The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1882-07-06

just before noon, JOnn w. UulIedu
said to a representative of the Associated
Press that he felt cheerful so far as his
brother was concerned, believing it to
be far better for him to die than live.
He said no one felt keeneT anguish than
he himself that crime had been COM
mitted which plunged the nation in
grief. He believed, ,.hOwever, his brother
wOnld show himself to be brave man,
and from his own standpoint would
Yindicate his idea of patriotism. "His
life is wreck and worthless" said
John, "and l think this is a most fitting
end to a checkered and insane career"
He believed his brother would die happy,
and owing to his demented condition,
would be forgiven in the next world.
He thought his brother would be happier
in death than in life, under the ciTcum-
stances, and if he, John W. could, he
would not ask to have him reprieved.
John was in the same mood after the
execution. 81 believe he was insane"
said John. "Ipredicted just what would
happen-that he would go brRely to the
gallOws. The trial was farce, and to-
day an insane man was executed.
Whether he is insane before God, l do
not know. Still, believe if he was to
be tried again he would be convicted. 1t
was not question for a jury"
ATTEMPT III ChEAI Ink 6ALLOWSs
The startling discovery was made last
night that an attempt had been made to
cheat the gallOws of its victim. The
facts were Kept secret for some time un-
til the possibility of doubt should be re-
moved, but are here made public. Re-
ference has been made in this report to
the bouquet of flowers sent Guiteau by
Mrs. ScOyille, and of its removal from
his cell. IL seems that the guards innO-
Gently allowed it to be handled during
the afternoon, and that neither Warden
CrOcker nor Deputy Warden Russ knew
of it until after dark. Russ first saw it
when he went to the door after supper,
and asked Guiteau who sent it. "My
sister," said he. The Warden watched
his opportunity and spirited it away.
His suspicious were aroused by its hav-
ing been sent by Mrs. ScOvilIe and it
was carefully diSsected. 1t was found
to contain no hidden instrument or vial,
but the examination did not stop there.
Closer examination showed that some of
the flowers had been saturated with a
deadly fluid, and DR.. McWilliams under
took to arrange for its analysis. Mean
while DR.. Hicks recalled the peTsistency
with which Mrs. ScOville had endeaYOred
to get into the cell in the afternoon, the
desire she had to speak privately to her
brother, and her disappointed look when
she found she could not. All this made
it seem as if there could be no mistake,
yet no publicity was given the affair un
til DR.. McWilliams should have made
the analysis. He drove up town for the
purpose this morning at five o'clock,
AFTER THE EXECUTION.
Physicians who performed the autopsy
were DTs. d. s. Lamb, j. +. HaTtigan and
Z. T. Sauers. In addition to these physi-
clans there were present DTs. Bliss and
son, Drs. Noble Young, Robert Reyburn,
A. E. Macdonald, Johnson Elliot, A. II.
Mekim, P. j. Murphy, Chas. H. Nicholas,
Surgeon General Barnes of the army,
Surgeon General Wales of the navy, DTs.
Patterson. of the st. Elizabeth Asylum;
DR.. D. c. Patterson, Coroner of the Dis
trict; G. A. Kleinschmidt, j. R. Hager
and Drs. BiTdsall and Parish. John w.
Guiteau and Rev. Mr.. Hicks were pres
ent for short time, but left the Jail be-
fore the conclusion of the autopsy and
returned to the city about three O'Clock.
A close examination of the body showed
that Guiteau's neck was broken and
that the rope had cut deep into the flesh
of the neck.
reporter of the Associated Press was
the only newspaper man admitted to
the chapel where the body was being
dissected. The chapel is a spacious
apartment, containing only few
benches and chairs. The coffin was
placed upon a bench and the body re-
moved, and after having been stripped
was laid upon table. Scales and other
appliances for determining weight and
other phenomena of different parts of
the body were placed about on tables.
The operations of the surgeons engaged
in the autopsy were watched with the
greatest interest by the other medical
gentlemen who crowded about the table.
After the examination of the eyes, the
brain was removed and inspected. DR..
A. B. LOring found the left eye COM
pletely suffused with blood, and both
eyes were so indistinct that no opinion
could be formed of their condition or
expression. Then the body was cut open
and thorough and complete eXamlna-
tiOn made with view of determining all
the physiological facts that could be of
interest in connection with the case.
The brain was found to be in a normal
| condition, and weighed 40 ounces. The
heart weighed little over nine ounces,
and was in healthy condition, as were
all the other internal organs.
DR.. McWilliams, the first physician to
leave the room where the autopsy was
held said there was nothing so far as he
normal. It's weight, according to DR..
McWilliams, was 4915 ounces. The gen.
eral viscera, he said, were in perfect con-
ditiOn.
At 3:55 the autopsy was adjourned un-
til this evening, when the brain will be
taken to the Medical Museum on Tenth
street, where more minute and critical
examination will be made.
Physicians were disinclined to go into
details in regard to the results thus far
reached. DIR. Hartigan left the Jail soon
after four o'clock, taking with him Gui-
tau's brain. DR.. GOlding, who has main
tanned that Guiteau was insane, said,
when asked what the result of the au-
topsy was: 81 have nothing to say nOw."
Another physician remarked, "We are
all knOw-nOthings."
A by-stander replied: $50 the unedu-
Gated non-expeTt public thought at the
time of the other autopsy"
All the physicians agreed there were
lymphae in the brain and hardening
of the duTa mater. None of them care
to express positive opinion uutil after
the examination shall have been COM
pleted. DR.. Bliss said there were many
points showing good, healthy, mental
and physical development.
EXAMINATION OF THE BRAIN.
n hoI fOH, of Ia.