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

occupied by Grady, VINO was executed year Cr
two ago for the murder of Mrs. Faulkner and
beneath the whitewash on the walls can vet he
seen some drawings made by him while
awaiting his execution.
PREPARED FOR TIE WORST
ON entering the cell, the prisoner arose from
lis PED, ON which he WAS seated, and TO the
question, ''Well, how goes it, ,Ienkins?" ne
made the cheerful response, sob, / feel very
well to-day, sir; take seat A conversation
then took place as follows:
Reporter.-"Well, George, have bad news
Tor YOU the application for Communication has
Prisouer.-"Just as expected"
N vel " George, you promised to tell me
P.-"Yes. sir; but will it be published before
il is all Oyer?r
Rho. not a word OF it unless you desire it.
To begin, how old are you, and where were you
bOTn""
HIS EARLY LIFE.
Pr don't know exactly; somewhere be-
tween q and %. / was born in Montgomery
county, Md. somewhere beyond Rockville, and
came here when child; l don't know exactly
how old was then. l lived first on street,
between 18th and 18th streets, and then on L
street, between 18th and 20th.''
R-"YOu attended SCHOOL,"
P.-''Yes, sir; went to Mrs. Simms' school,
on Nj street, between 18th and 10TH, and also
went to some night schools and to Sunday
school,"
R.-'sYou were too young to go in the service
during the war;
P.-'.Yes, sir; but was in the quartermas-
CGES department, IlISt at lIlruIC head quarters,
near Kendall Green, and then at Capt. Temp
kins' office, as a sort of porter. After this 1
went TO the New York Hotel corner of ! tn and
l. streets, and from there to Welcker'S. | was
there from March, 1SGS, to 1871. / was first a
general scullion, but they made me assistant
cook; that is, | was there learning nv trade.
remained there until Christmas. and then went
TO Wormleys.
AN UNHAPPY MARRIAGE.
R." Well, George, when were you married,
and low did you enjoy married life ?'
u - Van cir \ Tod \ r-ir,fo
June, 1851, and the first year was happy,
pleasant one. Then came 4 disagreement;
cant say now what it was about, and we seps-
rated for few weeks" Here he commenced to
talk very earnestly and said People may
think | was jealous, but 1 had cause to be
jealous. don't know how long we were sepa-
rated, but when we came together again we
went to live on l. street, between 18th and Nth.
Mutual friends got US to come together.
JENKINS As A BACK-sLIDER.
We both joined the church-Asbury-abou
while back slid. After living together on L
street We parted again on account of her i'll
treatment to me. She treated me in no wise
like wife should treat her husband"
R." How long were you separated then ?"
T., trehectively. -. 1t must have been in 1870,
L don't know exactly"
The remark was ventured that it seemed some
women did not know how to treat husband.
P" Yes, sir;
DON'T KNOW WHAT TO MAKE OF WOMEN
nowadays. We then remained parted until
other, however, and always were on good terms;
me, as friends. She proposed that we should
live together, and we lived tolerably happy
No. L can't say that, hardly happy Well
before 60 further, want you to be particular
The reason that went back TO her the last time
was this; saw that she couldn't take care of the
children. My mother had one and she had one
and wanted 20 have them together. / tried to
live happy, but it appeared impossible for me
to co so.'
his WIFE JEALOUS OF HIM.
R-"Why sc? 2"
P" she was quarrelsome, but didn't mind
the quarre'ing much. She treated me wrong
fully; accused me of things was not guilty of,
too. You see, sir, | was a cook and as such was
Oftimes detained-sOmetimes after IL at night
anu frequently to or O'Clock in the morning,
and she accused me Of running around, and APP
peared jealous. She then got Indifferent, and
took TO running out herself. Often at night,
when l would get home at II or O'Clock, she
would not be there. BY treating me bad,
TROUBLE LED ME TO DRINK.
1 fought against 1t, and tried as much as l
could do TO live happy, but could not. and drink
ing has thrown me just where l am at now.
Understand, was not conscious when did the
thing; 1 don't know when L did it, and L don't
know how did it; but do know that was not
conscious of it at the time.'
R." Well, you had another falling out 2"
P" Yes, sir, we had falling out in April,
and I'll tell you how it was. went home to do
some work, and she had some things in the
house belonging to
"a l.
this?' and she said; Something gentleman
who stays next door gave me to keep for him
until night 1 says: Il don't want you to har-
Dor anything for anybody, because You don't
there was produce store next door, and |
thought that he might have taken it unfairly,
and wanted to hide it, so told her 'If he got il
honestly he could keep it in the store until he
was ready to go home, and you must give it
back to him
BIS WIFE REFUSES TO OBEY HIM.
She said said she would not, and told her if
she didn't would take it out and break it, and
did so. l then went Oft, and went to work. /
came back at night, and her neice was there
with her. | overheard my wife, Lavinia, tell
her (the neice, COTdelia BOStOn,) that George
was home to-day, and the gentleman next door
gave me bottle of liquor and he threw it ont
but the gentleman gave me some more Cor
della asked
'BAvB YOU GOT SOME Now?'
and she replied yes Cordelia said, Give
me sOme?" and my wife got the liquor and set
II on the table, and they drank 1t. L overheard
their talk; what they said | won't repeat; il was
such language that no married woman should
have used; it was unpleasant. knocked at the
door and my wife came to the door. | said:
Il smell whisky. Give me some?" She re-
fused. After some words Della acknowledged
that they had some liquor, and that my wife
had hid the bottle. / looked for it but could
not find it, and took her to task about the con-
veTsatiOn. I'll try to think how that fuss came
up. A pausel l was taking her TO task about
her cOnuuct, and one word brought on another;
We got 10 dlsputlng pausel and
THREW a CHAIR AT HER.
Understand, sir, il was not to hit her. but to
make her stop her abuse. Della said Come and
go down to my house and stay all night Then
Lavinia said Il don't know whether TO 90 or not
/ threatened her but did not intend to carry out
the threat, and don't believe that she would
have left if she hadn't been persuaded. Don't
fail to publish this: THAT Coleman, who swore
against me, swOre | followed them to 18th and
street; but he tells that that amt so; he makes
mistake. That night did not go half a square
from the house."
HIS ARREST ON COMPLAINT OF HIS WIFE,
R.-"fOu were arrested about that timer"
P.-"Nes, sir, and Lavinia would not have
gone away, believe, if she had not been per-
suaded to do so because when she came
back afterwards she cried and said
that she was sorry that she did it. She
came home next day and got the warrant and
was taken to the ipolice court where the case
was dismissed; she said she would not have had
me arrested If she had not been advised by a
certain friend; know the name but will not
give il now; that she had been told to have me
arrested and bound over to keep the peace, and
il she hadn't been so persuaded she wouldn't
have done it,"
R.-"Wen, were you on good terms after
that"
P.-"Yes, sir. The day before the occurrence
We were friendly.
WAS DRINKING THEN OFF AND ON
great deal. That might l left wormley's
sbOutS O'Clock and goes to some places and