The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-07-06
GUITEAU'S DOOM.
The Presidents Murderer
Plays the Final Act Upon
a Tight Rope.

moods up to the last moment, never
breaking down, and himself gave
the signal for the drop. He slept
and ate as usual, at times thought
full and again breaking out in bitter
denunciation and curses upon the
president and his guards. DIR.
Hicks, his spiritual adviser, re-
manned with him until the last, and
at no moment were the guards eyes
off of him. He maintained a firm
composure, but once yielding to
tears when he received bouquet
from his sister The bouquet was
removed from his cell and after
wards found to contain a powder
concealed in the buds which re-
sembled arsenic The gallows was
erected in the jail corridor and the
execution was witnessed by about
two hundred persons. Thousands
of persons thronged the streets and
when the signal was given that the
drop had fallen there went up a
long, loud, deafening yell of salts
faction. Every leading newspaper
had a telegraph wire running into
the Jail and the country was kept
posted every moment of each trivial
event. His friends did not cease to
hope and wish for respite to the
last. Jno. W. Guiteau witnessed
the execution unmOved. Mrs. SEQ
vile parted with him the day before
and the parting was affecting. She
believes in spirit manifestations and
he promised her that he would ap-
pear and give her a sign when he
got to glory. She told him he would
meet their mother there and he re-
piled that he supposed he should,
and though he didn't take much
stock in relatives he would be glad
to form her acquaintance.
Guiteau made his will bequeath-
ing his book to DR.. Hicks and his
body to the doctors, stipulating
that it should not be used for mer-
cenary purposes. He died thinking
he was the grandest man living and
had done the country an incalculahle
service and he was particular to the
last that his record should 90 down
to history straight His last words
were to enjOin DIR. Hicks to see that
his book was correctly published.
He resisted an inclination to shed
tears at one time because he said it
did not befit him in his place to eX-
hibit weakness or trepidation. His
brother after Witnessing the execu-
ton was intensely gratifed at Gui-
teau's calm and brave demeanor and
smilingly said it atoned for every
thing and demonstrated his MARTYR
dom and he would not now have it
otherwise. At II: 80 everything was
announced ready and as soon as the
assassin started down the corridor
the throng in the rotunda started
after the procession, and moved in
the assigned order, Guiteau, in his
shirt sleeves, and with a handker-
chief around his neck, in the van.
The procession filed promptly along,
and Crocker, Guiteau and the
guards assembled the scaffold. The
crowd filled up the corridor. Gut
teau proceeded to read his address
in a firm, resolule tone, and with
measured accents.
DYING PRAYER ON THE GALLONS.
"Fsther, now go to Thee and the
! Savior. L have finished the work Thou
hast sent me to do, and | am only too
happy to go to Thee. The world does
not yet appreciate my mission, but
Thou knowest, aye, Thou knOwest
Thou didst inspire Gerfield's removal
and only good hast come from it. This
is the best evidence that the inspira-
ton came from Thee, and | have set it
forth in my book, that all men may
read and understand that Thou, Father,
didst inspire the act for which l am now
murdered. Father, | tremble for the
fate of my murderers, this government
and this nation by this act. know they
will receive Thy eternal enmity, as che
Jews of old for killing Thy man, my
Savior. The retribution in that case
came quick and sharp, and l know Thy
divine law OF retribUtion will strike
this nation and my murderers in the
same way. The diabolical spirit of the
nation, its government and it's news
papers towards me will justify Thee in
cursing them. L know Thy divine law
OF retributiOn is memorable. l there
fore predict that this nation will go
down in blood, and that my murderers,
from the executive to the hangmen,
will go to hell. Thy laws are Inexor-
able, Thou Supreme Judged Woe to |
the men that violate Thy law. Only |
weeping and crashing OF teeth waits |
them. The American press has large |
bill to settle with Thee, righteous
Father, for their vindictiveness in this |
matter. Nothing but blood will satisfy |
them, and now my blood be on them |
and this nation and its officials. Arthur,
the president, is a coward and an in |
crate. His ingratitude to the man that |
made him and saved his party and land |
from overthrow, has no parallel in his
tory, but Thou, righteous Father, wilt !
judge him. Father, Thou knowest me,
but the world hath not known me, and |
now go to Thee and the Savior without
the slightest ill-will toward a human
being. Farewell, we men of earth.'
Hicks held Guiteau's manuscript,
and he read steadily, amid intense
silence. Outside the rotunda the
crowd gathered around the open
doors of the corridor. The soldiery
got up on chairs, benches and spit
toons, and listened intently.
When he had finished reading his
prayer he again surveyed the crowd
and said with a firm voice:
al am now going to read some verses
which are intended to Indicate my feel
ings at the moment OF leaving this
world. If set to music they may be
rendered effective. The idea is that
child is babbling to his mamma and
papa. l wrote it this morning about
10 o'clock
He then commenced to chant !
these verses in a sad, doleful style:
al am going to tho Lordy,
l am glad,
l am going to the Lordy,
am SO glad.
am going 10 tho Lordy,
Glory hRllslujah.
Glory hallelujah,
am gong to the LoIdy.
l love the Lordy with all my soul,
Glory, hallelnjah;
And that is the reason l am going TO the
Lord.
Glory, hallelujah, glory hallelujah,