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V^. XXVI. WASHINGTON, 1). C., FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1865. N*. 8,95!).
AT THfc 3TAR HUlLJilNUK.
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r*a w?*. Copies at tb# counter, with
cr witbent wrnpjw. Two (fenta aach.
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md Fift} Ctnit, Six months, Tkr+e D*i ne
jrear. rtvt Doiltrt. Wo paper* ara
from th# offlc# kmtw than paid for.
The WEEKI.Y STAK?pnbltahed on Knday
Jomln f ? Vn* BolUtr and a Half r<*r
AMUSEMENTS.
GROVtR i THEATER,
F?nMTlT*Di? una*. near Willard*! Hotel.
LIOSAKD OKOVEB * CO ?Dire*ion
LEONARD OEOVIR?_.C. D. HESS.
E. LA XB ? Stage Manager
JMUENSE SUCCESS
<'f Ft.wrrfranlt'e Gr?at S?n**tional Life DrUM,
?*a>rri*inr a Prologre and Fire Arte, entitled
THE STREETS OF NEW TOBK,
Froriurrd uf <>n the most liberal scale, with ail ?he
v ai.al efte<te of it tutr;. uitic, table* ix. k*..
L c ntnLmted to it? immense success in
Y New 1 ork a-d a
CAST OF CHARACTERS
H l irh r*'- not be equaled there or elsewhere.
Grand V atit>e* .s.-tfarday aft?*rn?K>n, at 30 C*nt?
fAITKRBlRV.
'Vmer T'Dri'-TlTanla avenue and Ktuth atreat
fctORUR LEA Vol* Proprietor.
TO MIOHT.
Tho welo dramatic upactaele of
THE IIASPIT'8 VENGEANC1I
witn u< * aoenery, propertiea, drmjn, Ac.
Fir?t wrek of th* beantiful danaara,
UoBLNSON 813TEBS.
Second week of
M'LLI ROSA .
fniperte.l Ly the entire new Ballot Tronp*.
Twenty l.eantifnl Young Ladie* in the ballets of
MAY PAY SPORTS ASP TUB BELLE OF
STAMBOVL!
LAST WFKK. OF JOSH HABT.
MAT1SEE OA7"SATURDAY'
IIKOFS. J. W A H P KRKIS' DANCING
1 ACADEMY.
PARR UK'S HALL.
Fer:n<?ylv ii-i avenue. (>? i??eu i>th and 7th *ta.,
Opposite Metropolitan Hotel.
Thrme desiring to enter rai d? to now, m we ara
c< ntinral'y foranng new da*1?* the quarter %
?. Din.i T.c1rj with the flmt le??oa. All in- SX
formation in regard toterniB, Ac., can be bad /T<^
ky appljitgc ** above (jiJI
D??< and Hovrs of Trntwrn:
For L.tdie*. Mi?? and Meters. Wednesday and
Saturday afternoon*, from 3 tofio'clock.
For Gmtleiaen, Tueeday and Friday evenings,
jCW >0
rracticlnz AaoeinWiee every Thnraday evening.
Private iustroctiou given to wit convenience of
th->?e <Wirine
< ircuUre can be had at J. F. Kills*; PhilB A
F<1' ori. iiand oth?-r be?k and ni'iaic stores, also,
lyappltirg at the Academy dnring the hoars of
fr> iu K? t in to 1 p b? . from 3 to a and 7 to 10 p. m.,
or <!nriri? th? hour* of tuition.
A not* a.1dr?-M?*d to tfce Academy will m??t i?itta
prompt tttratfoo. oc i-t/
_____
Auks giakantekd.-comuh oh Dr.
BARNFS. Forty y??rs ap?cial attention to
the cur*- of all *?cret dlfeaae* Washington Build
ing. to no. IV, corner t tuDt. ave. aa<i itn st.
Consultation free. oc 3?)-3w*
C'HARLES?Y<? did right in leavingthat STL*/
F1I) SHARPER arwl going toDn LEON. I told
j< h be ?u the onl) ene who eouli car? you in an
honorable in?n??T and not swindle yon. oc J6-lm*
RANGERS and ether* desiring the Berrices of
k * first cla?? Phyaician, should consult Dr.
I EON. 240 P?nna arenue, between *nd Sta
streets. He guarantee* aeientifie treatment, and
a radical cnre of all Acct* and Ohbo?i;c diseases
??both se^eg, in the ahorteat time possible.
General cases cared in frem twelve hoars to two
days.
Young J/rn who are suffering from Organic
?e?lnn? or its terrible effects, are o?ers a thor ugh
and permanent cure. oc 26-lm*
' I' UAT MISERABLE IMPuSTER woald take
I y _>ur last dollar. ?e? Dr. DARBY at ?nce. He
bas p>iity of morey and practice, and can afford te
treat you honestly. oc 16 lra*
\|KS H F WEIGHT, Ma^uetic and ClairToyi'l
ant Physician "Heals by Laying v\ Honda,"
Ulirifl;???, Para!>aia. Kb-nm.itUni, Chi:la and Fever*.
Liver Complaint. Female -s?s, Ner
Ton?T:f^ Ac., Ac. Eojmg 37'2 K afreet, between
lOtfc Mid llllirtr^tl. uc H 1m*
| Ai>I*S, lk)M"I LCM.'K AT THIS.
Wll PB1NCK. i*?l F street, has reduced his
pricr of fcT \ M i'l S tJ t<*
FIVE <TNT8 PKR WIDTH
for fcairt". Pantaletta. Ac , oa Mnalin. Lines.Camtries
aoii X a d*o.>k. We have newer and more
*l- c n! ratterv? than any other place of the kind
in the city.
K I 1 T1NO SIS CF^T5 PEKYABD ?eU-l
BANKERS
J AT COOK ? X CO.,
BANKERS,
F\fU?mK Krtet, ervo*t:? Treasury,
fl-ny and tell M enrreat rates, and keey aJvra
tL t?i <1, foil tnpply of all
GOVERNMENT BONDS,
7-30 TBEASUBY NOTE*.
CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS, *eM
And M7 tk? UgbMt prlcf* for
QCABTERMASTER'3 GHECSS
AND VOUCHERS an 5 dtf
First INntionfil Bank
or washingtoh.
V D COOKE (of Jar Cook* * Co.,) Prudent
VM 8 BCNTINOTOS, Cashinr.
GO VIUN MKN'T DEPOSITORY
A WD
FINANCIAL AGENT OF TBI UNITED
STATES,
16TB *T., OPP?>BlT? TBI TKKAAVRY OXFAftTMBKT
<;uy?riini?!nt srrnrities with Treasurer UnlUt)
StotH.
