The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1882-07-06


When get 70 the l/Jrdy9
Beyond all earthly conception,
when am with The Lo.Iy
GLORY iiaeluiah,
Raising his voice 20 the ehcsi pitch
that ho could commands -
Glory iIalltuJab a:n ,h the Lord
This closed the chant. and then The Rev.
Dr. Hicks gave TO t;uiteau his final bcnc-
dlctiOn and farewell, saying God, the
Father lie with thee and give thee peace
for ever more" The att ;ndants then
pinione1 his logs, placed iIc moose over
his head, aii'i carefully adjusted it about
his neck. Mr. Strong placed the black
| ca over his head, and as he did 50 Gut
F., tcaG called out in loud tones: GLORY !.
| Glory Glory!'
Instantly The spring was touched. the
| drop fell 1T l2.ij ?. m, and Gutcan
| swung in air.
The body turned partly around and
| there was not tho sliglitcs, perceptiblc
motion Of tho limbs or any evidence Of
conscious effort 10 move them.
When the drop tell "A yell was sent up
| By some persons inside the jail. This
was repeated outside by over Il thousand
people, who hurrahcd Justify. There
| Was a general onslaught by the populace
| upon the door, which WAS SO powerful
| that tho officers were unable to withstand
it, Hundreds Of people crowded into the
office and there wa Il terrible crush at
| The door.
For Il, least forty seconds af',r the drop
| fell the body hung motiOnlcss. Then
| there WAS a slight motion of the shoulders
and legs. due to muscular contraction.
Three minutes after the drop fell the
| body WAS lowered To be examined by the
| physicians. There was decided action of
| The heart Tor fully fourteen minutes and
the pulse iluttcrc1 two minutes longer.
When the body had hung with tho feet
just touching the floor for over half All
| hour it was lowered into the coffin which
was " ,ting for it under tho scailold.
The physicians decided at once that tho
| neck had been broken when tho body
was lowered.
The black cap wa! removed and the
and composed. About the mouth here
was considerable moisture.
After the body had been arranged in
the coffin Warden Croclcr ascendcl the
steps of the scailuld. and, addressing the
crowd. which WAS kept back from the
scailold by the limo Of officers, said that
those who desired could pass alongside of
the scallul,l and view the body.
The crowd Of spectators was formed
into line, and, passing between the
scaffold and the wall of the Jail, viewed
tho dead face. Some Of the Jail officers,
three or four physicians and Dr.. Hicks
John W. Guitcau joined this company
and finned his dead brothers. face to
keep away tho flies. John Guitcau did
not 80 upon the scaffold, but stoo during
the scene just within the line cf officers
mt the bottom of the steps.
When liberty WAS given to the crowd
to view the remains the scatfold was ut
onco filled with people. who curiously
examined every joint and bolt.
At lao p. III. the lid of the coffin was
put IN place and tho body was borne to
the Jail chapel, where the physicians who
were to make the autopsy were assem-
bled.
Gutcau just before tho trap was sprung
dropped pieco oc paper from his hand.
This paper was given him by Warden
Crockcr to be dropped by the co Condemned
man as signal tha. he was ready.
JOHN w. GuitCau said to q reporter Just
after the execution that he was glad it
was over.
what will be dono with the remains? ?"
asked the reporter.
1--WE will bury him here in the Jail,
where he will DO satc,' said Guiteau
"lIc will not be taken out of the jail"
Tho spot indicated by tho Warden as
Guiteau's burial place is in the same
court as the gallows and few yards from
Guiteau when he came out into the ro-
tunda from his cell looked calm and col
iected, but was very pale. His arms
were pinioned behind him and he had his
head erect He ga.ed on tho crowd with
out flinching. He woro n black suit OF
clothes, and. instead of collar, a hand
kerchicf thrown loosely about his neck.
Those who expected ''sick ening" and
distressing scenes were disappointed.
Guiteau walked firmly through the ro-
tunda. IIo stumbled on one of the steps
leading up to the scafrold, but recovered
himself Immediately. Whom he began to
read his voice WAS loud and firm. He
gave the words now and then sort OF
singing infection like preacher reading
IL hymn.
Mrs Scoville was awaiting outside the
Jail until after tho execution took place
Sho decided not to view the remains this
afternoon, and about . o'clock returned
to the city.
Charles II. Reed, Gaitoau's counsel,
uid net witness the execution. lIe said
he could not stai.. it and intended to
leave the CITY.
1t is not known whether Scoville is in
town or not. John Guiteau says that he
has not seen him, and ho does not believe
he is i'll town.
John Guiteau appeared to be in a yery
serene frame of mind after tho ex ecution.
II believe he was insane," said John
Gultaau. Il predicted Just what would
happen-that he would 20 bravely to the
gallows. Tho trial was farce, and to-
DAY an insane man was executed
Whether he is insane before God. do
not know still believe if hc wns to be
tried again he would not be convicted
1t was not alues.ion for n jury
At half-past two O'Clock DR.. f. b. l.or-
ing concluded his examination of the
eyes of the dead man. Both eyes were
so indistinct that no opinion couli be
formed OF their condition or expression.
The physicians who performed the au-
topsy were Drs. ID. C. Lamb, ]. +. Harti-
gan and Il. L. Savers. In addition to
these physicians there were present Drs.
Noble Young, Robert Rcyburn, a. L.
Macdonald, Johnson Elliott, S. ~ H.
Mckiin, p. j. Murphy, Charles L. Mich
OILS. Surgeon General Barnes oft the Army,
Surgeon General Wales of the Navy, Drs
W. w. .Godding, a. II. Witmer and
Clarke Patterson of the St. Elizabeth
Asylum, DR.. ID. &. Patterson, Coroner of
the District, C. +. Kleinschmidt, j. r.
Hngner and Drs. Birdsall and Paust
John w. Guiteau and Dr. Hicks were
present for short timo but left the jail
before the conclusion.
a close examination ofthe body showed
that Guiteau's neck was broken and that
tho ropo had cut deep into the flesh of his
neck. There was disposition on the
part OF some of those present to get mo
mentoes Of sAe occasion ut any cost Tho
jail officers took tho rope from the gailows
and secreted it as soon rs the moose was
removed from tho dead mans neck.
DR.. Hicks said when asked about tho
burial that he did not want to say where
tho body would DO inferred. Tho funeral.
such rs it will be, will take place to-
morrow and will be as private as posi-
bio.
at n quarter-past o'clock the military
guard that has been on duty at tho jail
ever since tho cd of July last marched
away. Thoy were loudly cheered rs they
left.