. In the center of
this platform is the trap, by 6 feet, flush with
the floor. On the east side a piece of plank
inches long and wide extends an inch above
the floor. This piece rests on the end OF an iron
rod attached to the curved iron, the ends OF
which support the trap, and a foot being placed
ON 1t, the trap Is sprung. A flight of - wide
steps Is on the west side of the structure, near
the southwest corner, and in the center
OF the north and south sides, two
upright timbers extend to a height of % feet,
supporting the cross beam of by TIMBER
from the center Of which the fatal moose hangs.