Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1882-06-28
GUITEAU MUST HANG.
The President and Cabinet
Refuse ihe Application
for a Respite.

for a Respite.
WASHINGTON, June 24-The Cab
met has decided not to interfere with
the sentence of Guiteau, and the At
torney General this morning instructed
the marshal of the district and the
warden Of the Jail to keep the prisoner
in strict confinement and allow no one
to see him except his spiritual advisers,
his physician and the officers of the
Jail
The Attorney General, to whom all
the appeals and petitions presented to
the President bearing on Guiteau case
had been referred, submitted an elabo-
rate report to the Cabinet last evening,
reviewing all the points presented in
favor of q respite and recommending it
be not granted, on the ground that
the sanity of the prisoner had been
| fully established at the trial. The re-
port was generally discussed and unan-
imously approved by the Cabinet, al J
the members of which were present.
An understanding was reached that
nothing should be disclosed as to the
dicision of the Cabinet until after it
should be made known to the prison
er. Rev. Mr.. Hicks called upon the
Attorney General this morning by ap-
pointment and was informed that the
Cabinet had decided not to interfere
with the execution of Guiteau's SEN
tence. Mr.. Hicks thereupon drove to
the Jail and informed Guiteau of the
| decision.
Guitean has sent the following mes
sage to his spiritual adviser:
"Rev. Mr.. Hicks: Go and see
Arthur and shake your fist in his
face. Tell him / made him President by
my inspiration and he must give me an
unconditional pardon, and if he does
not God Almighty will blast him for
ever l tell you brother Hicks, L am
Gods man, and God takes care of his
own"
The friends of thecondemned man still
profess hope. Mr.. Reed says he does
not despair and he will make another
appeal to the President at the earliest
opportunity. DR.. Beard left here for
New York last evening, but is expec-
ted to return. Miss Chevallier will
have a conference with DR.. Golding
and Rev. Mr. Hicks this evening to
determine upon their future action,
with view to obtain a stay of exc
cution.
Guiteau said this morning to the
guard at his cell door that he was
prepared to 60, and would just as
leave be hung to-day as to wait until
Friday. At this time the news of the
adverse decision on the petition for re-
spite had not reached the Jail, but be
did not seem to be in any way inter
ested in the result. Rev. DR.. Hicks
called about 1870 and remained an
hour. He informed Guiteau of the re-
suit of the efforts in his behalf This
announcement did not seem to have a
depressing effect upon him and he
talked as cheerful as ever. He ex-
pressed some feeling because the Pres
ident had referred the subject of his re-
spite to the Attorney Generl, saying
President Arthur should have taken
the responsibility himself, that ne
(the prisoner) had not appealed to the
Cabinet but to the President, and as
his act had made him such, it was the
least the President could do to respite
him for a short time till the case could
be heard in the Supreme Court of the
United States. He then repeated that
he was Gods man and was in Gods
hands, and asked Dr. Hicks to be at
his side when he was hanged, saying
that he would die for his inspiration,
feeling that God would justify him in
the other world. He had now no per-
sonal interest in the matter, but he
felt for the nation that would suffer in
the event of his being hanged.
The window ou the east side of the
south wing of the Jail in which Gui-
teau's cell is located have been curtain
ed to shut out the light. This morn
ing the rope which is to be used in the
execution was put up for the occasion.
1t is a fine piece of MANILA, originally
seven-elghths size, which has been
stretched until it is now but three
fourths size and is forty six feet long.
After being laid out the ends were
firmly bound with twine and the knot
tied. At the same time the pinioning
cords, of stout cotton twine, were pre-
pared. These are four in number. to
tie the arms and hands behind his back,
and are three or four feet respectively.
The only preparation was cutting the
cord in proper lengths, and carefully
wrapping the ends.
The death warrant which has been
prepared by deputy clerk of the court,
will be signed on Monday and sent to
Warden Crocker. The time designat-
ed for the execution is between the
hours of noon and two P. NJ, June
Both, 1882.
Mr.. Reed, Guiteau's counsel, receiv-
ed letter this morning from Mr.. SEQ
vile, at Chicago, as follows:
Charles Reed, Dear SIR: Please send
the enclosed letter to Miss Chevallier
as well as you can through the mail.
Mrs. Scoville has gone East with Ber-
lha | fear for both, for Mrs. S. will GER
tainly attempt lives if her brother is
hung, and possibly before if hope is
lost. / hope they will watch and let
me know by mail or telegraph as to
their whereabouts.
GEORGE SCovILLE
The effect of the news of the Cabi-
net dicision upon Guiteau was not in
any way noticeable. He accepted it
much after the manner of a man who
had rather expected i'll news and he
made no suggestion as to the course to
be pursued. The Warden says that
he believes the assassin will not weak
en-, as he has indomtable nerve and
indeed rather expected the execution
Ever since his sentence he has had
less faith than those who have been
working for him. and the expedients