Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-03
|GUITEAU BURIED.
.-,.NO SIMPLE FUNERAL
nWTCE ~ COND CTED
nv DIR. HICKS.

~pVTCE COND CEED
BY DR. HICKS
-4-o-S---
,voroN. July 1.-The closing
hd tSs Guiteau tragedy was enact
' iail to-day, when the remains
c.ySassin were entrenohed So
IN one of the wings of the
..ructure, ~ where they will con-
~ nnder surveillance and out Of
\ ~ sdyenturous body snatchers;
1ncs to the expressed wish Of
dvss the funeral services were
ssts % nature, the only persons
hssides the friends of the de-
mi iail officials being two enter.
nav nssspaper correspondents. At
III 2 O'clock this afternoon q
a",tv ~ of five moved solemnly
Sly % ont of the Office of Warden
y directing their steps toward
nj in the east wing of the jail
III that was earthly of Guiteau,
.assip. % lay. They were Rev: W.
"Ss SS the assassin's spiritual ad-
Iobn W. Guiteau, Mrs. George
u and her daughter, Bertha, and
ISeyaillier, of Boston, who la
- earnestly to secure a reprieve
| condemned wretch.
IN THE CHAPBL.
IA, directions of the warden sew.
,isoners had taken all the avail
ghsirs about the building up into
anal for the accommodation Of
preseut at the ceremony, but
dozen were necessary to seat
who desired to obtain admission.
center of the room on a plain
A Settee, was the imitation rose
coAin which contained the body,
having been fastened to conceal
tpres from view. All around
m were evidences of the autopsy
esterday afternoon. A little tin
filled with bloody water was a
cuOus object. In one corner was
Of old ropes, ladders, pulleys
ocks, indicating that the room
Dyoted to storage purposes, and
walls were inscribed the names
pimsnt of a number of the sol
Mo have been occupants of this
ince the "a of last July.
VINO WERE THERE.
As amid such surroundings that
Dsral of the dead assassin was to
btf and the desolate appearance
Il in every sense appropriate to
Casion. Mrs. Scoville, attired in
Mourning and black Grape bonnet,
black veil concealing her face,
lew feet from the coffin, her little
Ter, with dilated eyes, being close
side. Miss Chevaillier, who sat
! left Of Mrs. Scoville, wore a blue
costume, with white lace collar
buHs, the collar teing fastened
\ pin composed of three imitation
S. John Guiteau was beside his
4 and wore a black coat and panta.
|and q white duck vest. A few
way stood the minister, who had
ed himself 80 faithfully to the
b whom all good people execrated,
emily intent upon making the
be aS solemn as possible, for he
almost motionless for fully five
|tsS beside the coffin of the dead
Behind Mr.. Hicks on a long
were grouped General Crocker,
ward and Elbridge of the Jail
|; Commissioner Stontenburgh, of
|Drkhouss; Engineer Ward, of the
md the Tim 8 correspondent.
FLOWERS FOR The DEAD.
] sign from Mrs. Scoville a burly
man appearedbearing, in his arms
floral tributes, comprising a cross,
and an anchor resting on a pill,
The latter emblem bore the in.
bon in blue immortelles: "Poor
'ey! Gone to glory" After they
|een arranged on the coffin Mr..
offered ferVent prayer, asking
lenesS for the dead man and that |
! might not be visited upon his
geS, closing in impressive manner
fhe Lords Prayer. When he utter
words LEAD US not into temp |
he emphasized them, where.
John Guiteau bowed his head in |
assent. Mrs. Scoville remained
ctly quiet during the short service
ner face buried in her handker.
but did not cry audibly. The
lony was closed with the familiar |
tiOn.
lust thou art, to dust returneth,
was not written Of the soul,
u the request of Warden Crocker
,om was vacated by all out
!, leaving the family alone. The
uCor was closed for a few minutes
. o demonstration was made. Not |
IGa1 tve minutes had elapsed ere
'al Olocker was notified that the
was at his disposal, and five
Art eolored prisoners were pressed |
erVice as pail. bearers. They picked |
: cssket as though little mindful
contents and hurried down the
nom the chapel as quickly as
'ie' 'ie' 1t was then placed on the |
!or and taken below to the base
VI the building, where the grave |
cen Prepared.
~ was no further ceremony at i
o,ht and the only witnesses of the |
nIefe the remains of the assassin |
lElea rlea were Mr.. Hicks, John Gui-
1SIerai = MI Crocker and his brother,
y Y warden Russ, your correspond.
~ ~ TWO prisoners, who had been |
ou Wnll up the grave. The coffin |
Oytred wv, with heavy boards before |
t.u was put in and, as the soil |
!. . = RraVely nature where the in
~ was made, the sound of stones |
ISup upon the coffin rang out with |
s dlstlnctness. Owing to the
',ap mI VI t9e elevator leading down |
mnen the coffin was taken down
iouad ! necessary to stand it on
Ihe body was moved out of
On a trihe.
S,oOmy surroundings adjacent |
staVe OF the dead murderer will |
y sSay le forgotten by those who
n I0t u 'he burial, all of whom were
tbo II ~ secrecy before being admit.
'4' room In which the gave was
h tS NJ. Is necessarily always on
M IIaS y. portion of the Jail, so that
sa,W VIII , Dc required to keep a
ESa n. aanteuders. 1t was four o'clock
a. @ nISt spadetul of earth ratified
4 4 nv SSSl9a, ~ and Mr.. Irving Crocker,
t ~ General, called attention to
oa maj 1t was The same time that
InS SS'as a victim WAS buried at
ue, Ohio. After seeipo the cot