The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1882-07-07

Bus ~ hsvs murdered me, for THAT'S the reason
an soans 70 me Lordy: GLORY h.lslujshi Glory
Here again his feelings evercame him, and he
Iasnsd his head on the shoulder OF DR.. Hicks
and sobbed pit,fully. Still he went on;
wondsr what win DO whom get 70 the Lordy
guess that WIN weep no more whsn get 70 the
Here there was another interruption, caused
by sobs and emotions which he WAS unable TO
repress. He wept bitterly, and then, with
quivering lips and mournful tones, he went OF
10 finish his ditty:
! wonder what win sec whsn gel 70 the Lordys
! expect 10 see most splendid things,
Beyond all earthly conception,
When am with the Lordy.
(raisng bis voice to the highest pitch that he
Glory halie.njah ! an with the Lord,
The Fatal Drop.
There were strong indications before he got
through that he would break himself all up.
but he rallied at the close Of his sing-song re-
citaI, and bowed his head in silence
The Rev. DIR. Hicks placed his hands gently,
very gently. on the mans brow and gave him
the final benediction "God the Father be
with thee and give thee peace for evermore.'
The side attendants then stepped nimbly for
ward and pinioned his legs and the black cap
condemned never fiinched, merely tossing his
head bit to drive fly from his nose His
ewes closed as the cap went over them. He ut
tered the words, "Glory, Glory, Glory" and
his tongue was stilled forever. The Warden had
raised his handkerchief. the drop fell with
GuIteau YVES dangling beneath the platform,
while biz soul had passed into the
great beyond. There was scarcely distinct
movement of the limbs, only slight shiver.
The neck was broken, and the man died In
simultaneously as the drop fell.
The prisoners in the other part OF the jail
heard the sound, of which they knew the inn
port so well, and sent up shout OF joy. This
was taken up outside, and the multitude on the
hills, and down the road, and under the naples
and elms, re-echoed back the shouts of glad
ness that at last the assassin OF James A Gar
field was dead, dead, dead.
After the body had hung notonless for two
or three minutes II was lowered until the mans
toes came within two feet OF the door, and the
physician felt Of the pulse and heartbeat
The heart beat violently for few moments.
At the end Of two minutes the pulse had
become quite weak. After fifteen min
utes the heartbeat was scarcely percept-
ible, and after seventeen minutes DR.. Lamb
pronounced the man dead. Tweny-eight
minutes after the man dropped the body was
lowered into q neat silver-mounted coffin, and
Warden Crocker gave all chance to view it.
John w. Guiteau, who had witnessed the ex-
ecution famed the face to keep away the flies,
and was apparently the coolest man in the
crowd. He declared it a fitting end TO WORTH
less career. Mrs Scoville, the sister, remained
outside the jail during the execution, and went
away without viewing the remains
The Autopsy-No Evidences Of 'nsan-
When the remains of Guiteau had been
taken upstairs into the room which is over the
4 49,
and the body lifted out and stretched upona
table The clothing was removed after a con-
sultation as to hew the operation should be
performed and what examination should be
made. DR.. Lamb held the knife and took the
initiative all through the autopsy.
The first thing that was done was to make an
ncision from the chest down the median line. and
mother at right-auglo to 1t, and the outer in
egument of the body was thrown back, ex-
posing the viscera.
ined ss well, indeed, as the other parts, with a
view to detecting the presence OF any evil
dence OF disease, The heart was OF nor
NAL size, and perfectly healthy in every
particular. The lungs were OF normal proper
tons also, and healthy, with the exception Of q
few small tuberces upon one OF them. Moth
ing of q serious character, however, was found
The brain was then taken out aud
carefully weighed. 1t weighed exactly
forty-nine and half ounces, which II
normal weight. There was not the
slightest indication Of physical disease in the
brain, but it was entirely regular and normal
in all its parts and proportions, except that
there was slight thickeDing III one place Of
the dura mata- This, however, the physicians
agree did not indicate any disease such as would
affect the mind of the individual, because 1t Is
thing that il frequently found IN cases where
perfect health has been enjoyed up to the very
time Of the last illness OF the person, and
where the mental status OF the lndlvldua. IN
question has never been doubted Indeed,
il ia said that the head of Daniel Webster
showed n quite remarkable thickening OF the
dura mata, much more 10 than In the case on
Guiteau. which II was known resulted from
fall he suffered in youth. At least, this passed
by way OF comment among the doctors when
making the examination.
The brain, after being removed, was closely
observed and examined, as far as could Dc
done with the naked eye, and, having been
weighed, was placed in square tin box upon
bed of soft curled hair. DIR. Godding and Dr..
Lamb we're chosen by the physicians present to
take the brain to the Medical Museum and have
it photographed. The doctors remarked that
the skull was rather more than usually thick.
Otherwise there was nothing unusual in any
part Of the head.
The autopsy revealed tho fact that the
stories to the effect that the culprit had eaten
heartily the last Few hours preceding tle exc
cution were pure inventions The stomach and
intestines were almost empty, showing that
he had partaken Of no food for at least twenty
four hours.
Addenda.
II win be remembered that it was stated that
the assassin, on the day before his execution,
wept over bouquet of roses brought by his
sister, and on Friday he sent q guard to the
door for flowers. 1t is now charged that the
white roses in the center had been saturated
with poison to degree that would have given
Guiteau immunity from the gallows had he
known 1t, or dared to eat them
The assassin was hanged in efigy at hundreds
OF places throughout the country at about the
same time the real stranghng was going on in
Washington.
John W. Guiteau is more firmly convipsed
than ever OF his brothers insanity.
The hangman did a most artistic lob. and
the execution, 80 far "a the mechanical part Of
1t was concerned, was faultless. Death was al
most instantaneous, there being no struggle.
Two hundred people witnessed the af-
iair The Jail officers secreted the gallows
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