Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-06

GroseD ard Sam got s2C0 D0Ilors ls2e, IN Green
Samuel ssa Of he friend.
have the P-ler Csrryins him out sr II You viii be
knd So pas S Ss, sT sn Die
hard 10 be Hang Dead for nothing bu, for g d our
ms r re srss sss me one more nunth to live Pre-
Prison for 70 werk the hole Of my life II you would
be 90 Kind a. to Send me to Such a Place ont gid
SAKE II yeu Will not give me one more month TO
Sir II y9nr Honor Please Just think of a man by;
me to get feady by Friday and Sir with out your
am an a Poor coIiaTd Boy / am " Long ~ WAYS
from my Home but for all that Just think ot nae
send to PrsOned for my life or Il not Please give
nave got the Power but i have thought over the
question Don't believe that You or any one who
man Work Sir want to See Some Of Your clerks so
l can show them all about the al about the Affair
Please Give me one more month to Get Ready for
D. pesth lam Humble Prisoner l had much Rather
then could Die just. Yours, with Much Respects
Humble Prisoner Thomas d Wright City Jail
President Grant. Washington c.
THE CONDEMNED MAN OBTAINS A BRIEF RE-
SPITE.
The effort to obtain q respite was successful.
the President directing the time TO be extended
for one week, and that the execution take place
to-day. Tom received the news with no mani
festations of joy, and about this time he was
overheard to say that he did not want to he
hung; he wanted to be shot, and on being told
that there was no way to change the sentence,
he exclaimed: well, III be id if they will
hang me on that thing" docking ont at the GAL
lows in the yard;) and turning to a Jail guard he
asked: "Cap., do you think my body is heavy
enough to break my neck?" The scaffOld at
this time was not finished, and several OF the
colored prisoners shortly after brought out the
steps for It, entering the yard by the gate on
the east side. AS the prisoner saw what they
were engaged in he sung out
SLEPT WHEEL! you BLACK ---!
don't you know you are carrying that for me.
Left! Left! Keep time, there, you ugly black
seoandrels! You'll have to carry me up them
steps. don't intend to walk and more of the
bystander remarked-"wright, jenkins
run up the steps"
.wright.-"wen, the WALLER - of a-had a
right to- he cut his wife's head up, but 1 didn't
Kill any body, and wont walk up there sure"
HIS OPINION OF THE GALLONS.
The prisoner watched these preparations with
walk in the yard in company with a guard.
Here he carefully Inspected the whole structure
and asked (pOinting to the trap if that was
where he was intended to drop, and, getting an
affirmative answer, he said: 'sJ<-s that will
skin the niggers shins all to h-l!'' On Thurs
day of last week, having concluded to change
his ministers, and having discharged Rev. Mr..
Draper, who had been attending him for some
time, he was baptized in the Catholic faith by
Rev. Father Wigett, who has been indefatigable
in his efforts to prepare him for death.
"HIs LIFE TAKEN AWAY BY THE GOOD TALK
ING OF MRS. MARGARET WOOD"
After he was baptised he sc Mt back to a friend
who had loaned 1t to him, Bunyan's Pilprems
Progress, on the fly-leaf of which he wrote as
''This is for my Poor mother and owners.
SO hear is my last OF my life in this world but my
Ma. earet Wool bS her Kind and good talk NJ ans
brought 10 this Point but this is all She any one
hey will have to suffer for all they have Dan hope
to meet yOu i'm better world may G I'd bless you
THOMAS DRBRo WRIGHT
HE Is PLACED IN DOUBLE IRONS.
on Monday last, in consequence OF certain
threats made by Wright to the effect that '.he
tIoubles' &c, il was deemed necessary to give
him thorough search, and accordingly he was
brought out and stripped and an entire new
sult OF clothes given him, after which he
placed IN double irons and transferred to a cell
on the first floor left. He not very well
pleased with this treatment, and for several
days was in anything but good humor. A dav
or twOs after his transfer a visitor approache
him. and he repeated 70 him his statements as
to Bembry killing the peddler, sc. When
asked why ne had not given the full statement
to his counsel, he replied
DIDN'T WANT TO HURT NARsEREr wooD.
brought in; 1t was my fault in not telling General
my fault ddn tell him ali, and now NV ne neck
has got TO be broke for it. The mistake made was
mistress. had inst come from sea and had some
money and she wanted it; so she persuaded me to
didn't Kin the man, but i've GIT to be be h%n Es
knows il; know it, Sam knows it and
DIDN'T KILL THE MANI
But l suppose everybody will believe killed him
done, because she came here and &C know lodged that
she swore wrong; but can't forgive Bembry. He
The visitor asked: well, Tom, how come YOU to
write to Margeret telling her how to swearY''
The prisoner continued:
- DIDN'T PUT NO wOR Ds IN HER MOUTH,
but did write her one two letters aud told her
against Sam that didn't tell on him iii tell You
s Hsn, k % when came home after sundowr
snd asked, is Tom Wright here = / said, Yes;
She said, was frightened; 1 saw ' something .
.. Gu a hHS~ what s and she .
saw the hrst lick struck, and she then went away"
WHY HE THREATENED MRS. weops.
The visitor said" You used some threats in
your letters.
Wright.-''Yes, threatened her and begged
because i thought she would tell the truth"
Xisitor-'.Well, you wrote the letters"
Wright.-"Yes, but she wrote to me first. Az
down note and dropped it in the lime box
when she come down. and then raped on INV
door and said where she put it''
MRS. WOODS "DONE TALKING"
A reporter of THE STAR started on a search
Tor Margaret Woods on Wednesday evening.
and found her in the neighbOrhoOd Of ID and d
streets, hard at work at the ironing table.
well, Margaret" said her visitor; shave
you been to see Tom to-day?''
Margaret-'. No, sir; don't think that III
ever see him again."
Rep Well, 1 suppose you know he is max
ing some statements as to your knowing all
about ito"
believe all his lies"
Rep.--"well, Margaret, what have you got
ON the night of the murder 2"
Margaret" That's all been published and
| don't want to talk any more about it.
THE PEOPLE CAN BELIEVE WHAT THEY
CHOOSE;
Pm done talking"
kep.-" He says that you wrote him notes
while you were both in jail"
Margaret.-'' How could L? couldn't write"
Rep.mYour son was with you; maybe he wrote
q note?
Margaret" No, sir; he don't know how to
write.o ~
Rep" Did you ever receive a note from
1On?"
{" Hargaret-..Y Yes, sir, got one from him
Rep" Were you and he engaged to be mar
Margaret" Yes, sOrter, SIR"
As she evidently was firm in her resolve not
70 talk much about the affair, the reporter re-
tired.
DysrFrAT'r; .nLoT TO BREAK JAIL.
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