Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-06-29
AWAITING HIS DOOM.
6uiteau Preparing TO Meet "0Id
NiCk"---His Master.
The Wretch Trembling Before His Awful
Fate-A Terrible Spectacle
One Moment EmboIdened by
Vanity, the Next,
PLUNGED INTO DEEPEST DESPAIR.
.N.,.cta, Dispatch 10 the Reots,..r.

Special DtspGirb 10 ths Reqts,er.
W,SUNDTnN, June 2S.-There is much
talk as to what the actions OF Guiteau will
Friday. In this connection Or. George NJ
Beard. OF New York who is in the city,
says the assassin is not specially heroic nor
specially timid. He does not wish 10 be
hanged but is willing to be hanged, and if
necessary will 20 to the scanold
A. He Would 20 the Break fast Table.
II he must die he would die dramatically,
ujvtureSguelly and publicly. with insane
attention 70 details, 10 the adjustment Of
the rope and the arrangement tor the agents
Oi the press, with insane attention to the
main and only issUc-the deprivation Of
iie-and with al insane speech on his life.
IL has no. Yet been determined what par
,jCular time the trap tur the execution O;
GUitcau will be sprung. The question de-
PendS somewhat upon the condition OF the
prisoner and his desires. The hour set is
between y and o'clock, and the custom
has been to take the intermediate hour a.
the time Tor calling on the prisoner to
Prepare for the walk TO the ScaHold,
and usually the death warrant is read the
march made L. the ScaHold, the services
concluded and the trap sprung 30 that at
the half hour the culprit is either hanging
dead orin his last struggles. This is done
rs matter OF precaution, So that in case Of
the breaking OF 4 rope or other mishapS
there would be- ample time to ri. another
rope. In this case ii Is not known whether
the prisoner will make any extended re-
marks but it Is quite certain that he has
prepared some remark, which he will de-
liver Should the exercises be long, the
prisoner will be called at twelve O, twelve
and half o'clock. ST. that
The Drop May Fall
before ..D o'clock. Last night Rev Mr..
Hicks the asSassiu's spiritual advisor yj>.
tied the aiI and communicated 10 him that
the last ray Of hope for saving his life had
vanished. The condemned man received
the news with downCast eyes and with fal.
teriug and tremulous voice exclaimed.
My last hope has tedat last and man will
punish me for doing Gods work" The
Condemned man and the minister then
kuelt upon the stone tIoOr with the weird
moonlight shining in the rough grated
~ uj"w-iorming picture
Never 10 be Forgotten
and prayed earnestly and feryently for tit.
teen minutes. The assassin shortly afterwarl
returned 10 his couch only to find a dis
tUrhed r.sJ. for il was noticeable that he
did not >npre a, usual last night. which is
certain sign that his mind is in dis.
Urbei state. Toward morning. the assas-
sin rolled and ,umbled about on hi> cot in
an evident state Of menta. excitement. He
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..,lrd for a long time through his cell win
dow .0,o the outer world. Before COM
p.etim- his to.,e; the rain which was fall
ing in torrents at that hour
Increase the Miserable Mans Dcprcs-
sion.
lie rallied shortly afterwards and ate a
hearty breasf;,St This afternoon the
prisoner was visited by Rev. Mr.. Hicks, in
company with lawyer Reed and John ".
Guiteau, the party was warmly received
bv the prisone.
Mr. Reed asked the prisoner If he desired
20 prepare his will. NO. sir, responded
Guitcau, ",o.usorrow will be time enough:
call around and ljS it tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Reed came out after short converSa-
ton. but the asSassin's brother returned to
the cell and entered into teryant converse
t!on with the condemned man. in which
they
TaIked over the old scenes of Child
ho0d
and memories OF the past in which their
old mother was mentioned with tear filled