The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-06

y Guiteau assembled the somewhat stes
: steps with as much steadiness as coul
II be expected from q man whose arm
IS were tightly pinioned. At the last sic
he
T FALTERED FOR MOMENT
( but was assisted by the officers VIII
: walked upon eilhef side Upon rcaci
5 ing the platform Guiteau was place
4 immediately behind the drop, facing IA
front of the sCatfold Captain Coleina
: stood on his right, Robert Strong on hi
: left and Woodward directly behind hiu
l Jones took position on the north side
near the upright corner of the structure
There was slight delay while the spec
r tators were pushing and iostI.n
r through the door leading from
: the roiunda to the corridor at the lowe
end OF which the Gtllows was placed
Guitcau, meanwhile, gazed upon th,
crowd, looked up at the beam over hi
head, and quickly made q survey Of al
the dread paraphcrualia. As soon q
the crowd had gained access, Genera
Crocker waved To them to uncover. ant
all heads were barred Or. Hicks ther
prayed in the words: so, Father, out O
the depths we cry 20 Thee, hear Thou
our supp!icatIon, for The sake IF Jesu.
Christ, the Savior, who has made full
Precipitation for us; behold this Thy
servant. We humbly pray Thou
wilt deliver him at his su
supreme moment of his life. Let Thy
| light descend upon him and llberate his
soul from prison. May he appear be
fore You absolved by Thy great mercy
From blood outlines, deliver him and
US. God, haye mercy on rs: Christ,
have mercy ON us; Lamb of God that
| takcth away the sins Of the world, have
mercy on us. Amen"
During the prayer, Guitcau stood with
bowed head. At its conclusion, DR..
| Hicks opened the Bible and Guitcau, ir
firm tones, said Il will read selection
from the 10th chapter Of Matthew, from
the 2oth to the 41st verses Inclusive"
He then read,
IN A CLEAR, STRONG VOICE
and with good information, showing lit
tie, if any, nervousness. DIR. Hicks
then produced the manuscript which
was prepared by the prisoner III the
morning, and held il before him while
Guitean read. While DR.. Hicks was ar
ranging the manuscript, Guiteau show
cd some nervousness and moved several
times from one foot TO the other. He
soon recovered his cOmpoSure and look
ed over the sea of upturned faces and
said: Il am now going u read to you
my last, dying prayer" He then
read in LOUD tone and with dis
tinct delIberation and emphasis
his prayer. At several points lie
paused and underworld 10 impart in
creased emphasis TO his words by the
peculiar facial expressions 50 often OBJ
served during the trial when he was an
gered at something said or done. This |
was particularly noticeable when lie al |
luded to President Arthur and when he !
declared that this nation would go |
down in blood. When he had finished |
reading his prayer he again surveyed |
the crowd and SAID, still with 8 firm !
voice: u am now going 50
READ SOME VERSES
which are intended To indicate my feel |
ings at the moment of leaving this world |
If set to music they my he rendered eff !
tective. The idea is that of ii child bah |
bling to its mama and papa. | wrote il |
this morning at about 10 O'Clock He |
then commenced to chant these verses
in sad, doletul style;
am going TO the Lordy, am so glad;
am going TO the LOrdy, / am 80 glad;
am gong to the Lordy, Glory iIaiiclujah, |
Glory Halleiujah |
am going to the LorIy, / love tho Iordy |
with al my soil, Glory IIalielaj ah!
AND that Is the reason am going TO the Lord, |
GLORY HaliciUiah;
Glory iiaileiujah, am going to the Lord
Here Guiteau's voice failed, and he
bowed his head and
BROKE INTO spBs,
but he rallied little and went on with |
his chant:
1 saved my party and my land, glory halle
But they have Murdered me for it. and that
- Is the reason am going to the LoTdy |
Glory halleluiah, glory hallelpjah am |
going to the Lordy."
Here again his feelings overcame him |
and he leaned his head on the shoulder |
OF DIR. Hicks, and sObbed pitifulIy. Stll |
he went on:
Il T:dfiifS sifli- 4 S.ili -ts s.fet
guess that VIII weep 40 mere when get
to the Lordy, Glory Haie!ujah -
Here there was another interruption
caused by sobs and emotions which he
was unable to rcpress. He wept bitterly
and with quivering lips and mournful
tones he went on TO finish his ditty:
II wonder wEatG viii see when ret to the
I expect to sec most splendid Thin gs, beyond
all earthly conception.
When am with the Lordy, Gi0-y HallclE-
jah."
Raising his voice To the highest pitch
that he could command, lac exclaimed,
GLORY halieluiah | am with the
Lord T. This closed the chant and Rev
DR.. Hicks gave Guiteau his nDal bene.
diction and farewell, saying: God the
Father be with thee and give thee peace
forever more"
The attendants then
PISIoNED HIS LEGS
and carefully adjusted the Moose about
his neck Mr.. Strong pulled the black
cap over his head, and as he did so
Guiteau called out IN loud tones: "GIo-
ry! Glory! Gloryn'
Instantly the spring was touched, the
drop fell and Guiteau fell in the air
The body turned partly around, but
there was not the slightest perceptible
movement of the limbs. When the
drop fell yell was sent up by some per
sons inside the jail. This was reechoed
outside dy thousand or more people,
who huTrahed Justify. Then there was
a general onslaught by the populace up
on the jail doors, the officers were I'M
able to withstand il, and hundreds of
people crowded into the office.
For at least forty seconds after the
drop fell the body hung motionless.
Then there was slight motion of the
shoulders and loins, due TO muscular
contraction. Three minutes after the drop
fell the body was lowered to be examined
by the physicians. There was de-
cided action OF the heart, for fully four
teen minutes and the pulse fluitered two
minutes longer. When the body had
hung with the feet Just touching the
ground for half an hour it was
LOWERED INTO THE COFFIN
which was under the scafTold The
physicians decided that the neck had
been broken. When the body was
lowered the black cap was removed and
the face exposed. The features were
paid and composed. About the mouth
there was considerable moisture At
ter the body had been arranged in
the coffin, Warden Crocker ascend
ed the steps Of the scaffold
and addressing the crowd said those
who desired could view the
body. Then the crowd of
spectators formed into line and pass
ing between the scaif0ld and the wall of
Jail viewed the remains. Some iaiI eff
GERS, two or three physicians and DR..
Hicks stood about the coffin John w.
Guiteau Joined this company and famed
his dead brothers. face TO keep away the
flies. John W Guiteau did not zsIunan
the scaffold but stood during ,hc scene
Just within line of the officers lust AZ the
bottom OF the steps. When liberty was
given to the crowd to view the body the
scaffold was at once
FILLED WITH PEoPLE,
who curiously examined every Joint and
bolt. At 40 p. N. the lid of the coffin
was put 10 place, and the body was
borne TO the Jail chapel, where the phy-
sicians who were to make the autcpsy
were assembled. After TIE body was
taken to the chapel arrangements were
made to let Mrs. ScoVille view the body.
Guiteau, just before the trap was sprung,
dropped a piece of paper from his hand
This paper was given him by Warden
Crocker to be dropped by the con.
demncd man as q signal that he was
ready. John w Guiteau said 70 To-
porter just. after The execution that he
was
Glad IT was ovEE.