New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-29

Re said: No, they wouldn't come Sh he
though General OrocEe bc man9% Then General Crockcr
who had heard me preach, mentioned me. uu'. ~
seemed Ia remember the name, ana ne We,
that | had prayed for him publicly. ueuri an
Crocker told him other things about me-that Was
n Republican. | dont know whether he, toiu hli III
anything about my status IN the parry 900 pm ne and
vent 90 him II once. | made him tell me ms story,
letting him do most of the talking and questioning
him closely tie Tend over y nlL Yon are sim
cere believe yon.' lie just rose rIShl up Gn3
threw his arms around me. and sad; lhahk "ou
have fonnd one mHn who understands me- OVn
fess that | MAS overcome by my emotion, but not
he. HIS eyes were dry as punk lie has no emo
IiOnS'
SOUVENIR FOR DR. HICKS.
"a few DAYS aso he said to me. Doctor, here is
this Bible that have used all through my iu'pris
onrnent. Pve marked the passages that dwelt vi,
and when Pm dead want You to take the BOOK anu
use IT in Your private studies and sometimes thinA
of me- This was pathetcally said but SUI VIII
out any emotion. Often he says to me- Doc'or' l
wish had known you before once ne SAL" III inc
most innocent way Doctor I'm sorry y'u arc ho'
going along The guards out AT the jan 'eu "lo
that when be gets into a passion sometimes Icy
can calm him by SAYING Now YOU WouiHhi hkc -
have Dr. Hicks come IN now and zee you eAcl'ou'
And il has an instant elect ,
Al these ami other things were told IN the course
of a long conversation III which others Jo'het' On
The way to the jail and without egotlsn.
Bni last night sand DIR. Hicks, Il went home
from the jail win o"e Ps65 sd G Hreo o"t ak n very
seriously, and lac SAID to me; ,p"c'3s you 2io
eoiug with me 10 the scatiOd, ana you u S'"hu py
Inc there; and shall look NJ 10 where NVu Is wall
ING tol me reaching ont HIS hand To me. - d YOU
viii be holding up ike tins putting ms uShuS
under my arms AMI Wnrh tAr 'i' So-n's nun
shall be 80 ucar TO Col tuat when iet go ol yodI
hand think shall be able To take Ioid OF hiA IL
m !. All right with him" said john Guiteau,
.,t,, rt.frr
other world and Dr. Hicks looked an assent.
WRATH IHAT Il To B4FNL.
Guiteau is full at times OF the idea OF the wrath
that y i'll befall the country if he Is hanged Some
times lac cries out Ar, bur will 90 to he'll; the
Cabinet will 20 TO hell Judge Bradley Will 60 TO
hell the Supreme Court OF the District VIII go 10
hell General Croker VIII 20 to hell And you,'
turning TO his guard" you will go to hell" But at
other times he talks kindly and temperatcly about
the President. Or. Hicks said to-day that Guiteau
said TO him the night before that he had no malice
against the President. g see now that he Will act
according TO his hight He is good man and con-
scenuous man. God Will judge hun according TO
his light 1 wish ho coniu see as
/ do6 Some OF his expressions about the
President are peculiar. SAID he, don want the
President 10 weaken at the last moment 10 Sed lne
reprieve when l am OH my way TO me Rduo"s
When get out there and AN all ready TO -, want
10 gon He urged Dr. Hicks. therefore. 10 make sure
10 get a positive answer from the President one
urt q
is having the trlai now that had Tor SIX months
making up INV mind what my duty was. now IL Is
on bim. HAS he got the nerve TO do IL lie may
have. but he hasn't got he knowledge lie dOeSI
unders and the case: don't want IL foT myself
but t. save the Nation" -
= Have YOU ever been able" said Mr. Reed to DIR.
