Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1882-07-05

lower end Of which the gallows was
placed. Guteau meanwhile gazed
upon the crowd, looked up at the
beam over his head, and quickly made
survey of all the dread parapherna-
liza.
While DR.. Hicks was arranging the
manuscript Guiteau exhibited slight
nervousness and moved several times
from one foot to the other. He soon
recovered his composure and looked
over the sea of upturned faces. 81
am now going to read to you my last
dying prayer" He then read in a
loud voice and with a distinct and
deliberate emphasis.
When he had finished reading his
prayer he again surveyed the crowd
and said, still with a firm voice: II
am now going to read some verses
which are intended to indicate my
feelings at the moment of leaving the
world. If set to music they may be
rendered effective. The idea is that
child is babbling to his mamma and
papa. l wrote it this morning about
10 o'clock" He then chanted the
verses in sad and doleful style.
Rev. Mr.. Mills then gave Guiteau
his final benediction and farewell.
The attendants then pinioned his
legs and carefully adjusted the moose
about his neck. Mr.. Strong placed
the black cap over his head, and as he
did so Guiteau called out in loud
tones: "Glory, glory, glory"
Instantly the spring was touched.
The drop fell and Guiteau swung in
the air. The body turned partly
around, but there was not the slight
est perceptible motion of the limbs.
For at least forty seconds after, the
body hung motionless. Then there
was slight motion of the shoulders
and the legs due to muscular contrac-
ton. Three minutes after the drop
fell the body was lowered to be exam
ined by the physicians. There was a
decided action of the heart for fully
fourteen minutes, and the pulse flut-
tered two minutes longer. When the
body had hung with the feet just
touching the ground for over half an
hour it was lowered into the coffin
which was waiting for it under the
scaffold. When the body was lowered
the black cap was removed and the
face exposed. The features were pal
lid and composed about the mouth.
Guiteau just before the trap was
sprung dropped piece Of paper from
his hand. This paper was given him
by Warden Croker to be dropped by
he condemned mar as signal that
he was ready.
The results of the autopsy, SO far as
hey can be learned from the surgeons
present, may be stated as follows +:
After surveying the body externally
he surgeons proceeded to lay open
he brain cavity and thorax and to
the organs therein contained.
The brain was found to weigh forty
line and one-half ounces, which is a
title more than the weight of an av-
rage human brain. 1t was well
ormed and presented no external ev-
1ence of disease or lesion. The lungs
nd heart were in their normal condi-
ion, but there was slight rutfiing of
he aorta in the vicinity of the heart.
he neck was not dislocated OF frac-
ured, as the surgeons at first sup
osed, but there was rupture Of the
terno cleido mastoid muscles Oh both
ides, as we'll as of the thyro hyoid
Membrane. 1t follows, therefore, that
cath resulted from strangulation and
ot from dislocation of the spinal YER
ebr@. A partial examination was had
f the abdominal viscera, but it had
ot been completed at the time the
utopsy was suspended. The spleen
vas found to be considerably enlarged,
Is weight being fifteen ounces, or
nore than twice that of q normal
pleen. The other abdominal organs
S far as they were examined, pre-
ented no unusual features. The re-
ort Of the surgeons making the au-
opsy will probably not be ready for
publication before Wednesday next.
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