The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-01

,o oourt where the gsllows stands
iii removed to other qusrters, an'
FsSo5 in cells. AT 9 O'Clock this morn
tba isil officers had rehearsal OF tn
%. s tbey are to play in the execution
.b en- purpose chiefly of testing the ap
1. ,nT of the gallows. A bag Of sane
25-Sing 100 pounds was attached 20 1
F.so and the trap was sprung By mesn
soD'sT Tigger rope, which was pushed int
Sof fbe cells of the north wing.
CDSt II am, Mrs. Scoville, Guitesu'i
j.r who had said yesterday that she
~ld not come to see thu hanging, ap'
Es.,red at the Jail door, and demanded &c
.5n7itted. The warden knowing thai
nTssepce st the execution would GER
riv cause scene, had given orders
IA Sbe be not admitted. The guards
"a her that she could not enter, and
!. CONAN first begged to be admitted
W then denounced the officials for their
It'll conduct. John Guitesu was sent
~ and he succeeded in peacifying his
' At 10 o'clock DR.. Hicks snd John w.
c1itesu went with General OrOcker to
~ scsffold, together, with a number of
~ ~ guards. John W. Guiteau ascended
ne steps and carefully examined the
.iueture, handling carefully and in
.naeling all the features, both above and
Blow The platform.
telegram from New York, signed
m. Bennett, was received about 10
ocIock, by DR.. Hicks, asking if the
s.Sder could obtain possession of
Gpiteau's body to exhibit for the benefit
oftbe Young Mems Christian As 1cia-
ion. DR.. Hicks paid no attention TO the
ras.sage. The order of procession to the
.rsfold IS agreed upon this morning is
:. follows: Warden Croker ard his
cheers viii appear first, followed by DR.
gisks; then will come the prisoner in
rbsrQe Of two gusrds, Coleman and
woodward. Behind them will walk
tVo by two Jones, Hudson, johnson and
Cocker, four jail officers, the latter a
mother of the warden.
At 10 O'Clock seventy policeman ar
lied st the iail snd were posted along
The roadway. outside the building. In
edition to tie regular jail guard, all the
available men of battery O., second
United States artillery. are now on duty
inside theisil. Shortly before II o'clock
Guitesu called FOR paper and and for
tuenty minutes busted himself in max
j1g q cory Of what he terms "his prayer
IN the scaffold." As his hands will be
nipioned DR.. Hicks will hold ihe manu-
script while Gaitesu reads. Now that
he Is employed he appears much calmer
snd is rapidly completing his work,
writing IN a large, round and legible
hand.
Preparations for the execution are be-
ing made. Guitesu has had bath. !
dressed, and his dnaer was served at II
o'clock. DR.. Hicks is with him. He |
saws be will die game.
Guiteau has not been informed Of Mrs. |
SeO7ille's presence, and even If he was
aware that she is here it is believed be /
would not desire to have her present. |
His great desire now seems TO be that |
there shall be no scene, and his pro-
grsmme shall be carried out without any
Interruption or incident to detTact him
from the heroic picture which he. be-
lieYes he is about to present. At 10
o'clock there was large crowd Of news
osper correspondents crowdiDg about the
Iste leading into Guitesa's corridor, but
hey could see nothing but the wsrden's
IGOR, which screens Guitesu's cell from
rev. Now and then s. guard appeared
{ the door and sent some message to the
warden. At such times those st the gate
ot 8 view of the table, corridor and
hair on which the death watch sat.
Aftef GuitesU had written his
rsyer upon the scsfold, he
cyan to arrange his dress, put
ng on q pair Of navy blue trousers.
1 10 30 a guard came out of the door
nd said: "Ae is ready for Dr.. Hicks
oW, and wants the flowers to come"
mother guard who took the message
1rried off and soon returned with
ticks, who went into the cell. Guitesu
-ss then reported by the guard to be sp-
arently very composed. Gultesu's
esssge about the flowers referred to his
LpeCtation that Mrs. Scoville would
nd some flowers to him, but none had
rived at the time he asked for them.
After short conference with Croker
,hn w. GuiteAu went outside tbs jail to
q his sister. He found her in great ex-
tement, bordering upon hysteriA, but
seI 9 short time he succeeded in calm
z her and dissuading her from any at
mpts to witness the execution. She
knoRledged the propristy of such
urse, but said she could not possibly re-
ain in the city during all the Wretched
0urs Of the morning. She brought with
IT the flowers which GuiteRu asked for,
Id they were taken to the prisoner.
rs. ScoYille elso brought two handsome
,Wer pieces, cross Rnd anchor, which
e will place upon her brothers coffin
til her own hands.
lL35 sm.-While Dr.. Hicks was In
g prisoners cell, at IL o'clock, Guiteau
dds some requests as TO the xecltlon
& he hsngman. Having made copies
his 'last prayer" poem, and other
things, he tore up the originals. He
en- sent for the jail bootblsck and gave
n his shoes to oe shined. His dinner
e brought as the doctor wss leaving,
he ate with much relish. His dinner
assisted Of q pound OF broiled steak, &
b Of fried potatoes, four slices OF toast
q quart Of coffee, DR.. Hicks, when
came cut Of the cell, said the prisoner
not the slightest fear. We have had
pleasant religious talk. BE feels now
preparation is completed and he is
.dy for the last formsTIty. He com mits
soul to God with the utmost conf
nee. I think ne will snow some enc
n because the nervous strain is SO
,at. Nobody, DR.. Hicks said, hsd
n the prisoner at that time except him
and the jail officers.
At II o'clock DR.. A. E. Mcdonald, Of
w York, and DR.. Francis Loring, Of
5 city, expert witnesses at the trial Of |
,lteau, arrived ct the jail. DR.. Nc
maid. said as he understood sn
tOpsy would be performed by three
ysicisns agreed upon By friends of the
ndemned man. AfterWard the brain
mid hn rnrnnunH en- qnrfhar aYaminR.I