The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-06-26
GOT TO HANG.
Plea for Respite for Guiteau Re-
fused.
THE wRETCHIS WILLING TO DIE FOR
HIS INSPIRATION.
DEATHS Of the Execution-The Death
Warrant-Guiteaus Note to President
Arthur.

WASHINGTON, June 24-The result of the
special meeting of the cabinet last evening, in
considering the case of Guiteau. was made
known officially this morning by statement
from the attorney general, that the plea for
respite had been refused. This conclusion was
reabheA last evening, but was purposely with
held fl am the public in order that 1t might hrst
be made known to the prisoner. The attorney
general, to whom all the appeals and petitions
presented to the President beaIing on his case
had been referred, submitted an elaborate re-
port to the cabinet last evening, reviewing all
the points presented in favor OF respite, and
recommended that II be not granted, on the
ground that the sanity OF the prisoner had
been fully established at the trial. The report
was generally discussed and unanimously APP
proved by the cabinet, all the members OF
which were present An understanding was
reached that nothing should be disclosed as to
the decision of the cabinet until after it should
be disclosed to the prisoner. This was the rea-
son why all applications to the members OF the
cabinet last evening failed to elicit any definite
information on the subject.
Rev. Mr.. Hicks called upon the attorney gen.
eral this morning by appointment and was in
formed that the cabinet had decided not to in
terfere with the execution OF Guiteau's sem
tence. Mr.. Hicks thereupon drove to the Dis
trict Jail and informed Guiteau of the decis-
Ion.
Guiteau has sent the following message to
his spiritual adviser, Rev. Mr.. Hicks:
eGo aud see Arthur and shake your fist in
his face. Tell him / made him President by
my inspiration, and he must give me an un-
conditional pardon, and if he does not, God Al
mighty will blast him forever. tell you, Broth
er!Hcks, am Gods man and God takes care
of his own"
Letters have been received from Mr. Charles
H. Reed and others interested in Guiteau's
case; from Mr. George Scovlle, who is noF in
Chicago. In these letters Mr.. Scoyille an
nounces that his wife has left Cleveland for
the East, and he expresses grave apprehenslops
as to her sanity. He fears that she contem-
plates attempting to kill her child and commit
ting suicide, the day of Guiteau's execution.
Mr.. Scoville earnestly urges her friends III the
East to keep close watch upon her move
ments.
The attorney general today issued instruc-
tions to the marshal of the District and the
warden of the Jail to keep. .Guiteau in strict con-
finement until the day set for his execution,
and allow DO one except his spiritual adviser,
his physician and the officers Of the jail to COM
municate with the prisoner. The friends OF
the condemned man still profess hope for CUR
teau. Mr.. Reed says he does not despair, and
he will make another appeal to the President
at the earliest opportunity.
Last night Guiteau slept like top, and
when he arose this morning he was as cheer
full as could be, humming and whlstling
snatches OF hymn tunes, though now and then
indulging in music of more worldly nature.
After breakfact Guiteau turned his attention
to the Bible, and read number of passages Of
Scripture to Mr.. George Winters, the guard at
his door. To Mr.. Winters he said he was pre-
pared to go, and would just as lief be hanged
to-day as to wait till Friday. AT this time the
news of the adverse decision on the petition
for respite had not reached the Jail, but he
did not seem to be any way interested in the
sss7ast. rs7aastt. The minister, Rev. DIR. w. w. Hicks,
hour. He informed Guiteau at once of the re-
suit of the efforts in his behalf This announce
ment did not seem to have depressing effect
upon him, and he talked as cheerfally as ever.
He expressed some feeling because the Presi-
dent had referred the subject of his respite to
the Attorney General, saying that President
Arthur should have taken the responsibility
himself; that he (the prisoner) had not appeal
ed to the Cabinet, but to the President. and as
his act had made him such, it was the least the
President could do to respite him for a short
time till the case could be heard in the Su-
preme Court of the United States. He then
repeated that he was Gods man, ann was in
Gods hands, and asked DIR. Hicks to be at his
side when he was hanged, saying that he
would die for his inspiration, feeling that God
would Justify him in the other world. He had
now no personal interest in the matter but he
felt for the nation, which would suffer in the
event of his being hanged, and he now fully
expects to be hanged. DR.. Hicks and the pris-
oner engaged in religious conversation for
some time, and ere parting arrangements
were made by which DIR. Hicks would spend
some hours with him daily; including to-mer-
row (Sunday.)