VOVE MILLION DOLLARS...00
Aftiiur in c^nm-ction with the house of
JAY COOKS A CO., as
SPECIAL AGENTS FOB THE 7 30 LOAN,
w? will HI) alt orders with pmmptn*** an<1 <ies
p?t"b. alloa tug th. r?gul*r coniuuuiioa W Rank*
nil Banker*.
A constant unpply ?f tt??- Not** on hand aixl r*a4y
for imni?-<i1at?*
W? boy anJ ??>U all d???? of OOVKKNHINT
SECURITIES at cnrrent market rat?a
rClNlSD EXC HANGE and make Collwtlon.*
rn all the principal cities <*w the
un it id 8tate5
W* parrbaa* Oflwrniwnt Voneheri on tb? MOST
FAVORABLE TKRM*. ?atj give carefil ?rj
pronpt attention to
AtcurMTn or bt-inksj* men and firms'
and to any other bntlneaa entr^?T*>d t? o?.
T**| L INFORMATION In regard to GOVERNMENT
LOANS at an tlmea ehecrfully fnrnUti<d.
*1 s Ht7NT1NOTON . Cashier.
Witn.UGfiil. March ?. M66. *2111
ri> LDUAKU CLAKK,
I. C M n F. H b K A L K K ,
Virgiti* b*twren '.>th an.l lath street# rut.
utr U. H K*?r Yuil.
/ C?i?? tartly un hand a Urge stock of ail kinds
of LUMBIU.
Pri.-?Ni w low th# ln?Mt ne H-lm*
IMlblTTS
i> EUJlLMATIO OINTMCN'T
I- ?*> !*? for *n!* Ml O. K. K E N N K (> V 'S.(
acriit.) No. .>0*?7th street and 4 73 9:h ?t., Washtnptob
I itf. All order* for the tr?*if *uoald l>? *ddf
?? '!?.. A U\8!-IITT A CO.,
oc 1- 1m* So.i'J Jo'iDnt . Smwr York I'ltf,
F? J. FIEIHKKGKIt.
. Sn<c?--?or to H T. London A Co.,
CJTIZSSS AM> MIIITAKY
MEkCHANT TAILOR. ft
M'triflitam Hotfl, Ian Brtnen's, \KP
362 Peoi'*y'??i;ia ?v?nn?, H<
* 1 CT MhloKton. U. O.
Jivr and PPF.fTI'M or ANMiKW lMflN
t SON. i'r?r?iileot of tb? United S'-vtea. t>? Frank
X .or' T If* of Anyln. H Hernia?) Or;rum,
I ? t**l r? <VPK T4TI.OR
WIUTT?R*T> CON-yrrTlONS r??U>r*d by
" UKLMBOID'S IXTOACT BUCHU.
I EXTRA.
EXECUTION OF VQtZ.
Last Honrs of the Condemned Man.
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Conduct on the Gallows.
?
Heading tbe Death Warrant.
Scenes at the Scaffold.
Incidents.
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WIRZ EXECUTED.
Hfcry Wirz is hung. Civilization affords no
parallel to his crimes, and it is impossible to
believe that earthly retribution could have
been moTe terrible. Confronted by accusers in
a c rowded court from week to week, and daily
listening to tbe rccitalof indescribable horrors,
the last summer of bis life mas', have been a
rack of immeasurable agony. Not one ray of
comfort could have reached him in all the
weary months from his capture to the present
11 ith". iray aivrnay dp naa xo race a crowa
thirsiir.p for bis blood. He could not turn to a
paper for intelligence from ttic outside world
t ut tliat Lib eye met by execrations and
predictions of his fate. He certainly could have
entertained no anticipation of escape from punishment,
and had it been possible for his distracted
mind, -would have epent the season in
preparaUon lor death.
AVIRZ'S DYING STATEMENT.
A short time previous to his execution Wins
gave the following particulars concerning his
lile. He was born in the Canton of Solothurn,
Switzerland, in 1S22, and when quite young removed
with hie partntsto Zurich where his father
carried on the tailoring business until 1834,
v. L* n he took a position in the Custom House,
wtiicu hM siiii Deid wben the prisoner last
beard from Lira. Wirz married ia Switzerland
a lady of aristocratic family with considerable
money, but he noon by his profligate habits run
through it. Failing to agree, it was arranged
that they should separate, he leaving for this
conntry and allowing her to obtain a divorce.
"When growing np Wirz' father wished him to
atndy tor the pulpit, but he refused, preferring
Bi dicine, and took a course at Zurich, where
be graduated. After arriving in this country
he took another course and graduated at Clevelund,
Ohio. lie was for two years in a banking
houfe in Zurich and afterwards traveled
through Italy, not stopping loug at any one
place.
-mir i? ?I ;n V-. ? v??- *
v> in inuuru in 1 urn iu io?y una m.'tae
an efl'ort to establish him-elf ;is a physician. but
fsuled because h?? could not sptakgood English.
U? then went to Connecticut where he remained
se>?ral months, subsequently he worked in a
factory in Law rence, Massachusetts, for a tune,
and was 6con engaged as interpreter in a factory.
three miles from Northampton, where
G?imans were employed; was after wards engaged
as snper'ntendent of a water cure establishment
in Northampton, Mass. At the instance
of a physician, Wire went with him to
Cadiz. Kentucky, where bemarried his present
wife. Klizabeth Savills, iu 1-04. Cadiz not oft<
ring a pood opening he went to Louisville,
and was superiut^mlent of a water cure establishment
for some time. Wirz afterwards took
ctiar|;e of cne ol Mr. Marshall's plantations,
? ar Nati"he7. and in ItfST mnvwl in* tumii
hiem.U remained uutil the breaking out of
th? war.
In the early part of the rebellion he enlisted
in a company (.ailed the Madison Infantry.and
rtmained with it until August, l?-61, doing
gn ird duty at Hov.ard's Factory prison, in
Richmond. When the prisoners'commenced
to arrive lrom lirsi Bull Run there wad no list,
and Wirz commenced to make a list of ttiem.
H<- attracted the attention of General Winder,
ai d in a short time, by an order from the War
D< partment, was placed on detached scrvice
in the South, -with the rank of sergeant. In
May, lfc6-2, he returned to Richmond, and was
Kent out to the battle of Fair Oaks, where he
ac'ed as A*istant Adjutant General and Aide
?General Joe Johnson, and iu this battle receiver.
wound on tho right arm, from a piece
of shell, making it necessary for a difficult surgical
operation to bp performed. Wirz was
) i n made Assistant Provost Marshal of Man
chesrer, but dul not like the place, and asked
to he relieved, and was placed on Winder's
stalT, and at the requestor (Juki was ordered
to ?ro over the South and hunt up prisoners.
