Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-07-01
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,.,,s tull report in the REPUB,
sresy sSo Execution of Guiteau, the
p OLE O. to-day, but the follow
p IePSi IPation of q few Of the Incl
relS',Usc 'aUscution not related yes
q td0 u more Oo fully reported to-day
I a1u y the iron doors leading to the
~ ~ va cell were swung open, and
nnSsi 0Sssiou O moved out from the cor
oCSSs,To S scross the rotunda headed by
s.ssr sna aUrOh who was followed by DIR.
fSoEse'd fiSSoE@ss'distely Eti behind whom was
l@in'Uith inain with arms pinioned, at
sassln ~ aach side by q guard of the
! dro,araI On ali iail officials followed in
Se,S,S onS as they proceeded towards
" saaoId, o the spectators followed.
~ slT Gnitesu stood within a few
VI, h,S Unfortunate brother as he
~ n the scaffold, but was not
u BY thelatter. ,,.o.,
/ y assassin ~ walked with q firm step,
;. a'SUI STnnort, his head erect and
las SsSS SSPs Pssttadily to the front, as
\ SiOa Ss was looking for the scattold.
! iit.ncr :, from his cell to the scat
I'~n "Tar two hundred feet, which
s.Os,yarsed ava by Guiteau without
!. emotion. He was neatly dressed
s,T blue suit, q white handker-
SainS San 9TH thrown carelessly about his
TSiIe ShiSh was bare, his shirt being
:. a collar. His face was pale,
u,s ~ ! a more contented look than
! tiae during his long and excit :
n, iSiry at the qcaffold, Guiteau
N he twelve steps without fal-
md on reaching the platform
nthe place assigned him behind
IA trap. Here was a slight delay,
ths large crowd Of spectators were
Uipto the corridor, and during
sIav Guiteau gazed on the strug.
crowd, and threw his eyes toward
Nm overhead and surveyed the
In paraphernalia of death. Order
= been restored, M. Hicks step
Cryard and offered the following
hr:
atber, ont of the depths we cry to
Hear Thou our supplica'ion for
lake Of Jesus Christ, the Savior,
bss made full propitiation for u.s.
sld this, Thy servant, We humbly
that Thou wilt deliver him at this
bme moment OF his life. Let Thy
descend upon him, Liberate his
from prison. May he appear before
absolved by Thy great mercy.
blood-guiltiness deliver him and
iOd have mercy on US. Christ have
N on us. Lamb of God that takest
1 the pains of the world, have
N on US. Amen and Amen"
bring the delivery Of this invoca'
Gulteau stood with bowed head,
b. its conclusion, DR.. Hicks, open
be bible and holding it ber Ure the
Sin in order that he might read,
Bau, raising his face to the crowd,
in a loud voice, III read from the
) hehspter Of Matthew, twentieth to
fr,t verse. He then read those
s clearly and distinctly, at times
'ng his head and looking at the
|tatOrs, and raising his voice to give
basis to certain passages. The
Ing finished, Mr.. Hicks drew from
CCket several pages of toolscap
Ch be held before the culprit to
Again looking at the spectators
eau said: 81 am now going to
| to you from the scaffold my dying
er, He then proceeded to read as
Tvs:
" dying prayer on the gallows:
Dor, now l go to Thee and the Saw
i. have finished the work Thou
pet ne to do, and 1 am only too
TO 90 to Thee. The world does not
} ppreciate my mission but Thou
west it. Thou knowest thou didst
Ire Garfeld's removal, and only
has come from it. This is the
evidence that the inspiration came
} Thee and | have set 1t forth in my
that all may read and know Thou
\ inspire the act for which l am
murdered. This Government and
on by this act, l know, will incur
eternal enmity, as did the Jews by
ng Thy man, my Saviour. The re-
ntlOnin that case came QUICK and
n, and | know Thy divine law OF
button will strike this nation and
In the same way. The
'OliCal spirit of this nation, its Gov.
lent and its newspapers toward me
JUSTIFY Thee in curSing them, and
CW that Thy divine law of retribu-
Is lnexorable. l therefore predict
tnlS nation will 60 down in blood
tnat mymurderers, from the Execu-
% the hangman, will go to hell.
laws are inexorable, Oh Thou su.
y Judge! Woe be TO the men that
~ Thy law! Only weeping and
ming of teeth awaits them. The
'iiCan press has large bill to set
,lla the righteous Father for their
llIchVeness IN this matter. Nothing
olOOG will satisfy them, and now
,looG be on tb EN- and this nation
I1s ofhcials. Arthur the President,
coward and an migrate. His
Autude to the man that made him
.saved his party and land from
lurow asnoparallel in history, but
nghteouS Father, will judge him
amer, Thou knowest me, but the
~ aath not known me; and now 1
luce and the Savior without the
'eSt ill-will toward a human be.
sarewell, ye men OF earth.
Y was read in a manner that was
lou Dy great deliberation and en-
y tne portion alluding to Presi-
Arihur being delivered with spe.
'nPnasls and great bitterness. An
l Manuscript IA was held by DR.. Hicks
l Sne SntS, Soulprit, who, prior to read
1 s@ u going to read to you some
to, WLlch ara intended to Indicate
ouhgS at the moment Of leaving
DSn DStiu, II set to music they may
'hHs Geseu effective. Ihe idea is that
4'iu \ paDDling to his mamma and
lc,d,I' wrote = 1t this morning about
CtSGk. tIi He then attempted to
'u'S singular composition: i
|golng ! N to the Lordy;
= 80 glad.
n S',ag IN to the Lordy;
gong 10 the Lordy:
~ ", dallelujah Glory Halleluiahl
sung to the LordyI