The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-01

am - glad:
SIN going to the Lordv.
Glory hailrluIah. Glory haclujah!
ala going 20 the Lordy.
iovc 3hc Lordy with al my soul;
GLORY 'ai' 'ujIhi
Anc .l.1i !. he 'cA'pn
,myn.h lj.I o,.r' oanelniao
&c.. .af 90 81" .,.il.
, Here Guiicaus voice failed. ana be-
bowed hi. head and broke into sobs. But
he rallied a little and went on with his
chant:
{" | saved ny INrty and Wy land;
GLORY hallolu'ah
Bui :hcy have murdered ne foTi n,
And that ls she reason
am going 20 tie Lorfy;
Glory halelu jah! Glory halelujshl
AIN going io The iOrdy.
Here again his feelings Oyercame him,
and he leaned his head on Me shoulder Of
Mr.. Hicks, and sobbod pitiiully. still he
went on:
wonder what | will do
when get 30 the Lordy;
guess that I will weep no more
When Rct 10 the IOrdy-
Glory halelnjah!"
Here there was another interruption
caused by sobs and emotion which he was
unable TO rcpress. He wept bitterly, and
then, with quiyering lips and mourniul
tones, he went on to finish his ditty:.
"IwOnCer what ! will see
Whru &c, - the Lordy:
IeAi CT to soc most spendidthings
Beyond al earthly conception.
When am with the Lordy-
Glory hallelujah -
(Raising his voice TO the highest pitch that
he could command.)
GLORY ha1lclujah. am with the Lord!r
This closed the chant, and then Rev.
Mr.. Hicks gave to Guiteau his
FINAL BENEDICTIoN
and farewell, saying, "GOd the Father be
with thee, and give thee peace forever
more"
Attendants then pinioned his legs, placed
a moose over his head, and carefully adj
juSted it about his neck, and as he did so
Guteau called out in loud tones, "Glory.
glory, glory lie then dropped piece
OF paper from his hand, which had been
given him by Warden Crocker 70 be used
as a signal that he was ready.
Instantly the spring was touched.
TIE DROP FELL
at 12:4O L. NJ. and Guteau swung in the
air. The body turned partly around, but
there was not the slightest perceptible
movement oil the limbs or any evidence OF
conscious effort to move them. When the
drop fell veil was sent up by some per-
sons inside the Jail. This was echoed out
side by the voices Of thousand or more
people who hurrahed Justify. There was a
general onslaught by the populacc upon
| the door, which was so powerful that OIL
GERS were unable to Withstand 1t. Hun
dreds Of people crowded into the Office,
and there was a terrible crush at the doors.
After the Fall.
For at least forty seconds after the drop
| fell the body hung motionless. Then there
was q slight motion OF the shoulders
and legs, due to muscular contraction.
Three minutes after the trap fell the body
was lowered to be examined by the physl-
clans. There was a decided action OF the
heart for fully fourteen minutes, and the
pulse Guttered two minutes longer. When
| the body had hung with the feel
lust touching the ground for over
half an hour it was lowered mic
the coffin. which was waiting for II
under the scaif,old. The physicians decided
at once that the neck had been broken
When the body was lowered the black cal
was removed and the face exposed. The
features were pallid and composed. About
the mouth there was considerable moisture
After the body had been arranged in tho
coffin Warden Croker assembled the steps
OF the scaffold and addressed tie crowd
which was kept back from the scaiiold by
line OF officers, and said that those who de
sired could pass along the side OF the scat
fold and view thc body.
VIEWING TIE BODY.
The crowd OF spectators was formed
into line, and passing between the scafol(
and wall of the Jail, viewed the dead face
Some of the jail officers, two or three ply
sicians, and DR.. Hicks stood about the cof
fin. John W. Guiteau joined this com
PAW and famed his dead brothers face Il
keep away the flies. John Guiteau did no
90 upon the scaffold, but stood during tn
scene just within the line Of officers at tn
bottom oi the steps. When liberty wa
given to the crowd to view the remains tn
scaffold was at once filled with people, wis
curiously examined every joint and bolt.
Tho Body Borne into the Jail.
At 1:40 L. NJ. the lid OF the coffin wa
put in place, and the body was borne t
] the Jail chapel, where physicians who wer
to make the autopsy were assembled.
John w. Guiteau said to reporter jus
after the execution that he was glad it wa
over.
"wHAT WILL BE DONE WITH TIE REMAINS
asked the reporter.
1--WE will bury HIM here in the Jail
where he will be safe" said Guiteau. 4" III
will not be taken ON OF JAIL"
The spot indicated by the Warden as Gui
: teau's burial-plaee is in the same court 4
the gallows, and few yards IRON it.
THE CERTIFICATE OF DEATH,
which the Warden is required, according
to the terms OF the death-warrant, TO ill
) with the clerk OF the court, recites that th
signers were present at the execution @
Charles j.. Guiieau, and that he was hange
/ by the neck till he was dead. The Juror
: were w. s, Larner, w. b. Gaines, Harr
Z. Goodwin, John Coughlin. ). ID. New
comb, Charles #. Murray, Edward Hud
, son, S. u. Lewis, ii. l.. West, Stanle
Gardner, and q. III. Plant, Jr, all Of whor
, are newspsper-men.
Il Mrs. Scoville. after waiting upon the out
| side Of the Jail until after the execution
7 took place, decided not to view the remain
this AFTERNOON, and about O'Clock returne
a to the city.
!, While the autopsy was In progress Wa
I den Croker said 10 q reporter that tll
r manner and place OF Guiteau's burial ha
/. not yet been determined upon. The bod,
!, he said, would remain In the Jail to-nigh
DIR. Hicks, who left the Jail soon after ii
y hanging, will return IN the morning, an
G the question OF interment win be settel
o John Guiteau, when asked Ii the relaily,
n would not ultimately remove the bod