When he had completed his tour and report!
d, h>? was a?si?ned to duty as chief ol the
secret police, but disliking this more than the
provost marshal ship, and not succeeding in
Ifing relieved he obtained a sick leave. He
went on that thirty days' leave to Tuscaloosa,
and had it extended lor thirty more, but was
ordered in a few days to come immediately to
I.irhmond. They had at this time started
Libhv Prison and Belle Isle This was early
in 1M3. When he came to Kichmond he wan
made ch>ef of police in the provost marshal's
office. He laid there two days. One day he
met an officer, who told him they were looking
for ?>omeliody to carry arms to the Trans-M ssbvppi
department. " He offered to carry them,
and soon rec?iied order# from both the Secretary
of Wnr and the Secretary of the Navy.
He went to Charleston and cot some fixed am
munition nud guns that had just arrived from
England. lie went as fnr as Meridian, and
hurt m me trouble getting through Pemberton's
department: went to Port Hudson, and could
not en ?s on account of th<- gunboats Hartl'ord
hdiI Albatross. He then rot a furlough to go
to Lurope on account of his health. He had a
furlough lor tour months, hut was so delayed
:h:u In* furlough only lacked thre? weeks of
letnr cut when he landed at Liverpool. After
letuiiiinp from Europe he w as ordered to Aut
os'ri to superintend the transportation of pris<
u< to Andersonville. and in March, ?h*J,
w:t>- ordered by (Jen. Winder to relieve bis sou
at Andert-onville.
With respect to his fate he said :?"As far a* I
am concerned 1 have no hope of reprieve. These
thii k's which were done ^tne&nuig Audernon vilit
; somebody mtist suft'er for. I have never
denied that the prisoners were mistreated; but
it was not my fault. If I am the last one that
ip 10 tunrr ueaiD icr me ."k)iunem uoBIMKIWy
I am saiulltd. I do not fear death. I never
f-a-w a man shot nor never shot one myself.
'1 fcat 1 -will *ay as longas I can say it. I never
hunted | ri.a<>ner? with the dogs, nor anything
of that kind. T'nfortunntely, Gen. Winder is
dead. 1; he wmt. living 1 know he would come
out and not let the innocent ones suffer. I
n.*\er could pet Winder to set bis foot on the
inside of that stockade. 1 don't know the reason.
1 have no complaint* to in?k(* of the perMips
w ho Lave taken care of me here in prison,
n<>r do I have any ill-will against any member
of that court-martial, nor the Jmtge Advocate.
If 1 have again?t any one it is they who have
perjured themselves. The mm who gave his
nari.e an Delabon. a grandson of Gen. Lafuy.
ette, wdl he found out to he a(H-rman Jew
nut >wl O^ho(!*?p fl HowopIop a V?.?. V --I
iittj.irvt i -v i f v??. w?.? >v * nut it a i ^ " w i urn
repiment. 1 went down into the yard to-day
and thi re preparations brinjr made for the
scaffold, whicti would mskn most any man
flu.?h. I had no such feelings. I cannot expire?
it. lt*is not bardheartedness, hut I had
no nich feeling:*. Anybody who knows anything
of military matter* knows that one in
fotr.mand of thirty-five thousand men has to
Miict, but when I am :vccu?ed of conspiring
with Jetlvrson Davis and others, it is rill a lie."
V. ir% bas bad two children, one of which, a
pirl. t? n ye^irs old, is living, lie denies th*U he
aim f.i<- p?>cond wlft* lived together unhappily,
and that h? w as ev< r in the house of correction
in Zurich lor iorjeery. The latter report, he
f-ay f. or cuiati d from the txel that a distant
r? lative failed in butincH, and was arrested on
ttrchniseof fsiKe hankrupu-v. lie leaves no
*,? , > , ?tu #>>? I, i-? *? -? - -
.... ui" laiiiii;. ui? maimer of
*p?rW.r.fr v?a# composed throughout, his statement
wire mrtde in a moirkubir direct mmii*r.
cc>iil?nnp the surrounding eireumMai
c??, ru.<' no'ie hut a few of 'h? loas'. iinportar.ie
v.< re I'ntwn out by any dir*i>t qu^uions.
(OM)ltT OF TI!F CONDEMNED.
VT.T7. b?-r<.re the mi.fence was read to him,
p ino^t if hi- I ! m rea tnijr. and *om?!i[
vMi tohif^M '- A irwi triendu, although
k# v as much troi h ;u? to what the mines
v. i i!HI h?'. H<" :t -ie much more comiiocp.l
wl.M; hi* fate was annonnced, and tlien
lia.* rf> til n.ucli h? tt?r than loriu?rly. H- bad
Urn i'llovrd to wilk in tb?? yard wlieu bp
ctt>'e during the Uuj. but cynstaullv un
der Ftirvf ilaic. Yesterday, when he saw the
scaffold, bo remarked with the utmost composure,
"Well, you must be putting up the
scaffold." Immediately after his sentence was
read to him, it was propo?-?>d to place two or
three in his room to help to make his time
pass pleasantly and to see that he did not at
ivuipi puuidf, wuen dp remancen. l,i in not
going to commit rnicide, I'm not afraid to die,
ar.d will not save the Government the expense
of banging me."
After the sentence was read to him ho said
"I'm d d If the Yankee fcagle has not turned
out to be what I expected, a d d Turkey
I5u/ynrd." He then asked that Rev. Father
IJoyle be sent for. and also Mr. Louis Schade,
hit counsel, and since that time these gentlemen
have been almc?t constant in attendance on
him. Besides these some ladies have called,
one of them paying her last visit to him yesterday
when she broupht him some delicacies. As
she was leaving be manifested emotion as he
expressed his gratitude to her, and remarked to
Mr. JSchade, who wan present, that that was
the last tear he wonld shed in this life. A couple
of l:idie6 said to be of the family of a prominent
officer, visited him also yesterday, and in
rej-ly to the qnestion 01 one, whether he had
nope, eaia "<jertainiy madam the greatest sinrer
has hope, and I being innocent must surely
have hope."
Wirz' wounded arm had lately became very
painful, rendering it difficult for him to use it
in writing, but during the past few days he
has b?en frequently at his desk, and yesterday
he wrote for Mr. Schade a short statement of
his lile, giving also some private memoranda.
Yesterday he received a letter from his wife,
dated Cadiz, Ky., in which 6he used the most
affectionate language, and expresses they hope
that they then were seeing their darkest hour.
She urges him to cheer up and prepare for the
worn, oui is saut-nea tnat 11 me government
knew how ranch anguish they hail suffered he
wonid not be oondemnerl to death. She also
states that she intends with her children to go
to his people in Europe.
