The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-04
GuITEAU BURIED.


WASHINGTON, July /. The burial Of
Gultcau took place in the Jail at4 O'Clock.
There were present John Guitoau, Mrs.
Scovile little Bertha, the warden and the
undertaken. The services, by DR.. Hicks,
were the simple buralseryices Of the church,
SO far as is now known to the contrary,
the remains will lie there undisturbed by
any future sepulture. Under the law the
| disposition of bodies of criminals who are
executed rests within the discretion of the
warden. In the case of Guiteau, his sister,
Mrs. ScOvllle, was without means, and
could not have undertaken his burial ex-
| penses even if permitted to do SO. The
only other relative who has appeared upon
| the scene, his brother, John w. Guiteau,
was unwilling to assume the risk OF taking
charge ofthe remains, believing he would
be powerleSs TO prevent body-snatchers
from stealing them; therefore, General
Crocker resolved to bury the assassln's
body within the walls Of the Jail where it
would be beyond the reach alike Of ven
geance or speculation.
The northeast corridor, in which Guiteau
was buried, is upon the opposite side of the
rotuuda from the one in which he was hung,
and from the window of the cell in which
he was confined one can look down upon
HIS GRAVE.
The brick flooring was removed this morn.
ing anda grave seven feet deep was dug.
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the coffin con
tanning the body of Charles j. Guiteau
was borne from the chapel upon the shout
ders Of SIX Of the Jail prisoners, and with.
out any service or ceremony whatever was
lowered into this grave and buried from
sight. The only persons present were Jno.
w. Guitcau, Dr. Hicks, Warden Crocker
and son, Mr. Wright, the undertaken Ward,
the engineer of the jail; Deputy Warden
ltuo, NuIl' NlpIhNI NnNl Alt Ola IllobItlo
who acted As pal.bearers. The coffin was
closed last evening and no one has since
been permitted to see the remains.
Mrs, Scovilc, accompanied 10y Miss
Chavaller, arrived at the Jail shortly before
4 o'clock and importuned the warden to be
allowed to see the remains and witness the
burial Gen Croker, however, remained
firm in his determination not to accede to
her request, and after few minutes she
returned to the city, leaving
NUMBER or FLOWER PIECES.
Which she had brought with her and which
she expected to place upon the grave.
Az the body was being taken down the
steps leading from the chapel to the cen
trail rotunda of the building the mourners,
or rather witnesses, stood near tho door
leading to the northeast rotunda, and as it
was taken down the flight of steps leading
from the rotunda to the brick floor of the
COlIiuCI tlcf nllcHtif uiNu ~ pchiho tho
convict pail bearers. Arrived at the grave
the little procession halted, Warden Crock
er looked inquringly first toward DR.. Hicks
and then to John w. Guitoau. "All right"
said the latter, with the same impulturable
composure he has exhibited all through the
ordeal Of the past three days. The coffin
was at once lowered to its place. After the
earth had been replaced and the top of the
grave levelled off John W. Guiteau stepped
forward and placed at Its head crown of
white mmortcllcs. Not word was spok.
en-, not tear was shed. An outcast from
human sympathy when leaving, Guiteau
had found an unwcpt sepulchcr in an un-
marked grave.