Hicks, IN All your talks 10 gel ann 10 dImlt tnat
he had anything 10 repent OF I" -
Never SAM DR.. Hicks positively lie be-
hevca thal he did ngh and insists mat he mas mas zone
victOn. You may call II what yOu like. insanity or
not but 20 hIm II IS Tcnglon, even ,h0ugh ne has
committed crimes under 1t" Dr. HlchS neSltaies
10 put himself record a. pronOuncng Gulteau IN
sane because he CLAIMS 30 SklI on ina, subject but
his views of Gu!oaus sincerity are, OF course com
patiOe only with belief III ms insanity
rIIK ASSASSIN RECEIVING vIaITORs.
Mr. Reed had tue first interview at the jail with
the prisoner and soon lett it. About o'clock DR..
Hicks and John w. Guitcau passed through the
wooden door that closes the corridor, of which
Guiteau his death watch and his fellow murderer
are the only occupants The two brothers met
without emotion. Charles SAID he glad to
his brother but said il he might have greeted
any acau intance. John Guiteau was evidently
consider. bly affected by the interview, but, as he
sand afterward 1t isn't because he is my human
brother. We got past the blood business ID our
family long ago, but II Is because he is wrOnged
mau although he has done much wrong. lie Is an
insane man and ought pot to die"
Gutcau was busy when they entered, reading the
14th CHAPTER of Revelation ana his mind was
charged with the idea that "vlals OF wrath were
" he poured out upon the country. lie discussed
with MS visitors he Oh point that the laws OF COD
were superior 10 the laws Of man, aud hcId That
obedience 10 God even thought involved violation
of human law, was a duty.
The .rrnr al the jau was quiet enou-h. In the
large rotulda "a few guards and officers OF the JAIL
eat a5OGt chatting. Ihere was soldier Suing al
one oil the windows reading story paper, with MS
guu leaning against the wall. One or Two artists
Tor the Illustrated papers were busy sketcnng the
INTERIOR ON the edgt, OF worm-eatcn desk, stand
a.. i'd ot fhp TOf
lection Of tracts evidently toI the beheut OF
prisoners. They were printed by the NOmens
National christian Temi era"cc Union, aDd are *
clusivcly directed against the dauRers OF beer.
save the children from beer; low he gave up
ms ale y; word about hops Beer a SOY
poison y; Ginger beer, ROOF beer ana mix Deer !;
!" he first glass O. le-a voice from the Iuebrlates
home" are of the titles II these papers.
CONSTRUCTION or THE GALLONS.
Every now and then party oi CORRESPONDENTS go
through to inspect the gallows which stands III one
Of tine long corridors This IS III perfect work
ing order The galows is somewhat peculiar III its
construction. The prisoner stands upon trap the
rope passing to beam above where 1t IS fastened,
there being lust slack enough to let HIM drop when
The trap goes down. from iOur 10 SIX iect, depending
upon ms weight. In Gultcau'S case the drop VIII
probably be four ana one nail lec Ihe moose ~ not
Ike Il lass0 nOose but Is made " 1OuhihS the rope
bac on lt-e + ana Winding the ends around until u
stout pocket formed through wnICn the rope play
backward aha 10Y II 10 sIoaScu un'iI tIe
si lest weight val cause II 70 81 easily IL Is all
fused snugly about tie prisoners neck, the loop
being az the left ear he drop Is helu ia place hy
two BOTS Running from a single lever. heavy
weight is attached to a rope ruun n up !nto tie
ini.dIe Of tie CROP a hidden rope running from i
cell window beneath the scdh0ld VII. at the
sigaal pull back the bolts and the
drop. by Its own weight AID the added
weight. VIII tall like itsh. Ii Is claimed that Tins
,netuod Of hanging produces instant Islocatiou iu-
Ateaa of .,TaIgulatiOn. The oniy accident winch
has ever Uecn mad when the head of Some, a
murderer who Was hanged two years ago. was
pulled clear from his body ny the laL ihc Olack
cap is OF ordinary canbr'c, and Il iar-o ana loose
The guards say that Guiteau slept IKE Il chlld
last night from until about q. Al, the pTecdu-
hons tAat usually taken against suicide are OF
course being followed with him. No knives, FORKS