The daily gazette., 1882-06-30
.DOOMED!.
No Hope for the Assassin.
To be Hanged This
Afternoon.
The Scenes Of the Morning.
Guiteau Nervous and
Broken Down.
BusiIy Writing His Prayer.
The Assassin Says He Will
Make a Prayer on the Scat
fold and Read a Poem.
He Eats a Hearty
Breakfast.
tAssociated Press dispatch to the Gazette. J

UNITED STATES JAIL, WASHINGTON, June
30-9.45 a. m.-Guiteau was very restless
during most of the latter part of the night,
not sleeping more than 20 minutes at q
time. Towards morning he fell into
sounder sleep from sheer exhaustion.
He rose few minutes after 5 O'Clock and
breakfasted heartily at $50, eating steak,
eggs, potatoes and other breakfast dishes.
When the cook took his breakfast into the
cell Guiteau told him to bring his dinner at
/ O'Clock promptly.
Rev. DIR. Hicks, who remained at the Jail
all night, was called into the prisoners cell
soon after he arose, and held conversation
on religious subjects with him. At O'Clock
DR.. Hicks saw the prisoner again, when he
made request to have bath and asked the
| reverend gentleman to go out and see the
scaffold.
Guiteau desired him to arrange with the
| Warden to have the trap spring as soon
after IL O'Clock as possible. He also ex-
pressed considerable anxiety lest some aeci-
| dent should occur and insisted that DR..
| Hicks should see that the scatfold and its
| appurtenances were all in proper and safe
condition.
| After Guiteau had disposed of these mat
| tiers he read poem, composed by himself,
| which he calls Simplicity ; or Religious
Baby Talk After reading it aloud he at
| uenPUeu 10 sing IL, uuL DIokt uOMh III VIC
/ effort, which would have appeared quite
ridiculous If the occasion had been less
solemn.
Guiteau then talked for some time his
feelings. He remarked that his heart was
tender. 81 don't think, " he said, 81 can go
through this ordeal without weeping, not
because of any great weakness, for the
principle in me is strong, but because am
nearer the other world. hold to the idea
that Cod incpirad Tnp'5 (Iuitpan subsp-
quently asked that in his book all complt-
mentary remarks about President Arthur
and his administration be eliminated
Then he presented to DIR. Hicks the books
that have been the companions of his lonely
hours.
He told DR.. Hicks that he wanted to offer
the first prayer on the scaffold, saying that
he (Guiteau) would then read his fayorite
scriptural passage, the 10th chapter of John,
and offer prayer on his own account. Then
he intended, he said, to read his poem,
tSimplicity." He desired to have the
execution so arranged thatjus as he uttered
the last word the drop should be sprung.
Mr.. John w. Guiteau arrived at the jail
at 9 o'clock and was followed in a few
minutes by Warden Crocker. These two
gentlemen, with DIR. Hicks, had consulta-
tion as to the disposition of the body.
At 9.15 the prisoner came out into the
corridor and exercised for Is minutes. He
walked very briskly, making it rather diff
cult for his guards to keep pace with him.
Guiteau generally has taken his exercise
in his shirt and drawers. This morning,
however he ore pair of dark pants and
had handkerchief tied loosely about his
neck.
NEws-GATHERs PRESENT.
The scene about the Jail this morning is
nque.
The office of the Jail has been given COM
petely up to the large corps of newspaper
reporters, and a squad of them are
scribbling away on every table, window
sill and every projection that offers rest
for paper Many newspaper reporters re-
mained all night.
The private office of the warden has been
transformed temporarily into telegraph
office and before 9 o'clock eight instruments
were clicking merry accompaniment te
! the gloomy preparations going on inside the
, Jail.
At O'Clock there was a constant stream
of people coming into the Jail.
The scene outside was like that of some
great gala occasion. Some enterprising
colored men had erected booths from which
they dispensed lemonade, cakes and othel
refreshments to the weary and thirsty people
who began before o'clock to assemble IL
the road ir front of the Jail.
, | MOunIeu messengers speeulllS W diu III
and carriages are bringing visitors to the jai
and ure keeping continual cloud of dus
lowering over the road that winds through
the wide common that lies between the jai
and the city.
GUITEAU TAKES BATH.
At 1910 o'clock Guteau expressed
desire to take a BATH A large tub wa
: taken into his cell at this hour. No one
. save the death-watch, was with him
i Guiteau nervously disrobed and plunged
: into the bath.
It was quite apparent to the guard, who
/ was closely watching his every movement
: that his object in asking for the bath was
simply to obtain some employment wmcl
+ might distract his thoughts from the dread
Il contemplation of his approaching death.
He eyin .ed increased nervousness and hi
uncertain movements, distant manner and {
marked tremor in his tones when he at
: tempted to speak, impressed the guard with
a belief that he is rapidly weakening.
+ The opinion is expressed by some OF thu
), iail officials that he will be unable to con
y troll his emotions when the dread momen
arrives, end even if he does not completed.
n break down and make scene, that he viii
e be unable from nervous excitement to carr.
% out the programme upon the scaftold whiel
has been announced.
r 10.45 a. m.-The rotunda was throw
l. open at 10 O'Clock, and the newspaper me-
y at once tiocked in.
There were few other people there excep
IF the Jail guards and squad ofartiliery mer
d Early this morning the prisoners in tn
el part of the jail overlooking the court wher
the gallows stands were all removed t