The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1882-07-07

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at the moment Of leaving this world. IL sc,
TO music they NAV be rendered effective. The
| idea IN that of child babbling to its mama
and TO Its papa wrote them this morning
about ten O'clock" He then commenced to
chant these verses In y sad and doleful style
Il am going to the Lordy, / am so glad,
am going to the Lordy, glory halelujah
glory hall~lnjah; am going TO the Lordy.
love my Lordy with all my soul, glory halle.
lnjah, and that i the reason I am going Ia
ths Lord, glory hallel9sjah, glory halleluiah,
Here Guiteaus voice faltered and he bow
| ed his head and broke into continued sohs,
but he rallied a little and went on with his
| chant:
II have saved my party and my land. glory
haiieinlah! but they have murdered me for
Il and that IL the reason l am going to the
Lordy, glory hallelujab! glory hallelujah ]
am going 10 the Lordy"
Here again his feelings overcame him, and
ne leaned his head on the shoulder Of DIR.
Hicks and sobbed pitifully. Still he went
on:
81 wonder what will do when get TO nv
Lordy? guess l will weep no more when
get to the Lordy, glory hallelujah."
Here there was another interruption, caus-
ed by sohs and emotions which he was un-
| able TO repress. He wept bitterly, and then
with quivering mouth ana mournfnl tones he
went on to finish his ditty.
81 wonder what will see when get to
the Lordy' expect to meet splendid things
beyond all earthly conception. When am
with the Lordy, glory hailelajah p
Raising his voice TO the highest pitch that
he eonld Gommand-"Glory ballelujah l am
with the Lord"
This closed the chant. Rev. Dr. Hicks
well, SAYING "God the Father be with thee
and give thee peace for evermora."
ADJUSTING THE MOOSE.
The attendants then pinioned his legs and
carefully adjusted the moose about his neck.
Mr.. Strong then placed the black cap over
his face, and as he did so Guiteau called out
in loud tones. "Glory! glory gloryw In
partly around, but there was not the slight
est perceptible motion of the limbs. When
the drop fell
YELL WAS SENT UP
BY some persons inside the Jail. This was
re-echoed outside by thousand or more peo-
pie, who hurrahed Justify. There was gen.
eral onslaught by the populaee upon the Jail
door, The officers were unable to withstand
IL and hundreds of people crowded into the
office.
For few seconds after the trap fell the
body hung moiionless; then there was a
slight motion of the shoulders and legs, due
to muscular contraction. Three minutes az
ter 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 finttered two
minutes longer. When the body had hung
with the feet just touching the ground for
over half an hour IL was lowered in the coffin
which was waiting for IL under the scatfod.
The physicians decided that the neck was
broken. The black cap was removed and the
face was exposed. The features were pallid
and composed. About the mouth there was
considerable moisture.
VIEWING THE REMAINS.
While the body was being arranged in the
coffin, Warden Croker aScended the scat.
fold, and, addressing the crowd, said that
those who desired could view the body. Then
the crowd of spectators was formed into a
line, and passing between the soaffold and
the wall of the jail, viewed the remains.
Some jail officials, two or three physicians
and DIR. Hicks stood about the coffin. John
w. Guiteau Joined the company, and
FANNED HIS BROTHERS. FACE
To keep away the flies. John w. Guiteau
did not go on the scatfold but stood during
the scene just within the line of officials at
the bottom of the steps. When liberty was
given TO the crowd 70 view the body, the
scatfold was at once filled with people who
curiously examined every joint and bolt
NOTES AND FACTS.
At lao the lid of the coffin was put in place
and the body borne to the Jail chapel, where
Tue pnySlcltns VINO were 10 make the autopsy
We're assembled. After the body was taken
20 the chapel arrangements were made to let
Mrs. Scoville view Il,
Guiteau, just before the trap was sprung,
dropped a paper from his hand. This paper
was given him by Warden Croker 10 be
dropped by the condemned man as a signal
that he was ready.
John w. Guiteau said to reporter just af-
ter the execution that he was glad it was
over.
asked the reporter.
I'VE will hurry him here in the jail where
he will he safe," said Mr. Guiteau "He will
not be taken out of the Jail"