The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1882-07-05
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10 the Last.

- and fro: the roll of carriage "hecis
never stopped the tramp OF soldiers anu
the challenges of sentrys' were neA'a
aide the building, while INSIDE were doAepS
Of t~elegraphers clicking their batteries
ona dozen, of reporters making notes.
"a DOZENS of policemen on various duties
Everybody seemed nervous restless ana
excited ,,..Lwa,L.
uho caused the unusual stir; the
man whose eyes were never to see anoth-
set, 1t is the united testimony OF
the reporters that the coolest man IN
49, nr;son was Charlie. j. Guiteau. He
~ his exercise as usual enjoyed a
ha,b. read the Bible; chatted with the
Guards, and when some negro washer
wonep came to get their money, cheer
ill remarked-'tThere i. all except ten
cents. come around Monday and Ill pay
you the rest.
Once only he got excited. and that was
opger When the TAILOR refused to allow
his sister to come in and bring some How
ers, fearing they might contain poison,
he broke into a fendish passion, curslng
and raving for an hour: saying that the
sschief ouartette" in He'll would be Arth-
ur. Corkhill, Cox, and Croker! He
s.ormed. stamped. and fumed until Pc
fectlv exhausted, and had to lie down,
which started a report that he hadfalnted.
This was on Thursday. As night APP
nroacbed a sombre hush fell upon the
sc.ne; and the Death Watch began.
All through the night, the reporters and
guard. sat in the jail; and their reports
contain a curious under-current OF sentl
n.ntalism, even while abusing the assas-
ain. Guiteau slept quietly, and at dawn
bey,n his usual morning toilet as careful :
" az if unaware that 1t was his last sun
rise He complained OF the backing OF
his hoor, and ordered dinner to be brought
.t u.3S-half hour before the execution
Then he sent the doctors to try the gal
lows. and see that the machine works
smoothly
The scaffoid had been erected in one
wing of the Jail, at the back end OF a bal,
or corridor. 1t had been draped in black,
and looked exceedingly dismal. The $50
snectators were ranged around the sides,
and ON the narrow iron galleries.
Ont side of the jail al lmmens multi
tude surged and murmured and many
negro hucksters sold fruit, peanuts, etc.
Mrs. Scoville, Gulteau 5 sister, had tried
To oct in; but the guards refused, and
John Guiteau finally persuaded her to
Give It up. SO she sat In a carriage, with
har daughter, aud a lady friend, both
women weeping bitterly. The little nelce
of the prisoner, unable to understand II
all amused herself In knitting.
At l:35 D. NJ, a white flag waved from
window of the jail. a gun sounded, anl
the mob began to yell until the cart.
shook.
THE EXECUTION.
Meantime within the jail this scene ha
TRANSFERRED.
At I2:27, the iron gates at the end o
the corridor clicked. Then Wardel
Hrocker made his appearance, u Tn
familiar figure OF Gult.au was seen. III
face was pallld and the mucles about III
hnouth moved nervousiy. There we're NJ
kipns of taIterlng. The procession move'
/onIckly To the scattold. and Gulteau as
cended the twelve steps with as nue.
stcatiness as could be expected from
man whose arLus were tightly plnlone'
heh,nd him. At the last step he taltere'
for a moment but was assisted by tn
officers.
Upon reaching the platform Gultea
wa. placed immediately behind the urol
facing to the front ot the acatfuld. h
was a slight delay while the crowd {
spectators were pushing ana lostlln
through the door leading from the II
tuuda to the corridor. -,
Guiteau, meanwhile, gaZed upon tn
crowd, looked up at the beam over d
head. As soon "a. the crowd had game
access Genera Croker waved to them
uncover. :.
During the prayer Guileau stood wit
bowed head. At its conclusion DIR. Hlcl
orened the Bible. aud Gulteau said
read a selection from the tenth chapter
Matthew. from the 18th to 4lst YER
inclusive, He then read IN a strOl
voice, showing little If any nervousness
Dr. Hicks then produced the manuscrl
which Was prepared by the prisoner th
morning. and held it batore him VIII
Guiteau read. While DIR. Hicks was a
ranging the manuscript Gulteau e4hl'
ted a slight nervousness. tie soon
covered his omposure looked over I
sea of upturned faces and said: l q
Low gong to read to you my last dyl
PRAYER. He then read, In a loud tor
the following:
NV dying prayer on the gailou
Father. now | 90 TO Thee and the Sa'
onr. have finished the work In
navest me TO do, and | am only too h'
py to 90 to Thee. The world does
Vet appreciate my mission, but -
kuowe.t it. Thou knowest Thou dc
inspire Gorfeld's relnoval, and only go
ha. come from it. This is the best e
dence that the Inspiration came ire
Thee. and | have set it forth In my boo
that all men NAV read and know IL
Thou. Father, didst inspire the act
win, am now murdered. ms Gt
ernm,lt ana nation by this act, | kno
will incur Thy eternal enmlty AZ dld t
lew. killing Thy man, my Savior
Tne rcfIibution in that case came qui
and sharp: and know Thy divine |
of rttrIbu,ion will strike this nation n
nv murder. in the same way. Inc al
bolicul spirit of this nation, IT'S Cover
msnt and ito newspapers toward me v
Justify Thee in cursing them, ana kn'
Thv divine law of retributlon is mex
able. therefore predict that tins
tioA will go down in blood, and that
nurderers from the Executive to