Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-11-01
INTO ETERNITY.
HANGED UNTIL DEAD.

Drama Farewell Address. Of til loorisd
Manila Advtee TO Husbands nnd Wives
Human Law sRiisaed-ISstios AB-
peased-A Most wonderfsi Case Of Self
Possession Curiosity OF People to Wit
ness the Execution.
Yesterday, In accordance with the sentence Of
the court, George W. jenkins, the vile butcher,
explated on the galloWs his fearful crime, the
particulars Of which arc still 90 fresh In tho
memory Of the citizens Of Washington that
repetition Is useless at this time. II will be re-
membered that on the night Of his surrender no
was questioned by reporter Ofthe REPUBLICAN,
tpublishod at tho tme) and stated that no knew
nothing Of the occurrence that ho had been
wandering about for two days, and suddenly re-
allied that he had committed some crime, and
with that Thought in his mind no had given him.
self up. This story hs repeated during the trial,
after conviction and sentence, and stuck 10 up
to tho hour Of his death.
pea. ABOUT MS LIFE.
The prisoner has since, however, become q lit.
tlemore communicative, and says that he was
born In Montgomery county, Maryland, near
Rockville, about the year lsIsi that shortly ator
ho came 10 this city and attended school on NJ
street, kept by n Mrs, Slmms He was employed
in several capacities before 1890 and during the
war worked in the quArtermasters department
as a laborer, then At Captain Tompklns' office
| as porter. After this he Was employed as waiter
| IN the New York hotel, corner Of Seventh and
| T. streets, In lS6s he was employed At Welck-
er's as sculliop and assistant cook, CONT nuing
| until 1871, WHOM he went to wormloy's, whero
no was employed At the tlmo Of the orlmo.
Ho was married In tho year 1897 70 Lavlnla
Boston, young woman born and raised IN this
| city whO, In addition to being rather cookbook.
Ing, was Possessed OF considerable Intelligence.
During the year previous to their marriage both
| protested religion and became members Of As.
| bury church, he backslldlng In short time,
but she continuing membetship.
CAUSES ron THE CRIME.
| The first year OF married lue passed along
pleasantly, and then there came disagreement
about somo trivial matter, which resulted In
| however, came 70 their assistance, and q recon.
| Citation was effected, and for some time they
lived togsther, until her conduct was such that
ton took place, lasting nearly year. In add.
ton to her GENERAL conduct, bis
REASON ron rms SEPARATION
| was, that his wife was Jealous Of him, quarrel
ing all the time, and doing all in her power to
| render him unhappy. His business being that
OF cook, he was frequently kept out until ! or
/ 2 O'Clock In the morning, aud on returning
| home, she would RnErily SccuSo him Of running
| around and whiting improper places, and used
| this as pretext tor running around herself
| Her conduct In this regard induced him 10
| drink in order to drown his sorrows. During
| the time they were parted they occasionally
/ met rs friends, and at last she proposed that
sake Of hts children he consented. He tried 10
live happy, but found 1t an Impossible thing TO
| do although they lived together until April,
related as follows
| ANOTHER MAN IN THE CASE
Iwent home TO do some work and she In d
some things In tho house belonging 70 man
| next door. It vas n bottle OF liquor. asked
| her. "What'S thIs9" and she said; USouethInE
a gentleman who stays next door gave mo 70
| want you to hArbor anything for anybody, be-
| cause You don't know how he came BY nv Under.
| Stanj there was a produoo stoFp merit door. and
I ibonSbt tbHt he tpjThi have TAKEN n S1faiTiS
| and waited 10 hide NJ 40 told ber UIC be Tot Il
| honeStly no could keep IL in the store until no
~ I'M. '''''' '''' s''' -
| She said she would not and told her II abe
didn't / would take IL out and broGk II, and AID
| a. Than. wont oH and vent n WoTE 1 caIne
| ho.k ~ nisht ana hSr Mas M ,beys with har
| overheard nv wife, IAyInIa tell her 1.-The niece
| CordeiiR BoStop / Ihat ICIeorqe was home 10,
| day' and Inc Reptleman neNt door gAye ma a
SSitIs Of ii1uer md he threw Il o1t, Int The
Gentleman Eave me some more tJonIelIs
asked " have you got some now ~ and she 70.
| bIied " yes y CorilelIa said "a Give me sOmn
md NV WIfe cot the II1uor and set IL on The
table and thoy drank III / Overheard their taiE:
what they said WON'T repeat il was such Ian,
I, Va annlsSsapt' i EnoeEsd Al the door md nv
wife eams 10 Inc door. said
81 sMELL wHfsKEY-aIyR ME- soME.r
She refused. Amer some words Della aeknoWl
edGeJ that they mad some lIau5f, and that NV
vile had hid {be hottie. locked for n hui
could not md ii, and / took her 10 task about
| inc Conversation. M tTv 10 think now thRt fusS
came M j was taxing her 10 tasE about her
| soadust, and one word brought on another. We
got TO dlsputing, and threw a ehliT az her.
| understand, sir, 1t was not TO hit her, but to
make her stop her abuse. Della said, "Uome
/ and go down 10 my house. and stay all night "
/ Then LaVinlA said, al don't know whether to
/ 20 or not" threatened her, but did not in.
tend TO carry out the threat, Gnd don't believe
she would have LEFT II sho hadn't been per.
suAded. Don't fail to publish this; q" That Cole
| man, who sWoro against me, sWore followed
them to Fourteenth and X streets; hut he tells
/ that that Amt 90; he makes a mistake. That
| night did not 20 half square from the house"
/ but the case was dlsmlsssd at the Police Court
| she declaring that II she had not bean per.
suAded by certain friend the warrant never
would have been Issued.
| THE DAY BEFoRE THE oOcURRENCE
| they were friendly but about that time no was
drinking great deal, and he relates the his.
isft wornlsy'S about O'Clock, and goes 70
| some places and drinks and then went home.
/ got ready and went to the Lodgo-Mount
o'clock, when was going, my wife said she
| wanted to go to her sister. in-laW'sI Mrs Balls,
on l. street, between Now Jersey avenue and
| Second street) said. at 10 too late for You
to 20 by yourself; you had better put IL oil and
90 70 morrow" You see II was after o'clock
then. She then said, "pm going 70 church
them said, ats too late, Aitsr9 O'Clock now,
and by the time you will get TO church II will be
| out You had better stay At home, am going
| to the lodge, but won't stay long; / am com.
ing right back" then LETT and went TO the
lodge at Good Samaritan hall, between L and
| NJ and Fifteenth and Sixteenth streets, aud
j came back a little after 10 O'clock She wasn't
home, and !, being intoxicated, went ia the
yard, and sits down, you see, right against The
| adjoining house, where there was a little bench
/ fell on IN dose like a drunken man will, /
| wasn't drunk, but pretty nigh. don't know
/ how long sal there but was reused by her
i calling me- She said "aeorEe!n but 1 didn't
i answer,
/ a
/ and heard them. She said TO the mani know
i him. but won't use his name now, ID will do no
| KOOd--HWAit let inc zee II he isin the house
/ heard her but did not answer, and sat still
/ to SEQ what she would DO. After a little She un.
i locked the door and then she goes IN and lIRhts
tho lIRht and searches the house for me hut
i ala not and me. Then she comes out and saws
10 this man "IIe Is not herr" and they carried
| on q Conversation in whispers but what they
| said l don't know, Then 1 hears her say:
| await let me lOok in mere firstD and she came
| and looked In the yard and there she saw mo
| sitting She sang out "Who Is that ~ and /
| said lit is meT She then spoke angry and Rot
| yeTy mad and said UWhat are Won doing