The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-06-29
GUITEAU'S LAST WEEK.
No Respite-Guitcau Denounccs tho
Prcsidcnt-The Rope Prepared.

No Respite-Guitcau Denounccs the
Prcsident-The Rope Prepared.
On Friday last the attorney general to
whom all appeals and petitions presented
to the president bearing on the Guiteau
case has been referred, submitted an elabor.
ate report to the cabinet reviewing all tho
points presented in favor or respite and
recommending it be not granted on the
ground that the sanity of the prisoner had
been fully established at the trial.
Rev. MIR. Hicks called upon the attorney gen.
eral Saturday morning by appointment and
was informed the cabinet had decided not to
interfere in the execution of Guiteau's SEN
tence. Hicks thcreupon droveto the district
jail and informed Guiteau of the decision,
This announcement did not seem to have
as cheerfully as ever He expressed some
feeling because the president had referred the
subj cct Of his respite to the attorney general,
saying President Arthur should have taken
the responsibility himself; that he (thc pris-
oner) had not appealed to the cabinet, but
to the president, and as his act
had made him president the least he could
do was to respite him for short time till the
case could be heard III the supreme court OF
the United States. He then repeated that he
was Gods man and was in Gods hands, and
was hanged, saying he would die for his in
spiration; feeling that God would justify him
in the other world: He had now no person.
al interest i'll the matter, but he felt for tho
nation, which would suffer iii the event OF
his being hanged.
Later in the day Guiteau sent the follow
ing message to his spiritual adviser, MI
Hicks: "Go and see Arthur and shake youl
fist in his face. Tell him made him presi.
dent by my inspiration, and he must give
me an unconditional pardon, and if he docs
'anot God Almighty blast him forever. tell
you, brother Hicks, l am Gods man and
God takes care of his own" The attorney
general, Saturday morning, instructed the
marshal of the district and warden Of tho
jail to keep the prisoner in strict confine-
ment and allow no one to see him except
his spiritual adviser, his physician and Off
GERS of the Jail.
The death warrant which has been pre-
pared by the deputy clerk of the court, will
be signed Monday and sent to Warden
Croker. The time designated for the ex.
ecution is between the hours of noon and
p. H., June 80, 1882.
Mr.. Hicks held an extended service in the
cell Saturday. II am well pleased" said he
GIllo CFClllllS) Will spiritual COll-
duct. He prays fervently, talks nationally
and is not afraid to die. He has an abiding
filth in his redeener and expects to go tc
heaven" 1t having been runored that
Guitcau would make statement
soonimplicating other parties it will be well
to give statement made by him few days
ago in which he said: II am alone III this
was the only man in America who haG
the brains to plan and the nerve to execute,
and have done a great good for the coun-
try" After the cabinet conclusion was sent
to Gen. Croker, Mr.. Robert Strong, the old;
est a g~aad n1e the h was %
MANILA rope used upon Babe Bedford, one
of the Hirth murderers, was separated from
the one used upon Queenan and thoroughly
soaked, stretched and soaped by Mr.: Strong.
who has performed that kind of work fol
many years.