Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-07-06
CHARLES ]. GUITEAU
Pays the Penalty of His Heinous
Crime by Being ThrottIed.
The Assassination OF the Late Presi-
dent Avenged and the Law
indicated.
The Execution in Detail,

cent avenged ana the Law
indicated
The Execution in Detail.
WASHINGTON, June 30.-The drop
fell at 1858 and the assassin died with.
out a struggle. There was scarcely a
quiver of the limbs, perceptiUle. The
proceedings were brief. At 1915 the
company in the rotunda, about 1000 in
number, was formed into line and the
silence of death fell on those present.
Ten minutes later Guiteau cama with
two deput es. He was paler, but his
look was that of an insane man. His
mouth VS. firm and he passed his
brother with only u glance. The pro.
cession, headed by the warden, and fol.
lowed by the minister, Marshal Henry
and four deputies, walked directly
through the rOtunda, down through
the corridor and to the scaffOld.
Guiteau stepped firmly and stood
calmly without support. There were
only the warden, DR.. Hicks and three
deputies, eight in all on the platform
Guiteau
STOOD BACK OF THE ROPE.
He was dressed in dark blue pants
and shirt, and had loose white scarf
around his neck. The audience stood
below on the corridor, Onlya little more
than half filling it. Guiteau's head
was bare, and his hair short. lie first
read Il part Of the GOth chapter o!
Matthew, from the 18th to 40th verst
and his voice was clear and firm. and
he read with emphasis and deep effect
Next he read what he called his Prayer
from the Scaifoid," in which he de
nOmced President Arthur as a coward
and an migrate. He gave great EN-
phasis to this; in fact the whole man
ner of his reading WAS such as to caus:
a deep sensation. In trying to sins
some verses of his own, ending witt
Glory HallelujHh" after one verse h,
broke down, but with a determined eff
fort
lie RALLIED
through and finished with tremulOu
voice. The rope was adjusted at 1886
This, with good-hyes and the arrangs
ment of black cap, took two minutes
The signal was white handkerchief
The drop fell at 1887. The neck wa
evidently broken as there was srarcel,
Il movement. In five minutes he wa
lowered within reach for examination
In thirty minutes the pulse had cease,
to beat. There was q hush as of death
as he hung after falling, and in Lhi
silence prisoners in the adjacent CORR
dors
SET UP CHEER
which grated harshly and with terribl
effect on all. There was a deep husl
as the crowd in the corridor waitet
through the brief ceremonies. Their
was little sympathy apparent on tn
face of any, but there was stamped ol
all the countenances a full apprecia
tion of the solemnity of the occasion
still the dreadful nature of the Grim
and the justice of the punishment
seemed the uppermost thought, an,
while all stood in the presence Of dealt
there was az evident feeling Of salts
faction that the merted and long de
layed punishment had at last been in
nicted. The events preceding the shor
march to the gallOws, and the execU
tion which followed were interestin
in the extreme. BY universal consen
all minds in the city seerled fixed O
the central event of the day. In pas;
ing through the city to the Jail earl
this morning it was quite evident tina
the population had awakened with
full consciousness that
IT WAS TIE DAY
Of The assassin's execution. Men wer
quiet on all sides. There was no Levitt
or exultation, but at the same tim
there was no doubt Of general and il
tense satisfaction that this crimint
was to receive his just dues after
year Of outrage of the public sense G
decency. The theory of irresponsible
insanity finds little root here. San
and responsible is and has been the d,
liberate judgment of very large mi
jority. At every stage of the cas-
there were signs everywhere Of To
coming execution. Officers Of the la'
and others whose duty took them to th
jail were to be seen early, at short il
tervals, going towards the Jail. Aftt
reaching the capitol these signs WEI
numerous, and arriving about the ia
the open grounds showed aquiet crow
apparently growing quieter as it il
creased and the hour of execution al
preached.
AT 1890 DR.. Hicks, his spiritual az
wiser, had a short talk with bin. II
reported him calm and perfectly co
lected, writing with perfectly stead
hand, only speaking few words
show his full appreciation of the stu,
tion.
lie SAID LITTLE. HOWEVER,
except to declare that he was prepare'
and then went on hastily but coolly
finish his writing. Inside the Jail is 8
quiet as a funeral. In the spacious n
tunda at II o'clock there was onl
about seventy.five people, and half {
these were representatives of the pres
A few prisoners looked down from IL
high landings opposite the cell corr
dors. One Of these platforms was O.
cupied by q guard of soldiers, the
arms, however, being out of sight in
rear room.
Guiteau was much disturbed in Il
early part of the night by the yells of
crazy woman, who weuld not be sto
ped. He WIS particularly displeast
lmith nna of hpr lnnd daalpratiana IN,