Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-01

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OF testing the appliances OF the gallows
a bag Of sand weighing 100 pound
was attached to the moose, the trap wa
sprung by means of trigger rope which was
passed into one of the cells of the north wing
The rope on the scaffold stood the tes
well. At 10 O'Clock Mr.. Hicks and John W
Guiteau went with Gen. Crecker to the scat
fold, together with number of guards
John w. Guiteau agcended the steps and care
fully examined the structure, handling tht
rope and carefully inspecting all the fix
lures both above and below the platform.
BENEFIT OF THE Y. M.C.A.
| A telegram from New York signed J. B
Bunnell, received about 10 o'clock by DR.,
Hicks, asks il the sender could obtain DOS
session of Guiteau's body to exhibit for tn.
benefit of the Young Mems Christian asso
citation. DR.. Hicks paid no attention to thu
message.
The order of the procession to the scaffoli
as agreed upon this morning ia as follows
Warden Croker and one of his officers will
appear first, followed by DR.. Hicks; then will
come the prisoner in charge Of two guards
Coleman and Woodward. Behind them will
walk, two by two, Jones, Hudson, johnson
and Croker, -four Jail of1cers) the latter a
brother of the warden.
At 10 o'clock seventy policemen arrived at
the Jail, and were posted along the roadway
outside the building, In addition to the
| regular Jail guards all the available men of
Battery C, Second United States artillery are
| now on duty outside the Jail.
Shortly before IL o'clock Guiteau called for
paper, and for twenty minutes busted him.
self in making a copy of what he terms his
| prayer on the scafold." As his hands will
be pinioned, DR.. Hicks will hold the manu-
L on vinf NH Grrtfo l,of L. =
| employed he appears much calmer, and is
| rapidly completing his work, writing In a
large, round and legible hand.
MRS. sCOvILLE.
At II o'clock contrary to the general ex-
pectations and purposes as expressed yester.
day, Mrs. Scoville arrived at the jail and
sought admission. She appeared to be labor
ing under great excitement. Gen. Croker
declined to admit her unless the prisoner
specially requested it. John w. Guteau, who
was sitting In the rOtunda at the time, was in
formed that his sister was on the outside,
and at first he started to 60 to her, but after
moments hesitation decided not to interfere,
saying, 81 will leave the whole matter with
Gen. Crocker."
Guiteau has not been informed of Mrs. Sco-
ville's presence, and even if he was aware that
she is here, it is believed he would not desire
to have her present. His great desire now
seems to be that there shall be no scene, and
his programme shall be carried out without
any intervention or incident to detract
from the
HEROIC PICTURE
which he believes he is about to present. At
10 O'Clock there was large crowd of news
paper 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 guard appeared at the door and
sent some message TO the warden. At such
times those at the gate got view of the table,
corridor and chair on which the death-wstch
sat.
After Guiteau had finished copying his
"prayer upon the scaffoid" he began TO ar
range his dress, putting on a pair OF navy blue
trousers.
At 1890 the guard came out OF the door
and said "He is ready for Doctor Hicks now
and wants flowers to come. Another guard,
who took the message, hurried off ana soon
returned with Hicks, who went into the CELL
Guiteau was then reported by the guard to be
apparently very composed. Guiteau's mes
sage about flowers referred to his expectation
that Mrs. Saoville would send some flowers
to him, but none had arrived at the time lie
asked for them.
After short conference with Crocker
cOnn W. 0uittdu went OUTSIDE
of the Jail to see his sister. He found her in
great excitement bordering upon hysteria, but
after short time he succeeded In calming
her and dissuading her from any attempt 10
gain admission. She acknowledged the good
propriety of such course, but said she could
not possibly remain in the city during all the
wretched hours of the morning. She brought
witn her the flowers which Guiteau asked for
aud they were taken to the prisoner. Mrs.
Scoyille also brought two handsome flower
pieces, a cross and anchor, which she will
place upon her brothers. coffin with her own
hands.
1l:35 A. M.
While DR.. Hicks was in the prisoners cell
at IL O'Clock Guiteau made some requests as
to the execution, and having made copies of
his "last prayer" poem and other writing tore
up the original. He then sent for the Jail
bootblack and gave him his shoes to be shined
His dinner was brought as the doctor was
leaving and he ate with much relish. His
dinner consisted of pound of broiled steak,
dish of boiled potatoes, four slices of toast
AMI quart Of coffee. DR.. Hicks, when he
came out of the cell, said the prisoner had
NOT THE SLIGHTEST FEAR.
"We have had pleasant religious talk. He
ASSAc AO" lilo PiCpaidoiCu duu NC ID Tcduy lOr
the last Formally. He commits himself to
God with utmost confidence. 1 think he will
show some emotion, because the nervous
strain is SO great
Nobody, DR.. Hicks said, had seen the pris-
oner at that time, except himself and the iai
officers. At II o'clock, DR.. A. E. Macdonald
of New York and DR.. Francis Loring of this
city, expert witnesses at Guiteau's trial arrived.
At the Jail DR.. Macdonald said, as be under
stood il, an autopsy would be performed by
three physicians, agreed upon by the friends of
the condemned man. Afterwards the brain
would be removed for further examination.
The three physicians selected to perform the
autopsy are DR.. Lamb, who made the autopsy
of the president, DR.. Savers and DR.. Ha rtigan.
the deputy coroner of this city. DR.. Loripg
expects to make thorough examination of
the prisoners eyes.
Shortly before IL o'clock Guiteau seemed
to
BREAK DOWN COMPLETELY
and burst into tears and sobbed hysterically.
DR.. Hicks sat by his side tanning him and
vainly trying to calm him. About 11.Sa
preparations began to be made for the execu.
ton. At 1l:50 detachment Of artillery was
formed on the east side of the rotupda and
brought their muskets to parade rest.
At that time almost $50 people were in the
rotuada. DR.. Hicks was with the prisoner
and engaged in prayer. The crowd outside
the Jail had got word that Guiteau had been
hanged and was rending the air with shouts.
SO IL was impossible to hesr voice inside the