The daily gazette., 1882-06-30
THE LAST DAY AND NIGHT.
The Assassin Takes Leave Of his Council
And Relations - His Will Made - A
Cunning Device Feared.

The Assassin Takes Leave Of his Council
And Relations - His viii Made - A
Cunning Device Feared.
Guiteau had an exciting day yesterday.
How the time was passed up to O'Clock
was published in the GAZETTE yesterday.
Soon after that Col. Reed visited the pris-
oner with Rev. DR.. Hicks.
Guiteau was perfectly the master of him
self He babe them good morning, and at
once asked Mr.. Reed if they had seen the
President. He was told that the President
would not interfere, and there was abso-
lutely no hope. What did the assassin do
He did not betray any emotion but passion,
and that against the President. He was,
during the brief yielding to anger, as he was
when o prisoner at the court room. He
said
''That is all right; that settles it. Iwant
you to examine the scaffold and make sure
that it is all right, too, so that there will
not be any bungling. Iwant to be hung at
IL O'Clock sharp"
Afterward, becoming greatly excited, he
exclaimed AS for President Arthur, he is
coward and an migrate, and he will be
punished hereafter"
The instant he finished he was the sane
man he has been for ten days, and he quietly
asked Mr.. Reed to prepare the paper by
which he was to put in writing his wishes
respecting his scanty property. He made
few gifts, and then gave his body to DIR.
Hicks, providing that it should not be used
for mercenary purposes. Mr.. Reed did not
desire to prolong the interview, and alter
Guiteau had signed the memorandum he
babe his client good-by. Guiteau asked him
to wait a moment, and going to the table he
wrote on sheet of foolscap the following,
To my Dear Friend, Charles H. Reed; am
/ Af INV n hnI
proval of your services in my behalf You did
splendidly May God reward you for 1t. Meet
me in heaven. CHARLES j. duITEAu.
UNITED STATES JAIL, WASHINGTON, June 20.
Mr.. Reed took the paper, seized Guiteau's
hand once more and left him. lie will
never see the assassin again. While Mr..
Reed and DR.. Hicks were in the cell John
Guiteau, Mrs. Scoville and Bertha Seoville
arrived Mrs. Scoyille sent a large and
beautiful bouquet to the assassin by an at
tendant. "Where did that come from?'
asked the prisoner. "From your sister"
the guard replied.
Gniteau pressed it to his lips and wept
bitterly for few minutes, and then sud
denly conquered his emotion and exclaimed:
'This does not become man who is about
to meet his God for doing Gods will"
Mr.. Reed says he never saw Guiteau cry
before Mrs. Scoville was very quiet and
u
| the rotunda, and at length went to the
gallows and stood for long time looking
at it. At length the Warden called him,
and he, with his sister and little Bertha,
went to the cell.
Their interview with the prisoner lasted
| Is minutes, the warden and deputy being
present. Guiteau was at first much excited,
and roundly abused the President ana
s'those wretches," as he termed them, who
had bounded him to the scaffold. And
YOU, too, y he cried, pointing his finger at
General Crocker and the deputy, you Will
| both be sent to hell.
In few moments he calmed down, and
said he was ready to die, and wanted to be
hung at IL O'Clock sharp. At parting he
| said
s'Let me kiss my sister through the grated
| bars, and let it so go on record. !"
Alter kissing his sister and little niece he
turned to kiss his brother, and, handing MIN
dime, said
'sHere is the 10cents due the washerWoman.
guess you had better settle that balance
to-day"
Mrs. Scoyille and her brother John then
took leave of him, and passing directly tc
| their carriage were taken back to the city.
Guiteau was atterward perfectly quiet ano
composed, and apparently in deep medita
ton.
There is fear that Guiteau may attempt tC
escape the gallows by some last ruse. Th'
| jail officials have suspicion that Guiteal
has conceived plan to escape the gallowt
even at the last moment, and that the at
tempt to put it into execution will necessi
tate seeming harshness, haste, and thu
dispensing with decorous formalities
Deputy Warden Russ has kept {
pretty close eye on Guiteau. Mr.. Rusi
is satisfied that the assassin's schemes
are as plain to him as they would be i
written out He has heard Guiteau say two
or three things, and seen him do certain
other things, which satisfy him that Guiteal
has perfected two plans, and both are to xii
time until after 2 o'clock, when he viii
claim immunity as the sentence fixes th
time between IL and O'Clock.
The assassin made his will yesterday. l
is as follows
WASHINGTON, D. c., June %, 1882.
To the Rep. William w. Hscks.-I, Charlie
Guiteau. of the city of Washington, in the Dis
trict of Columbia, now under sentence of death
which is to be cnrrled into effect between tn
hours of 10 and O'Clock on the 3Oth day o
June, A D., 1882, in the United States jail II
said district, do hereby give and grant to yo'