The Hawaiian gazette., 1882-07-12

q Father, out OF the depths Ne CRY 10 lhec. tieAr
our supplication for the sake OF Jesus Christ our
Savior, Who made fall Precipitation for us Behold
this Thy servant We humbly pray Thou will de-
liver hirr al this supreme moment Of his he Let
Thy lght descend upon him; hberate his soul
from his porson that be may appear before fou
ahsolved BY Thy great mercy. From blood guilt
iness deliver him and rs. God have mercy on rs.
Christ have mercy on u.s. Lamb Of God that
taketh away the sins Of the world, have mercy on
During the prayer Guiteau stood with bowed
head. AZ its conclusion DR.. Hicks openui the
Bible, and Guiteau. in firm tones. said: " will
read a selection from the lOth chapter Of Mat
thew, from the 18th 10 the 4lst verses inclusive
He then read in clear, strong vOice, and with
good intonation showing little II any nervousness
DIR. hicks then produced a manuscripts, which
was prepared by the prisoner this morning and
held il before him, which Guiteau uad. lie
looked over the SEA- of npturned faces and said ;
4" am now going to read to you ny last dying
PRAYER" He then read in q loud tone and with
deliberate emphasis, the following;
MY diving prayer on the gallows. Father now
60 70 Thee and the Savior. have finished the
work Thou gaVest me to do. and am only too
happy to 90 10 Thee. The world does not appre-
ciate my mission, but thou knoNest II thou
knowest that Thou didst inspire Garnelds ne
Tnoyal. and only good has come from II. This Is
the best evidence that inspiration came from Thee,
and | have set it forth in my book that all men
may know that, Thou, Father, didsl the act for
which | am murdered. This Government and
Nation by this act. know, will incur the Eternal
enmity, as did the Jews by killing my Man, my
Savior. The retnbution in that case came quick
and sharp, and know the Divine Law of retribu-
ticu will strike this Nation and my murderers IN
the same way. The diabolical spirit of this
Nation its Government and its newspapers to-
ward me will Justify Thee in corsing them, and
know that the Divine Law of retrbution Is ine1or-
able therefore predict this Nation will 20 down
in blood, and my murlerers, from the Executive
10 hAnenlan will 20 TO hell. Thy laws are ineI.
CRADLE. Oh! Thou Supreme JudSe, woe unto
mon that violate Thy laws Only weeping and
crashing of teeth awaits them. Tho American
Press has large bill 20 settle with Thee, Righte
Gus Father for their yindictiveness in this matter.
Nothing hut blood will satisfy them and now my
blood be on them, and this Nation and its officials
Arthur, the President, Is coward and an migrate.
His ingratitude TO the man that made him, and
saved his party and land from overthrow, has no
parallel in history. But, Thou, Righteous Father,
will judge him. Father. Thou knowest me, but
the world hath not known me. And now go 20
Thee SAVIOR without the slightest Ill will toward
4 human being. Farewell, ye men Of earth -
At several points he had paused and endea-
vorcd to impart increased emphasis 10 his words
by the peculiar facial expression so often observed
during the trial when he was angered at some
thing which WAS said or done. This WAS
peculiarly noticeable when he alluded to President
Arthur, and when he declared that this Nation
would 90 down in blood" When he had
finished reading his PRAYER he again surveyed the
crowd and said, still with firm voice, " am now
going to read some verses which are intended to
indicate my feelings at the moment Of leaving
this world. IL set to music may be rendered
effective The idea is that Of a child babbling to
his mamma and to his papa. i wrote It this
morning, about ten o'clock.
He then commenced to chant these verses in a
sad doleful style:
lam going to the Lordy;
am so glad am going 10 the Lordy
am 80 glad am going TO the Lordy,
Glory Halleluiah! glory halleluiah
am going Il the Lordy;
love the lurdy with all my soul
Glory hAlelujahi
And that i the reason | am going to the Lord
GLORY haelujahl glory halleluiahi
am going TO the Loud.
Hero Guiteau's voice failed, and he bowed his
head and broke into sobs, but he rallied little,
and went on with his chant.
1 saved my party and my land.
GLORY hRllelujahl
But they have murdered me for L.
And that is the reason am going to the Lordy
Glory hallelujlhl glory hAilclnjahi
l am going TO the Lorty.
Here again his feelings overcame him, and be
leaned his head ON the shoulder OF DR.. Hicks and
sobbed pitifully. Still he went on
w nder what will do
When get To the Lordy
guess that will weep more
When get TO the Lordy
Glory hallelutah
Here there was another interruption, caused by
the sobs and emotion which he was unable to
repress. He wept bitterly, and then, with quiver-
ing lips and mournful tones, he went ON to finish
his ditty
wonder what will see
When 70 10 the Lordy
expect 70 meet splendid thinEs,
Beyond all earthly conception,
When | am with the Loriy.
Glory halielujAhl
Raising his voice to the highest pitch that he
could command, he shouted, GLORY halleluJah
| am with the Lord,n This closed his chant,
Rev DIR. Hicks gave GuIteau his hnal benedic-
ton and farewell, saying;
God the Father be with thee and give thee peace for
evCrmoTe.
The attendants then pinioned his legs and care
fulIy adjusted a moose about his neck Mr.. Strong
placed the black cap over his head, and as he did
so Guiteau cried ont in loud tones, GLORY
Gloryti Glory!ii" instantly the trap was
sprunr The body turned partly around, but
there was not the slightest perceptibe motion Of
the limbs When the drop fell, which was at l2;lO,
yell was sent up by some persons inside the Jhi'
This was re-echoed outside by a thousand or more
people, who hurrahed Justify, and there was a gem
eral onslaught by the populaee upon the jail doors