Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-30
HANCEO!! !! !!
G i ITE A u S DOOM.
THE EXECUTION TO-DAY.
TIE PRESIDENTS DEATH EXPIhrED.
LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED.
HOW he PASSED THE NIGHT.
SCENES AT THE JAIL TO-DAY.
'HE PRESIDENTS DEATH EXPIATED.
LAST HOURS OF THE CONDEMNED.
HOW He PASSED THE NIGHT.
SCENES AT THE JAIL TO-DAY.

The last scenes in the life Of Charles j. Guteau,
ending In his execution at the District jail to-day,
for the assassination OF President Garfield, are
given below, commencing with the events at the
prison yesterday afternoon, which were briefly de-
scribed In yesterdays STAR:
WANTED HUNG AT 12 SHARP.
Guiteau received DR.. Hicks and Mr.. Reed yester-
day afternoon with a cheerful salutatfon. When
the former announced his failure to see the Pres
ident, Guiteau replied:
'That Is ali right; that settles IT. Iwant you
TO examine the scaffold and make sure that 1t Is
all right, too, so that there will not be any bung
ling. want TO be hung at IL O'Clock sharp"
THE PRISONER wEEPING
While Mr.. Reed was in the cell an attendant
came In and presented Gulteau with a large and
beautiful boquet
oner. "FrOm your sister," the guard replied.
Guiteau pressed 1t to his lips and wept bitterly
his emotion and exclaimed: "This does not become
.a nan t Who Is about to meet his GOD for doing
derneSs that he had given.
The Prisoners Will.
At the prisoners request and dictation, Mr..
Reed then drew up will, In which
Guiteau desires that his body shall be
given to Dr. Hicks, but no account to be
Dr. Hicks his books and other papers to he nsed in
writing his biography
The VIII or statement IS as follows:
WAsHINGToN, DC, June &c. 1882.
10 the Rel. WnL ". Hicks:
!, Charles J. Guiteau, OF the city of Washington.
in the District OF Columbia, now under sentence vi
death, which is TO be carried into effect between
the hours OF 12 and O'Clock on the 3Oth day or
June, A-D 1882, in United states Jail, in said Dis
uict, do hereby give and grant to you my body
after such execution, provided, however, it shall
not be used for any mercenary purposes. Ana
hereby, Tor good and sufficient considerations
give, deliver and transfer TO said Hicks my book
entitled ''rhe Truth and Removal" and the copy
right thereof, TO be used by him in writing truth
fui history OF my life and execution. And direct
that such history be entitled: "The Life and
proclaim and announce 20 all the world that no
terSon or persons shall ever In any manner use
iay oody Tor any nereenary purpose whatsoever.
sons shall desire to honor nay remains they can
40 lt by erecting monument, whereon shall be
.'Here Lies the Body of
Charles Guiteau. Patriot and Christian.
signaD CHARLES GuIrsAu.
Witnesses-Chas. H. Reed, Jas. Woodward
This IS in place OF the will drawn I'D by Mr.
Reed, which disposed of his interest in his 1ubIi
cations 70 MIR. Reed, and bequeathed his body to
the Lego-Nedlcal society. OF New York, for the
Ti.c Disposition of the Body.
MI Reed also drew up a paper at Gufteaus re-
quest, which was presented to Gen Croker. 1t
reads as follows:
We, Frances NJ. ScovlIle and John W. Guitaau.
sister and brother and only heirs OF Chas j. Gui-
tea to be executed on the Goth day OF June 1882 in
the US jail in the District OF Columbia HEREBY re-
quest you TO deliver the body OF said Chas J. Gal
teau 10 Rev. Wm W. Hicks after such execution.
lSlgnedl FRANCIS NJ. ScovILLE,
Witness: CHas H. REED,
ALzIRB A. CHEyALLIER,
W. W. GoDDING.
Gniteau DenounceS the President.
Guitedu thanked Mr.. Reed for his efforts In nfs
behalf. and then becoming greatly excited he ex-
claimed: "As for President Arthur he is a coward
and an Migrate, and he Will be punished here
GuiteRu Thanks Tr. Reed.
Guiteau then sat down at the table and In a
f1rm, bold hand wrote the following and handed
1t TO Mr. Reed, who came from the cell deeply
affected by the interview.
''To ray dear friend, Charles H. Reed, / am only
too glad TO express to you my unb0unded appre-
ciation OF your services In my behalf You did
splenkdly. May God reward you for it Meet me
in Heaven (SigneD CHAs- GUIrEAU."
An Affecting Parting Scene.
When Dr. Hicks retired from the cell Mrs SEQ
vile and her little daughter, and Jno W. Guiteau
were admitted Their interview With the prisoner
present
Gateau was at first much excited and roundly
abused the President and "those wretches," as
he termed them. who had bounded him
TO the seao!d, .and you, too" he cried OUT point
Ing his finger at Gen. Croker and the DEPUTY
.'You win both be sent TO hell" In a few minutes
he calmed down, and said he was ready to die and
wanted TO be hung at ~ o'clock sharp.
AT parting he said, Let me Kiss my sister
through the grated bars and let ft so 90 on rec
ode oece After h ,Sg kissing his sister and little
handing him dime. said, "Here Is the
ten cents due the washerwoman. guess you had
and his brother John then took leave OF him. and
passing directly to their carriage were taken back
When told by the warden previous to the inter
view above reported, that his sister wished to
see him, Guiteau remarked that he did not want
any Cray talk" but II she could restrain herself
he would be pleased TO see her, and bid her an
anecuonate brotherly farewell
GUITEAU and HIS SISTER
At the close CT the interview OF Guiteau ami his
sister yesterday afternoon Mrs Scovllle said :
"Good bye, Charley: hope you viii meet mother
there" Guiteau answered: "What do know
about mother7 i was so small when she ieft.p
SWELL" replied Mrs s., "that makes no differ
ence, she'll recognize you.-
81 shall be hapy TO make her acquaintance y
the prisoner replied.
They then parted
The prisoner, after the departure OF his sister
and MT. Reed, quieted down soon and talked
time his request for shave.
HIS LAST SUPPER AND LAST SHAVE
Then he partook OF his supper Of steak, potatoes,
bread, coffee, and raspberries.
Shortly afterwards, Capt Joseph Torrens one of
the guards, for the last time gave him shave
He was not then IN talking hunor but he ex
pressed TO Capt. Torrens hope that he YJill meet
him tn Heaven
GnrrEAu's FglLow-PRrsoNKR
Charles Shaw, the eoored boy convicted of the
murder OF bis sister, Susan Ann Carter, and sent
enced 10 be hanged In January next, is confined
On the same tier OF cells as Guiteau. Yesterday,
after the interview In which Guiteau invoked
curses upon the President and others, one of
Shav's counsel called on the latter, and, after