National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1872-12-11
JOHNSON EXECUTED
LAST EFFORTS FOR LIFE.

Sketch or the Trial and ConvioiIoR-Ills
Last Hours on Earth-Death and Burial,
The execution Of Charles johnson, IN accord.
ance with the sentence OF Judge Humphreys,
for the killing Of his wife on the night OF satur-
day, September y last, took place yesterday in
the jail yard and Notwithstanding the severe state
Of the weather every available spot where sight
could be had OF tho proceedings was occupied.
The ian yard was filled with those who had been
furnished passes by the warden, and In appear
ance there were equally as many present as on
the occasion Of the execution OF Barney Wood
last Friday. The spectators were arranged
around the scafold, forming q hollow square,
while large force Of policemen, under the COM
mand Of Lieut. John Rely, were 80 arranged as
10 keep the crowd within certain bounds. The
gallOws used on this occasion Is the same one
on which jenkins and Wood were executed,
An effort was made on the part Of his counsel
! for stay Of judgment, and Yesterday the Judge
| Of the supreme Court Ot the District, sitting In
! Chambers, decided 10 refuse 10 grant new trial,
aud accordingly the law was carried Into eheCt
Al during Monday night the condemned man
| devoted his tmc To singing and praying Dur
| ing tho day he was visited by hla mother aunt
and uncle from virginia, and Rev. Dir. Draper
| Gibbons, pnknCy aud Ryder were with him Of
| fering consolation, Throughout his hnprisOn-
/ ment johnson has seemed perfectly resigned TO
| his fate, and seemed anxious for the event TO
| happen, as he often said he was prepared TO
| meet his Maker. Ills conversation was always
/ lively, and whenever spoken TO no responded
| with smile. His Interview with his relations
w. " - 'u hiS a. biShcai raysssncs XXI bis
/ mother.
In response to questions asked him, he said he
| felt happy and had no doubt Of his conversion,
low. Va hnsn sISve In FairfaE county, Va
wv ,s, M" On ~ s@anstI Mae SSJ ,Tss
near LeMlnsyllle On Nj P'aIe ana We
y wv Z W - 49, an a., 80 "A
was married ono year aiore the war; was only
twenty then, and came TO Georgetown the
5,e,ha IA na, cnyne y,tb me- sbe ives AZ iang.
~ " III nn IN ~ ~ ySoTssd IN Nj Wes
dsnS dary farm. for three Years, ont on Seventh.
S,ras, rnsd Nv wife wa ont there win me
one yeaSs The second she went bark 10 town.
! Slcoy,set,1yvnS wa Srsre IivIng very nanny then
| m ~ M draft was drSftsi In he afi1y. and
! tb.S mi M In a.. TbiTty.sIghih Teyiment eoi.
o,ed frn,n ~ We Wera IN Nirvtnia iittIe while
| Sr,t thnn want 70 srcISs prnNTnaVIIle ana Wbits
| Rancho was where we served. / was only out
| ahas,t q ysar tbsD and when I came hoIne
SaTnb nv S,its az btr Sunt,s This WA M Feb
nav yyhsn / wsnt m sbs GOT M and Tun 10
| wSr3s m" thTpvIng out her arms and hugve,l
| me and Elsss,I inc. and aid me same 10 nor
nv T ln,1s,S,ns Va ~ matter and when snoke
| 20 bsr sSont Il sbe sTieiI and saId shs W1uidnt
| IL al M InnTe, maj she would do halter /
didn't saw no more to her about il, and / lived
| Win her ths same "a II nothing mad hRppened'
worked mostly, In faci nearly an the time, about
In me conntry, hut IN september, is6e, enIste,l
in he Ninth cavalry, den, McRInsey mad com.
mand and We ,Sas IN TeTas' was disehargetl
| lime SO bnt I didn't come right home. mi
| SScp ho1,no IN Ansn,st and when / fnnnI nv vii
sbe va within two months Of going To- he'd again.
| That time Inc meeting was not 80 pleasant and
sbe al moi CIV and seem 10 care 80 much al be-
| fore, she Nas IN good cheer. and talked Ia
her a uttIe about IL and nsked her how abe c0uii
| do 40 She dLInf seenI 10 be ANYWAYS ashamed
| m n
| After tbla they lived together, and no got work
| on inc Streets. OccasionaIy alter this they
| Wnpid have cross words. and she talked abont
| ieSSins MIN mn The iay 81 the bnn,iTide fSatnr'
! ,iny, I went avnV and dd NOT come home Ia din
neI when came Al niT6t-I dunno what time
! II Was"T foun, mo fr1ni door IocEeL. / rSt IN
IND bank door. and seen Something was moi
Tigbts missed ina he'd. went 10 Tfncls TCrTnsr,s
! AMI GOT me candle, and 1 went over and found
mat an the things cepts that the stove was there
WIN the ssfe6iit NJ "a old now 10 tell n ana
~ n Sq Smn,sn n dsSd az md zone mi bon
me Ia gone 10 qlory' OuIy one Of INV children
! IA iiVing When 1 Jaw her asked her about mo
! thinrs harlly Know what said. yas inst
| cutting ready to shave. hal found nv shaying
Ihings, and was liking 10 shave, in the shed, over
ina 6anS door. She was In another house. Jnst
! before All down Thought would tTy 10 Know
! now the things mad gone She came out. | Wa
/ not mad donf Know what word she saii mai
caused me 10 40 IG il was kinder daTk, And
! DOM remember. don't want any extension IN
time. i want 10 20 home DOM want no ~ :
In mis- IynriJ AMI snend nv timc in nTisons AMI
! iaiis I MAYER ,Taa N any AZ them before have
been waitinS INV time to leave before this
khout afteen minutss 10 one oiclocE. wanIeb
CrncSer In eompanV win some inyited Trend
and mo repreSAhtatiyes OF inc pTess, proceejed
! 10 me room ,Shere Jnhnson was confined Tbich
was IN inc second-story room over the main en-.
tranre 10 the IAN Ia which he was Temoyed
/ yesferIay morning from the cell accounted nv
Senkins before IA execution. the dean war.
! gSnt was bsre reaSi IN Io6nSnn Inv Gen Cpacter
When tbe warden ami party arrived IN ma room
| johnson stood nm erect and listened attentlyeiy
70 every word that was read, and upon the con.