The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-01
THE ROPE ROUTE
By which Ihe Assassin TraV-
eled to the Great Beyond.
A Crazy HANS Prayer, q BrOk
en- Neck AMI all IS Over.
Minute Details of GuItenu's
Last Hours and the
Final Scene
THE ROPE ROUTE,
THE DAY BEFORE.

The man is as bEppy as q child. He
wants to see Lob0dy but Hicks, and
spesks to nobody. The guards are not
allowed to speak to Lin, aud he never
Doe he Sleep well?" eyes, he goes
to sleep about or 10 O'Clock at night
and sleeps like child till after daylight
IN the morning. He sleeps quietly, with
out any 10. sing around or mutteriHg or
waking"
"Wnst does he eAt?" eve give him
just what he wants. About O'Clock he
orders his breakfast. He calls for break
fast fried potatoes, fried eggs, rolls and
coffee. he este heartily and is an epicure
in his Diet. He wants his food nicely
prepared and delicately served. at y
o'clock, noon, be calls for his lunch, and
it is served always three poached eggs on
toSGt and cup Of coffee. At 4 o'clock
be dimes, and his dinner is just like III
lun ch-three pOached eggs On toast and
coffee. His meat is cut up for him."
Don't you give him 8 knife and fork,
nor q spoont" "No; no spoons"
How does he eat then?" with his
fin gers"
"Why don't you give him knife and
fork?" There lie no telling what 8 man
under sentence of death will do. The
more quiet the man the closer he has to
be watched. It is astonishing to what
devices they will resort to kill themselves.
Even in spite Of the sbsrpest watch
Guitesu might take it into his head
to kill himself, and he always acts
on the spur Of the moment
This man has given world OF trouble
for the past year" The Well-mesning
officer hesved deep Sigh, &c much as to
say, 81 wish he wss gone" But he did
not make any unoffcer-like obserVs-
tions.
"Whst has the man actually in his
possessionS" was asked "Only his
Bible" was the reply.
HAS ne nothing, then, with which he
could kill himself" "Oh, yes. He
could kill himself IN fifteen minutes if he
was not watched, provided he so desired
He could hang himself with his sheet or
bis suspenders or his han 1kerchief. No,
the only way to do is to watch 8 man
who is under sentence"
still. you say he appears happy and
satisfied" "Yes, but it don't do to
trust man under such circumst tnces
He might change his mind"
PAYING A WAsH-BILL.
Guitesu claimed down this afternoon
and said he was ready to die, aud wanted
to be hung at II O'Clock, sharp. at
parting with his brother and sister, he
said: LET me kiss my sister through the
grated bars, and let it 60 go on record"
After kissing his sister and little niece, be
turned to his brother, and handing him
dime, said. "Here is the last cents due
the wRsherwoman. guess you had bet
ter settle that balance to-day" Mrs.
Scoville and her brother John then took
leave of him, and passing directly to
their carriage were taken back to the
city. Guiteau is now, at O'Clock, per
fectly quiet and composed and appar-
emily in deep meditation.
DR.. George IL. Beard sent telegraphic
In Vitations 10 many physicians to attend
the autopsy on Guiteau's body tomorrow
afternoon. He does rot believe the post
norton will show Guitesu was insane.
WILLING AWAY HIS BODY.
Washington, 2S.-The letter in the
nature of a will by which Guiteau dis
poses ofhis body is as follows:
WAsHIGToN, June 18th, 1882.
To Reverend William a. Hicks:
I, Charles ]. Guiteau, Of the City of
Washington, 10 the District of Oolumbia |
now under sentence of death, which is to
be carried into execution between the |
hours of II aud o'clock. on the Both day
Of June, A. d. 1882, in the United States |
jail in said district, do hereby give and |
grant you my body, after such execution;
provided, however, 1t shall not be used |
for any mercenary purpose, and / hereby, |
for good and sufficient considerations |
given, deliver and transfer to said Hicks |
my book, entitled 1.-THE Truth and Re- |
moval," and the copyright thereof, to be
used by him IN writing truthful history |
Of my life and execution; and I direct |
that such history be entitled "The Life |
and Work of Charles ]. Guiteau," and I |
hereby solemnly proclaim and announce |
to all the world, that no person or persons
shall ever IN any manner use my BODY /
Tor any mercenary purpose whatsoever;
and IT at any time hereafter any persons
shall desire to honor my remains, they
can do it by erecting a monument, |
ehall be inscribed these words: /
Here lies the body Of Charles ]. Gut
eau, patriot and Christian. His soul is
n glory" (Signed)
CHARLES j. GUITEAU.
Witnesses, CHAs. Il. REED,
JAMES WOODWARD.
TIE BEST FRIEND.
Charles Il. Reed, counsel for Gu;tesu.
rays: have seen nothing ss yet to shake
my convictions that Guiteau will die to.
morrow, without weakness or falteribg !
His courage is not that of an ordinary
criminal, mere Tufian who takes pride
n dying game; 1t is rather that of q mar
,yr, of man who suffers and dies for the
sake Of some religious principle. II
thought at one time that he was BEGIN
aing to show weakness: I saw In the
spiritual adviser had been
,slled in, and the thought occurred to
ne that perhaps Guiteau bad begun TO
ealize that he had committed q crime
md needed divine forgiveness, and that
le wished to make preparation for death.
The next time saw him said to him:
Charles, / see By the newspapers YOU
ave called IN minister; do you feel as
I yeu need to prepare for death?
DO you repent Of what YOU
ave dOne?" He looked at me
nth q wild expression in his eyes, and
housed, ''No, I haven't called in any ,
Minister; haven't done anything :
7rong. The minister came of his own !
ccord. didn't send for him." Two
7 three days afterwards, was introduced | J
2 DR.. Hicks, whom I had never pre- | t