Yesterday be walked to the hospital and had
fcis arm dressed, and spent most of the day
with Father Boyle, hi? spiritual adviser, to
whom he gave assurance of having made his
Seace with God and being ready for death. Mr.
chade called and spent some" time with him,
and when he left Wirz requested him to call
to see him this morning when he would give
him some letters and papers lor his family and
friends.
PASSES.
At an early hour yesterday morning, Mr. L.
H. Chandler, chief clerk at the Provost Mar hal's
office, commenced'giving out passes to
those who were so fortunate as to get their
names upon the lirt. All day and the day previous
Major Russell's office was besieged with
thof-e eager to witness the execution; and notWithstanding
the fact that the number of passe*
I were limited to two hundred the work of filling
them up and signing them was very arduous,
Mii.jor Russell and his chief clerk (Chandler)
being continually interrupted by new applicants
for passes. Every one, however, was
treated 'with the greatest courtesy. A number
rf parties represented themselves as members
of the press, when in fact they had no connection
whatever with any newspaper; and the
Major being decirons of affording the press
every facility, many of these succeeded in
obtaining passes which they were not entitled
to.
inc. < C.L.L.>
"Wirz was confined in room No. 9, on the third
floor, and was strongly guarded da y and night
The only door of his room opened into a hall,
I through which a sentinel paces continually.
One or more commissioned or non-commissioned
officers were constantly present, and
the unfortunate man was not left alone jor a
single instant. The room is about fifteen feet
square, with two strongly barred windows
looking out northward on A. street North. Its
furniture consists ot au army and necesary
Markets, a small, cheap wooden table, three
or wooden chairs in varieus stages of dilapida|
tion, one or two small vessels aud a tan candlestick.
The room is warmed by a grate, which
lernis a cheerful aspect to its appearance.
MIKZ'K LAST NIGHT ON EARTH.
The i rifccr.i r retiied to rest early las
night, after writing two or three letters,
leaving word to l.e awakened about 3 o'clock
this morning, lie slept well apparently, and
:it 'fce hour di signaled the guard awoke him,
w h' n he said he felt like sleeping longer, and
turned over and took another nap. Shortly
ai;er 6 o'clock Lieut. Havens, of the J8th V. It.
O , the officers of the guard on duty at the
time, entered hi? room and awoke him, when
he erof-e and washed himself. His breakfast
was sent to hm. but he did not partake of it,
and tlie last food he at* waf a tew oysters last
night. He had in hie room a small vial of
whis-ky, and at times took a little as a stimulant.
Last night, before retiring, he took a
mouthful, and this morning, as soon as he
aroi-e. he took another small drink, as also one I
,lO!-t before he lefV bis room for the gallows.
About < o'clock, Mr. Schade called, and spent
marly an hour with him, and received letters
lor Mr. Baker and himself, and affectionately
took his leave.
THE <; ALLOWS.
The callows has heretofore been brought Into
play, several persons having been executed'on
It, viz: Woodward, for the murder of his wife,
hr.ng in the jail yard; Samuel Powers, hung in
the same place, for the murder of young
Lutz. of Baltimore: John Conrad Kessler ot Co.
K, 1(0 N. Y. vols, hungin theOld Capitol yard,
Dec. ,r>, 1 MM, for the murder of Lieut. F. Ltnzy,
: oi tin- t-an;e company, at the Oth street wharf;
Augustus Ford, col'd, hungon the 3d of March,
18G3, in the the jail yard, for the murder of Gro.
Adams, col'd; Cornelius Tnell, hung in the jail
yard, on July Oth last, for the mnrder of his
wile; Charles Fenton Beavers, of Mosby'a
jranp, bung in the Old Capitol yard on August
L'Otb, tor violating his oath of allegiance he had
twice taken; Charles Williams, 31st U. S. col'd
troops, Nov. 25th, lsG4, for the murder of an
nnkuown colored woman. atCamp Casey, Va.,
on the 14th of September previous. On several
other occasions this gallows Which has
plnyed ?-o important a pari of late years has
been put up bat not used. On April 1st last,
it was up in the jail yard for the purpose oftne
execution of Jeremiah Kendricks, for the mur
<it*r of ix*nnis Shannnhan in Swampoodle, and
Kir.nnnsl Hollard, for the murder of George
i^utler, whajnst before the hour for the execution
arrived, had their sentences commuted
by the Pri'fldpnt to imprisonment in the Peniti:iry
for life. I*eter Goodpn, colored, was to
have heen hung: with Tucll, in July Inst, for
l murtft r o 1 Georpe Ranks, colored, but had his
teutence commuted to imprisonment for life
j just before the hour arrived. Thus this gal1<;wi
has been the instrument under the law
for cnnsmfr the death of seven persons and has
been put in readiness for service on numerous
other occasions.
Ibe gallows 5s made of very heavy timber
now somewhat weather worn. The extreme
n?*!gnt 01 me upriguts wtiicti support the beam
are twenty-two feet, tlie platform is twelve feet
lrom the ground, find twelve feet square: one
foot hipher than the level of the plaaform is the
fatal trap, which was formerly barely large
enough for the purpose of executing one person
at a time, five feet by five, but now has been
enlarged to admit of the execution of four at
one time, five feet by eleven. The rope used is
of the very beet Manilla, known as %, procured
at the Navy Yard, and yesterday it was tested
with a weight of pounds dropped about five
feet. The previous tests have been with a
weight of 2V;5 pounds, but Wirz Is much the
lightest man yet placed upon this scaffold, aud
the test weight was consequently reduced.
The rope is made fast to a cleet on either side
of ike upright, and running through the beam
bnrgs over the trap with a fall of about six
feet.
THE EXECUTIONER.
The executioner upon the occasion wu Sylvester
Pallou, an United States Military Detective
on duty at the headquarters department
of Washington. ll&Uou is a finely formed man,
five feet ten inches in hi?ht. and was dressed
in the full uniform of au U. s>. soldier, with the
exception of a black dress coat. He received
110 pay for his service*, but acted under orders
fioni hi* superior officer rMaior Russell) and
v hiie in no way feeling sratittedby hi# position
can if it out bin instructions with the williniriH
8s of a tTue soldier.
THE PHOTOGRAPHER ON HAND.
Gardner was early on Land with his camera
j taking\i?tws of the prisou yard, s?afTold, aad
scene oi execution lor Horper't Weekly.
The pre^s-panc present, seated on some* dilnpida
ed steps wi re taken in characteristic
t utflt of sbotkinp bad hats, pencils and notebook?,and
the rut-h of the group to see the negative
v a* iirir.<diately followed by a scattera
tion ?i;dflkl In the direction of the scaffold,
: * tbr j>risor.er was brought out somewhat
tocr.tr ;fcan Lad been anticipated by the crowd
THF CI ARD.
