Daily Republican., 1882-06-28
Guiueau's Last Days,

No further steps were taken on Mon
day with regard to having the Presi
dent reconsider his determination no
to interfere with the execution Of Gui
teau's sentence, but this was probably
owing to the Presidents absence from
the city. Mr.. John A. Guiteau, thu
assassin's brother, has made appliea
ton to Private Secretary Phillips fol
an interview with the President, in or
der to lay before him additional evi
dence tending to show insanity on the
part of his brother, and which he thinks
ought to justify further medical ex'
animation. .,.
Guiteau's death warrant was signed
by Clerk Meigs. of the Criminal Cour;
on Monday morning, the Seal Of the
Court attached, and the document i'm.
mediately forwarded to Warden Crock.
or, at the District Jail.
1t will be read to the prisoner just
before his execution. The scatfold has
been turned around, and some other
slight changes made which seemed to
be needful.
HOW GUITEAU TAX ES IT.
The condemned assassin still receives
a large daily mail There was an idi.
otto pack age containing, "The last nail
TO GuitAar's coffin, from the Caloric
Society l. roit, Mich " This nail was
a neat $ .ltnted railroad spike, the
head ei < surmounted with skull and
& vss cores. have no doubt the man
who sent it thought it was funny.
There is large collection of the tangi-
BILE evidences of idiocy and insanity,
bat they have been wasted on Guiteau
for he has been humauely kept in
ignorance of it all. He has eeen none
Of them. And ifhe had seen them he
would simply say, ~ am Gods man,
these be cranks and scofers." He Is
just now having high old time with
Brother Hicks, his religious adviser.
He says Brother Hicks means we'll,
but don't ur derstand that he, Guiteau,
has more direct communication with
the Deity.
THE PREPARATIONS FOR THE Excel:
TIoN.
So far as they could be completed.
the preparations for the execution have
all been made. The scatfold and rope
are ready and all the other preparations
can be completed in all hours notice.
The high scaffold looks out Of the
barred windows of the outer wall on
Two Sides. east and north. An open
ield of dasies, q wide and sluggish
stream shimmering In the sun, woods,
and waving grain beyond.
rhis is the last of earth without on
which the eyes of the assassin will
est. Within bare walls and grated
windows rise on either side, tier upon
,ler.
There Is one cell and window just
lear enough so the occupant might
each out and touch the scatfold on
which the eye might linger, tor in that
'ell il to stand the man whose hand
will spring the trap which is to launch
soul into eternity. The cell is empty
low while all the others seem to be oo-
upied. On execution day this cell
Will be occupied and all the rest will be |
mpty. This is the custom. Who will
tand within that cell not one of the |
ager, excited. painting crowd that will
tand below tho scaftold will know.
'or the barred window will be blinded
0 that the executioner will neither see
or he seen. He will hear the precon-
erted signal, the dull, heavy thud and
erhaps the pattering of feet on the
tones below as the crowd files out.
hat IL all. q
1t will be- very limited gathering
here to look upon with last look
'erhaps smaller than ever attended an
xecution in the District. General
)rocker is sensitive to unjust news.
aper criticism, and will rigidly adhere
o the requirements of the law. This
dmits of the presence of coroner's
ury, twenty citizens, all Jail officials,
Prosecuting officers, certain near rela-
ions of the murdered and Of the mur-
erer, physicians, police, ect. Alto.
ether, these sometimes number up
Yards of a hundred witnesses. The
ressure for admission is unpreGe.
ented, and applications come from all
arts of the country. These have well
Ugh worried General Crocker into his
ed. He will be glad enough when all
, over