Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-19

l 70 the eject tnaC ne W&S DcG0 september SOCn,
1855. in Prince Georges coanty; that he came here
May 18th, 1880; stayed until Juiy 9TH, ana went to
back here and remained iii Jsnuary s T 18th, when he
was sentenced ior 50 DAYS and Alter serving eight
Gays the charge OF murder \, . Mss brought against
audnS TO ef his
writes "So that viii be tie last OF roor Charles G.
Shaw" He says that ne knows that he
and adds: % Il am any ready 0o 70 20 apd RSnsIi aweIi
ia Paradise with my dear beloved sis
he has ssst we IN a ana
presses thousand thanks to the officers. s.To-
morrow shall leave the wicked to dwell with my
fool The crime l have committed was for the
best; the Lord knows an things; the things the
he intended for me to die, and no other way. For
this am well satisfied with my sentence. have
gone home to rest, so bid this wicked world fare
| we'll"
| Scenes at the Jail This Morning.
About 10 O'Clock, after the prisoner had partaken
OF the sacrament, his breakfast was taken in to
him by the cook, John Herndon It consisted OF
three fried eggs, q half-loaf OF bread (toasted),
fried potatoes, and quart OF milk. The prisoner
| eat it all.
At 1880 O'Clock Mr.. ]. R. Wright, the under
In imitation of rosewood, with plain trimmings.
Az !O:45 O'Clock Messrs. Clagett and Lpscomb
thaaSe em for " hi IN
bade them good bye. He had at this time a letter
written yesterday to Henry Carter: telling him to
you see to what the devil has done for me. Good
bye; I'll be on in the morning."
shpw wrote So this moTnng for the benefit Of the
night to O'Clock this morning, and 'arose. said
feeling as well as he ever did in his life"
AT II o'clock Shaw had not given away in spirits
1 and seemed perfectly recOnciled to his fate.
l n uur1o
rived at the Jail, when he Immediately joined In
religious services with the prisoner in connection
prisoner was reported to be in excellent spirits,
There was but small crowd at the jail up to 10
o,clock, but within short time before the execu-
IiOn they numbered from one to two hundred.
rev were admitted within the walls to witness
| the execution.
At noon the cook called to see whether Shaw
would have dinner and he replied in the negative
few minutes past IL O'Clock Rev. Father Hur-
ley was called out by an old colored man, who
conversed With him as to the case, and the state
ment was made that he was one Of Shaw's friends,
but nothing could be learned as to what he wanted
The Closing Scenes.
THB DEATH WARRANT READ
At 1880 O'Clock the warden and guards entered
the south wing and announced the time had come,
and the prisoner was gotten ready and escorted to
the gate, where the death warrant was read. In
the meantime the jury had formed in the south
part of the rotunda and the procession started
leaving the cell OF the condemned, (No. 3, used by
Guiteau as his of1ice) first came Gen Crocker, the
warden, followed by Mr. Robert Strong, of the
guards; the prisoner, with the clergy. Revs Corne-
Illus and d. +. Hurley, OF St AlOysius church; !;
sidney Mcfarland Passing out Of the south south cor cor
rldor, across the rotunda to the north wing, the
procession slowly advanced to the scaf1old.
out the police, under Lieut. Butler, formed COR
don across the corridor through which only the
warden, prisoner. guards and jurors were allowed
to pass
Shaw showed but little emotion when the death
warrant was being read, and faltered but little on
the way to the sca1old, and with fairly firm step
ascended the platform.
ON THE scAFFoLD.
After rec1ting the prayers his legs were pinioned,
and as the rope was being adjusted he kept his
eyes upward. repeating the prayers of the church.
9n the gh sng south
In the rear OF the prisoner, and Messrs. w. c.
Crocker and SMcFarand at the foot OF the gallows.
The prisoner was attired IN welLwOrn pair OF
gray pantaloons. gray vest and black coat.
THE EXECUTION.
The black cap was drawn over Shaw's eyes, and
the signal given at 12:46, the trigger rope pulled
and Charles Shaw was no more. he Quivered and
struggled little, and there were few spasmodc
and examined by the physicians. The medical
stafr admitted within the lines, besides Dr. Nc
At twelve minutes after the fall his heart ceased
to beat and 1t was found that his neck was dislo-
Gated. At few minutes past one O'Clock the
was taken to the chapel, where it will be kept a
little time In expectation OF his friends asking for
it.
The Gfbbet.
SHAW HANGED ON THE SAME scAFFoLD ON WHICH
GUITEAU SUFFERED DEATH.
The scaffold on which the execution took place
to-day is a stationary piece of jail furniture
which has been used on several occasions before
1t was built for the execution OF ames Peyton q
colored man, in 1879, and he, having his sentence
tod rynv1ff<
ring within year. The first actual use made of
we sas p Ses %
tissues Of the neck and dislocating the spine. On
jail It was next erected for the execution I't Of
Babe" Bedford and Edward Queenan, which took
place November 9th, 1880, in the place it now
e ssanons s9s nosss Wing tss ass' esdas! sS55@s!
last 1t Is regarded as the most substantial and
complete structure OF the kind extant, being en-
OF sn9 eess aody
which was, when purchased, three-quarters of an
inch in thickness, rubbed down to fve-eighths of
an Inch. The drop was five feet.
Shaw's Crime and His Confession.
The evidence against Shaw at his trial was all
circumstantial, except that relating to his
conflicting statements. He at one time denied
and at another time claimed that she had been
knocked down and robbed by two men, who gave
him dollar to say nothing about it. On No.
vember 26th, Shaw, however. made q confession
to STAR reporter, in which he stated that he did
get his sister to go with him by saying that
her grandmother had sent for her. Shaw said:
"Whelwe got near the old fort-Pleasanton. 1
pelieve they call iEshe asked me II her grand
mother had sent for her, and said yes Then she
asked a me about it again, and seemed to doubt my
WOrd, and got angry with her. She then said
her grandfather had been to see her the day be-
iore, and he had said nothing. about her grand
mother sending for her. When we reached
swallow sI1a % Hollow. rather just this side. picked
rom tne Side OF the road stone. I was then mad
VIII, Win her, and had been thinking OF her for some
nSete ntl ume: she then askedtf thought my grand
mother would live This was about 111 o'clock,
and @ l went up behind her ard struck her some.
Wnere on the back Of the head. She fell and
groaned, and then I struck her several times
sbe fe ine neaa out could not see well for where
qen; a. was angry because she had intimated that
III neo he then, he said. took the basket his Sis
nar9 Ter 9aa carried and walked back to the city The
morning he heard people talking about his sis
ter having been found IN the road and removed to
the hospital ''Next morning" continued Shaw, 81
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