Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1882-07-07

isrst IN one foot, and then on the other. |
thua irving unconscious indication that |
his hi mind was wholly occupied with The
nresant circumstances.
After the prayer was finished he became |
perfectly serene ana waited patiently az
DR.. Hicks prepared announcer paper Tor him
to road. For this second paper those pres |
ent had been wholly unprepared. Guiteau,
an Dr. Hicks was arranging the sheets. |
tnrned 70 the thrOng, and In the most IA |
milan. off band manner. said:
stI am now going to read some verses,
which are intended to indicate my feelings
nj the moment of leaving this world. Ii
set TO music they may be rendered etfec-
tive. The idea is that of Child babbIing
tn his mamma and to his papa. wrote it
this morniDg about 10 O'clock"
He then began to chant, and the most
pitiful spectacle of the day was this. He
hut, he dronet. the doggerel off and the
effec; was startling and painful upon the
people. and seemed to be saddening TO him.
self. These were the verses:
am Going TO the l.ordy-I am so glad!
am .oing TO the Lsrdy-Glory, Haieiujahi
Glory, Hallsuiah! I am .sing to the Lord
love the Lordy with all my soul,
Glory Hallelujah! And that Is the reason
am going 10 the LOrdy. Glory Halleluiah!
Glory HaneluJah! L an gong to the Lord.
wonder what will do when get to the Lsrdy?
guess that Will weep no more when Get to the
Lordy.
Ok Glory r. HaIleiujah! lam going to the Lord
wonder what will see whom get to the Lordy!
expect 70 see most splendid things, beyond all
When am with the Iordy. Glory. Hallelniah!
Glory, Halleluiah! am with the Lord.
Nothing could have been more dreary.
Guiteau swayed back and forth, not in
weakness. but in unconscious attempt at
rhythmical accompaniment. After the
second verse his voice began to break, bis
face became flushed and his chest began
to heaye. Never did more sorrowful or
piAlntiye wall 20 from the gallows than
that With which the chanting Of the third
stanza was done. He choked, and sobbed,
and his head fell over on DR.. Hicks
shoulder. The professional men we're alert.
s.This is the collapse" they evidently
thought. They were by his side to Steady
him. DR.. Hicks by sign intimated that
I the emotion was not caused by fear. but
possibly by slight reaction from the ex-
altation by which he had been supported.
In minute he drew himself up to his full
height and shouted the last line of his YER
ses:
"Glory, hallelujah, am with the Lord.
This was the end of his formal utter
| ance. and when it was over he was As So
rene as his executioEeTs were nervous. -
That sadly walled doggerel had unnef we'd
| the officers. Guiteau nodded to Warden
Crocker. and the warden gave the grim
hangman a glance. In all instant the
| moose dangled before Guiteau. The hang
man drew it over the assassi1's head, and
| Guiteau even bent his neck little to IA
cilitats the adjustment. He turned and
said. do not pull it too tight. Mr..
Strong" and Mr. Strong replied. ono, I
won't hurt you, Charlie"
| He did not pull the moose taut. The
deputy who was binding Guiteau's feet
| was slow about it. The assassin looked
down on him as though impatient. This
shaking, but DR.. Hicks placed his hand
| on the assassin's head and said:
''God, the Father be with thee, and give
thee peace forevermore."
Then the hangman drew from his pock-
| ct the black cap Guiteau bent his head
to receive it. The Warden stepped behind
Guiteau and put a piece of paper in his
hand. Then the Warden took his place in
| front of the curtained window of the exc
cutioner's coll. DR.. Hicks knelt at the
railing. Guiteau said in clear, firm tones
underneath the black cap.
''The angels are coming to me. Glory
| glory! ready!''
| One could have heard him at the far end
of the Jail. The little paper fell f1utterin.
| to the platform. He clenched his fist so
that the nails cut into the palms. Then
there was wave of the white handkerchief
! hold by the Warden. q crash. q fall, a re-
bound. and Guiteau was dead. For mo-
ment it seemed as though the customary
| evidences Of natures resistance to such
violence would be wanting. They appear
ed, however, in few seconds, but slight
| ly.s, A few twitchings of the limbs, the
slow relaxation of the clsnched fists, and
| the body of the assassin was still.
| Then there arose such yell as men do
not want to hear more than once. The
prisoners in the Jail raised 1t. They
knew when the drop fell as well as those
who saw it.
The ears of physicians were at Guiteaus
heart for fifteen minutes, and then were
removed for the beating had stopped. He
was allowed to hang thirty minutes, aud
was then lowered into the cofin, which
rested beneath his feet. They removed
| and his eyes wide open, but there was not
| trace of pain, and they decided that his
| death must have been instantaneous. HIS
brother, who had been refused the privi-
lege Of taking Guiteau's hand after he
fell, was now allowed to stand by tho open
coffin while the throng passed and looked
at the dead assassin's face. John Guitean
was as calm as his brother had been.
The drop fell at 1876. observatory time,
and an hour fr,m that time the body was
under the scalpel.
John w. Guteau stood vt the bottom
Of the scaffod steps during the execution.
Mrs. ScOville, Guittau's sister. arrived at
the Jail at II O'Clock and asked to be ad-
mitted. She appeared to be greatly excit-
ed. Gen. Croker declined to admit her
unless Guiteau specially desired it. john
w. GuiCeau was sitting in the rotunda.
and he went to Mrs. Scovlle and dissuad-
ed her from the attempt to see her BROTH
er. Their conversation was in the pres
ence Of considerable crowd which had
gathered outside the Jail. Guiteau WAS
not Informed OF her desire to be admitted.
She waited outside the Jail till after the
hanging, and then returned to her lodg-
ings in the city.
Churchville.