The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-06
The Finale. 7
BEGINNING OF THE END.


Jail, e:45 a. m. )-Guiteau was ysty restless
during most of the latter part ofShe night,
not sleeping more than twenty mihutes at
a time. Towards morning he fell into
sounder sleep from sheer exhaustion. He
rose a few minutes after O'Clock and
BREAKFAsTED HEARTILY.
At6:3O, when the cook took his breakfast
into the CELL Guiteau told him to bring
him in dinner at IL o'clock promptly. Rev.
DIR. Hicks, who remained at the Jail all
night, was called into the prisoners cell.
Soon inter he rose and held q conversation
on religious subjects with him. AT O'Clock
DR.. Hicks saw the prisoner again, when he
made request to have
BATH.
and asked the reverend gentleman TO go OUT
and see the scaffold. Guiteau asked him to
arrange with the warden to have the trap
sprung as soon after II o'clock as possible.
He also expressed considerable anxiety
lest some accident should occur and insist
ed that Doctor Hicks should
SEE THE sCAFFoLD
and its appurtenances were all in proper
and safe condition. After Guiteau had dis
posed of the matters he read a poem COM
posed by himself which he calls "Simplici-
ty; or, Religious Badly Talk" After read
ing it aloud he attempted to sing 1t but
broke down in the effort, which would have
appeared
If the occasion had been less solemn. Gull
teau then talked for sometime about the
future. He remarked that his heart Was
tender. Il don't think" he said, 81 can
90 through this ordeal without weeping,
not that the principle in me is not strong,
but because am near the other world. L
hold to the idea that
GOD INSPIRED ME-.
Guiteau subsequently, asked that in his
books all complimentary remarks about
President Arthur and his administration
be eliminated. Then he presented to DR..
Hicks the books which have been the COM
panions of his lonely hours. lie told Or.
Hicks that he wanted him to offer
THE FIRST PRAYER
on the scafiold, saying that he (Guiteaul
would then read his favorite scriptural
passage, the 10th chapter of John, and oiler
prayer on his own account Then he IN
q. tended he said, TO read his poem, sim
plicity." He desired to have the execution
SO arranged that Just as be uttered the l as,
word the drop should be sprung. John w;
Guiteau arrived at the Jail at 9o'ciock and
was followed in a few moments by Warden
Crocker. These two gentlemen conferred
with DIR. Hicks as TO the
DISPOSITION OF THE BODY.
At 9:15 a. IN. the prisoner came out III ina
corridor and exercised for fifteen minutes
He walked very brislly, making 1t very
difficult for his guards TO keep up wlth
him. Guiteau generally has taken exercise
in his shirt and drawers This morning,
however, he wore dark pdlr
of pants and had handkerchief
THE SCENE ABOUT THE JAIL
this morning is unique. The Office OF the
Jail has been given up completely to Large
corps of newspaper reporters alH squads OF
them are scribbling away on every table,
window stills, and every projection that Oh
fers rest for paper. Newspaper reporters
the warden has been transformed tempo
rariy into telegraph office and before U
O'Clock eight instruments were
CLICKING MERRY ACCOMPANIMENT
to the gloomy preparations going on INSIDE
the Jail. At o O'Clock there was constant
stream of persons coming into the jail. The
scene outside was like that OF some great
gala occasion. Some colored men had
erected booths from which they dispensed
lemonade, cakes, and other refreshments
TO THE WEARY, THIRSTY PEOPLE,
who began before 8 o'clock TO assemble in
the road in front Of the jail. Mounted
messengers speeding 10 and from the city,
and carriages bringing in visitors TO the
iail, kept a continual cloud OF dust hover
ing over the road that winds through the
wide common that lies between the jail
and the city. At 10 O'Clock Guiteau ex-
pressed desire TO take a bath, and large
tub was taken into his cell. AT this hour
no one save
THE DEATH WATCH
was with him. Gulteau nervously dis
robed and plunged into the cold bath. IL
was quite apparent to.the guard, who was
closely observing his every move, tnat n ~
object in calling Tor the bath was simply 70
obtain some employment which would dis
tract bis thoughts from the dread contem-
plation of his approaching death. lie
eyinced increased nervousness, and his
UNcERTAIN MOVEMENTS,
distract manner and the marked tremor IN
his tone when he attempted 10 speak I'M
pressed the guard with the belief that he IS
rapidly weakening. The opinion Is ex-
pressed BY some Of the jail officials that he
will be unable TO control his emotions when
the dread moment arrives, and even II he
does not completely break down and make
a scene, that be will be unable from her-
vous excitement TO carry out the pro
urOx THE scAFTOLD
which he has announced. The rotunda
was thrown open At 10 O'Clock and the
newspaper men nocked in. There were
few others there except jail guards and a
squad OF artillery. Early this morning
the prisoners in toe part o. the jail over
looking the court where the gallOWs stands
wrnE ALL REMOVED
10 other quarters. Seventy policemen are
posted along the roadway outside the
building In addition 20 tbe jail guards, all
available men Of battery g. United States
artillery. are on duty inside the jail
Shortly before II O'Clock Guiteau called foi
uarer and for tgeuty minutes engaged In
COPYING what be calls bis prAyer upon the
scaf0ld.
Shortly before y O'Clock Guitsau
sEEuEn 70 BEKaE DOW
completely and burst into tears and sobbed
hrsrericsfly AMER the death warrant was
resd 70 the prisoner By the warden be be
came much more composed and turning
away bean 70 brush his hair With
ffs Old aupeararce Of swaEgeTinl
sang froid. Al i2z5 ?. m the loud steam
whistle vas blown 81 the vr1k-hyuse, which
was near TIE iaf. This WHSLE vas usually
blown e. 12o cock, and b. j. Guiieau va'
in the habit n
ErrEorrrG ITS TrrE.
T1bs deiey today uas ~ sp-ci1l arranze-
rrr~t - fhrf - Startling s-r1rn11s 11iEli
nj ~r-ne bafr-e the r1cers were rely.
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