The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-06-30
NEARING THE END.
IN THE SHADOWS OF THE aALLows.
Ihs A'.a.aia nasasss to Keep a StIn Upper Lip.
no Slsss Or Rspestases-als Nlil aId Dis.
poslllsa Of nIs Body-Hs Take, q FisI
Farewell Of Ills Sister aad Brother, 8G



Special DISPATCH to the ln,elllseneer. YAK 3
WASHINGTON, June 29.-Thc approach.
Ing execution Of Guiteau Is the universal
topic Of discussion tonight at the hotels,
on the stree. corners and probably in every
household throughout the city. Men have
ceased to argue the question OF insanity or
to talk OF the efforts that have been made
to procure the prisoners respite. Conver.
sation is confined mostly to specula,ions as
TO how the doomed man will meet his fate.
From present appearances he will walk TO
the scatEold with composure, but
without bravado. He has certain.
ly been In more serious frame
ot mind than usual to-day, ye. he Is still
sustained by lingering hope that when
the last moment arrives be will be saved
by some extraordinary interposition. The
breadth OF Lis religious convictions, II
hc has any, remain an unknown quantity.
His spiritual adviser has thus far been
unable TO iathom It or to determine the
nature or foundation Of the faith that is
in him up to this evening. While pro-
iessing entire confidence that he has made
his peace With God and is booked for sal.
walton, he has never indicated the slight.
est conjunction OF conscience or twinge
OF remorse for bis awful crime. 2
1t Is strange and pitiiul spectacle,
this red.handed murderer standing on the
edge OF an open grave pluming his flight
forParadise, yet TO all appearances so OBJ
durate or blind as not to realize the
ensrlnity oi the offence for which he il
about to suffer an unrepentent sinner,
priding himself upon the grace Of God in
his heart, he constitutes a problem that
will biiiie the theolosiuns.
The woes, and distractions OF the Scoyille
family which have already occupied for
too much space in the public prints have
lost interest even to those morbidly inter.
es,ed in such unwholesome revelations.
They ,are a queer set and the sooner they
pass out Of notice the better. t..,
John Guiteau, between the unhappy
condition Of his brother and the frantic
wretchedness Of his sister, is himself the
picture oil misery. He has on mos. oc.
casions from the very outset conducted
himself with dignity and decorum, and
makes favorable impression wherever be
goes, but even in him are perceptible GER
tain traces Of mental alteration, produced,
on doubt, by the trying nature or ordeal
through which he has been called upon to
pass. ts5
Warden Crocker has been receiving all
along very large mail addressed to the as.
sassin, averaging seventy-fse Letters daily.
He says that il Guiteau had been allowed
to read them he would certainly have be-
come raving maniac. The mail will stop
after tomorrow. ai
Guiteau took little exercise in the
south corridor to-day. As he walked from
his cell into the rotunda he could look
straight down the north corridor in which
the gallous stand, but he did not do 60.
When he returned from his walk be
showed no curiosity in tha. dii ection. This
forenoon the prisoner became at one time
considerably excited, and had good deal
to say about his persecutors, who. he said,
would certainly be punished in hell
for their iniquity. But he soon
calmed down and busted himself with
his religious inrospecIion. His last
craze is TO liscn himself to Byron in
thought and intellect. He says the world
Is composed mostly OF fools, and the only
solacs he has in his hour OF trouble is at
the bottom Of his own heart, where hc
finds we:lds for intellectual exploration as
the poet did. He wants Dr.. Hicks TO have
the copyright Of his book, and has also
asked him to write his lie and use the
proceeds as he may think proper.
When Mr.. Reed was with him yesterday
Guiteau asked him why he appeared so
down hearted and said, 81 an on my way
70 glory, aud wish you and all other gvod
men were going along. Why should be
afraid, 1 am condemned for doing what
God commanded me, and can suffer on the
gallows obeyirc his will as his son did on
the cross" Being ssked il he did moi in
any way repent he answered that he had
nothing 10 repent Of and was not sorry in
the slish.es. degree for what he had done,
excepting for the pain he had caused the
President and the grief he had brought on
his family.
Associated Press dispatch.
WAsnlSGroS. D. G., June 29.-Guiteau
told his guard this morning that he felt
first rate and had no ides that he will be
hanged Friday. The President has de
cidea not to enter into correspondence
with M1s. Scoville, and he will no. answer
her last letter, published this morning. 1t
is represented that Mrs. Scoville intends to
call upon the President to make personal
appeal in her brothers behalf. Guiteau
eats and sleeps well aad is apparently un-
concerned. A colored woman called at the
jail to collect sixty cents which che said
Guiteau owed her for washing Oae OF the
jail attendants passed into the corridor and
communicated the message to Guiteau,
who handed out fifty cents, with the re
mark. fall right; please give her that, and
tell !her 1 will pay her the balance on
Monday" a.S,
g UNITED STATES JAIL, WASHINGTON, D. G.,
June 29.-2i0 P. X.-At hall.pass one
O'Clock Guiteau's counsel, Rev. DR.. Hicks
and Dr. Beard arrived at the Jail, Rev.
Hicks reported that the President nov de-
clines TO sec ( any person in relation TO
the Guiteau case, aud that ho (Hicks)
should announce to the prisoner tha. no