The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1882-07-05

Savior; l have finished the worl
Thou gavest me to do, and / am only
too happy to go to Thee, The world
does not yet appreciate my mission
but Thou knowest Thou didst in
spire Garield's removal and the only
good that has come from it. This il
the best evidence that the inspira
ton came from Thee, and | have i,
set forth in my book that all mer
may read and know Thou, Father
didst inspire the act for which l am
now murdered. This government
and nation by this act, know, will
incur the eternal enmity, as did the
Jews by killing Thy son, my Savior
The retribution in that case came
quick and l know Thy divine law Of
retribution will strike this nation
aud my murderers in the same way.
The diabolical spirit of this nation,
its government and its newspapers
towards me will justify Thee in ours.
ing them and 1 know that Thy di.
vine law of retribution is memorable.
l therefore predict that this nation
will 60 down IN blood, and that my
murderers, from the executive to the
hangman, will 60 to hell. Thy laws
are memorable, oh, Thou Supreme
Judge. Woe unto the men that vic.
late Thy laws; only weeping and
crashing 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 ever satisfy
them and now my blood will be on
them and this nation and its officials.
Arthur, its President, is a coward
and an migrate. His ingratitude to
the man that made him and saved
bis party and the land from over.
throw, 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 60 to Thee and the
Savior without the slightest ill,will
toward a human being. Farewell,
ye men of men," Raising his voice
to the highest pitch that he could,
"Glory hallelujah / am with the
Lord" This closed the chant and
then Mr. Hicks gave to Guiteau his
final benediction and farewell, say
ing, "God, the Father, be with thee
and give thee peace for evermore."
The attendants then pinioned his
legs, placed the moose over his head
and carefully adjusted it about his
neck. Mr.. Strong placed the black
cap over bis head. As he did 40 chi
teau called out in loud tones, "glory,
glory, glory" Instantly
TIE TRAP WAS SPRUNG
and the drop fell at 1874 D. M, and
Guiteau swung in the air. The body
turned partly around but there was
not the slightest perceptible move.
ment of his limbs or any evidence of
conscious effort to move Them
When the drop fell, yell was sent
up by some person inside the Jail.
This was echoed outside by the
voices of a thousand or more people
who hurrahed Justify. There was a
general onslaught by the populace
upon the door which was so power
full that the officers were unable to
withstand it. Hundreds of people
crowded into the office and there was
terrible crush at the doors for at
least forty seconds after the drop
fell. The body hung motionless;
then there was slight motion of the
shoulders and legs due to muscular
contraction. Three minutes. after
the trap fell the body was lowered to
be examined by physicians. There
was decided action of the heart for
fully fourteen minutes and the pulse
huttered two minutes longer. When
the body had hung with feet Just
touching the ground for over half an
hour it was lowered into the coffin,
which was waiting for it under the
scafold. The physicians decided at
once that the neck had been broken.
When the body was lowered the
black cap was removed and the face
exposed. The features were pallid
and composed. About the mouth
there was considerable moisture
After the body had been arranged in
the coffin Warden Croker assembled