The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-04
TELEGRAPHIC
GUIrEAU

What the Doctors say of the
BraIn-Tae Burial Cere-
monies.
New York. 3.-Iribule'S wash
ington: DR.. Williams, assistant
physician at the district Jail, does
not think Guiteau showed all the
frmness in his last hours with
which he has been credited. Ee
said: / had been at the jail every
night for whole week, watching
him pretty closely. On the night of
Thursday / visited his cell about
midnight and found him sitting on
a bed looking straight before him
into vacancy, the most perfect pic
ture of dependence I ever beheld.
He did not want any bungling. /
willingly promised to do it. You
will be dow q at this murder to-mor-
row." he said. To this l made no
reply. When / saw him next mora
ing the guard said that he had slept
none during the night. He would
occasionally go into dose and start
out OF it, with some inarticulate
sound. Officers bear witness that
lie ate nothing for his breakfast. He
may have put something in his
mouth amounting to nothing. 1t
was the way at dinner when he was
said to have eaten a hearty meal.
from what he has learned from the
guards he broke down in perfect
despair this m1rning and wept
I freely. 1t was necessary to make
every effort to keep him up, to talk
to him, fan him, and urge him to
be firm, to be q man. When General
Croker came into the cell to read
the death warrant Guiteau was
greatly agitated, but he was able to
stand. When it had been read he
sat down, when he reached the TOP
of the scaffold he faltered, Lot STUN
bled, and in reading his prayer, he
wavered so excessively that Croker
was at one time anxious TO stop it
I was just back of the seaffOId, and
could see him catching his breath,
and struggling to control himself
1t was dreadful.
THE BURIAL.
! Washington, 1.-The body OF
| Guiteau was buried this afternoon
in the northeast corner of the jail
and so far as known to the con
trary the remains will lie there un-
disturbed by any future Sepultrre
Under the law, the disposition OF
bodies Of criminals who are exc.
cuted rests within the discretion OF
the wardenS. In the case of Cult
eau, his sister, Mrs. ScOville, was
without means and could not have
undertaken his burial expenses
even if permitted to do so. TIE
only other relative who has ap
peared on the scene This brother
John W. GuiteaW was unwilling tC
assume the risk of taking charge Of
the remains, believing he would bC
powerless to prevent 'bedy snatch
els" from stealing them. therefore
| General Croker resolved to bury
the assassin's body witEin the walls
of the Jail, where itwould be beyond
the reach alike OF vengeance or spe
lculation. The northeast corner, il
which Guiteau is buried, is upOI
the opposite side of the rotunu;
from the one on which he wa!
hung, and from the window of tn,
cell in which he was confined on,
can look down upon his grave. TIL,
brick floor was removed this morn
ing, and a grave seven feet deel
Was dug. At 4 O'Clock this after
moon the coffin containing Chas. j
Gulteau was borne from the chape
upon the shoulders of six jail pri
SOners, and without any service O
ceremony whatever, was lowered
into the grave and buried from
sight. The only persons presen
were John w. Guiteau, DR.. Hicks
Warden CrOcker and son, Nj
Wright, undertaken, p. Warde, tn
engineer of the Jail, Deputy Warde
Russ, Captain Croker and the ST
prisoners who acted as pail bearers
The coffin was closed last evening
and no one has since been permi.te
: Ito see the remains. Mrs. Scovillt
accompanied by Miss Chevallier, a.
rived at the Jail shortly before
Io'cleck, and importuned the warde
to be allowed to see the remain
and witness the burial. Gener;
Crocker, however, remained 6rm
his determination not to accede
her request, and after a few minute
|, Ishe returned to the city, leaving
number of flower devices which 81
had brought with her, and whiC
q she expected to place upon Il
grave. AS the body was beiI
taken down the steps leading fro
the chapel to the central rotunda
the building, the moTrners,
rather the witnesses stood near tt
door leading to the northeast r
\ tunda, and as it was taken down Il
} flight of steps leading from the i
tunda to the brick floor Of the co
ridor, they silently filed in behir
the convict pail bearers. Arrive
,, at the grave the little prOcessiC
Ihalted. Warden Croker locke
lenquiringly first toward DR.. Hicl
land then to j. w. Guiteau. "a
right" said the latter, with II
Y same imperturbable composure I
, has exhibited all through the orde