Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1882-07-13

now going to read some verses which are in.
tended TO indicate my feelings at the moment
Se rhe idea
j of child babbling to his mamma and papa.
/ wrote it this morning about 10 O'Clock" He
breaking down frequentiy and expressing his
emotion by loud, pitiful sobs. Closing his
chant and raising his voice to its highest est
The attendants then pinioned his legs and
Mr.. Strong applied the black cap over his
head, and, as he did SO, Guteau called out In
loud Glory .5 ron fI ana
tnrned, partly around. but there was
the Ds When the ye
sent up by some persons inside the jail. This
was re echoed by a thousand or more people,
| After the body had hung motionless for two
or three minutes it was lowered until the feee
| physicians felt of the pulse and the heare
| beat. Drs. Lamb, Elliott, McWilliarns and
1m their ts ssag Re
throbs of the organ of life, which kept up It's
pulsation long after the man was dead to all
The spectators were kept back, by line OF
police, and only few additional physicians
were called out or the crowd to be present at
the consultation going on among the favored
few who stood under the trap in order to-
make the Official certificate of the deaths The
heart beat violently for few moments, At
the end of two minutes the pulse nau Pc
come quite weak. After fifteen minutes the
heart-be was scarcely perceptible, ana ar.
| ter seventeen minutes Dr.. Lamb pronounced
the man dead. s.. E2tt
Guiteau was passed through the line of police
and took his place by the remains to receive
to s s ea & ws
eraned their e necEs ia close scratiny Of the
watched a the the
coffin, the removal of the black cap ana the
At word - from e Warden CrocIer the crowd
took a look at the remains and passed out OF
the corridor. The dead man lay in the coffin
his right at his side. The blue coat which he
wore had been pulled up close to the chin. SO
purple ring made upon the throat by the com
preston of the rope. His face was not very
was asleep more than,a dead man. His eyes
were closed and his lips slightly parted: The
perspfration stood in beads over the chin.
When the artists had finished their sketches
the lid was placed on the coffin and six
officials Of the Jail picked it up and carried it
up a flight of stairs into a room above the
east wing of the Jail, where the physicians
were to make an examination:
The crowds around the Jail did not entirely
vestige of information about tho execution
and disposition OF the body could oe obtained
THE AUTOPSY.
After full consultation as to how the ope-
ration should be performed and as to what
examination should be made. the coffin lid
was taken of, the body lifted out and
stretched upon the table, and the clothing
was removed. DR.. Lamb held the knife and
took the initiative all through tho autopsy.
s s4sr OF
of normal proportions ALSO and healthy. with
Of oa of
ever. was found. The brain was then taken
out and carefully weighed. 1t weighediex-
weight. There was not the slightest indications
of any physical disease it was entirely re2u-
,a5 ana eeceps t sere was na
ening in one place of the duramater This,
however, the physicians agreed did not indi-
mind of the individual. All the doctors agreed
that there was no difference in the size of the
pected to find, owing to the exterior confor-
nation of the skull. At last the lungs and
ana
placed back 81 Over the now EN- empty skull, the,
stitched up, and the body restored to the
coffin. *fs4k
THE LAST SCENE.
In the eastern wing OF the Jail four flag
stones were raised and grave about six feet.
deep, the same length, and four feet wide was.
made in the sandy earth on WHICH the build
ing stands. 1t was supposed that immedi-
ately after the examination and the readjust-
ment of the remains the burial would take
place, but it was finally decided to observe
the more decorous custom and put off the
ceremony until to morrow. It is Thought
very few persons will be present. The Rev.
DIR. Hicks will oficiate. and read some of the
service over the grave, but the main part of
thelast rites will be performed by Jail officers.
GUITEAU's WILL.
The letter, in the nature of a will by which
Ct 9as j. Rev
VIM. w. Hicks: /, Charles J. Guiteau, of the
City of Washington, in the District of Column
be carried into effect between the hours of IL
and 2 O'Clock on the 3Oth day of June, A. D.
1882, in the United States JAIL in said District,
do hereby give and grant you my body after
not be used for any mercenary purposes; and
hereby, for good and sufficient considera-
lions, give, deliver and transfer to said Hicks
and copyright thereof, to be used by himsin
writing a truthful history of my life and execu-
ton, and direct that such history be entf-
and I hereby sofemnly proclaim and an
nounce to all the world that MCPHERSON ofper-
sons shall ever in any manner use my body
for any mercenary purposes whatsoever; and
If at any time hereafter any person or persons
shall desire to honor my remains they can do
it by erecting a monument wherein shall be
inscribed these words: Tt
"Here lies the remains of Charles Guiteau~
patriot and Christian. His soul Is in glory"
(Signed) CHARLES GUITEAU.
Witnesses: Charles H. Reed, James Wood
ward
During the past few days there have
been half dozen cloud bursts in various
sections in the eastern part of the State.
Much damage was done by the resulting
torrents at several points. The boss
"burst, however, would seem to be that
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