The news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1882-1891, 1882-07-06

quickly, but grew only shade paler.
Colonel Croker then read the death
warrant in a tremulous voice.
The march to the scaffold was then
begun. DR.. Hicks emerged from the
cell, with his head bowed down, fol-
lowed by Warden Crocker and Keeper
Strong. Behind them came Guiteau,
walking between Keepers james Cole
man and james Woodward. Solemn
ly the procession crossed the quadran-
gle, passing between the spectators
and guard of marines and police.
The crowd followed in silence as
they moved up the corridor. Guiteau
mounted the IL steps with a firm
tread. When he took bis place be-
meath the grim instrument the guards
remained by his side. DIR. Hicks and
Warden Croker were near him on
the platform. Strong behind him
and four keepers stood on the steps.
While the spectators stood with barred
heads, DR. Hicks delivered q prayer
commencing Guiteau's soul to the
mercy of God. He then held an open
Bible in front of the assassin, who
read in clear voice portion of the
tenth chapter of st. Matthew. He
even looked around in his old-time
manner to see the effect. he then
read bis prayer.
GUITEAU's DYING PRAYER.
Father, now l go Thee and the
Savior. 1 have finished the work
Thou gavest me to do. am only too
happy to go to Thee. The world
does not appreciate my mission, but
Thou knowest, Thou knowest it. Thou
knowest Thou didst inspire Gar6eld's
removal, and only good has come from
it. This is the best evidence that tt Q
inspiration came from Thee, and /
have set it forth in my book that all
men may read and know that Thou,
Father, didst inspire the act for which
| sm now murdered.
Father, l tremble for the fate of
my murderers. This Government aud
this nation, by this act, know will
incur Thy eternal enmity, as did the
Jews by killing Thy Man, my Saw
Jour. The retribution in that case
came quick and sharp, and know
Thy divine law of retribution will
strike this nation and my murderers
in the same way.
TIE diabolical spirit of this Nation,
its Government and its newspapers
toward me will justify Thee in cur
sing them, and l know thy divine law
is memorable.
1 therefore predict that this nation
will go down in blood, and that my
Durderers, from the executive to the
hangman, will 90 to hell
Thy laws are memorable |!
Oh Thou Supreme Judge Woe
unto the men who violate Thy laws !
Only weeping and crashing Of teeth
awaits them.
The American press has large bill
to settle with Thee, Righteous Father,
for their vindictiveness in this matter.
Nothing but blood be on them and
this nation and its officials.
Arthur, the President, is q coward
and an migrate His ipgratitude to
the man that made him and his party
and land from overthrow has no par
allel in history. But Thou, Righte-
GUS Father, will judge him.
Father, thou knowest, but the world
hath not known me, and now / go to
Thee, and the Saviour without the
slightest ill-will towards a human
being.
Farewell, ye of earth.
CHARLES GUITEAU.
After quoting the text, "Except ye
become as little child ye cannot
enter the kingdom of God" he pro-
ceeded to repeat his poem, the burden
was, II am going to glory: I love the
the Lord" and 81 wonder what I'll
do when I go the Lord. Glory !
Gloryl Ha!lelujah p He began in
moderate tone, but as he proceeded his
voice rose to shrek, and he ended
in food of tears.
In the mean time Strong had firmly
bound his arms and legs. The black
cap was pulled while he was still muir
muriDg, with closed eyes, "I'm going
to glory" He then dropped the
handkerchief which he held in his
hand as the signal for his own execu-
ton.
The man in the cell cut the rope,
and the crowd turned away their heads
and the drop fell. When they looked
again only the black cap could be seen
above the platform, and Guiteau the