Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-04
The Condemned A..a.stn.


EVERYTHING READY FOR THE BxEcuTIoN-APPLIcA-
TONS FOR PASSES TO SEE THE HANGIN0-GUITEAU
APPARENTLY CONFIDENT OF GETTING NEW TRIAL
Some Of the newspapers Of the country, In speak
Ing OF the hanging OF Guiteau in case the sentence
OF the law Is carried out make mistake In stating
viii "boss the job" Under the present law the
warden Of the Jail Is not, as formerly. under the
direction OF the marshal, but is an officer OF the
When the case is finally determined by the court
In General Term, II the Judgment below Should
no. De reversed, the clerk OF the court VIII fssne
as the death watch will be set; l. e., the prisoner
win be continually under the eye OF the officers
IL should not be inferred that he is not watched
now, for from the time OF conviction tand IN
cases where there is the least suspicion
tnat the prisoner viii harm himself
from the time or cOmmitmenO every prisoner con-
victed OF capital offence Is under continual sur
VIGILANCE. In the or Guteau his cell Is Local
ted close to the gateway OF the south wing that
the least noise made by him can be heard, and he
Is seen very often by some OF the guards. Although
the scaffod is in place, and the ropes, the cords
for plniOniDg the arms and legs, AMI tde black
caps, are at hand in the deputy waren'S office,
there will be no preparations made for the eXecu-
death warrant Only few minutes notice is re-
quircd by the warden, but OF course some days. If
not few Weeks, will be given the prisoner to make
his preparations,
OFFERS OF ROPES
Since the conviction Cnd even before it offers
have flowed In On Gen. Croker, the warden,
rendering ropes OF various styles. One person pro-
posed to furnish rope OF silk made OF red, white
and blue strands, and another has proposed to
furnish new device In the style OF garrOtlng
chain. 1t has been suggested, tOO that neither
rope nor chain should BE used Tor the purpose,
and that for once the favOrite line used for horse
tlleveS-a grape ytne-Should be tried. Neither
fine rope made for the purpose nor the vine, it Is
safe TO say, will be used, but one will be selected
out OF the ropes now on hand which are OF ma
Mia. There VIII be no difference between this
hlng1ng, II 1T should come Off, and the former
N 10 hat no
demand for admission will be greater. Should the
law be strictly enforced there will be but small
law is that executions should be private In anti
cipatlon OF the execution.
APPLICATIONS FOR PASSES
nave already commenced to pour in on Gen.
Croker, and not a few come through members OF
Congress. From the most distant parts Of the
country have these requests come. One appli-
cant states that he only wants the promise. and
no matter how far distant he may be he Will Start
on the first train and travel night and day to
reach here. All these applications are, however,
premature.
GU1TEAU's CONFIDENCE.
Notwithstanding the fact that the prisoner may
In few weeks find he has counsel, (fOr MeSSrs.
ScOville and Reed Will, 1t is undersool, with
draw from the case on filing the bill of exceptons)
he apparently has no fears of being executed, for
he has an idea that he will have other counsel
who Will succeed in the Court In General Term in
securing him new trial. His general conduct
little fear OF the scaffoid. There are some who
are OF the opinion that he fully realizes his posi-
ton, but masters his feelings, and that his APP
parent light spirits are assumed. In his cell he
keeps large Bible on table filed with papers,
and yesterday an officer suggested to him that he
ought to read it. "Don't / read it," he replied.
=" You ought to get here I'm the morning. put In
my time on il early in the day. See here" (hold-
do right That is good motto" After showing
some OF his photographs, he Sid: Il dEapurOve
OF my sisters letter to the Senate protesting
against MIR. Conkling'5 nomination, and hive re-
The autograph and photograph business is good,
and am well and happy"
ALL ABOUT WIND MILL.-Very few persons
who have seen the cupO!a on the new extension of
the Washington City Orphan Asylum are aware
that it is as useful as is Ornamental 1t not only
answers as an ornament and ventllator, but con-
tainS Within pumping engine OF novel and simple
construction. In fact no one would imagine that
this cupOla was wind mill, so-called, yet it is
substitute, with increased power for the time
hOnOred 1an-Shaped wind mill. The new name,
however, Is the Hercules Wind Engine, and II Is
used TO raise the water all over that building
through tanks on the roof. 1t does this with ease
when light breeze is blowing, and works auto
mitcally in regulating the supply. The sails are
vertical thus securing the greatest leverage The
apparatus Is SO arranged that 1t can be used as
motive power. The fact that such power can be
used for most any purpose without diSiguring
building in town or country, IS as new as it is
novel. The 'wind-mlll" can be seen at the asylum
on 18th street. or model Of 1t Is on exhibition at
1429 New York avenue.
NEW PRINTING OFFICE-Capt Geo. f. Lemon has
bought, through b. H. Warner, tie Verdi property
On q street, near 18th northwest and will at once
Improve the same and put In Scott press, for use
In publishing the Weekly Soldiers tribune. The
oi1ce and improvements VIII cost $4,000 cash