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

Aio1e UulJeauS voice broke, and
he bowed his head and broke into
SobS; but he rallied little and went
on with his chant:
saved my party and my land,
Glory hsllelujah!
But they have murdered me for il,
And that Is the reason I am going to
the Lordy;
Glory hsllelujsh, glory hallelujshi
l am going to the LOrdy.
Here again his feelings overcame
him and he leaned his head on the
Shoulder Of Dr.. Hicks and sobbed
pItltully. Still he went on:
1 wonder what I will do when I get to
the Lordy;
[ guess thst will weep no mora when
l get to the Lordy;
Glory hal,elojab!
Here there was another INTERRUPT
ton caused by sobs and emotion.
which he was unable to reDress
be Wept bitterly and then with
quiVeTing mouth and mournfuI
tunes he went on to finish his ditby.
l wonder what l will see when I % to
the Lordy.
expect to meet splendid things beyond
all earthly conception,
When am with the Lordy.
Glory Hallelujsh!
Raising his voice to the highest
pitch that he could command
Glory Hsllelujah!
l am with the 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 eYermore.
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"
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 up 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 futtered two minutes
longer. When the body had hung
with the feet just touching the
ground over half an hour, it was
lowered into a coffin which was
waiting for it under the scaffold.
The physicians decided the neck had
been broken. When the body was
lowered, the black cap was removed
and the face exposed. The features
were pallid and composed, and about
the mouth was considerab mOis-
ture.. After the body had been ar
ranged in the coffin, Warden Croker
assembled the steps of the scaffold
and, addressing the crowd, said
those who desired could view the
body. Then the crowd of specta-
tors was f6smed into a line, and
passing between the scaffold and
wall OF the jail, viewed the re-
mains. Some jail officers, two or
three physicians and DR.. Hicks stood
about the coffin. John w. Guiteau
famed his dead brothers face to
keep away the flies. John w. Gui-
teau did not go Ell the scaffold. but
stood during the scene Just within
the line or the officers at the bottom
Of the steps. When liberty was
given to the crowd to view the body
the scaffOld was at once filed with
people who curiously examined
every joint and bolt.
At LAO pm. the lid Of the coffin
was put in place and the body borne
to the jail chapel. where the physi-
clans who were to make the au-
topSy were assembled. After the
body was taken to tle chapel ar
rangements were I1ade to let Mrs.
ScOvllle view it.
Guiteau, just before the trap was
sprung, dropped paper from his
hand. This paper was given him
by Warden Croker, to be dropped
by the condemned man as a sign
that he was ready.
John w. Guiteau said to the re-
porters, just after the execution
that he was glad it was over. "What