At 9 a. m. the guard nie drawn up about the
gallow?, composed as follows: ISO men of the
2!4th Pennsylvania, Major W. M. Worrall;6W
mm of tbe ueth Pennsylvania, Oapt. E. II.
Foust; detachments ot the lMh, '.Mth, 9th, 12th,
and 14th V. R. the whole tinder the com
mand of Provost Marshal Russell.
SCENES IN THE CELL.
A few minutes past ten o'clock Major Rustt
11, Provost Martha), and Captain Walbrulpe
commanding the prison, entered the room of
Win u hon TWT.? - T> ? u = ? > ? *
.. "?vu j'iuj. jv. niiui turn uim hi:n ur miisi
prepare for the scaffold. He received Major
Kosseil with ptreat ease and urbanity, rising
to his feet in so doing. He had been lip to this
ture engaged with Rev. Father Boyle, who
had been with him from eight o'clock this
morning, and Key. Father Wiper, who entered
the Toom a short time before. He immediately
complied with the request to make ready
and put himkelf in position for the black frown,
to be placed upon him; remarking that he
hoped he would ??soon have a white gown."
Hefore leaving the room he happened to glance
downward, and noticing that his gown had
pnckered in the middle, he remarked, coolly,
that he did not know he had grown so fat. A
pair of handcuffs were produced to place on
his wrisis, but it was found that his right wrist
had swelled to such an extent as to render it
impossible to put them on. and he was allowed
to carry the swollen arm in a sling to the
scaffold.
When all was ready, the solemn proces?ion
started from the room. Major Kussell preceding
it; after which came the prisoner, walkina:
with a firm step, between his spiritual advisers,
surrounded by a guard.
SCENES ON THE SCAFFOLD.
At ten minutes past ten a.m., the yard door
Of the lirison WRS onenerl. find lh? <>riiniiin1
v as nshcred fortli to the gallows. Major Rusrell,
Provost Marshal, walked in front, followed
by tlio prisoner, between Rev. Fathers
Hoyle and Wigef, followed l.y Captain (t. R.
\N albridge, commanding the prison. AVirz
mounted to the scaffold with a quick step,
assisting himself slightly with his left hand,
his right hand being in a sling. He took a seat
on a small stool, in the rear of the drop and
immediately under the gaping noose in wailing
for him. Father Iloyle stooped over the criminal,
reciting to him the Catholic death service.
Wirz was noticed to make the responses with
some emphasis, frequently nodding his head,
and also occasionally shaking it as if answerill
c nPCftti vt?lv to Kitmu ?
n u>>?/u . AAV nviu U
black gown- but no covering upon his head,
and his hair was lifted over his eyes occasionally
by tbe breeze. The walls of the prisonthe
adjoining house-tops; and the trees
in the street and the Capitol grounds
were loaded with cRrious spectators,
who indulged in a variety of outcries,
not calculated to inspirit the criminal in his
last moments. In one instance Wirsc turned
quickly and with a sort of defiant look in the
direction lrom which some groanB and calls of
"llang the Scoundrel." reached bis ears. Afterwards
he gave a cool, comprehensive look to
the whole surroundings of prison yard, spectators,
fellow prisoners looking out at the windows,
photographic apparatus, gallows, &c.,
resting his eye in conclusion on Major Russell,
who was reading the findings and sentence of
the Court. From the peculiar facial expression
of Wirz. noticeable throughout hi* inr?i
he appears to wear a sort of grim 6mile in bis
most unmirthful moments, and this gave him
on the scaffold the appearance of indulging a
fori of ghastiy merriment in the v ry edge of
the (ireat Shadow he was entering. Just astbe
noose was being adjusted, a voice called impatiently
from a tree, "Down with him; let
him drop!"
THE DEATH SENTENCE READ TO
Vt IK/..
Major (t. 11. Rnseell, Provoet Marshal of the
District of Columbia, advanced to the front
of the platform and proceeded to read in a
clear, distinct voice, the findings of tile Court
and the death sentence, as follows:
H'ar Dfpartment. Adjutant General't Office, )
Washington, Xor. fi, lSi.5. J
Gkjjeiiai. Cocrt Mautiai. Orikrp, No. t?iT.
1.?lie fore a Military Commission which
convened at Washington, D. C., August 2.1.
lfG5, pursuant to paragraph 3, Special Orders,
No. 4. :i, dated August Si. 1NV5, and paragraph
i?. r~-jifi iul Orders, No. 6-4, dated October J,
]?G.-?, War Department, Adjutant General's
Office. Washington, and of which Major General
Lewis Wallace, U. S. Volunteers, is president,
was arraigned and tried Henry Wirz:
Chaugk 1.?Maliciously, wilfully, and
traitorously, and in aid ot the then existing
armed rebellion against the United States of
America, on or before the first day of March,
A. D. ltC4, and on divers other days between
that day and the tenth day of April, 186.5, combining.
confederating, and conspiring together
with John H. Winder, Kichard 14. Winder,
Jos. White, W. S. Winder, R. K.Stevenson,
and others unknown, to injure the health anl
destroy the live? of soldiers in the military
service of the United States, then held and
being prisoners of war within the lines ol the
so-called Confederate States and in the military
orisons thereof, to the enrl that th?
the United States might be weakened and impaired;
in violation of the laws and customs of
war.
Charge 2.?Murder, in violation of the laws
and customs of war.
Plea ?To which charges and the specifications
the accused, Henry Wirz pleaded "Not
Guilty."
Fisdiko:?The Commission haying maturely
considered the evidence adduced, find the
accused, Henry Wirz, as follows:
Of the specification to charge, "Cluilty," after
Amending baid specification to read as follows:
Iu this, that he, the said Henry Wirz.
did combine, confederate, and conspire with
them, the said JelTerson Davis, James A. Seddon,
Howell Cobb, John H. Winder, Richard
R Winder, Isaiah H. White, W.S Winder, W.
| Shelby Reed, K- R. Steveuson, S. P. Moore,
iverr, laie uotpitai steward at Andersonville,
James i>uncan, Wesley W. Turner, Benjamin
Harris, and others, whose names are unknown.
citizens of the United States aforesaid,
and who were then engaged in armed rebellion
against the Vnited States, maliciously, traitorously,
and in violation of tho laws of war. to
I impair and injure tlie health, and to destroy
the lives, by subjecting to torture and great
j suffering, by confining in unhealthy and
un whele&ome quarters, by exposing
10 the inclemency of winter and to the dews
and burning snn of summer, by compelling the
use of impure water and by furnishing insufficient
anil unwholesome food, of large numbers
of Federal prisoners, to wit, the number of
about foriv-five thniis-ind snHi""* '?
