Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-11-16
WAS CONVICTED OF MURDER
Responsible for the Death of Eva
Barnes Last December.
EXECUTION THIS MORNING
Neck Not Broken by Fall-Condemned
Man Showed No Signs Of
Faltering.

| Charles Edward Grant, colored, who
stabbed Eva Barnes the morning of De-
| cember II last, and subsequently was con-
victed of murder, was hanged at the
United States Jail, this city, today. The
drop was sprung at 7:2s O'Clock. Grants
| neck was not broken by the fall, death re-
| sulting from strangulaton. After the pas
| sage of twenty minutes the body was
| lowered and removed to the understanding
establishment of Hindle & Bayliss. where
| 1t will remain until o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon Then the mother and sisters Of
the deceased, and the ministers who were
with him during his last hours. will ac-
company the ,mafns to Payne's ceme-
terry, where the interment will be made.
This is the joy day of my life the con-
demned man declared this morning shortly
after daybreak, and the end cannot come
too soon. The devil got me in here, and
the Lord saved my SOUL"
Grant did not retire to his cot last night,
| remaining awake and keeping the ministers
| with him. When advised by Rev. Mr.. How
| ard to go to Sleep in order that he might
| be better prepared for the ordeal of today.
| the prisoner quietly remarked that he would
| have a long sleep after it was over. The
night was spent in singing and praying,
| the exercises being sufficiently loud to keep
| other prisoners awake, but none made COM
| plant as Grant had been a model prisoner,
| and his interest in the welfare of others had
1T don't seem right to keep a man In
here a whole year" one Of the prisoners
said land then take him out and hang
him.
Received a Number of Callers.
Grant yesterday afternoon received
number of callers, his mother and two sis
tiers being among them. They remained
with him until late in the day and then
left him in the care of the ministers. After
tIn;r vic tod fha na1l Of
William Burge, also colored, who is under
sentence of death for the murder of his
wife, Daisy Burge, and remained there
about an hour discussing religious matters
with Burge. The latter, who, according to
experts had feigned insanity upon other
occasions, remained perfectly quiet, not
making any outbreak or showing an incli-
nation TO create a scene in furtherance of
his effort to make it appear that his mind
is affected Late in the afternoon Grant
returned to his cell and spent the remain
ing hours in religious devotions.
The Rev. w. ]. Howard, pastor of Zion
Baptist Church. and John Roberts, the
evangelist. remained at the jail throughout
the night. Rev. Charles A. De Vaughn, pas
tor of Trinity Baptist Church, Ivy City,
reaching the prison at an early hour this
morning and remaining until after Grant
had been executed. Shortly after Mr.. De
Vaughn arrived he was requested to read
the 10Th chapter of Isaiah. Several times
during the morning the prisoner repeated
the request A cup of coffee was all that
Grant wanted when asked for his order
for breakfast. The persons who had been
invited to the prison to witness the execu-
ton, including several physicians and medi-
cal students, were on hand at o'clock.
About that time Warden Harris proceeded
to the cell of Grant and read the death
warrant. That legal instrument, issued to
the warden by the Supeme Court of the
District of Columbia, commanded him to
carry into effect the sentence between the
hours of and IL o'clock. The warden
read the warrant while the ministers were
engaged with the condemned man, the lat
ter being unmoved by the words hanged
until he is dead