Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-03
BURIED IN THE JAIL.
Guiteau's Body Placed In a Grave In the
Northeast Corridor of the jail Yesterday
Afternoon-NO Mourners, No Tears, No
Prayers - Unanimous Opinion of the
Physicians That the Brute's Brain Was
Healthy and in Normal Condition.
Burial.

WASHINGTON, July 1.-The body Of Guiteau
was buried this afternoon IN the northeast
corridor of the Jail, and, so far as is now
known to the contrary, the remains will lie
there undisturbed by any future sepulture.
Under the law the disposition of the bodies of
criminals who are executed rests within the
discretion of the warden. In the case of
Guiteau, his sister (Mrs. Scoville)
was without means and could
not have undertaken his burial
expenses even if permitted to do SO. The
OILY other relative who has appeared upon
the scene, his brother John w. Guiteau) was
unwilling to assume the risk of taking charge
of the remains, believing he would be power
less 10 prevent body snatchers from stealing
them. Therefore, Gen. Crocler resolved to
bury the assassin's body within the walls OF
the jail, where it would be beyond the reach
alike of vengeance or speculation.
The northeast corridor in which he was
buried is upon the opposite side of the ro-
tunda from the one in which he was hung,
and from the window of the cell il which he
was confined, one can look down upon his
grave. The brick floor was removed this
forenoon and a grave seven feet deep was dug
At this afternoon the coffin
containing the body OF Charles j..
Guiteau was borne from the chapel
upon the shoulders of six of the Jail prison
ers, and without any service or ceremony
whatever was lowered into the grave and
buried from sight. The only persons present
were John w. Guiteau, DR.. Hicks, Warden
Croker and son, MIR. Wright, Undertaken
Russ, Capt. Croker land the SIX prisoners who
acted as pail bearers.
The coffin was closed last evening and no
one has since b en- permitted to see the Ie
mains. Mrs. Scoville, accompanied by Miss
Chevalier, arrived at the Jail shortly before 4
O'Clock and importuned the warden TO be al
lowed to see the remains and witness theil
burial. Gen. Crocker, however, renamed
firm in his determination not to accede to hel
demand, and after few minutes she returned
TO the city, leaving q numbar of flower piece;
which she had brought with her and which
she expected to place upon the grave.
Is the body was being taken down the step:
leading from the chapel to the center of the
rotunda of the building the mourners, Of
rather witnesses, stood near the door leading
to the northeast rotunda, and as it was taker
down the flight of steps leading from the 70
tunda to the back floor of the corridor they
silently filed in behind the convict pail bear
ers. Arrived at the grave, the little process
sion halted. Warden Crocker looked inquir
ingly first toward DIR. Hicks and then tC
John Guiteau. "All right" sale
the latter, with the same cemposurt
he has exhibited all through the ordeal of the
past three days, and the coffin was at once
lowered to its place.
After the earth had been replaced, and tn,
top of the grave leveled off, John Guiteat
stepped forward and placed at its head crown
of white immorteles. Not q word wa
| spoken; not tear was shed. An Outcas
from human sympathy VIXEN living, GuItesl
had found an unwept sepulture.