?v u tur in 111*
tarv eervice of the United State* of America,
held u* prisoners of war at Anderson ville, in
the State of Georgia, within the lines of the socalled
Confederate States, on of before the 27th
d?y of March, A. 1>., 1S64, and at divers times
between that day and the loth day of April, A.
L>., 1HJ5, to the end that the armies of the United
States might be weakened and impaired, and
the insurgents engaged in armed rebellion
against the United States might be aided and
comforted; and he, the said Henry Wir*, an officer
in the military service of the so-called
Confederate States, being then, and there, commandant
ot a military prison at Andersonville,
in the State of Georgia, located
by authority of the so-called Confederate
States, for the confinement of prisoners of war,
ana as a commandant, fully clothed with
authority and in duty bound to treat, care and
provide for such prisoners held as aforesaid aa
were or might be placed in his custody, according
to the law of war, did, in furtherance of
such combination, confederation and conppiraty,
maliciously, wickedly and traitorously
confine a large number of prisoners of war,
soldiers in the military service of the United
State*?, to the number of about forty-flve thou?jml
men, in unhealthy aud unwholesome
quarters, in a close aud small area of ground
v bolly inadequate to their want* and destructive
to their health, which he well knew and
intended; and while there so confined during
the time aforeBaid, did, in furtherance of his
evil design and In aid of the said conspiracy,
willfully and maliciously neglect to furnish
tent?, barracks or other shelter sufficient
f(T their nrotcMInn frnm tho inpl?mi>i?i<*
of wiuier and the dews and burning
fun of summer; and with such evil
intent did take and can e to be taken from
tb?m their clothinjr, blaukets, eamp eqaipajre
ai d ether property of which they were posn
Bud at the time of be i up placed in his cn?tcHj-;
and with like malice and evil Intent, did
r< ir.?e*o furnii-h or cauee to be furnished food
ei*fc*r of a quality or quantity sufficient to prehealth
or easMuu liCe: and did refueeand
neglect tofmni!*h wood sufficient for coikinc
i '.ji M.mirrr and to krcp the prisoners -wrnrm in
w intrr, and did compel th?* said prisoners to
frbs-M-t i:pon unwholfFome lood, and that in
1'iviltd qiuuitilitw entirely inadequate to SQ6;
niin hialth, which he well'knew; and <lid com*
i pi the tuid prisoners to use unwholesome
water, reekin* with the tilth and pnrbac* of
the prison and prison >rnard, and the offal and
drainage of the cook honse of paid prison,
wbt rrbv the pri*on? r* became jrreatly reduced
in theirt>odily strength and emaciated and injnrrd
in their bodily health, their minds impaired
and their intellect broken: and many of
them, to-wit. about the nnraber of ten thousand,
whtwe nume* are unknown, sickened and died
by reason thereof, which he, the saul Henry
v*lnc, men ana tnere well knew and intended;
and *o knowing and evilly intended, did refuse
and neglect to provide proper lodging*,
food or nourishment for the sick, and necessary
medicine and medical attendance for restoration
of their health, and did knowingly, wilfully
and maliciously in lurtberance "of his
evil designs. permit them to languish and die
from w:int of care and proper treatment, an t
the said llenry Wirz, still pursuing bin evil
purposes, did permit to remain in the said
prison, among the emaciated sick and languishing
living, tbe bodies of tbe dead until
they became corrupt and loathsome, and filled
the'air with fetid and noxious exhalations, and
thereby greatly Increased the nn wholesoraeness
of tbe prison, insomuch that great numbers
of said prisoners, whose names are un
known, sickened and died by reason thereof.
And the said Henry Wir*, still pursuing his
wicked and cruel purpose, wholly disregarding
ibe usages of civilized warfare, did, at the
tune and place aforesaid, maliciously and wilfnlly
subject the prisoners aforesaid to cruel,
unusual ar.d infamous punishment, upon
slight, trivial and fictitious pretences, by f.tsteuit
g large balls of irou to their feet aqd~ binding
numbers of the prisoners aforesaid closely together
with large chains around their necks
and feet, so that they walked with the greatest
difficulty, and being so confined, were subjected
to the burning rays of the sun, often
without food or drink for hours and even days,
from which said cruel treatment numbers,
w hose names are unknown, sickened, fainted
and died. And he. the said Wirz, did further
cruelly treat and injure said prisoners by maliciously
tying them up by their thumbs and
wilfully confining them with an instrument of
xorturecaned "inestocKs," tnasaepri-v ine tbem
of the use of their limbs and forcing them to
lie, set and stand for many hours without the
power of changing position, and being wuhout
food or drink, in consequence of which
many, who?e names are unknown, sickened
and died; and he, the paid Wirz. sail wickedly
pursuing his evil purpose, did establish and
cause to be designated within the prison enclosure
containing said prisoners, a "dead
line," being a line around the inner face of the
stockade or wall enclosing said prison, and
bout twenty feet distant from, and with'.n
ca;,j U1...W a .. I
?.?.u cvvnuur, nuu uc**i*i? du reu?uiisuru saiu
dead line, which was in some places an imaginary
line, and in other places marked by insecure
and shifting stripe of boards nailed upon
the top ol small and insecure slakes or posit,
he, the said Wirz, instructed the prison guard
stationed around the top of said stockade, to
fire upon and kill any of the prisoners aforeeaid
who mi(.ht fall upon, or pass over or under,
or across the taid "dead line.'* pursuant
to which said orders and instructions
maliciously and needlessly Riven by Raid Wirz,
the said prison guard did lire upon and kill a
number of said prisoners. And the said Wirz
still pursuing his evil purpose, did keep and
use ferocious and bloodthirsty dogs, dangerous
i to human life, to hunt down'prisoner* of war,
* * '
oivi^coiu, ?> uu uinuc lum r?(_aj>r irum custody
ar.ci did then, and there, wilfully and mali.
clout-ly suffer, incite, and encourage the said
dogs to seize, tear, maugle, and maim, the bodies
and limbs of said fugitive prisoners of war,
which the said beasts incited as aforesaid, then
and there did, whereby a large number
of said prisoners of war, who, during
thcftime aforesaid made their escape and were
re-captured, died. Aud the said Wirz, still pursuing
his w icked purpose, and Btill aiding in
carrying out said conspiracy, did cause to be
used for the pretended purpose of vaccination,
impure and poisonous vaccine matter, which
said impure and poisonous matter was then
and there, by the direction and order of said
Wirz, maliciously cruelly and wickedly deposited
in the arms of many of said prisoners, by
reason of which large numbers of them lost thV
use of their arm*, and many of them were-so
injured that they soon thereafter died; all of
which he, the said Henry Wirz, well knew and
maliciously intended, and in aul ?f the then
existing rebellion apainst the United Stales,
witn uie view to assist in weakening ami impairing
the armies oi the lUiitt d States, and in
lurtlierance oi the said conspiracy. aud with :?
full knowledge, consent and connivances of
his co-conspirators aforesaid, he, the 6aid Wirz,
then ai^d thtre did.
