Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1882-07-14

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WASHINGTON, July 1.-The body of
Guiteau was buried this afternoon in
the northeast corridor of the Jail, and
so far as is known to the contrary, the
remains will lie there undisturbed by
any future sepulchre. Under the law
the disposition of the bodies of Grimm
ais who are executed rests within the
discretion of the warden. In the case
of Guiteau, his sister, Mrs. Scoville, was
without means and could not have un-
dertaken his burial even if permitted to-
do so.
The only other relative who appeared
upon the scene, his brother John, was
unwilling to assume the risk of taking
charge of the remains, believing that
he would be powcrless to prevent body
snatchers from stealing them, therefore
Gen. Croker resolved to bury the as
sassin's body within the walls of the
Jail, where it would be beyond reach.
alike, of vengeance or speculation.
The northwest corridor in which
Guiteau was buried is upon the opposite.
side of the. rotunda from the one in
which he was hung, and from the win
dow of the cell in which he was con-
fined one can look down upon his
grave. The brick flooring was re-
moved this morning and grave seven
feet deep was dug. AT four o'clock this
afternoon the coffin containing the body
of Chas. j. Guiteau was borne from the
chapel upon the shoulders of six of the
Jail prisoners and without any service
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to this grave and buried from sight.
! The only persons present were John
w. Guiteau, DR.. Hicks, Warden Crock
er and son, Mr.. Wright, undertaken,
Ward, the engineer of the Jail, Deputy
Warden Russ, Captain Crocker and the
six persons who acted as pail bearers.
The coffin was closed last evening and
no one has since been permitted to see
the remains.
MRS. SCOvILLE,
accompanied by Miss Chevallier, ar
rived at the jail shortly before O'Clock
and importuned the warden to be al
lowed to see the remains and witness
their burial. Croker, however, re-
manned firm in his determination not to
accede to her request, and after few
minutes she returned to the city, leav-
ing a number of flower pieces which
she had brought with her and which
she had expected to place upon the
grave.
AS the body was being taken down
the steps leading from the chapel to
the center rotunda of the building the
mOurners or other witnesses stood near
the door leading to the northeast
rotunda, and as it was taken down the
flight of steps leading from the rotunda
to the brick floor of the corridor, they
silently filed in behind the convict pail
bearers Arrived
| AT THE GRAVE
the little procession halted. Warden
Croker looked inquiringly first toward
DIR. Hick and to John w. Guiteau. ''All
right" said the latter, with the same
impertable composure he has exhibited
all through the ordeal of the past three
days, and the coffin was at once
lowered to its place.
After the earth had been replaced
and the top of the grave levelled off,
John w. Guiteau stepped forward and
placed at it's head crown of white
immortelles. Not word was spoken,
not tear was shed; an outcast from
human sympathy-all knowing that
Guiteau had found an unwept sepulchre
in an unmarked grave.