The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1882-07-13

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It is said that John w. Guiteau's last
interview with the President was rather stormy.
John, finding the President firm, denounced
him for refusing clemency to tho man who made
him President, whereupon Arthur ordered him
from the room.
The anniversary Of the assassination
was commemorated At Washington by laying
the corner-stone Of tho Garfield Memorial
Church, on the site OF tho famous small frame
chapel on Vermont avenue.
Charles II. Hartlee, colored crank,
warns the Warrington police OF plot to assas-
sinate President Arthur, Conkling and Grant
The body of Guiteau has been trans
ferred to the Army Medical Museum in WASH
ington, which ID located III the building occu-
pied as FoTd's Theater 1t the time President
Lincoln was shot by Wilkes Booth. The skele-
ton viii be prepared and placed on exhibition
At the museum.
During the past fiscal year 46. 6.632
agriculture patents were issued from tho Gem
eral Land Office.
The body of Guiteau was buried in
the northeast corridor Of the Jail At WASH
ington. Under the law, the DISPOSE
ton Of the bodies OF criminals who arc execut-
ed rests with the discretion of the Warden. In
tho case Of Guiteau, his sister, Mrs. scovllle,
WAS without means, and could not have UNDER
taken his burial expenses even il permitted
to do SO. The only other relative
who has appeared on tho scene,
his brother, John w. Guiteau was
unwilling to assume the risk of taking charge
Of the remains, believing he would be power
less to prevent body-snatchers from steal
ing them. Therefore, Gen. Crocker resolved to
bury the assassin's body within the walls OF the
Jail, where it would be beyond reach alike OF
vengeance or speculation. The brick floor was
removed, and grave seven feet deep was dug
The coffin was borne from the chapel upon the
shoulders Of six Jail prisoners, and. without
any service or ceremony whatever, was lowered
into this grave and barred from sight.
The coffin was closed and no one has since been
permitted to see the remains. Mrs. Scoviile,
accompanied by Miss Chavalliere, arrived at
the Jail shortly before the burial took place,
and importuned tho Warden to be allowed to
zee the remains and witness the burial Gen.
Croker, however, remained firm Ill his deter
Mination not to accede to her request. Arriv-
ing at the grave, the little procession halted.
Warden Croker looked inquiringly, first tow
ard DIR. Hicks and then to John w. Guiteau.
"All right" said the latter. with the same inn
perturbable composure no had exhibited all
through the ordeal Of the three days, and
the coffin was at once lowered to its place. Ar
ter the earth had been replaced aud the top Of
the grave leveled of, John W. Guiteau stepped
forward and placed at its head = crown Of
white immortelles. Not q word WAS spoken,
not tear she'd An outcast from human SYM
pathy when living, Guiteau had found an unwept
sepulture in an unmarked grave.
Additional items to the corrupt prac-
tces Of the star-routers have been discovered,
and immediate steps have been taken to re-
convene the Grand Jury and obtain another set
OF indictments.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
called for a report showing the condition Of the
national banks ut the close OF business On Sat.
urdAy, July !.