Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-06-30
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features were pallid and composed. About til,
mouth there was considerable moisture
Viewing the BODY.


Viewing the Body.
After the body had been arranged in the comm
Warden Croker assembled the steps OF the scafroid
and addressing the crowd, which was kept back
from the scaffold by line Of officers, said that
these who desired could pass along the side
crowd OF spectators was formed into line
and passing between the scaffold and
the wall OF the jailviewed the dead face. Some
jail officers two or three physicians and DR.. Hicks
stood about the coffin. John w. Guiteau Joined
this company and famed his dead brothers face
to keep away the flies.
Warden Croker ON the Poison Sensa.
ton Stories.
s:12 p.m.-On the authority OF Warden Croker
the announcement is made that all stories OF dis
coveries Of attempts to convey poison to Guiteau
are purely sensational and without any foundation
OF fact.
THE BODY BORNE TO THE JAIL CHAPEL
John Guiteau did not go upon the scaffold, but
stood during the scene just within the line Of off,
GERS at the bottom OF the steps. When liberty was
given to the crowd to view the remains the scat
fold was at once filled with people who curiously
examined every joint and bolt. At /: 40 pm. the
Ild OF the coffin was put in place, and the body
was borne to the jail chapel where the physicians,
After the body was taken 10 the JAN chapel ar
engagements were made to let Mrs. Scoville view it.
THE AUTOPSY.
The following invitations to attend the autopsy
" oo noAu vi Iuc UOuy VI CuaT1eS y. GulCedU were
issued:
WASHINGTON DC, June g. 1882
Dr. Hicks, the custodian OF Guiteaus body, in
vltes you to attend the autopsy tomorrow at 2
O'Clock at the jail GEORGE NJ. BEARD.
The above Invitation was sent by telegraph to
the persons named below: DR.. Charles F. Folsom,
Boston, Mass; DR.. F. II. Kellogg, New York; DR..
Joseph Parrish, Burlington. Nj. Dr. E. C. Seguin,
New York: DR.. Stearns, Hartford. Conn.,; Dr.. C.
X. Mills, Philadelphia; DR.. Miles, Baltimore; DR..
george +. Shrody, New York; DR.. c. L. Dana,
New York; DR.. Hammond, New York; Dr. Nichols,
New YORK; DR.. Wooster Beach, New York; Dr. w.
J. Morton, New York; DR.. e. c. Spitzka, New
York; DR.. A. E. Mcdonald, New York; DR.. God
local physicians; also, the editor Of the Boston
Medical Journal.
DR.. Beard, who left for home last night, said
that he does not believe that the post mortem ex.
animation will reveal the true condition of Gui-
teau's brain, or sufficiently demonstrate his in
sanity. DIR. Beard said that in selecting the
names or those to be invited to be present at the
autopsy, he tried to cover all the different shades
OF opinions which have been expressed with re-
gard TO the prisoners mental condition.
GHiteau's Signal That He Was Ready.
Guiteau, just before the trap was sprung, dropped
a piece of paper from his hand. This paper was
given him by Warden Croker, to be dropped by
the condemned man as signal that he was ready
WHAT SHAW, THE SURVIVING MURDERER, SAID.
Shaw, colOred boy who murdered his sister
and Is under sentence to die said that Guteau did
not say anything to him to-day. He had expected
that Guiteau would have bid him goodbye When
toid that Gu1 teau had gone to glory. Shaw said,
~ reckon he is In mighty warm place."