Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1882-06-30
LARIMORE LAID Low
IN the Dust Of Ashes Of $4,000 Fin,
Destroying Lives and Property.
0uiteau Prepares to s'shums o6n-IAse
Scenes Before The Tragedy.
Another Railroad Accident Causes Doaeh
and Dsstruction-Oonsrs
ouiteeu Prepares to Meet His 1sss.

0uiteau Prepares to Meet His 1h8o.
By Western Associated Press.
U. S. jail, Washington, June 1855
was IN the cell with him to-day, Guiteau'e
attendant came in and presented him with
large and beautiful boquet.
Where did that come from, asked thu
prisoner?
From your sister, the guard replied.
Guiteau then pressed it to his lips and
wept bitterly for few minutes. Than he
suddenly exclaimed, stThis does not be-
come man who Is about to meet his God
for doing Gods will" THIS was the only
exhibition of tenderness that he has vet
given way to.
At Guiteau's request and declaration
Reed then drew up his will, in which ho
desires his body to be gwen to DR.. Hicks,
but on no account to be used for mercen.
ary purposes. He also gives to DR.. Hicks
his books and other papers to be used IN
writing his biography. Reed also drew
up the following paper at Guiteau's re-
quest, which was presented to General
Crocker:
Washington, June %. To Gen. John
S. Crocker, warden U. 8. jail: We.
Frances M. Scoville and John W. .Guitesu.
sister and brother and only heirs of Chas.
j. Guiteau, to be executed on the 3Oth day
of June, lss2,ain the U. S. jail of the Dis
trict of Columbia, hereby request you 70
deliver the body of the said Charles ],
Gulteau to VIM. w. Hicks after such ex.
ecution. Signed, Frances NJ. Scoville.
John w. Guiteau. Witness, Chas. 81.
Reed, A. Chevalliere and w. w. Good
ing.
Guiteau thanked Reed for his efforts
IN his behalf.
Reed started to 60, when Gmteau said !:
"Walt one moment; wish to say some
thing more" He then sat down at tho
table and in a firm, bold hand, wrote the
following and handed it to Reed, who
came from the cell deeply affected:
To my dear friend, Charles II. Reed-I
am only too glad to express to you my
unbounded appreciation Of your services
in my behalf. You did splendidly. Nav
God reward yon for it. Meet me in
heaven.
CHAs. j. GurTEAU.
U. $. jail, Washington, D. G., June ~.
1882.
longer with the prisoner, but was unable
to turn his Thoughts away from the con.
sideration of his lmmedia te surroundings.
When he retired from the cell Mrs. SEQ.
vile and her little daughter and John ".
Guiteau were admitted. Their interview
with the prisoner lasted Is minutes, the
warden and his deputy being present.
Gulteau was at first much excited and
roundly abused the president and those
wretches, as he termed them, who had
handed him to the scaffold, and you, too.
he cried, pointing his finger at Gen.
Crocker and the deputy. You will both
be sent to hell. In few minutes 10
calmed down and said he was ready to
die and wanted to be hung at II O'Clock
sharp.
At the parting he said: "Let me kin
my sister through the grated bars and let.
it SO go on record After kissing his
sister and little niece, he turned to his
brother, and, handing him dime, said !:
"There is the ten cents due the washer.
woman. guess you had Detter settle
that balance to-day" Mrs. Scoville and
her brother John then took leave of hun.
and passing directly to their carriage.
were taken back to the city.
The following invitation to attend the
autopsy on the body of Charles J. Guiteau
was issued to-day:
WASHINGTON, June -, 1882.
DIR. Hicks, custodian of Guiteau's body.
invites you to attend the autopsy to.mor.
row at two O'Clock p. m. at the Jail.
Signed, GEO. NJ. BEARD.
The above invitation was sent by tele-
graph to many physicians. DR.. Beard
who leaves for home tonight, says he
feels no interest in further proceedings.
He expresses his firm conviction that he
has fairly predicted Guiteau's action to-
morrow. He does not believe that post
mortem examination will reveal the con-
dition of Guiteau's brain or sufficiently
demonstrate his insanity. DR.. Beard says
that in selecting the names of those to in.
vite to the autopsy he tried to cover per.
sons of all shades of opinion which had
been expressed with regard to the prison.
er's mental condition.