The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-02
GUTTEAU's PRESENTS.
The Vnrious Articles Received BY the Con-
denned Assassiu-A Change OF Spirits.


The popular reprobation of the assas.
sins crime is still manifested in differ
ent ways. The common mode OF ex-
pressing the feeling against theassassin,
says correspondent, is to send a rope
suggestively noosed. These ropes
began to come by express and mail
before the trial, and are still coming in.
They have been sent to the district at
torney, to Mr.. Scoville, to the warden
of the Jail and to the assassin himself.
A little room at the Jail is strewn with
ropes received from various parts OF the
country. Some of them are ropes such
as are generally used in executions,
with the conventional hangman's moose
skillfully made. Many other little re-
minders of the fate that awaits him
come in the mail to the assassin, but the
warden, as rule, keeps them from his
eyes.
Cheap comic pictures representing
the gallows with dangling victim are
also sent to the assassin. In every
nook in the district attorneys Office can
be found some testimonial of popular
feeling respecting the assassin. Many
Of the things received have been de-
stroyed. In one corner of Mr.. Cork
hills private office is little heap of
ropes. A bundle of switches was sent
to the scoundrel from Florida. A citi-
zen of Osceola, Iowa, in order to testify
to his feelings in unique way, invested
So so in pair of white kids and fine
white satin tie, the tips of which he
dyed blood red. He sent these with
request that they be worn by the cul-
prit on the scaftold, the red marks to
testify the innocent blood Of his vie
tim. They now form part OF The dis
trict attorneys museum.
From Ohio came little wooden box,
opened on one SIDE It contained q
miniature scaffold, on which a paper
image of man WAS hanging, while q
score of paper women were hauling on
the rope. These were, according to
the inscription on tho box, "Ihe women
of Ohio"
Among other curiosities saved by the
district attorney is miniature scaffold
and coffin, very neatly constructed, and
gallows.tree, with an efigy six or
seven inches long suspended upon it.
There is also little coffin, the open
lid of which exposes q deaths head
The coffin is inscribed Strangulatus
pro diabolo, 1882"
All sorts of pictures, cartoons and
letters have been received and de-
stroyed. During the early part of the
trial great many gags of various pat
terms, the common form being corn
cob with strings tied at each end, were
received, with request that they be
applied to the prisoner. Some of these
have been preserved. In the same con-
nection may be mentioned various pots
of glue and mucilage, sent with the
suggestion that the villains mouth be
glued up. Many patent medicine firms,
doubtless with an eye to an advertise
ment, sent the district attorney sam.
pies of their wares, proposing that he
dose himself with the mixtures so that
his health should not fail him until he
had convicted the prisoner.
The district attorney has also received
large amount Of Confederate money to
he turned over to the prisoner One
imposing testimonial letter, signed
"Oitizens," contained one copper penny
to be given to Mr.. s ,oville to aid in he
defense. A letter received from New
Waterford, Conn, from a rope-maker
proposed to make for the assassin 6
red, white and blue rope out of silk ol
any other material the district attorney
) might select. One OF the most ghastly
) curiosities in the museum is a black
cap sent by an unknown frieni OF JUS
tice.
A letter that camo from Chicago sug
gested as the proper mode of execution
that the assassin be fa tened to q rope
800 feet long, the other end being at
tached to balloon, which would give
} him veritable "fight to glory"
The demon, according to Warden
l Crocker, has become as docile as {
lamb; doesn't insist upon having hi.
own way as he cid during the trial, and
: does what he is ordered to do without
a rnurmur. He has lost much Of hi
accustomed bravado, and does not be
como so excited when in conversation
General CIocker states that he does no
believe any man under sentence o
death ever more fully appreciated the
4 awful situation than the condemned
$ He has become very much depressed il
D spirits and shows it. He behaves will
' perfect decorum, and there is not
4 sign of insanity in his conversation O.
9 actions. He is denied the privilege o
. seeing visitors now altogether, and thi
seems to worry him.
: Clerks in the French goyeinmen
8 offices are not SO we'll paid as 10 max
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