Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1882-07-08
GUITEAU'S REMAINS
Buried Within the Jail, Without a.
Ceremony.

ASAAsVssys
WAsHISGroN, July 1.-The body
of Guitcau was buried this afternoon
in the northeast corner of the gail, and
SO far as is known to the contrary the
remains will lie there undisturbod by
any future sepulture.
Under the law the disposition Of the
bodies of criminals who are executed
rests with the discretion of the War.
Nden.
In the ease Of Guitcau, his sister,
Mrs. Scoville, was without means, and
could not haze undertaken his burial
expenses, even if permitted TO do 20.
The only other relative who has ap.
pearcd on the scene is his brother,
John w. Guiteau, who was unwilling
to assume the risk of taking charge a
the remains, believing he would be
powcrless to prevent the body snatch
ers from stealing them. Therefore
General Crockcr resolved to bury the
assassin's body within the walls Of the
Jail, whore it would be beyond tho
reach alike Of vengeance or speculs-
! ton.
The northeast corridor in which
Guiteau is buried is on the opposite
side of the rotunda from the one in
which he was hung, and from the
window of the cell in which lie was
confined one can look down upon the
grave.
The brick floor was removed this
morning, and grave seven feet deep
was dug. ~
At o'clock this afternoon the cot.
fin containing the remains Of Chas,
j. Guiteau was borne from the chapel
upon the shoulders of six Jail priso-
! ners, and without any service or GER
emory whatever, was lowered into
This grave and buried from sight.
The only persons present were
John w. Guiteau, Dr. Hicks, War
den Crocker and his son, Mr.. Wright,
the undertaken, Ward, the engineer
of the Jail, Deputy Warden Russ,
Captain Croker, and the six priso-
ners who acted as pail bearers.
The coffin was closed last evening,
and no one has been permitted to see
the remains.
Scoville, accompanied by Mias
Chevallier arrived at the Jail shortly
fbefore 4 o'clock, and importuncd the
Warden to he allowed to see the re.
mains and witness the burial.
General Croker, however, remained
firm in his determination not to &C.
cede to his request, and after few
minutes she returned to the city,
leaving a number of flower.pieces
which she had brought with her, and
which she expected to place upon
the grave. ~ " 80
AS the body was being taken dowps
the steps leading from the chapel to
the central rotunda of the building,
the smourners, or rather witnesses,
stood near the door leading to the
northeast rotunda, and as it WAS taken
down the flight steps leading from the
rotunda to the brick floor Of the COR
ridor, they silently filed in behind the
convict pall-bearers. 8ZY
Arrived at the grave the little pro-
cession halted Warden Checker
looked i,,quiangly first toward DIR.
Hicks and then to j. w. Guiteau.
"4All right" said the latter, with
the imperturbable composure hs.
has exhibited all through the ordeal
Of the past two or three days, and
the coffin was lowered to its place.
After the earth had been replaced
and the top Of the grave been leveled
off, John W. Guiteau stepped for
ward and placed at the head crown
/ of white immortelles.
! Not a word was spoken, not = tear
was shed-an outcast from human
sympathy when living, Guiteau had
found an unwept sepulture in an un-
marked grave.