The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-01

ment and nation, by this act,I know viii
incur the eternal enmi.ies as did the Jew.
by killing my man, my Savior. The
rstribution in that case came quick and
sharp, and / know the divine law Of
retribution will strike this nation
and my mur1erers in the sams
way. The diabolical spirit OF thi.
nation, its government aud its rews.
cursing them, and l know that the
divine law of retribution is inexorable,
l therefore predict that this nation will
go down in blood and my murderers,
! from the executive TO the hanRman, will
go to hell. Thy laws are inexorable. Oh,
thou Supreme Judge, woe unto men that
violate thy laws; only weeping and
gnashing of teeth awaits them. The
American press has large bill to settle
with thee, righteous Father, for their
vlndictiveness in this matter. Nothing
but blood will satisfy him and now my
blood be on them and this nation and iti
| officials. Arthur, the President, is q
coward and an migrate. His ingratitude
to the man that made him and saved his
party and land from overthrow has nc
parallel in history; but: thou, righteous
Father, thou knCwest me, bat the world
had not known me, and now go to
thee, Saviour, without the Highest i'll
will toward human being. Farewell,
ye men of earth!
BREAKING DOWN.
Shortly before II o'clock Guiteau
seemed to break down completely and
Ourzt into tears, and.sobbed hVsterically.
DR.. Hicks sat by his side, tanning him
and vAinly trying 10 calm him. About
ll:30 The pre- parations began to be made
for the execution. At l1:50 q detRch-
ment Of artillery was formed on the east
side Of the rotunda, end brought their
muskets t. parade rest. At about that
time about 250 people were in the rotun-
de-. Dr.. Hicks was with the prisoner
engaged in prayer.
A REPoRTER's STORY.
At daylight this morning, through the
the kindness Of 3 prihon official, I was
permitted to see Guiteau. The sun was
peeping over the hills to the east of the
prison, lighting its Eombre walls. A
mist hung over the turbid waters Of the
eastern branch of the Potomac, and hid
from the view the poisonoos marshes that
line its shores, The assassin had slept but
little during the night. A crazy woman
had kept every body at the jail awake with
her wild cries and Guitesu was in no
mood for rest. Between and o'clock
In the morning he dosed at brief intervals,
but be was In condition OF nervous ex-
element that prevented him from sleep
ing. Attired in his undershirt and
drawers, ne paced back and forth, within
the bounds of his cell like a tiger in q
cage. De frequently tossed his hands
forward with an expression of vehement
rage, and snarled as cat whines, while
playing with rat. His eyes glowed
with excitement and they were sci far
back in his head with heavy black lines
surrounding. The ska was drawn over
the cheek bones like stretched parchment,
and his fingers worked convulsively as
he placed them upon the bars end faced
his visitors. Before word was said to
him he burst forth in vol
ley of explosives, euraing President
Arthur, Justice Bradley, War
den Croker, District Attorney
Corkhill and other officials who have
been identified with bis prosecution and
Imprisonment. he called upon Almighty
God to curse aad kill them and became
so violent In his expressions of rage that
We had to leave the corridor. About 6
O'Clock Guitesu sat down TO breakfast.
he started in with an apparently good
appetite, but il was evident he was ieign-
ing 81 uncOncern that be did not feel and
his stomach refused to sustain him in
the attempt to deceive, for after hurriedly
swallowing Few mouthfaIs be dropped
his knife and fork snd stopped in his
meal. He vsinly esssyed in moment
after to complete bis repast. but could
only nibble at the things on the table and
soon gave up in disgust, jumping up
from the table. Then he proposed TO
take his usual mOrning walk. but the
deputy warden at 6rst refused to
permit him t. do SO. This
threw him into another paroxysms
Of rage AID he became very
violent and launched forth into tirsde
against the jail officials. At length the
warden allowed him TO take his walk.
He tramped up and down for few min
utes, and. firing of his exercise, vent
back to his cell. Then he affected TO
busy himself in writing, and bad another
visit from DR.. Hicks.
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