Of Charge 1, "Guilty," after amending said
charge to read as follows:?? Maliciously, wilfully
and traitorously, and in aid of the then
existing armed rebellion against the United
States of America, on or before the twenty seventh
day of March, A. D. lf<64, and on diI
vers other days between that day and the tenth
day of April, 1865, combining-, confederating
and conspiring together with Jefferson IMvis,
Jnnies A. Seddon, HoweiiCobb, John H. Winder.
lUcuard B. Winder, Isaiah H. White. W.
S. Winder, W. Shelby Heed. K. H Stevenson,
S. P. Moore, Kerr, late hospital steward at
Anderson % ille, James Duncan, Wesley W.
Turner, Benjamin Harris, and others un
kuuwu, u> injure me neaiiD ana a**stroy tne
lives of soldiers in the military service of the
United States then held and being prisoners of
war within the lines of the so-called Confederate
States and in the military prisons thereof,
to the end that the armies of the United States
might be weakened and impaired, in violation
of the laws and customs of war."
| Of Specification first, to Charge II, "Ouilty,
ndding the words ?or about' immediately before
the phrase, 1 the ninth day of July.'"
Of Specification second, to Cnarge II,
"Guilty."
Of Specification third, to Charge II, "Gnilty,
after striking out 'June' and inserting instead,
September.' M
Of Specification four, to Oharge II, "Not
cuiitv. '
Of Specification five, toCharge II, "Guilty."
alter striking out the phrase 'on the thirteenth
day' and inserting instead, the phrase 'on or
about the twenty-filth day.'"
Of Specification six, to Charge II, "Guilty,"
a'ter striking out the word 'first' and inserting
'fifteenth,' and also striking out the phrase s>d
the sixth day' and inserting instead the phrase
011 or about the sixteenth day.'"
Of Specification seven, to Charge II, "Guilty,'"
alter sinking out the words 'twentieth* and
inserting instead the word 'first," and also alter
inserting K>n or about' immediately beforw the
phrase 'the tweniy-flfth day."'
Of Specifications eight and nine, to Charge
11, "Guilty."
Of Specification ten, to Charge II, "Not Guilty."
Of Specification eleven to Charge 11, "Guilty,
alter striking out the word 'Int' and inserting
uinniu tun worn *iuxia;' aner firiKin( out also
the phrase 'incite and urge,' and the phnise
encouragement and instigation,' and by adding
the words "or about.' after the word on.'
where It last occurs in the specilica'ion; and
also alter striking: out the phrase 'animals,
called blood-hounds.' and inserting the word
dope;' and also striking ont the word'bloodhornds'
where it afterwards occurs and insert
the word 'do**:-and also striking out the word*
'given by hrm."'
Of Specification twelve, to Charge II,
?Guiltv."
Of Specification thirteen, to Charge II, "Not
unijr."
Of the Second Charge, "Guilty."
Skntekce :?And the Commission does
therefore sentence him, the said tfeury
"to be hanged by the neck till he be dead, at
such time and place as the President of the
United States may direct, two-thmis of the
ncember& of the Court concorring herein."
II.?The proceedings, findings, and?entenets
in the foregoing case having been submitted to
the President of the United States, the following
are his orders:
Executive Ma*?ioh, )
November 3, INS5. J
The proceedings, Undiuf?*, and eenieuc** of
the Court in the within case are approved, and
It i6 ordered that the sentence be carried into
exccuuon by the oliicer commanding the Lmnartment
nt Wkthincton. on Fridav. the loth
day of RoTember, ts-M, between the houra of
6 o'clock a. jr., and 12 o'clock noon.
Andrev Jo 11 hSox, President.
III.?Major General C. C. Aufrnr, commandlug
Jht* <lej>ar:ment ol Washington, is command.
t<! to can?e the lorepo.ng ?euunee m ihe case of
Henry Wirz to beduly executed in Accordance
vith the President's order.
IV ?The Military Com mission, of which
Major General Levri? Wallace,!.'. S. Volunteers-,
is President, is hereby dissolved.
Uy command ol the Prv?ident of the United
fcjtatYs. E. 1>. Towssknu,
Assistant Adj't General.
iti 23 m:nnTPS pact 10 Major Rnswll eonclcd<
d the Trading of the finding* and sentrace,
and the linal preparations lor ih?* execution
w?*re entered upon.
1 be rlerpy took lenve of the criminal, he
Ir?'vkMifly passing the crucifix to his lips.
Lajor Kuseell eaid to him: "Capt. Wir* have
yon anythirjr to ?ayr* Wirx rrpUwt "Ho,
**r. ??ly ?bat I am innocent, and wiH d?? lilr?
a man: my bop** bein* in tb? futara." -I ro
brfore my God, th? Almifhtv (rod, and
bp will .tiidpp hltire? ru* and rou." Major
KwII rrmarked that h* hoped b* would no?
tii; rr ' him: to which Win rcphrd that ba dkt
I'.nl- I ilk ' iitf *1 /??n ar iinlv **? ^tw*? **- ?
...... ... *. MCT ?* J * " *
tajn Wnibridite he remarked, ?>IL. r?puua,
rood')nr; 1 tbank tou and tta* otb*r officers
of tb* j-ris. n. for I hnr* bwn w<*H trrnted"
THE ( SfKWK?
XTLi.e tins took pUf*. btf l?p w*r* b?tof
K:rnj>i>tU to^erbcr and bin arm* pinioned behind
bini. Major KuMell and tbe otbera Lben
?-t( J>r-*"d Off tile drtll. til.- hnlli nnll?rf ""'
ami tli** fatal rpring touctu'd^ju rxictly
o'ciock, when the drop Ml with a 'thu*,
nltd tbf criminal was left dangling m Ui? air.
'1 be legs were draw n np flight; y t+\eral time*,
nt d the fhonld?rs fljugctrt a little, but la
aHut four minutes the body c< a*, d to * way.
and all w:?* sttll. When the body toll, a hoiit,
W illi cheer*. went np from the crowd of ipNttf'ors
outride.
The body was allowed to hang flfte?nrain>
litre, when it was lowered and placed on a
stretcher. and carried to tht' hoepital, where it
w rit examined bv Dr. C. M. Kord, turjc>on of
the prit^s; l?r. F.nstcs, 1Mb V. K , and L)r?.
