The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-07-04
CHARLES ]. GU1TEAU, THE
MURDERER OF GARFIELD,
DIES UPON THE SCAT
FOLD.
A Blasphemous Prayer, and a Ridi-
culous Doggerel read BY the
Assassin-He dies Praising
The Lord and keecs up his i,
courageto the last The
Good Deed Well Done.

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Inc scene at the la'i was a most
remarkable ole. Around The outside
there was a gaping crowd, winch was
kept IN order by . mixed delegation oil
policemen, soldiers anu deputies. VS.
ltors, who were provided with the
tickets as before give'l' were carefully
Scrutinlzed at the lrading doors oy
three men, one oil whom held a list
ana TOOK down the names oil all those
who came IN.
Gnilean hat requested that he De
hnng at IL SHARP. lhe signal Tor
TINS hour IL usually tho work-house
whistle, near by: AS some time was
70 oe gwen 10 nm, ORDERS were Sent
I'm, .hron,h .ons n,;s,ake III. charm
sound rang about three Minutes alter
IL. Shortly thereafter Warden
onoov,n o,,, u,,, .o, moo,
and went into the cell. just then
the condemned man came ont oil
the cell, where he was lying on cot,
with DR.. Hicks tanning him, and
passed into an"thcr cell alongside.
The cell he entered was his old one
with the window hall bucked mp.
James w. Woodward aud 5. w.
johnson entered the cell shortly alter
ward ami the preparations Tor the
scalfold were begun. Then General
Croker came out OF The cell at l2:lo
showing considerable emotion. lie
stood conversing with Bob Strong a
low moments, when the order was
given to tall back. A passage way
was made. The soldiers grounded
arms, aud the
| sr,,INrss Of Death
;, !,
tell over Inc scene GrocKer walked
outah" over 'he sca''oiu' a Pai"iui
suspense OF nearly hVe minutes eidPSe"'
corr;,Ior swuug hack IN ;ts L;nge,
and at l2:2o the whistle that sounded
the death knell sounded again with a
long blast, anu all the deputies COL
Lcied around tile cell Or: HICKS
and Warden rocker we're both pres
ent and the death warrant was read.
Then the procession came out oil the
cell. Gultean marched up with a
hrln tread looking 10 the iight anu
left. tie was pale on the gaIlows.
DR.. Hicks read short selection
and then opening to achal'ter he went
closer to Gnliean, who read over to
himself in a loud tone OF voice. calling
out the tenth chapter Of Matthew,
18th to 4lst verses. /,
HIS hands were plhiohed oehinh
nm, anu he had a whiie nahukerchie,
around his heck IN place OF coiiai ana
crayat. After he had read the bible
he read his last dying prayer Oh the
scaifold.
aurrEAu's LAST PRAYER.
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TICKS 'ncl 'ei" oe'o'c o"i,cau 'nc
. manuscript OIL h's prayer WHICH ne
reaa,
my oy'"g prayer on ~, "e gdteo~S
+ y amer, now l 20 20 nee ahu 'ne
saviour. l nave hh'sneu Tue WORK
hou suVes' 'he ~, 10 no. M ! aui on,I 100
haPpy W 80 10 nee, he WORM "oeS
nol ye' aPP.ecis, ~, my uiSsion' VI.
amou Snowes' IT,. hou hnUwes' 'ia'
ihou uiNs1 INSPIRE oafheiu rehiov-
~, ~, anu ohly goou nas come from IT,
Inns Is Tue pest eviuemce ''a' 'ne IN
SEPARATION came iropi nee, anu 4 nave
set IL ior,h ~ my Door, .na' an men
may feau an" KNOW 'na' ! nou' amer
oiust INSPIRE 'nc ac' 'or wh'c" am
muruereu:
LUIS uoVer'"e''. anu '''e NATION w
'h,S act' l KNOW: WI incur i"y e.er-
MAJ enni'y' 40 u,l '.le ocHs ny suing
'ne'r man. my saviour nc ,e'f'ou-
non ia mat case came quick ana SHARP
ana Know tue Di.ine Jaw OF re,riou-
'ioh WIN s't'Ne 'nls na''ou ANU a my
m9faerers ~ inc sane way ne una
ooiicai spifi, OF inns ha''on' i's Uov,
eminent ana us newspapers toward
me VIII JUSTIFY nee III c'rsihg them,
anu l Know tnat ihy Divinc law Of
retriou'ioh Is inexoiasle' !, therefore,
predict that inns nation WIN 20 Gown
IN o,oo"' anu INA. Wy liu''e'o's,,,o"i
inc Executive 10 the hangman,wii,g 70
70 neil; my Jaws are ,neNoraoie'on,
mon ,h., s;ols,e thy laws, nnlv weon ~.
ing and gnashing OF teeth awaits
them. The American press has a large
bill to settle with the highteons Fa-
Their Tor their vihdictiveness IN this
matter. Noihing but blood be on
them and THIS nation and It's officials
Arthur, The Presiuent, IL a coward
, ana an migrate. Ills lnSratitude 10
tho man that made him and saved bis
party ana lanu from overthrow
has no parallel IN history. but
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