The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-06
Full Details of All the Incidents Con
nected With the Execution

WASHINGTON, June 800 40 IA. H.
Guitcau WAS very restless during most
of the latter part of the night, not sleep.
ing more than twenty minutes at a time
Towards morning he fell into a sOunder
sleep from sheer exhaustion lie rose II
few minutes after 8 and ale breakfast at
30 n'ciock. When the cook took his
Ia bring his dinner in at IL o'clock
promptly. pr. Hicks, who re-
manned at the Jail all night, was let
into the prisoners cell soon after he
arose and held
CONVERSATION ON RELIGIOUS SUBJECTS
with him. At s O'Clock DIR. Hicks saw
the prisoner again, when he made re-
quest tn have II bath, and asked Hicks
Ia 20 out and see the scaffold. Guiteau
desired hun to arrange with the warden
To have the trap spring as sOOn. after II
o'clock as possible. He also expressed
considerable anxiety lest some accident
should occur, and insisted that Hicks
should see that the scalfold and its ap-
purtenances were all in proper condi-
ton.
After GuiIeau had disposed Of these
matters he read poem composed by
Religious Baby Talk Alter readin 2
aloud he attempted 10 sing il, but broke
down in the effort: Guiteau then talked
for SANG time about his future. He re,
marked that his heart was tender. II
don't think" he said, "lhat | can ga
through this ordeal without weeping
not beeause of any great weakness, for
principle in me is strong, but because,
am nearer the other world. / hold the
idea that God inspired me-"
Guiteau subsequently asked that in his
books al! complimentary remarks about
President Arthur and his adminis3ra-
ton he eliminated Thea he presented!
Hicks the books that have been com
panions of his long hours. He told
Hicks that he wanted him to offer the
first prayer nn the scaffOld, saying
that he (Guiteau) would Then
read his favorite scriptursl passage,
the tenth chapter of John, and
OFFER PRAYER ON HIS OWN ACCOUNT.
Then he intended, he said, to read his
poem, "Simpiicity." He desired to have
the execution so arranged that Just
as he uttered the last word the drop
should be sprung.
Ino. w. Guiteau arrived at the Jail at
q O'Clock, and WAS followed by Warden
Croker These two gentlemen, with
Hicks, held consultation as TO the dis
position of the body. AT 9;15 the pris
oncr waa called out into the corridor and
exercised for ilfteen minutes. He walked
very sprightly, making it rather difficult
for the guards to keep pace with him.
THE SCENE ABOUT THE JAIL
this morning is unique. The office oi
the Jail has been given completely up 10
large corps of newspaper reporters and
a squad of them are scribbling away on
every table, windOw-sill. and every pro
al off q
newspaper reporters remained all night
The private office of the warden has
been transferred temporarily into a tele
graph office. At o O'Clock there was 8
constant stream coming into the Jail
| The scene outside was like that of some
GREAT GALA OCCASION.
Men had erected booths, from which
they dispensed lemonade, cakes and
other refreshments to weary and thirsty
people who began before 9 O'Clock r
assemble in the road in front of the Jail
| Messengers speeding To and from the
city, and carriages bringing visitors t.
the jail, kept continual cloud of dus
lowering over the road that winds
Through the common that lies between
the jail and the city.
WANTS A BATH.
| At 10 O'Clock Guiteau expressed a de
\
| taken into his cell at this hour No on,
bII9 the death watch was with him. Gui
| teau nervnusly disrobed and bathrd
| was quite apparent to the guard, wht
| was closely watching his every move
rnent, that his object in asking for /.
| bath was simply to obtain some employ
ment which might divert his thought
from the dread contemplation of HEAP
| preaching death. He evinced incre4s
| anxiety, and his uncertain movements
! distracted manner and marked trem0
| in his tones when he Attempted 60 speak
impressed the guard with the belief tina
he was rapidly weakening.
TESTING THE GAI1OWs.
The rotunda was thrown open q
10 O'Clock, and the newspaper men a
once fiOcked in. There were few othe
persons there except the Jail guards ano
| that part of the Jail overlooking wher,
| the gsllows stands were all removed (,
other quarters and locked in the cells
| At O'Clock this morning the Jail Off
| GERS had
SORT OF A REHEARSAL
| of the part they are to play in the execu
ton for the purpose chiefly OF trying tn
appliances of the gallOws. A bag of SAM
Weighing one hundred and sixty pound
was attached TO the moose. The tral
was sprung by means of . trigger ant
rope which was passed into one Of tn
cells and the rope and scafRold stno,
the test well. At 10 O'Clock Dr. Hick
and John w. Guiteau went with Crock
er to the scaffold, together with a nun
Der Of guards. John W. Guiteau ascend
ed the steps and carefully inspected a
the fixtures both above and below tn
platform.
A telegram from New York signed !
B. Buntell vas received about 10 o'elocl
by DIR. Hicks asking il the sender coul
obtafn possession of Gaiteau's body {
exhibit for the benefit of the Youn
Mems Christian Association. DR. Hick
paid no attention TO the message.
THE oRnER OF PROCESSION
|, to the scaffold was agreed upo
this morning Is follows: Firs
the warden, follnwea by D
, Hicksi then win poAe the prison
aner In charge Of two guards. OOIema
: Woodward; then will walk, two by tVP
Jones, Hudson. Iohasan aud OFocker, for
T Jail officers, the latter the brother OF Il
warden At 1Oo'cIock seventy policeme
arrived at the jail and we're posted arour
J theontsIde of the building. In addition
the regular JAN guard, all the availab