Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-27
WASHINGTON LET7ER.
GUITEAU's DEATH wATcH-A DEAD
/. LOCK IN THE HoUsE-EXcTTING
TIMES ANTICIPATED-MR.
SHEPHERDS DoCU-
MENTs.
From our regular Correspondence
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From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, ID. C., May %, ISs2
The decision of the Court i'm banc
to-day, as was expected, overruled
the bill of exceptions, and affirmed
the Judgment and sentence of Judge
Cox. The judges held, first, that
this is United States Circuit court,
with all the powers OF amy circuit
court of the United States second,
that this is a judicial District, and
that, under the provisions of the
law, when a crime is begun in one
district and completed in another,
crime is complete in either; third,
that the murder being an offense in
this District against the United
States, the final removal of the
President to New Jersey did not
take him beyond the jurisdiction of
the government against which the
offense was committed.
Guiteaa was to-day placed in sol
itary confinement under continual
guard, better known rs the death
watch. He will be rigidly guarded
up to the hour of his execution, aud
no communication with him will
be permitted except by his spiritual
advisers, or by persons specially
authorized by the warden of the
Jail, who will be responsible for the
safe keeping of the assassin until
his body shall be given to the doc
tors for post mortem examination.
1t has been decided that IA body of
the most eminent medical experts
in the country shall make an exam
inatiOn of the brain of the assassin,
which examination, it is believed,
will settle forever the question of
his insanity. After this examina-
ton GuiteaU's body will be deliv-
cred to his relatives, if any of them
call for it. Guiteau will he hung
on the Both of June, which will be
one year, less two days, from the
date of his terrible crime.
There seems to be prospect OF
deadlock in the House over the
contested election case of Mackey
against Dibble. Democratic MEM
bers have determined TO fiIlibuster,
il the Republicans attempt to bring
up the case. All Republican absen-
tees have been ordered by telegraph
to return Immediately to Washing
ton, in order to make IA quorum
and, when this is obtained, il is said
the Republicans will contrive to
have a vote, but, with such an tx
perienced parliamentarian as Mr..
Randall leading the Democrats, it
is difficult to see how Il vote can be
reached. The parties are SO nearly
equal in strength that, if a dead
lock occurs, some exciting and live
ly scenes will be witnessed, and |
appropriation bills will have to
take back seat. The prospect for /
a prolonged session was never bet |
Ter.
Mr.. Shipherd has published Il
humorous notice Offering
five dollars reward for Mr.. Blaine, |
and twice that amount for the pub |
LEGATION Of the article in the New |
York Tribune. He concluded the |
notice with threat TO continue the |
50 suddenly interrupted
by the flight of Mr., Blaine and his
in some other place than
the now deserted committee room.
''The necessary data are all ready,
and ii the public want the docu-
ments and the facts, Lam rather III
clined not to refuse them" Mr.. [
left the city on Saturday
night; but he is expected back to-
LAY to make arrangements for the
publication of his 'lo"u'n"HtS. lie
said yesterday that h.. did .ut pro-
pose to bother with the Con, -r.'-~inn-
al investigating committee iuTihPr,
and that no power could compel
him to produce hi- documents be-
fore the com. nitte tl;;tt he had
much money and tiu.. to
please the Committee, atnl tn" pub
lie, AMI hat in :utu1t lac would not
even notice IA subpoena from them.
The publication of his alleged inn
portant documents is, of course,
awaited with much interest.
GuIteau'S Case.