The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-07-08
oUII1AU.

oUIYDAU.
h uaaging OF N Assassan.
WASHINGTON, Juse soth.-Ths
ysadb leed1sg - the psioea wsss
throaged With stsa g)ess Of all agss,
sex and eonditions. Ore Old Cripple,
whose leg he'd been amputnted -
lov the knees, hobbled along On .
pair Of wooden pegs. Cologed men
aod weaAen composed tbe greater
.of The spectaton and - the space BE-
fore The jail gradually flled, the
sight-see. plseed themselves on the
sandy hills ftonting the Jail and en-
during the excessive heat, prepared
- wait until the sxcltement q the
hanGinG should b made.
oUIT8AU SHOWED GREAT NERVOUS
Ard appeared greatly startled. when
be heard the rattle q muskets on the
stone Aoor Of the rotunda. From
that moment Guiteau APPEARED thoS
oughly overcome with emotion. He
wept freely anu seemed DO in great
anguish. The scene in the rotunda
while waiting for the prisoner was
one long to be remembered The SOL
diess were drawn up on one side and
. long line Of spectaton on the other.
It ~as undesstood that Guiteau was
very much depressed, and IL was ex-
peeted that in passing to the gallows
he would present very distressing
sight. The movements o! the odlcers
about the jail door were watched With
eager attention. After the death
warrant was read by the Warden,
thepeisoner became more composed,
and turning away began to
brush his hair. At 13sl . loud
steam-whistle was blown Ut the
wosk-house, which Il near the Jail.
This whistle, which usually blows at.
II q, clock, and by which Guiteau
was In the habit Of gsuging his time,
VA to-day specially arranged 20
that its startling summons might not
come before the officials were ready
In two minutes the iron gates at the
end Of the corridor clicked, and War
den Croker
MADE HIS Ape RANCE
And moment later the familiar fig
ure Of Guiteau was seen. His face
was pallid and the muscles about his
mouth moved nervously. Other than
this there VAS no sign OF falterin2.
The procession moved quickly to the
scaffold and Guiteau assembled the
steep steps with - much steadi-
meas ~ could be expected from man
whose arms were tightly pinioned.
At the last step he fAltered for a mo-
ment, but was assisted BY Officers
who walked up on either side. Up
On reaching the platform, Guiteau
was placed immediately behind the
drop, facing the front of the scaflold.
Captain Coleman stood upon bis
right, Robert Strong upon his left
and Woodwartleslirectly behind him.
Jones took . position on the north
side, near the upright beam. War
den Crocker took his position at the
southeast corner Of the structure.
THERE WAS A SLIGHT DELAY
While the spectators were pushing
and jostling through the door lead
ing from the rotunda to the corridor,
1t the lower end 0fwhlch the gallOws
was pl: cetl. Guiteau meanwhile
9azed upon the crowd, looked ut the
beam over his head and quickly
made . survey OF the dread parapher-
ualia. As soon ~ the crowd gained
nccess General Croker waved to
them to uncover, aud all heads were
haired. DR.. Hicks then prayed in !!
these words:
THE PRAYER. |
Father, out Of the depths We cry to
Thee: hear our supplication for the
,ake Of Jesus Christ, the Savior, who
made full provision for u. Behold
his thy servant. We humbly pray
hat Thou will deliver MIN ut this
he supreme moment Of his life: let
Thy light descend upon him: liler- ,
tie his soul from the person and may
1 appear before Thee absolvetl by
Thy great mercy. From blond
outlines deliver him and us: Christ
AVE mercy on Us. Lamb Of God
hat taketh away the sins Of the
world, have mercy on ~. Amen
md amen"
During the prayer Guiteau stood
nth howell head. At its conclusion
u. Hicks opened the Bible and
iuitcau in firm notes said;
WILL READ 4 SELEaTION
rom the 10Th chapter of Matthew,
rom the - to the 4lst verses inclu-
I've. He then read in . clear, strong |
soice, and with good into1'ation, ;
little II any nervousness.
D.. Hicks then produced the manu-
cript which was prepared by the
prisoner and held It before him while
3uiteau read. While DR.. Hicks was
lrranging the manuscript Guiteau
Ippeared nervous and moved from !
me foot to the other. He soon re- /
,ovcred his composure and looked