Connecticut western news., 1882-07-05

end of the rope. The hinges of the trap are greased so as to guard against any impeachment in it's working. In order to prevent the trap rebounding against the body piece of stout sash cord with weight at the end and running over an iron bully on the sill of the stairway is attached to it.
 aUrTEAU's COFFIN.
 Guiteau's coffin was made at little undertaker's shop in the suburbs where the work for the ja and the poorhouse is done. There had been no public an- nouncement of the place where this work was to be done, and the jail off cers endeavored to keep the matter secret; but the fact became known to many colored men, and during Thurs day scores of negroes surrounded the shop begging to be permitted to place thelr hands upon the coffin. The coffin is rude pine box such as it is the cus- tom of the Government to supply to convicts. There is no decoration of any sort upon the rude box. It IS stained dark in imitation of black walnut, and upon the lid there is metal plate, npon which is this inscription "Charles J. Guiteau, died June 30, 1882" THE HANGING.
 About 11:3O o'clock on Friday, War den Crocker, with two turnkeys, pro- ceeded to Guiteau's cell and made in- quiries as to his comfort. The con- demned, the warden said, did not seem | disturbed. His face had been cleanly shaven and his hair combed nicely. He was in conversation with Rev. Mr. Hicks.
 | He told the warden that he wanted 1 nothing. The warden then retired and left the prisoner alone with the clergy man for an hour. In the meantime all the preparations were completed by the officials. The warden then again went and informed the condemned that he must prepare for the dread ordeal. l A short service was held before Gul- teau left his cell. After this portion of the proceedings was concluded. he was escorted to the main hall of the | iail. Warden Crocker here read the death-warrant. 1t was signed, "Cbarles I Meigs. Clerk of the Criminal Court. The warden, after the execution, in | dorsed the warrant and returned it to ! Clerk Meigs. This was the last legal act of the assassination. Guiteau listened intently to the reading of the warrant. He made no comment.
 The arms of tine condemned were then pinioned. A quiver passed over
 his frame, but MT. Hicks uttered some cheery words of spiritual consolation.
 Guiteau nerved himself with an effort.
 Hi brother, John W. Guiteau, who
 was with him, had tears in his eyes.
 The procession was then formed ID the following order: Warden Crockel
 and his deputy; Gniteau, escorted by two turnkeys; Rev. Dr. Hicks, MT. Reed, of counsel; Captain Coleman.
 veteran officer of the jail correspond ents, officers, etc.
 District Attorney Corkhill was not
 present. It was understood he was iH
 the warden's room. It was feared that
 Guiteau would create a sensationa
 scene if he saw the man who had pur-
 sued him surely to his death.
 The procession passed along to tht
 steps which led down into the north COT
 ridor of the jail. All the prisoners hac been removed from the cells in the vi entity.
 When the steps were reached Guiteal
 stopped involuntarily. The pause wa
 momentary. He walked on i'll the cen
 Ire of his guards, looking calmly at thu
 spectators.
 i During his march of over two hun
 dred feet, he did not falter. He evi
 dently felt, however, that the suprem
 moment had come, but his step was ap
 parently as firm as ever. As he reached
 the steps of the scaffold he halted
 moment. He looked upward and sa1 the fatal moose. His eyes fell quickl..
 and his fingers frightened into the palm of his hands as he nerved himself, an he then walked slowly up the steps t his death.
 , Taking his position with his face t l the north, Guiteau spoke few word l to the Rev. M. Hicks, who said some 3 thing to him in low tone in reply 8 The windows were covered with muslin 8 Thr condemned could not see the land . scape bey ond, although he glanced out 0 as if he desired once more to have 0 look at the marsh and mud and ooze ( ] the Potomac flats.
 In the meantime those on the scat
 fold stepped back against the hand-ra
 which surrounded the floor and drop. I Guiteau's shirt collar was then turne , down, exposing his throat. The soape . moose was placed about his neck. Hi feet were bound together, and the blac Q silk cap drawn over his eyes. H . seemed to be in dream. 5 The Rev. Dr. Hicks then prayed while the condemned stood like statu i. awaiting the summons of death. r Everything being in readiness, Warde f Crocker stepped back and gave sign' o to the hangman, who was in the neares Q cell, at 12:45.
 The pull of greased rope as it "a f over the pnlleys was distinctly heard 3 and the bolt which sustained the hinge 2 platform on which Guiteau stood shc
 into it's slot with click. , Backward swung the drop; downwar = went the body for fully five feet. Tn !. fall was terrible, and the pain felt b x the dying man could not have Taste five seconds. His neck was broken Il . stantly.
 ! There was 8 muscular contraction ( the body for 8 second, and life becam i, extinct.
 ; Dr. Noble Young and Dr. Ford e, . . amined the body after it had hung fi' . minutes. The heart had ceased 7 beat.
 d The body was delivered to the Re n Dr. Hicks, and post-mortem examin @ tion made by Dr. Lamb, the physicis .- who made the autopsy of Presidel O Garfield.
 :, Outside the jail there was 8 larl |. crowd, principally colored peopl v They assemble early in the morDin @ and waited patiently for the time of ex e cution. Loud expressions of satisia
 tion were heard when the news reach,
 them that the sentence had been carri,
 out.
 ;, INCIDENTS OF THE EXECUTION.