The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-06-30
TO-DAY
Guiteau Must Hang.
He Acknowledges the Corn
And has made His Final
Preparations.
How He Spent Yesterday.
The Majority in Iowa
27, 1888.
Other Matters of Interest.
Other Matters of Interest.
GUITEAU.

GUTTEAU
WASHINGTON, June 29-While Reed
was in the cell with Guiteau, his attendant
brought in a beautiful bouquet Where
did that come from? asked Gniteau.'
From your sister" the guard replied
Guiteau pressed it to his lips and wept
bitterly for few minutes. then he sudden
man who is about to meet his God for do
ing Gods will This was the only exhibf.
tion of tenderness he had given. At his
request aud diction Reed then drew up his
will in which he desires his body shall be
given to Dr. Hicks, but on no account be
used for any mercenary purposes. He
also gives to DIR. Hicks his book and other
papers to be used in writing his biography
Reed also drew up the following paper at
Guiteaus request. which was presented to
Gen. Crocker:
To Gen. John s. Crocker, Warden U S.
jail:
We, France M. Scoville and John w
Guiteau, the only heirs of Chas J. Guteau,
who is to be executed June 80, hereby re-
quest you to deliver the body of said
Chas. J. Guiteau to the Rev. w w Hicks
after such execution.
[Signed. FRANCES NJ SCovIILE
JOHN W GUITEAU
Guiteau thanked Reed for his efforts in
his behalf, and then becoming greatly ex-
cited exclaimed "As for Presiden Arthur.
he is a coward and migrate, and he viii be
punished hereafter" Reed started to go,
when Guiteau said, wait moment
wish to say something more" He then
wrote the following and handed it to
Reed, who came from the cell greatly
affected:
To My Dear Friend, CAas H. Reed:
am only too glad to express to you my
nnbounded appreciation of your services in
my behalf You did splendidly. May
God reward you for it, Meet me in heaven
CHAs. j. GUITEAU.
DIR. Hicks remained about fifteen min
utes longer with Guitcau, but was unable
to turn his thoughts away from the consider
alton of his immediate surroundings When
Hicks retired from the cell, Mrs. Scoville
and her daughter and John w. Guiteau
were admitted. Their interview lasted
fifteen minutes, the warden and deputy be-
ing present. GuIteau was at first much
excited, and roundly abused Arthur and
those wretches, as he termed those who had
bounded him to the scaffold. And you.
too, he cried, pointing his finger at Gen.
Crocker and deputy, you viii both be
sent TO hell" In a few minutes he Gained
down, and said he was ready to die, and
WANTED TO BE HUNG at 12 o'clock sharp. At
parting he said, 'Iet me kiss my sister
through the grated bars, and let it 60 SO on
record,
After kissing his sister and little niece, he
turned to his brother, and handing him a
dime, said there is ten cents due the
washer woman, / guess you had better
settle that balance to-day. Mrs. Scoville
and her brother John then took leave of
him, and passing directly to their carriage,
and were taken back to the city.
MATINEE
WASHINGTON, June 19.-The following
invitation to attend the autopsy on the
body of Chas. J Guiteau was issued to-
day;
WAsHINeNoN June 80.
Dr Hix, custodian of Guiteans body,
invites YOU to attend the autopsy to-mor-
row at two p. at the Jail.
(Signed) Gro. NJ BEARD.
The above invitation was sent by tele-
graph to many physicians. DIR. Beard,
who leaves for home to night, says he feels
no interest in the further proceeding. He
expresses his firm conviction that he has
fairly predicted Guiteau's action tomorrow
He does not believe that a post nortem ex
animation will reveal the true condition of
his brain or sufficiently demonstrate his in
sanity. Dr. Beard says that in selecting
the names of those he invited to the au
topsy he tried to cover all the the differet
shades of opinion which had been ex-
pressed with regard to the prisoners men,
tai condition
sPIRTTUALIsM.
CHICAGO, June ga San Francisco
Chronicle Washington special says:
The scene around the jail to night is
not unlike that about the White House
last summer during the suffering of the
President. Newspaper correspondents are
sitting about picking up every detail
about Guiteau and his execution. The
condemned man was quiet all day, but
went in a terrible rage because Mrs SEQ
vile and his bfsaher were not admitted to
his cell to goodbye. A majority of
the correspondents will remain constantly
at the jail until after the execution which |
WILL CERTAINLY TAKE PLACE
While Mrs. Scoville was waiting in the
warden's Office she recognized a gentle
man who came here to write up the exc
cution for Chicago, and began talking with
him. She said, Il will be here to-mor
row but I'll content myself with remain
Ing in this office. I'm not afraid TO see