The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-06
The Condemned Man Breaks Down
Several Times, but Isravely Meets
the Last Dread Ordeal.
He Delivers a Prayer ON the ScanoId
and Reciirs Number of Verses
of His Own Composition
The P0puIace a fter the Execution Make
an Onslaught on the Jail and
Crowd Into the building
The Remains OF the Assassin to be
Buried. After the Autopsy, In the
Prison Court Yard
Calling Re-dx for the End


WASHINGTON. June 29-At half pas
| l O'Clock GuItaau's counsel, Rev. DIR
! Hicks and Dr. Beard arrived at The Jail
| Hicks reported thai the president nov
declines la SEE any person in relation T.
| Guiteau's case, and he (tIicks) should
announce To the prisoner that NO earthly
hope remains. After AN interview with
| Warden Croker, Reed and Hicks were
aimiIIed 10 GuiIeuu's cell, 4 small
table was taken in, upon which Reed
| will write Guileau's last will and
testament. Soon alter Reed entered
the prisoners cell John w. Guiteau,
Mrs Scoville and her little daughter ar
| rived at the Jail and were taken TO the
| waTdep's private Office, waiting AN OPP
| pnri4nity To take Leave Of the prisoner
When told by The warden that his sister
wished To See hIm, Gulleau remarked
that he did not want any crazy talk, but
if she could restrain herself he wouidhe
pleased 10 scc her and would bid her All
ulftctI0natc, brOthcriy farewell.
Guiteau told his guard this morning
that he felt first-rate and had no idea nI
being hanged Friday.
The president has dccIdrd not la enter
into correspondence with Mrs. ScovIllr,
and he Will not answer her last letter,
published this morning IL rs repre-
scented that Mrs. SCnville intends Ia call
upon the president In make personal
appeal in her brotherls behalf
GuIteau eats and sleeps well, and Is
apparently unc0ncerncd. 4 c"l"red
woman called AT the jail 10 collect sixty
cents which she said GuiIcau owed her
tor washing. One of the jill attendants
passed into the corridor aud communities
ted the message To Guitcau, who handed
l. - 4
right please give her that and tell her
| will pay the balance ON Monday"
While Reed. counsel for Guitrau, WAS
in the cell with Guito au The attendant
came in and presented Guiieau with
large and beautiful bouquet Where
did that come ir"mS" ASKED the prison
er. From your sister," the guard re-.
piled. Guiteau pressed 1t To his lips
and wept bitterly for few minutes, then
he suddenly exclaimed, "This does not
become man who is about TO meet his
God for doing Gods will This was
the only exhibition of tenderness he had
given.
At his request and dictAIiOn Reed
then drew up the will. in which he de-
sires that his body shall be given To DIR.
Hicks, but on no account to be used for
any mcrcenary purpose. He also give 5
TO DIR. Hicks his book and other papers
to be used in writing his biography
Reed also drew up the following paper
at Guiteau's request, which was present
ed TO Gen. Crockei:
WASHINGTON, June 29.-To General
john ). Crucl1er, warden z6;Hitcsl StTty,s
jail: We, Francis NJ. Scoville and John
W Guiteau. sister and brother and the
only heirs of Charles J. Guiieau, TO be
executed on the Both day of June, 1882.
in the United Statcs Jail in the District
of Columbia. hereby request YOU to de
liver the body of said Charles J. Guiteau
TO Rev. William NJ. Hicks alter said ex-
Ccution.
(Signed) FRANCES NJ. SCovILLE,
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