The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-06-29
ALMOST.
The Miserable Assassin Near
ing His End.
The Preparations Bsing Made for
the Exeoutioner's Work.
As the End Draws Near Goods Man
Becomes Surly and Crisp.


NdSnlngUOn, June 2S.-lne cop
standing in the rotunda of the district
Jail this afternoon at the head of the
corridor leading to G%uiteau's cell, were
occasionally startled By a dull thud as
if a heavy piece of wood was falling
slowly against solid surface. 1t was
the trip of the gallows falling back
against the heavy upright beams of the
scaffold. The machinery did not work
smoothly and the support to trip was
well oiled, and pulled back and forth
until the gallows man was satisfied it
would spring easily. Guiteau in his
cell could plainly hear the humping of
the trip as it was dropped at short in
tervals. He asked no questions, but
paced his cell uneasily and made short
snappish replies to questions asked him
and seemed in a more surly mood than
at any time heretofore.
The assassin slept comfortably last
night and ate a moderate breakfast
with relish. DR.. Hicks, Guiteau,s
spiritual adviser, passed an hour with
him this afternoon in conversation on
religious subjects. Yesterday the
clergyman left with the prisoner a copy
of Rev. Robt. Rids ''Blood of Jesus.n
He read a portion of the work this
morning and discussed them afterwards
with the minister. The Jail authorities
were alarmed last night at the appear
ance of three mysterious men about the
Jail who seemed anxious to locate the
cell of Guiteau. They insisted upon
being permitted to enter the Jail to look
at the gallows and what they called the
''hxings." The officers of course de-
clined permission, and finally one of the
men had to be excluded from the gate
by force. The theory of the Jail officers
is that these men were endeavoring to
locate Guiteau in order that some
action might be taken in the event that
thoro should lie q respite, DuJ JuuI0
will be no respite and the avengers will
not be compelled to take the law into
their own hands. John Guiteau is busy
endeavoring to convince the newspap-
L VIC liz lao q lOI u hV"
In the examination of it, was, however,
that the matter he has printed, has
already been published and on a par
with the vast amount of matter fur.
nished at the trial. Reed does not
intend to make any appeal to the presi-
dent, and recognizes the fact that the
case is hopeless. Guiteau has already
prepared his gallows speech. 1t is of
considerable length, and a gentleman to
whom it has been submitted, pro-
nounces it an extraordinary production.
1t is of the same general character as
the frothy deolamations which the
prisoner has made at the various stages
of his case.
He expects to deliver it with good
courage before the fatal moment and is
so anxious that it should be given
accurately to the press that he has had
copies made for the press agencies.
John Guiteau, speaking on the con-
duct of his brother upon the gallows,
said tonight: she will go upon the
gallows with all the courage of a hero
and will deliver his speech as if all the
world could hear. He will not do a
cowardly thing and will hold mp man
fully to the last"
A new complication in the case was
created this afternoon by the unex-
pected arrival of Mrs. Scoville, who is
reported by her husband at Chicago as
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