The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-01
AT LAST.
The Foul ASSaSSin'S Checker
ed Career Ended.
Guiteau Hanged at l2:45 pm.
Yesterday.
A Brief Will, Crank's Prayer and Mother
Goose llSRln.
His BrayadO Proved Unequal 10 His Emo
tional Strain.
Viewing the Body-The Final Dis
position of the Remains.
Viewing the Body-The Final Dis
position OF the Remains.
Tho the Mills of God Grind Slowly,
They Grind Exceedingly Small"

w WIZ JIM os LIZ a Ops
Guiteau was very restless during the
latter part of the night, not sleeping
more than twenty minutes at a time.
Towards morning he fell into a sounder
sleep from isheer exhaustion. He rose
a few minutes after five and breakfast
ed heartily at $3.50. When the cook
took his breakfast into the cell Guiteau
told him to bring his dinner at IL
O'Clock promptly.
DR.. Hicks, who remained at tue jail
all night, was called into the prisoners
cell as soon as he rose, and held a con-
versation on religious subjects with
him. At eight O'Clock DR.. Hicks saw
the prisoner again, when he. made a
request to have u bath and asked DR..
Hicks to go out and see the scaffold.
Guiteau desired him to arrange with the
warden to have the trap sprung
as soon after u O'Clock as possible.
He also expressed considerable anxiety
lest some accident should occur, and in
sisted that Hicks should see that the
scaffold and its appurtenances were all
in proper condition. After Guiteau
had disposed of these matters, he read a
poem, composed by himself which he
calls ''Simplic1ty, or Religious Baby
talk"
After reading it alone he attempted
to sing it, but broke down in the effort.
Guiteau then talked for some time
about the future. lie remarked that
his heart was tender.
81 don't think" he said, II can go
through this ordeal without weeping,
not because of any great weakness, for
principle in me is strong, but because l
I'm nearer the other world"
Guiteau subsequently asked that in
his books all complimentary remarks
about President Arthur and his admin
~istration be eliminated. Then he pre-
sented Hicks the books that have been
the companions of his lonely hours. He
told Hicks that he wanted him
to offer the first prayer upon the
scaffold, saying he (Guiteau) would
then read his favorite scriptural passage,
tenth chapter of John, and offered a
prayer on his own account. Then he
intended, he said, to read his poem,
simplicity He desired to have it
so arranged that Just as he uttered the
last word the drop should be sprung.
John W. Guiteau arrived at the Jail at
8 O'Clock, and was followed in a few
minutes by Warden Crocker. These
two gentlemen, with Hicks, had q con.
| sultation as to the disposition of the
body.
9:15-The prisoner came out in the
corridor and exercised for fifteen
minutes. He walked very briskly,
making it rather difficult fol
his guards to keep pace with him. The
scene about the Jail this morning il
unique. The Office of the Jail has beer
given completely up to reporters. Som'
reporters remained all night. The pri
! vate office of the warden has been TEN
1 porarilytransformed into a telegraph of
fee. At 8 O'Clock there was a constan
stream of persons coming into jail. TIL,
\ scene outside was like that of a grea
gala occasion. Enterprising coloreC
men had erected booths from which re
freshments we're sold to weary ant
thirsty people. Mounted messenger
sped to and from the city, and man.
carriages we're constantly arriving
bringing visitors to the Jail. A
10 O'Clock Guiteau expressed a desire t.
take q bath. No INT but the death
watch" was with him. 1t vas quit
apparent that his object in bathing wa
simply to distract his thoughts on ap
preaching death. He evinced in
creased nervousness, and his uncertail
movements, distract manner, ant
marked tremOr in his tones when he at
tempted to sreak, impressed the guar,
with the belief that he was rapid
weakening.
The rotunda was thrown open at 1914
O'Clock. Newspaper men at one
nocked in. There were few people ther
except Jail guards and Il squa
of ar~tillerymen, who looked down upo
the scent from the high steps leadin
to the scaffold.
Early this morning the prisoners |
4 that part of the jail overlooking tn