Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-08-31
aUIrEAU.

The man Who has the fswsst friends
in all America 10 the vould.be assassin,
Charles ]. Guitesu. At least. nine out
Of ten OF his fellow citizens want to kill
him. and Q desire exists with many TO
put him to death in some barbarous, tor
turing and unusual manner. considering
shooting. hanging and similar modes OF
execution too unsatisfactory. Various
and Ingenious modes Of torture and
slow. cruel death have been suggested.
The Salt Lake Tribune relates the fol-
lowing:
The question OF punishment 10 DO
melted out to the assassin Guiteau is dis
cussed generally throughout the land,
and the many suggestions made would
al Q book. The other night several
young Mormons were having . barber
shop discussion over the assassin. One
thought hs ought to be chopped into
mincs meat; another said he should DO
taken to sea. . stone tied to his neck
and dropped overheard; . third said be
should DO disssoted alive in some nsdi-
cal college; Q fourth thought he ought
to DO tied to the tail OF . wild broncho
and dragged to pieces. They went ON
In this way for some time. when one
young fellow got up and said in the
classical language Of Zion. that the
i'd s. B., ought to DO compelled to
read the Desert Nsns for . year. and IL
that didn't torture him to death six
months reading OF the Herald would M
him.
These suggestions are bad enough,
yet worse would Be to shoot him just as
he shot the President and then subject
him to the same treatment. appointing
six doctors to see It faithfully carried
out. being only careful not to let him
die too soon. II svengins hands should
however succeed in getting hold OF tho
wretch. his would be no lingering death.
They would Be too eager to kill him to
sven wait TIL they could hang him In
decent style. He complains. and per-
hsps not without reason. that even his
prison guards want to kill him. and last
Friday and Saturday when the President
was thought to be dying. the excite
nsnt ct Washington was aggravated BY
Tumors IN circulation regarding organ.
lied bodies OF men in neishborins cities
who ssre banded together to come and
lynch auiteau. These rumors were con-
sidersd Of sufficient Importance BY Gen.
srai Sherman aud Secretary Of War
Lincoln to induce them to take pre-
cautions to prevent any such action.
and to preserve the peace.
Whatever may be the dual result,
whether the President lives or dies.
Guitssu must. for the honor and credit
Of the country. bs dealt with strictly &C.
cording to law. regardless Of all popular
feeling against him. He il safely lodged
in custody. under the protection and at
the disposal Of the United States govern
mont, and in his case. especially. a. .
national example Of "equal and exact
Justice to all men," the arm Of national
power should and will be welded with
strict and just discretion.
The following telegram from New
York under date Of the 9th instant Ia
psrtin-ntly illustrative Of the foregoing.
and will bs read with interest ::
The Worlds Philadelphia special says:
Colonel Corkhill. United States District
Attorney for the District Of Columbia.
Who has been taking . vacation at Cape
Nay, leit today for Washington. Col.
ortl Corkhill Is reported to have said
that he has been informed OF an organ
isstion in Washington whose purpose
10, in the event Of Gsr6-ld's death. to
break Jail and put an immediate end to
the lie Of Guiteau. Their desire Is to
hang Guiteau by slow process. and in
the meantime each member Of the or.
sanisation 10 to be allowed 10 put q bul.
let into Guitesu's body. taking care not
TO strike him in any vital point until the
last moment. The Colonel says he has
good reason for Q belief that the guards
OF the Jail. who are all ex-Union SOL
disrs, know OF this secret organization.
and are In sympathy With 1t. Hs 10
further reported to have said. that IL has
been with the utmost difficulty that
the Warden at the Jail has prevented
these guards from finding some excuse
for killing Guitsau. This. IL 10 alleged.
in . measure explains the encounter
which took place recently between the
guard and Guiteau in the lstter's cell. |
0~uitsau. u 10 said. knows that the guards
want to kill him. aud for that reason be |
has suffered great mental anguish since
the hrst relapse Of the President. He 10
20 nervous that he gets little or no sleep. |
The Colonel says that while he believes
no torture II too great to DO visited on
0ui,ssu, be must see that the Law 10
obsysd; which protects Guitssu. and re-
seryss for him Q fair trial before . jury
Of bis eountryman. He says IL would
nsv,r do TO no to the world that In the
saoitsl OF the Nation. the ofncsrs O. the
Ia were unable to enforce it, mandates.
ana v,rs Of the mercy Of the mob. All
that viii b, necessary TO secure the jail
from the intsrfsrenee OF the mob will be
= battery Of artillery. and there are nov
three batteries Of artillery stationed ct
the arsenal In Warrington. and aoous
$50 mEip.s ct the navy yard.
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