Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-07-06

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A SORT OF A REHEARSAL
of the part they are to play in the ex
eCution, for the purpose, chiefly, o
testing the appliances of the gallows
A bag of sand, weighing 160 pounds
was attached to the moose and the traE
was sprung by means of a trigger-rope
which was passed into one of the cell,
of the north wing. The scaffold stood
the test well.
At 10 o'clock, DR.. Hicks and Johr
Guiteau went with General Crocker tc
the scaffOld, together with number O.
| guards. John Guiteau ascended the
steps and carefully examined the struc
ture, handling the rope and carefully
inspecting all the fixtures, both above
and below.
A CHASTITY REQUEST.
A telegram from New York, signed J
B. Bunnell, was received about 1C
o'clock by DR.. Hicks. 1t asked if the
sender could obtain possession o
Guiteau's body to exhibit for the bene-
| fit of the Young Mems Christian AS
sociation. DR.. Hicks paid no attention
to it.
THE ORDER OF PROCESSION
to the scaffold, as agreed upon in the
morning, is as follows:
Warden Crocker and one of hs officials will
appear first, followed by DR.. Hicks; then will
come the prisoner in charge by two guards, Cole
man and Woodward. Behind them will walk
two by two Jones' Hudson, johnson and Crocker
(tour of the Jail officials, the latter is brother
of the warden.
At ten o'clock.
SEVENTY POLICEMEN
arrived at the jail and were posted
along the roadway, outside the build
ing. In addition to the regular Jail
guards, were all the men of the battery
of artillery, now on duty inside the
jail.
Shortly before II o'clock, Guiteau
called for paper, and, for twenty min
utes, busted himself in making a copy
of what he termed his
"PRAYER ON THE sCAFFoLD."
At II o'clock, contrary to the general
expectation and her purposes as cx-
pressed the day before,
MRS. SCOvILLE
GILL ONI GSI I1lC All Ctlld SOUSu5 duu1lS-
sion. She appeared to be laboring un-
der great excitement. Gen. CrOcker
declined to admit her unless the pris-
oner specially requested it. John w.
Gulteau who was sitting in the rotunda
at the time, was informed that his SIS
ter was on the outside, and at first
started to 60 to her; but after mo-
ment's hesitation decided not to inter
fere, saying: "Iwill leave the whole
matter with Gen. Crocker."
At III o'clock, there was large crowd
OF newspaper correspondents crowding
about the gate leading into Guiteau's
corridor, but they could see nothing, ex-
cept the wooden door which screens
Guiteau's cell from sight. Now and then,
a guard appears at the door and sent
some messages to the warden. At such
times, those at the gate got q view of
the table, corridor and chair on which
the death-w&tch sat-
After Guiteau had finished copying
his prayer on the scaffold, he began to
ARRANGE HIS DRESS,
putting on d pair of navy blue trousers.
At 1880, a guard came out of the
door and said, "He is ready for DR..
Hicks now, and wants flowers to come"
Another guard, who took the message,
hurried off, and soon returned with
Hicks, who went into the cell. Guiteau
was then reported by the guard to be
apparently very composed.
GuiteaG's message about flowers refer
red to his expectation that Mrs. Sco
vile would
SEND SOME FLOWERS
to him; but none had arrived at the
time he asked for them. After a short
conference with Crocker, John w.
Guiteau went outside the Jail to see
his sister; he found her in great ex-
element, bordering upon hysteria, but
after a short time he succeeded in
calming her and dissuading her from
any attempt TO gain admission, She
acknowledged the good propriety OF
such a course, but said she could not
possibly remain IN the city during all
these wretched hours of morning. She
brought with her the flowers which
Guiteau asked for and they were taken
to the prisoner. Mrs. ScovilIe also
brought two handsome foWer-pieces, a
cross and an anchor, which she will
place upon her brothers coffin with
her own hands.
At IL O'Clock, Gulteau made some
requests as to the execution, and hav-
ing maue copies of his last PRAYER,
poem and other writings, tore up the
originals. He sent for the jail boot
black and gave him his shoes to be
shined.
HIS DINNER.
was brought as the doctor was leaving.
and he ate with much relish. His din
ner consisted of pound of broiled
steak, a dish of fried potatoes. four
slices of toast and a quart of coffee.
DR.. Hicks, when he came out Of the
cell, said: "The prisoner has not the
slightest fear. We have had a pleasant
religious talk; he feels sure of his
preparation, and he is ready for his
last formality. He commits himself
TO God with the utmost confidence.
think he will show soroe emotion be-
cause the nervous strain is so great"
At IL o'clock, DIR. A. H. Mcdonald,
of New York, and DIR. Francis Loring,
of this city, expert Witnesses at the
trial of Guiteau, arrived at the Jail.
DR.. Mcdonald said, as he understood
it,
THE AUTOPSY
would be performed by three physi-
clans agreed upon by friends Of the
condemned man. Afterwards the
brain would be removed for further
examination. The three physicians Sc
lected to nnrfnrrn the anfnnsu ore nr