The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1882-07-07
H A N G Ed !!
THE ASSASSIN CHARLES ]. GUI-
TEAU HAS PAID THE
PENALTY.

Guiteau passed Thursday night in a
restless manner. Rising at 5 o'clock, he
at once sent for Rev. DIR. Hicks, with
whom he conversed IN religious topics
until his breakfast was served, when he
ate with his usual strong appetite. At
s o'clock he made a request for a bath,
ordered that his dinner be served
promptly at IL, and instructed hissre-
ligiOus adviser to see that the scaffOld
and its appurtenances were in proper
condition for his execution at noon.
John w. Guiteau made his appearance
at 8 o'clock, by which hour the Office of
the jail had been abandoned to the re-
porters. Soon afterward the condemn
ed man walked the corridor briskly for
fifteen minutes, and then took a bath
with the death watch sitting beside
him. Meanwhile the Jail officers had
been testing the instrument of death
by attaching a bag of sand to the moose,
when the prisoners brother handled
the rope and inspected the fixtures with
great care. In addition to the members
of battery G on duty inside the jail,
seventy policemen were posted along
the roadway. While the assassin was
writing his scaffold prayer, Mrs. SEQ
vile arrived at the jail, laboring under
great excitement, and besought admis-
sion. John w. Guiteau went to the
entrance and persuaded her to leave.
She brought some flowers which the
condemned man had asked for, as also
a cross and anchor to place on the cof-
fin. Soon after IL o'clock the assassin
had a dinner consisting Of steak, pota-
toes, toast, and coffee, and calmly gave
his shoes to the Jail bootblack. About
mon hn ar,nI n-I gAbhal urhtln Dnxr
DR.. Hicks famed him. A detachment
of troops was formed on the east side
of the rotunda, and the rattle of their
muskets at parade rest caused the pris-
oner to weep freely. When he was led
from his cell by Warden Croker, his
face was pallid, and the muscles of his
mouth moved n%ervously. With his
arms tightly %pinioned, he assembled the
steps of the scaffold with a fair degree
of steadiness. While the spectators
were marching to the gallows, Guiteau
gave the structure q quick survey. All
heads were barred, when Rev. DIR. Hicks
entreated the Lord to pardon the dying
a The clergyman then held the
Bible while Guiteau read, in astrong
voice, a selection from Matthew, fol-
lowed by a characteristic dying prayer,
invoking curses m the nation. He then
inflicted upon the spectators a string
of verses, which he endeavored to chant,
frequently stopping to sob piteously.
The last line was given with the strong.
est voice which he could command. AS
DR.. Hicks pronounced the benediction
the black cap was quickly drawn and
the moose adjusted. Guiteau dropped
a piece of white paper, which had beer
furnished him for a signal, and the droI
fell, at IL: 40. At this instant the Grove
outside the Jail rent the air with wilt
shouts. The body swung partly round
the neck having been instantly broken
and subsequently there was q slight
motion of the shoulders and legs. Ii
three minutes the corpse was lowered
the action of the heart continuing foI
eleven minutes longer. After half ar
hour the remains were placedin the cot
fin. and Warden Croker gave all 6