The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-07-06
HUNG FRIDAY AT 1910 2. n
he Died Saying he Had nsen Inspired BY
- God to KIN Garfield. ,Yafs 2se
ARTHUR AND OTHERS DEHouacsD.
He Read a Prayer and some
70 yerses Before Dying. 1sgs q
LIFE EXTINCT IN IS mrrUrEs


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LIFE EXTINCT IN IS MINUTES
+ Guiteau was hung in the Jail yard at
Washington. last Friday, June 30th, at
1910 p. M, only about three hundred per-
sons being permitted to witness the execu-
ton. @A'@ & taia a*is
Shortly before IL o'clock Guiteau seemed
to break down completely and burst into
tears and sobbed Historically. i'a q
At FIVE minutes past Y O'Clock Gep.
Croker read the death warrant to the
prisoner in his cell. The only persons
present were Gen. Croker, Deputy Warden
Rush and Rev. DR.. Hicks. ~l-tf
After the death warrant was read to the
prisoner by the warden he became much
more composed, and turning away began
to brush his hair with his old appearance Of
staggering sang freid. HA,
1925 p. ma loud steam whistle was
just blown at the workhouse, which is near
the Jail. This whistle usually blows at IL
o'clock, and by it Guiteau was in the habit
of reckoning his time. The delay was by
special arrangement, so that the starting
summons might not come before the officers
were ready. -.-
Two minutes later the iron gates at the
end Of the corridor clinked; then Warden
Croker made his appearance, and a mo-
ment later the familiar figure of Guiteau
was seen. His face was pallid and the
muscles about his mouth moved nervously;
other than this there were no signs OF fall
tering.
The procession novel quickly to the
scaffold, and Guiteau assembled the IL some
what steep steps with as much steadiness
as could be expected from man whose
arms were tightly pinioned behind him.
At the last step he faltered for a moment
but was assisted by two officers, who walked
one on either side.
Upon reaching the platform Guiteau was
placed Immediately behind the drop, facing
the front of the scaffold. Capt. Coleman
stood upon his right, Mr.. Robert Strong
upon his left. Mr.. Woodward directly be.
hind him; Mr.. Jones took position Oh
the north side, near the upright of the
beam; Gen. Croker, the warden, took his
position at the southeast corner of the
structure.
There was slight delay while the crowd
of $50 or more spectators were pushing and
jostling through the door leading from the
rotunda to the corridor, at the lower end OF
which the gallows was placed. Guiteau
meanwhile gazed upon the crowd, looked
up at the beam over his head, and quickly
made a survey of all the dread parapherna.
liza. AS soon as the crowd had gained ac-
cess Gen. Croker waved to them to uncov-
er and all heads were barred. DIR. Hicks
made an invocation in these words:
"Father, out of the depths we cry to Thee.
Hear Thou our supplication, for the sake of
Jesus Christ the Saviour, who has made
full Precipitation for us. Behold this Thy
servant. We humbly pray that Thou will
deliver him, at this supreme moment of his
life. Let the light descend upon him and
liberate his soul from prison. May he ap-
pear before you; absolved by Thy great
mercy, from blood outlines deliver him
and us. God, have mercy on us. Christ,
have mercy on us. Lamb of God, that
takest away the sins of the world, rave mer-
cy on us. Amen, and Amen"
During the prayer Guiteau stood with
bowed head. At its conclusion, DIR. Hicks
opened the Bible, and Guiteau, in firm
tones, said: 81 will read selection from
the 10th chapter OF Matthew, from the 2Sth
to the 4lst verse, inclusive" He then read,
in clear, strong voice and with good into
nations, showing little if any nervousness.
DIR. Hicks produced a manuscript, which
was prepared by the prisoner, and held it
before him, while Guitean read. While
DIR. Hicks was arranging the manuscript,
Guiteau exhibited slight nervousness and
moved several times from one foot to the
other. He soon recovered his composure,
looked over the sea of npturned faces and
said: 81 am going to read to you my last
dying prayer"
He then read in loud tone an with dis
tinct and deliberate emphasis the following:
MY DYING PRAYER on THE GALLONS.
"Falher, now 60 to Thee and the Sa-
viour. / have finished the work Thou CAV
est me to do, and am only too happy 70 go
to Thee. The world does not yet appreci-
ate my mission, but Thou knowest it. Thou
know.st Thou didst inspire Gartield's reno
val and only good has come from it. This
is the best evidence that the inspiration
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my book that all men may read and know.
Thou, Father, didst inspire the act for
which am now murdered. This govern
ment and nation, by this act, l .know, will
incur thy eternal enmity as did the Jews
by killing Thy man, my Saviour. The re-
tribution IN that ease came quick and sharp,
and | know thy divine law of retribution
will strike this nation and my murderers
in the same way. The diabolicai spirit of
this nation, its government and ITS newspa-
pers against me will justify Thee in cursing
them, and l know that Thy divine law OF
retribution is memorable. l, therefore, pre-
dict that this nation will go down in blood,
and that my murderers, from the Executive
to the hangman, will go to hell. Thy laws
are memorable. Oh, thou Supreme Judge !!
woe unto the men that violate Thy laws.
Only weeping and gnashing of teeth awaits
them. The American press has large bill
to settle with the righteous Father for their
vindictiveness in this matter. Nothing but
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 the 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 I 90 to Thee
and the Saviour without the slightest i'll.
will toward a human being. Farewell, ye
men of earthf"
At several points he half paused and en-
deavored to impart an increased emphasis
to his words by peculiar facial expression,
often observed during the trial, when he
was angered at something which was said
or done. This was peculiarly noticeable
when he alluded to President Arthur and
when he declared that this nation awould
20 down in blood"
When he had finished reading his prayer
he again surveyed the crowd and said, with
a firm voice: II am now going to read some
verses which are intended to Indicate my
fp..linOs Mt the moment If Loo no THE wo,.ld