The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1882-07-06

has just started for the gallows. AT
IL O'Clock Mrs. Scoville arrived and
besought admission. She was la.
boring under great excitement.
John w. Guiteau went out to see
her and persuaded her to make no
further attempt to gain admlttance,
1885 a. m.-While DIR. Hicks was
in the cell, at IL o'clock, Guiteau
made some requests as to the execu-
ton, and having made copies of
his last prayer, poem and other
writings. and tore up the originals,
he had his boots blacked, and as his
brother was leaving his dinner
was brought i'll. Guiteau ate with
quite a relish. When DIR. Hicks
came out of the cell he said the pris-
oner had not the slightest fear. awe
have had a pleasant reli-
gious conversation. He feels
now that his preparations
are finished and he is ready for the
last formality. He commits himself
to God with the utmost confidence.
| think he will show some. emotion,
because the nervous strain is so
great"
IZ:5o;-Gulteau is now reading his
farewell address.
The drop fell at 12:4O p. m.
12:45.-The crowd outside of the
Jail has got word that the prisoner
has been hanged, and is rending the
air with shouts SO that it is impossi-
BILE to hear voice inside.
1Z:46.-Guiteau's neck was broken
by the fall, and not a movement of
the limbs or body was detected.
Death ensued instantly.
Shortly before II o'clock Gmteau
seemed to break down completely,
and burst into tears and sobbed hys-
terically. After the death warrant
was read to the prisoner by the
warden, he became much more COM
posed, and, turning away, began to
brush his hair with his old appear
ance of staggering sang-froid.
AT 1915 p. m. loud steam whistle
was blown at the work house,
which was near the Jail. This
whistle usually blows at 12
O'Clock, and by it Guiteau was in the
habit of reckoning his time. The
delay to-day was by special ar
/
mons might not come before the Of
ficers were ready. Two minutes
later the iron gates at the end of
the corridor clanked. then Warden
Crocker made his appearance and a
moment later the familiar counte-
nance of Guiteau was seen. His
face was pallid and the muscles
about his mouth moved nervously.
| Otherwise there were no signs
of faltering. The procession moved
quickly to the scaffold and Guiteau
ascended twelve somewhat steep
steps with as much steadiness as
could be expected from man whose
arms were tightly pinioned behind
him. AT tie last step he faltered
for a moment, but was assisted by
two officers who walked one upon
either side. Upon reaching the plat
form Guiteau was placed Immediate
ly behind the drop, facing the front of
the scaffold. Captain Coleman
stood upon his right, Mr.. Robert
Strong upon his left, Mr.. Wood
ward directly behind him, and Mr..
Jones took position On the north
side, near the upright OF the beam
| General Crocker, the warden, took
his position at the southwest cor
ner of the structure. There was
slight delay, while the crowd of
250 or more spectators were pushing
and jostllng through the door lead
ing from the rotunda to the corri-
dor, at the lower end of which the
gallOws was placed. Guiteau mean
while gazed upon the crowd, looked
up at the beam over his head, and
quickly made survey of all the
dread paraphernalia. AS sooD as the
crowd had gained access, General
Crocker waved to them to uncover
and all heads were barred. DIR.
Hicks made an invocation, i'll these
words:
"Father, out of the depths we cry
to Thee. Hear Thou our supplIca-
tions, for the sake of Jesus Christ
| our Savior, who has made full pro-
pitiation for us. Behold this Thy
servant. We humbly pray that
Thou wilt deliver him at this su-
preme moment of his life. Let Thy
light descend upon him. Liberate
his soul from prison. May he
appear before Thee absolved by
thy great mercy from blood guilt
iness. Deliver bim and us. God
have mercy on us. Christ, have
mercy on US. Lamb of God, that
taketh away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us. Amen and
amen"
During prayer Guiteau stood
mi u
sion DIR. Hicks opened the Bible,
and Guiteau in firm tones said:
81 will read a selection from the
tenth chapter of Matthew, from the
2Sth to the 41st verse, lnclusive.n
He then read, in a clear and strong
voice, and with good intonation,
showing little, if any. nervousness.
DR.. Hicks produced the manuscript
which was prepared by the pris-
oner this morning, and held it
before him, which Gufteau read.
While DIR. Hicks was arrang-
ing the manuscript Guiteau
exhibited slight nervousness and
moved several times from one foot
to the other. He soon recovered
his composure, looked over the sea
of upturned faces nd said, " L am
now going to read to you my last
dying prayer"
He then read in a loud tone and
with distinct and deliberative en-
phasis the following: "My dying
prayer on the gallows Father, now
L go to Thee and the Savior. l have
finished the work Thou gavest me
to do, and am only too happy to go
to Thee. The world does not vet
appreciate my mission, but Thou
knowest Thou didst inspire Car
fields removal, and only good has
come from it. This is the best evil
dence that the inspiration came from
Thee, and L have it set forth in my
book that all men may read and know
Thou, Father, didst inspire the act
for which am now murdered. This
government and nation, by this act,
l know, will incur Thy eternal
enmity, as did the Jews by killing
Thy man, my Savior. The retribu-
ton in that case came quick and
sharp, and know Thy divine law of
retribution will strike this nation
and my murderers in the same way.
The dIabolical spirit of this nation
and its government and its news
papers towards Thee will Justify
Thee in cursing them, and 1 know
that Thy divine law of retribution
is inexorabie. /, therefore, predict
that this nation will go down in
blood, and that my murderers,
from the executive to the