Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1882-07-06


been sane enough at intervals to pick
up this one of Guiteau's phrases, AT.
ter the disturbance OF the early part of
the night, Guiteau fell sound asleep
at thee o'clock, and did not wake up
until five.
FROM THAT HOUR
he was restless, but was not thorough.
ly aroused until 5:3). AT that time he
saw the Jail surgeon and told him he
felt pretty fresh. He showed no signs
of emotion, though he was unusually
quiet and thoughtful. When it be.
came necessary to speak to him he
manifested irritation and desire to
be left to himself. He ordered break
fast at 6 O'clock and began to eat hear
My. lie WAS, however, soon satisfied,
and without waiting to dress himself
for the execution he began to copy his
prayerin large band, so that be could
read it on the scaffold, when on ac.
count of his piniOned arms the warden
would have to hold it for him.
AT 9:15 lie took Il brisk walk. Short
y before II o'clock the warden, after
consultations with the surgeons
and attendants, concluded that his per.
feet calm was through great effort,
and that it was so wearing on him that
he might break down. 1t was there
fore decided to order his din ne
promptly at IL o'clock and begin pro-
Geedings for the execution Immediately
after H. Guiteau yesterday asked for
this promptness. While waiting it
WAS a study to observe the crowd in
side. There was
HARDLY A HEAVY STEP
or move made without consciousness
chat a death was impending. Every
shutting of a door or the least noise
even, of an unusual kind, seemed to
crate on all. There were eventually a
few WHO had obtained admission as
sight seers, yet in spite of all precau'
lions there were few such.
They were awed into stiffness. The
whole scene was an illustration Of the
response of humanity to the solemnity
Of death, no matter what form or how
richly deserved. A prominent figure
in the rotunda throng was John w.
Guiteau, who sat opp )site to and facing
the corridor OH which the cell of his
condemned brother was located, his
chair tilted back in an easy posture,
his feet swinging clear of the stone
pavement and chatting pleasantly with
those who chose to engage him in CON
versatiOn. Mr.. Guiteau
HAD lis LAST INTERVIEW
with the culprlt yesterday, and al
though he reached the Jail at z this
morning, manifested no desire to again
converse with the condemned. To do
50 would have resulted in no good and
would have needleSsly excited the as
saasin while it would have been pain
ful to Jno. W. Guiteau.
Rev. Mr.. Hicks, Guiteau's spiritual
adviser, occasionally visited the rotun.
da to obtain the necessary relief from
his labors with his charge. He report
ed the asSassin as unchanged in man
nor and feelings, and as interpreting his
responses to Mr.. Hicks with the eX
CARNATIONS that he was Goods man,
and had but performed Gods work
IIa insisted on talking about bis pecu
liar version of the New Testament
and when informed that the present
was
NO TINE FOR SUCH REMARKS,
Guiteau said: "Any time and all time
is the time for the Lords man tc
talk" At II O'Clock. when Mr.. Hicks
returned to his cell, Guiteau said that
he desired to have brought to his eel
the flowers sent this morning by his
sister, Mrs. Scoville. The flowers wert
taken to him from the warden's office
where they had been deposited, and
upon receiving them the prisoner ex
pressed great delight, at the same time
his dinner which he had ordered early
in the morning to be served at II
o'clock sharp was taken to him. il
consisted of toast, omelet and coffee
all of which he ate with evident relish
About II o'clock Mrs. Scoville ap
peared at the front entrance, and not
being passed at once by the guard be,
gan TO pound on the door vigorously.
SHE WAS NOT ADMITTED,
and the officers were directed to pre-
vent her approach. This was because
she had taken her leave and agreed moi
to come, and because it was known
that size intended to create scene
There was 10 disorderly conduct about
the door. Among the most conspicu
Gus figures in the rotunda was the
Rev. Hicks, the spiritual adviser Of
Guiteau. His face was pale, indica
, tive Of the sleepless night he had JUS
passed and the earnest efforts made il
behalf of Guiteau.
At l1:l5, in ans wer to questions, hi
said: "Guiteau is quiet. He is read,
to go and his spiritual convictions ar
sincere. The man will die in his hon
est belief. l say he has not felt th'
slightest contrition OF regret, although
, he has shed tears, which Is, as he says
; nervous or phy sical result, but not a
all indicative of weakness. He sale
this morning: 81 am going to be mur
dered, for | am Gods man. l shall lie
/ lieve this even in death. l know | an
Gods man. If this is physical weak
, ness my tears are tears OF JOY, and
, can not help them.
IAN READY TO DIE.
= "This calmness is not physical; 1t i
mental. He does not tremble; it is no
possible. He is resigned to his fate
and willing to die, as he believes, TO
his inspiration"
At the request Of the assassin Johl
Wilson Guiteau took look at the scat
, fold, and on returning to the refunds
| leaned back in his chair against th
, wire railing 10 the left of the doc
leading to the scaffold. He was altern
ately humming and whistling, "Neare
My God to Thee" and said: "Wel
: my brother has got his record made VI
to suit him and it is all right for he il
satisfied and so am /. People will
think more of him now for they will
} be convinced that lie is no sneak
= believe he is a man of brains and abili
ty in his way of thinking. l am salts
fed with what have done. / an
/, satisfied with Arthur's action and witt
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