Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-07
SOME OF GUITEAu's GIFTS.

Ihe Assassin hegurdtnl HIS autograph OF
More Value than Money-Ho,c TAO Cor
respondents Sac the Erecttion-Ihe True
Story of the funeral.
Washington Correspondent Philadelphia
Times, July g..
One of the strongest witnesses of the ex-
perts retained by the government during the
trial was DR.. A. E. Mcdonald, superintendent
of the New York city insane asylum, on
Blackwell's Island. He came to Washington
several days prior to the execution and was
present during the autopsy in the Jail chapel.
He has maintained throughout the entire case
that Guiteau was never insane in his life, but
was despicable villain, who should have
been hanged long ago. He has never doubted
that his testimony Or the witness-stand would
be substantiated by the post-mortem exami-
nation and the Developments Of Friday have
made him feel very well satisfied with his
course during the trial. DR.. Mcdonald did
not think it proper that the assassin should
have been allowed 10 make such lengthy and
blasphemous exhibition on the scaffold, but
seemed glad to know that he would not trou-
BILE experts any more.
Despite Guiteau's denunciation of Warden
Crocker and Deputy Russ the afternoon pre-
ceding his death, 1t turns out that he instruct.
ed Mr.. Hicks to express his regrets to these
gentlemen for having acted so rudely to them
while they were in his cell with his sister, and
to say that he had no harsh feeling toward
either of them. This was done by Mr.. Hicks
on Saturday morning, previous to the funeral
services and while sitting IN the cell last occu.
pied by the assassin.
An examination was made of the three cells
which the prisoner had been allowed to
utilize for his comfort, but beyond few
Insignificant articles of clothing and half a
nj has ri i'm
movable had been taken away by the
family or Mr.. Hicks. The red undershirt
and drawers formerly worn by Guiteau he
had left behind for Buchanan, the colored
waiter, who had shown him such atten
ton during his confinement. He declined to
| give money to any OF the prisoners who assist
ed in cleaning up his cell or corridor, saying
that autographs or newspapers lead by him
would be recompense enough for their ser
vices. These souvenirs OF the assassin were
eagerly seized and sent away to Persons on the
| outside, pending release of their owners
An amusing incident happened during the
execution, IN which couple of distinguished
correspondents figured. They had, through
the friendship of District Attorney Corkhill
been accorded the privilege of being locked NJ
in the tier of cells just above the place o
execution and where they commanded goot
view of the scaffold. This was all very wei
until the trap fell, when the body was on
of the range of their vision. Both mel
clamored to get out, but they were ther
under lock aud key and everybody
connected with the Jail was then too busy
to pay any attention to their frantic de-
mands. 1t was noticeable that the New Yorl
distinguished correspondent had an exclusive
account as to the action of the exc cuted man.
body. Il was also observable that both the
New York and Philadelphia men who were
thus caught got even with the boys who
laughed at them by writing up an interview
with the assassin.
A later incident was the manufactured Asso
ciated Press report OF the burial OF Guiteau,
true and exclusive account of which was SEN
in these dispatches. The only newspaper wit
nesses were the Times correspondent and al
assistant, and the place Of Guiteau's burial il
kept secret to head off sight-seers at the jai
and relieve the officers of the pressure which
comes OF curiosity. There is no truth in thu
story that DR.. Hicks will give the remains t.
the Army Medical museum. They were no
embalmed and were already offensive at tn
time Of burial, modification having set in.