The Phoenix herald., 1882-07-07

so that its startling summons migh
 not come before officers were pre-
 pared. Two minutes later the iron
 gates at the end of the corridor
 clicked and Warden Crscker made l his appearance. A moment later when Guiteau was seen his face was l palid and the muscles about the
 mouth moved nervousIy. Other
 than that there was no sign of fal-
 tering. The procession moved
 quickly 10 the scaTold and Guiteau
 sscelded the somewhat steep steps with as much stcadiness as could be
 expected from man wnose arms
 were tightly pinion, q. At the last
 step he faitered moment, but was
 assisted by officers who walked on
 each side Upon reaching the plat
 form, they immediately placed Gui-
 tean behind the drop, facing the
 front of the scaff,Ii. Capt. Coleman
 stood upon his right and Robt Strong
 urol the left, Doctor Woodward
 being directly behind him. Jones
 took q position on north sldc near
 upright beam. Warden Crocker
 tcok his position on southeast corner
 of the structure. There was slight
 delay wh-Ie spectators were pusl ing,
 and jostling through the door lead-'I
 InS from the rotua:'a to ths
 corridor, at lower end of
 which the gulIows was placed.
 Guiteau nean9hile gazed upon the
 crowd. He looked up at the beam
 overhead and quickly made a survc,
 of all the dread paraphernalia. As soon as the crowd had gaineI ac- cess General Crncker requested them
 to.uncnver and all heads were barred.
 Dr. Hicks then prsyel Tn these
 words:
 Father, out of the depths I cry
 unto Thee, hear our supplication f.r ihe love of Jesus Christ our Saviour.
 who made full Iropitiation for us,
 behold this Thy servant We humbly pray Thou will deliver him at this supreme moment of his fife. Let thy light descend upon him; liberate his soul from ;.r'-o~. :r1 may he appear before ; II a1 a.v.~i by thy great m ercy, from blood guiltiness deliver him and us; God have mercy Oh us; Christ have mercy on us; Lamb of God that taketh away the sins of the world, hive mercy on US, Amen, Amer!''
 During prayer, Guiteau stood with barred head. At the conclusi ion, Dr. ( Hicks opened the Bible and Guiteau. 1 in firm tone, said: T will read a selection from the tenth chapter Of { Matthew from the 2Sth to the fist : verses, inclusive" He read in clear, strong voice, with good intona- ! tIon showing little, if any, nervous I ness Dr. Hicks produced a manu- 8 script which was prepared by the prisoner this morning and held it while Guiteau read. While Dr. { Hicks was arranging the manuscript 1 Guiteau exhibited some nervousness and moved seyerll times from one I foot to the other. He soon recovered Il and looked over the sea g of upturned faces. I am now gong o to read to you my last dying prayer. T He then read in 2 loud tone, with distinct emphasis
 :" Ny dying prayer en the gallows: c r i.her, now I go to TEec, and Sa- D riour l have finished the work Then a sarcst me to dc, and am only too [, lappy tc go to Thec The worli I. las rot appreciated my h but Thou knoxc,t I hey knew Thou didzt inspire Ga-- ield's removal, and only good has f, ,one from it. This is the best evil :. fence that inspiration came from h Thee. and I have set forth in my a look, that all men may know Thou. IT Father. didst act, for which am a murdered by the Government and F lation- By this act I know shall I, ncur eternal enemies IS did inc c, Jews by killing my Saviour, the ret c, ibution in which case came quick h md sharp, and I know that |. Irvine law Of retribution will strike bt his nation and my murderers in the Il anne way The diabolical spirit of his nation, its government, and its toward me will justify 'hee in cursing them and I knov hat the divine law of retribution is II. 5 inexorable. l therefore predict u, hat this nation will go down in o- food. My murderers, from Execu- e+ we to hangman, will go to hell, A or Thy laws are ine1orable O Thou n @r upreme Judge! woe be unto men - Tho violate Thy laws; only wailing ~ lg and gnashing of teeth iO wait them. The American press 0' as large bill to seitie with Thee, F. s shteous Father, for their Yin~i;@ 'S"SS9 III tiio Hidil lSt- NOIHlH5 OuL 4 food will satisfy them and now my 6i locd DC on them and the nation of fcials. Arthur, the President, is a 1ward and an izgrate. His B gratitude to the man that made v i'm and saved his party k, -om overthrow has no parallel in of istory, but Thou. righteous Father, st ill judge him. Father Thou know ,t me, the world hath known me, nd now I go 10 Thee, Saviour, with It the slightest i'll feeling towards F.. human. being. Farewell, ye men ,3 earth CHAs. J. GUITEAU. ." When he had finished his prfyer HI .'