The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1882-07-01

officers had a rehearsal of the part they
all had to play in the execution for the
purpose chiefly of testing the appliance
of the gallows. A bag of sand weigh
ing l6O pounds was attached to the
moose and the trap was sprung by
means of a trigger rope, which was
pushed into one Of the cells Of the
north wing.
Guiteau has not been informed of
Mrs. ScoYille's presence, and even if he
was aware she was here, it is believed
he would not desire to have her pres
ent. His great desire seemed to be
that there shall be no scene, and his
program shall be carried out without
any interruption or incident to detract
him from the heroic picture which he
believes he is about to present.
At 10 O'Clock, there was Il large
crowd Of newspaper correspondents
crowding about the gate leading into
Guiteau's corridor, but they could see
nothing except the wooden door which
screens Guiteau's cell from view. Now
and then a guard appeared at the door
and sent a message to the warden. At
such times those at the gate got a view
of the table, corridor and chair on
which the death watch sat.
After Gulteau had finished copying
his prayer upon the Scaffold," he be-
gan to arrange his dress, putting on a
pair OF navy blue trousers.
at 1890 a guard came out of the
door and said: she is ready for DR..
Hicks now and wants the flowers to
come"
Another guard who took the mes,
sage hurried off and soon returned with
Hicks, who went into the cell.
Guiteau wa then reported by tic
guards to be apparently very composed,
Guiteau's message about the flowers,
referred to his expectation that
Mrs. Scoyille would send some flowers
to him, but none had arrived at the time
he asked for them.
The nervous strain was so great, that
40 body, DR.. Hicks said, had seen the
prisoner at hat time except himself and
the Jail officers.
At IL O'Clock DR.. A. 4. Mcdonald OF
New York, and DIR. Francis Loring OF
this city, expert witnesses at the trial
of Guiteau, arrived at the Jail. DIR.
Mcdonald said as he understood. it, an
autopsy would be performed by three
physicians agreed upon by the friends OF
the condemned man, and afterwards
the brain would be removed for further
examination. The physicians selected
to perform the autopsy we're DIR. Lamb,
who performed the autopsy of the presi-
dent, DR.. Sauers and DIR. Hartigan
of this city. DR.. Loring expects To
make a thorough examination of the
the prisoners eyes.
The following is a full text of Gui-
teau's prayer, as he prepared it to be
read: Father, now | go to thee and
the Saviour; l have finished the work
thou gavest me to do, and l I'M only
too happy to go to thee; the world does
not appreciate my mission; but thou
knowest it; thou knowest thou didst
inspire Gartield's removal, and only
good las come of it; this is the best evil
dence that the inspiration came from
thee, and / have set it forth in my book
that all men may read and may know
that thou, Father, didst the act for
which l am murdered. This govern
ment and nation, by this act, | know,
will incur thy eternal enmity, as did the
Jews by killing my Savior; the retribu-
ton in that case came quick and sharp,
and 1 know thy Divine law of retribu-
ton will strike this nation and my muir
derers in the same way. The diaboli.
cal spirit Of this nation, its government
and its newspapers, toward me, will
justify me in cursing them, and | know
that the Divine law of retribulion is
memorable. L therefore predict that
this nation will go down in blood, and
my murderers, from the executive to
the hangman, will go to hell Thy
laws are memorable; oh, thou Supreme
Judge; woe unto to the men that violate
thy laws; only weeping and the gnash-
ing Of teeth await them. The Ameri-
a press has a large bill to settle with
thee, Righteous Father, for their vim
dictiveness in this matter, nothing but
blood will satisfy them, and now my
blood will be upon them, and this ma,
ton and its officials. Arthur, the pres
ident, is a coward and an migrate; hi;
ingratitude to the man that made hin
and saved his party and the land from
an overthrow, has no parallel in his
tory, but thou, Righteous Father, will
Judge him. Father thou knowest me
but the world hath not known me, ant
now l go 20 thee and the Savior with
out the slightest ill.win toward IA human
being, farewell ye men of the earth"
The scaffold stood the test well. At i
O'Clock. DIR. Hicks and John W
Guiteau went with General Crocker t
the scaffold together with Il numter o
guards. John w. Guiteau ascende,
the steps and carefully examined tn
structure, handling the drop and care
fully inspecting all fixtures both abOv
and below the platform.
A telegram from New York, siguet
J. B. Bunnell, was received about |
O'Clock by DR.. Hicks, asking il the sende
could obtain possession OF Guiteau'
| hndY To RNhihit for the hRnRliL of LII