Not?<m ai.d lilire. who iouadihat hie neck bud
U?n broken.
ll.? * ? - n w- ~ ? J i? ? '
?iip MAi v v> iai it- |iiwm in a cwB lorronra
by the liourLiiniii xnd ii^li%eivd to Kfv KatLfi
Boyk>, who received from the prisoner bis
d>it.g it'qiMrtli a? to the di?poMiiou of bis
remains.
JuAit i.i(.bt v Li ii Lieutenant Haven* left his
ruuin VS u / r< qut au a Una to get lain a pair at
>c btr? and thus uioruiug be cut off mrr.nl
1 < k- of Lis hair aud plan-d them in letu?ra to
bi- viW and children, but a? tar a=> known be
le:i r.o m'Fsajre to bit relative# in tump*. A
number ol looks left in h?e rwm he directed,
b- Iore be lelt ihe cell, to be tent to bis children,
and other* to Mr. Schade, hi* counsel. He also
It-It a journal, kept sine* be has been in iitinon,
and a number ?<f letters. Among the letters
w< re some addressed to witn? tses on hit trial.
During the morning be sent lor Captain K.
H. "Winder, ?li* occupied a room directly opposite
to bis, and bid Lun good bye charging
him to see to hie faintly and aid tbe'm. it is understood
(bat be re fern d more particularly to
aiding tb<m to go to bis ]>eople m Switzerland.
Mr. S. II. Chandler, of the Provost Marshal'a
office, entered bis cell this morning about 9.65
nrd asked him for bis autograpb, which be
complied with by taking the book and writing
in a plain firm hand, being scrupulously eract
in punctuation, the lollow.r.g "Old Capitol
Prison. Nov. Huh, INK. 11. Wirz, Captaiu and
A A.<S. A remarKing as tie handed
back the book, "This is the la>t Mgnatuiy i will
ner write. Karrwell, C. S. A."
The room in which the prisoner wa? confined
is in the third sn>ry on the north side of the
builthnp. with two windows and a dour on the
MM side. In a prate on the wmi sid-* of U>? >
rccm during the cold weather a cheerful Ore
vat kept, w hile his bed was laid on a rot on
the north tide, two blankets beinp used as in*
cover. At tLe lout ol the bed was a small table
cn which was a quantity of paper and envelope#
just as he had left them, while on the
window-sill was a volume of ?l'umuua?K*
on the Apocalypse.*'
INCIDENTAL.
Inside the enclosure there were, besides the
oiiinurj, pernape us many as two nundred perscnp;
but with those on the bouse-tops and in
the trees, the entire number, including th?* military,
winessmp the execution were over I.HUO,
among whom were some Indies on the housetops
and in the window* of residences near by.
Besides those inside the enclosure, there were
a few pereonB who were prisoners at Andersonnlle,
among them Lieut. K. Jaclrson,
who was a prisoner for fourteen month*, during
wbich t.me be w:ts twice vaccinated
w ith small-pox virus, causing tnm to lose an
arm.
After the execution was over and the body
ej?<i wfn taKen to the hospital, Captain Wafbridge
appeared in tlie yard with a piece of Ute
rope witti which the banpiufr ?i< done, and
was lmn.fdiau'lv surrounded by a clamorous
crowd, among w hom it was quickly divided.
THE POST MORTEM.
The surgeons, after the body was taken to
the hospital, held a post mortem examination
on it, finding (he joints of the vertebra- dislocated.
They alto minutely examined the right
arm in reference to tbe wound he received In
1 fcf/1 TUic ? ? ' * '
ivw. ? uir t* uuiiu an t?lUIM*U U > A 1TKUTil
of a shell received at " the battle
of Fair Oaks. and after it had h?aled
up it broke out afresh, and wa? operated upon
in Europe, the Surgeons taking out a portion
of tlie fractured bone, which b;ul d?*i rtyed It
was then thought to be well, but while on his
trial the wound broke out afresh, and became
very painful. The examination proved that
all the decayed bone had no- been removed,
and the portion of it remaining caused the
wound to break out afresh.
1 he body, up to 3 o'clock, was still In the
hands of the surgeons, no orders having been
received from headquarters to deliver the body
to Father Boj-le. who applied for it, to be kept
euDject to bis ( Wirz s) wife's orders, but doubtless.
the order will be given this- afternoon, and
the body be delivered to Mr. Sands the under,
taker, who will take it to Mount Oli\et, where
it will be placed in a vault for the present.
LETTER OF W iRZ TO RAKER.
Tie following is the letter he addressed to
Mr. O. S. Baker, one of hie counsel, this morning
Mr
I>eak Sib I am trnly sorry to see that
the New York Herald has spoken of you in the
article headed Wirz," in such a manner a* to
reflect on you. 1 have not said a word that
could be couftrued into such a thing. 1 mrrely
stated that 1 bad not elected von as
my counsel at tirst, but accepted of your
s< price* cheerfully. I >*111 say strain, as I
taid before, that I believe 3*00 done all you
could forme, and therefore accept my thanks,
the thanks of a dying man.
K.th November, ib65. H. Wirz.
The arrangement* at the prison devolved
cpon Captain G. K Walbridge, the military
commandant, who, with hi* assistants, L.ieut?.
Haven*, Colemau, and burns, was kept quite
busy, and the enure details were carried out in
a creditable manuer. It was necessary to post
a larger number of sentries than usual, over
tnirty potts being on the outside of buildings,
and also the troops around the scaffold, besides
attending to the internal arr inrcmr nu of tb?
prison, which kept thct-e officers quite bu^y;
nevertheless, when the time came, every person
was found in hi* proper place.
THE LAST LETTLR OF WIR/.
The following letter was written by Wirs
before mounting the gallows :
Old Capitol Piukon, Nov. 10, 1865.?Mr.
Fchadc? Dear Sir: It is no doubt ilie last time
that I address my sell to you. What 1 have
Kftirl to vnu nftfln orH f ?? *
. ? J ~ ? WU viira A irjrrai. /VCCfpi
my thanks, ray fincere. heartfelt thank*, for
all you have done forme. May <}od reward
you; 1 cannot. Still 1 have eotm-thing more
to ask of yon, and 1 r.m confident that you
will not refuse to receive ray tivinjr rwqnewt.
Please help my poor family?my dear wif?
and children. 'VVar. crnel war, b;is swept eve.
rythmic from me, and to-day my wife, my children
are beggar*. My life i? demanded as an
atonement. I am willing to rive it. and 1 hope
that after awhile I will be judged differently
trom what 1 am now. It any one ought to
come to the relief of my family it is the people
of the South, for whose 6:ike { have sacrificed
all. 1 know you will ezcuM.* me (or my troubling
you again.
* are well, d?*.*ir sir. may (Jod blew you.
Your thankful " II. Wik&
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