The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-07-01

| am going to the Lordy; 1 am so glad;
l am going to the Lordy, l am SO clad:
sm going to the Lordy, glory hAlIelu-
Glory HallelUjabl
am going to the Lordy, l love the
Lordy
With all my soul, Glory hallelujah, aud
that Ia the reason
am going to the Lord.
Glory hallelujah, glory hAlleluiab,
L am going 10 the Lord.
Here Guiteau'S voice broke. and
he bowed his head and broke into
sobs; but he rallied little and went
on with his chant:
L saved my party and my land,
Glory hallelujahl
But they have murdered me for It,
ana that Is the reason | am going to
the Lordy;
Glory heuelujsh, glory hallelujahl
l am going to the LOrdy.
Here again his feelings Cvercane
him and he leaned his head on the
Shoulder of Dr.. Hicks and sobbed
pltifully. Still he went on:
1 wonder what 1 will do when I get to
the Lordy;
L guess that l will weep no more when
l get to the Lordy;
Glory hsl,el1jah!
Here there was another interrup-
ton caused by sobs and emotion.
which he was unable to repress.
he wept bitterly and then with
quivering mouth and mournfuI
tunes he went on to finish his ditby.
l wonder what l will see when I % to
the Lordy.
L expect to meet splendid things beyond
all earthlr conception,
When am with TIE Lordy.
Glory Hallelujahl
Raising his voice to the highest
pitch that he could command
Glory Hallelujah!
l am with tho Lord.
This closed the chant. Rev. DR..
Hicks gave Guiteau his final bene-
dictiOn and farewell, saying: "God,
the Father, be with thee and give
thee peace for evermore."
The attendants then pinioned his
legs, and carefully adjusted the
moose about his neck. Mr.. Strong
placed the black cap over his head,
and as he did so, Guiteau called out,
in loud tones: GLORY glory glory p
Instantly the trap was sprung, the
body turned partly around, but
there was not the slightest percep-
tible motion Of the limbs. When
the drop fell yell was sent I'D by
the persons inside the jail. This
was r9-echoed outside by thousand
or more people who hurrahed Justify.
There was a general onslaught by
the pOpulace upon the Jail door; the
officers were unable to withstand it
and hundred people crowded into
the Office. For several seconds after
the drop fell the body hung motion.
less. Then there was a slight mo-
ton 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 for fully fourteen minutes,
and the pulse fluttered two minute
longer. When the body had hume
with the feet just touching the
ground over half an hour, IL wa:
lowered into a coffin which was
waiting for it under the scaffoId
| The physicians decided the neck haC
been broken. When the body was
lowered, the black cap was removed
and the face exposed. The features
were pallid and composed, and abou
| the mouth was considerable mOiS-
ture.. After the body had been ar
ranged IN the coffin, Warden Crocke
assembled the steps of the scaffolt
and, addressing the crowd, saiC
those who desired could view til,
body. Then the crowd of specta
tors was f6sned into a line, an,
, passing between the scaHold an
wall Of the Jail, viewed the re
mains. Some jail officers, two 0
three physicians and DR.. Hicks stoo
dOOuS OuC SOHlHs OOnu W. UulG6a
: famed his dead brothers face {
keep away the flies. John w. Cru
' teau did not go eL the seaffold, bu
; stood during the scene just With
/ the line or the officers at the bottOI
( Of the steps. When liberty Wa
: given to the crowd to view the bod
!, the scaffold was at once filled wit
people who curiously examine
/ every joint and bolt.
: At LAO pm. the lid of the cOai
: was put in place and the body borI
n to the jail chapel. where the phys
e clans who were to make the a
Ii topSy were assembled. After IL
z body was taken to the chapel q
engagements were made 60 let MI
q Scoville view it.
L Guiteau, just before the trap W
i sprung, dropped a paper from
ID hand. This paper was given hi
4 by Warden Croker, to be drOpp
II by the condemned man as a 81,
u that he was ready.
As John w. Guiteau said to the !
IS DOrtors. inst after the oxacutiO