The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-01
LATEST TELEGRAMS.
GUBTEAU.
Continued from paoe 3.

Oulteau the latter was calm, bsirg thor
o1ghly sustained by his idea Of inspisa.
tIOn. When ne first entered the cell the
assassin Wept cOpiously and explained
the tears and emotion by saying that he
vas hlled with joy ut the prospect of the
nearness OF his relief from his prosecutors
Yesterday afternoon, prior to Mrs. SEQ
vllle's visit to the Jail, she sent
him boquet, which without the
Knowledge OF the warden or his deputy,
was carried into the cell. Deputy
Warden Russ passed through the cor
ridOr sooI afterwards, and noticing the
bouquet. asked who had given it to him.
my sister" CURLY replied the assassin.
The warden was about TO pass on when
be concluded the bouquet was worthy of
examination, and he took it from the
cell. Il was handed to DR.. McWil.
liams, the jail physicisn, who carefully
examined the flowers. and declared they
had been drugged. impregnated with
some poison. He took the boquet to 8
chemist, st O'Clock, this morning, for
analysis, and at thiswriting it has not been
returned to Jail
Before 10 o'clock the crowds had be-
gun to assemble before the Jail Enter
prlsing vendors of lemon AIDE, peanuts and
cakes sal up their booths under the
shade oftrees, and did q thriving business
with the hot and thirsty crowd. The roads
leading to the prison were thronged with
stragglers Of all ages ,sexesIand conditions.
One old couple, whose legs had been
amPutsted below the knees, hobbIed
along on pair of wooden pegs. Colo red
men and women composed the greater
part OF the spectators and as the space
from the jail gradually filed the sight
seers placed themselves on the SANDY
hills fronting the Jail sad enduring the
excessive heat, prepared to wait until the
excitement Of the hanging should ba over.
Guiteau showed great nervousness and
appeared greatly startled when be heard
the rattle Of muskets on the stone floor Of
the rotunda. From that moment Guitesu
appeared thoroughly overcome with emo
ton. He wept freely and seemed to be
in great anguish. The scene in the
rotunda, while waiting for the prisoner.
was one long TO be remembered. Soldiers
were drawn on one side, and long line
of spectators on the other. It was under
stood that GuiIeau was very much de-
pressed, and it was expected his passage
TO the gall0ws would present very dis-
tressing sight. The movement Of officers
about the jail door was watched with
eager attention. After the death warrant
was read by the warden, the
prisoner became more composed,
and tarning away began to brush
his hair. At 1920 loud steam whistle
was blown at the work house which il
near the jail This whistle, ususlly
blows at II o'clock, and by it Guiteau
was in the habit in gsuging time. The
whistle, to-day, was, by special arrange
ment delayed, SO that its startling sum-
mons might not come hefore the officers
were ready. Two minutes later the iron
gates at the end of the corri-
dor clicked, and then Warden Croker
made his appearance, and q moment
later the familiar figure of Guiteau was
seen. His face was palIid and the mus
cles about the mouth moved nervously.
Other than this there was no sign OF fall
tering. The procession moved quickly to
the scaffOld, and Guiteau assembled the
somewhat steep steps with as much stesdi-
ness as could be expected from q man
whose arms were tightly pinioned.
At the last step he faltered for mo
ment, but WAS assisted by the officers,
who walked up on either side. Upon
reaching the platform, Guitesu was
placed Immediately behind the drop,
facing the front of the scsffold. Capt.
Coleman stood upon his right; Roberi
Strong upon his left, and Woodward
directly behind him. Jones took posi-.
ton on the north eide near the upright o!
the beam. Warden Crocker took his
position st the southeast corner OF the
structure. There was q slight delay
while the spectators were pushing and
jOstling through the door leading from
; the retunda to the corridor, at the lowel
end Of which the gallows was placed
Guiteau meanwhile gazed upon TIT
crowd, looked up at the beam over his
, head, and quickly made s. survey
of ell the dread parsphernalia
AS soon as the crowd gained access Gen
eral Croker waved to them to uncove
! and ali heads were bowed. DR.. Hicks
than prayed in these words:
Father, out Of the depth we cry t
: Thae; hear our suDlication for thu ssks
of Jesus Christ, Savior, who made fui
provision for us. Behold this, thy serv
ant! we bumbly pray that thoS
4 wiz deliver him st this supreme momen
Of his life. Let Thy light descend upol
him; liberAte his soul from the perso
: that he may appear before Thee absolve
by Thy great mercy. From blood-guIlt
mess deliver him and usi Christ, hav
, mercy on u.s. Lamb Of God, that tsket
away the sins Of the world, have marc
on u.s. Amen and Amenl
I During the prayer Guiteau stood wit
bowed head. At the conclusion, ID
4. Hicks opened the qible and Guiteau,
S firm tones, said: 81 will read q 81
i lection from the 10th chapter OF Mstthe
from the q b TO 4lst verses inclusive.
& He then read in clear stroSg voice an
= with good information, showing little,
n any nervousness. DR.. Hicks then pre-
8 duced the manuscript which was pr
g pared hp the prisoner this morning, as
= held it before him, while Guiteau res
While DR.. Hicks Was arranging q
Ill manuscript Guiteau exhibited sIig
nervousness, and moved several tim
: from one foot to the other. DE sol
recovered bis composure, looked over &
he sea of up.urned faces and ssid: Il q
now going to read TO you my last dyiI
- prayer.
Il He then read in a loud tone al
of with distinct and deliberate Ell
az phasis the prayer before given. 1
TO- several points he had paused al
il. endeavored to empart increased el
phasis to his words by the pecaii
- facial expression 50 often oOserv
Sc. during the trial, when he W
Tor angered at something which "
:" aid or done. This was peculiar