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his preparation is completed and he is
ready for the last formality, and he COM
mits himself to God with the utmost con-

fidence. l think he will show some emo.
tion, because his nervous strain is 80
great. Nobody, DIR. Hicks said,
had seen the prisoner at that time
except himself and the Jail officers. At
eleven o'clock DR.. A. E. Macdonald, of
New York, and DR.. Frances LorinR, OF
this city, expert witnesses at the trial of
Guiteau, arrived at the Jail. DR.. Mac
Donald said, as he understood 1t, that
autopsy would be performed by three
physicians, as agreed upon by the friends
of the condemned man. Afterward the
brain would be removed for further
examination. The three physicians &c.
lected to perform the autopsy are DR..
Lamb, who made the autopsy of the |
president, DR.. Sauers and DR.. Hartigan,
deputy coroner OF this city. DR.. Loring
expects to make thorough examina.
tion of the prisoners eyes.
The following is full text of Gui-
teau's prayer as he prepared it to be read:
MY DYING PRAYER ON THE aALLows.
Father, now go to Thee and the |
Savior. have finished the work Thou
gavest me to do and I am only too hap.
py to 60 to Thee. The world does not
yet appreciate my mission, but Thou
knowest it. Thou knowest Thou dids't
inspire Gar6eld's removal, and only good
has come from it This is the best
evidence that inspiration came from
Thee and have set it forth in my book
that all men may read and may know
that Thou, father, didst this act for which
1 am murdered. This government and
nation by this act ! know will incur Z hy
eternal enmity as did the Jews by killing
tion in that case came quick
and sharp, and I know thy divine laws
Of retribution will strike this nation and
my marderers in the same way. The
diabolical spirit of the nation, its govern.
ment and its newspapers toward me will
justify Thee in curslng them, and
I krow that the divine law
Of retribution is inexorable.
| therefore predict that this nation will
go down in blood and my murderers
from the executive to the hangman will
go to hell! Thy laws are inexorable, oh
Thou Supreme Judge; woe unto
men that violate Thy laws. Only Weep
ing and gnashing Of teeth await them.
The American press has large bill to
settle with Thee, righteous Father, for
their vindictiveness in this matter.
Nothing but blood will satisfy them, and
now my blood be on item and this
nation and its officials. Arthur,
the president, is coward and an Migrate.
This ingratitude to the man that made
him to save his party and the land from
overthrow, has no parallel in history.
but Thou. Righteous Father, will Judge
him. Father, Thou knowest me; but
the world hath known me, and now
1 go to Thee and the
Saviour without the slightest ill-will to-
ward human being. Farewell We men
OF earth."
Shortly before twelve o'clock Guiteau
seemed to break down completely and
burst into tears and sobbed hysterically.
DIR. Hicks sat by his side tanning him
; and vainly trying to calm him.
About II: 80 preparations began to be
made for the execution, and at II 80 q
detachment of artillery was formed on
the rotunda and brought their muskets
to parade rest. At that time about
two hundred and fifty people were on
the rotunda. DR.. Hicks was with the
prisoner engaged in prayer.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
United States Jail, Washington, JUNE
3O-At daylight this morning, through
the kindness of the prison officials, wa
8 permitted to see Guiteau. Th,
sun was peeping over the hill,
: to the east of the prison, lighting it
sombre walls. A mist hung over th'
n turbid waters Of the eastern branch o
a the Potomac and hid from the view th,
h poisonous marshes that line its shore. Th
e assassin had slept but little during th.
night. as crazy woman had kept every
n body at the jail awake with her wild erie
g and Guiteau was in no mood for resting
% Between and 5 o'clock in the morning
'f he dozed at brief intervals, but be was i
10 a condition of nervous excitement tha
le prevented him from sleepin.
IS Attired in his undershil
q and drawers he paced back and fort
q within the bounds of his cell like tige
o in cage. He frequently tossed hi
y hands forward with an exprel
n sion of rage and snarle
RS as cat whin.s while playing with ra
g. His eyes glowed with excitement an
n they were set far back IN his head wit
K heavy black lines surrounding then
The skin was drawn ov.
r. the cheek bones like stretched parcl
le ment and his fingers worked convulsiv,
IN ly as he placed them upon the bars an
r faced his visitors. Before word ",
"a said to him he burst forth in o volley
M expletives, cursing President Arthu
Justice Bradley, Warden Crocker. Di
of trict Attorney Corkhill and other of
IS. cials who have been identified with b
le prosecution and imprisonment. He cal
le ed upon Almighty God
III curse and kill them and BEGAN
he so violent in his expressions of rage tn
ht We had to leave the corridor. About s
Id o'clock Guiteau sat down to breaktas
ef He started in with
apparently good appetit
RS but it was evident he was feigning an u
le concern that he did not feel and /
nd stomach refused to sustain him in Il
er, attempt to deceive, for after hurried
be swallowing few monthfuls he dropp
all hia EOifa oni fcrE a,