The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1882-07-12

sheet of foolscap ! had folded for
/ him for this purpose was found in
his vest pocket afterward. Guiteau
. finding that his paper was gone and
he could not find it exclaimed DIR.
!. Hicks, what shall | do, have lost
my paper?' | said Take this and
handed him the manuscript Of his
prayer. He dropped it and at the
same time exclaimed Ready, glory.
and as he did so Crocker dropped
his handkerchief. and Guiteau shot
down through the opening below.
That morning he told Crocker and
me that he wanted to write his little
poem. He said he had reached the
maturity of Christian childhood,
: and he wanted to write poem such
as child might write he was Civ
en- table, paper, pen and ink, and
he sat down and wrote the poem
which he read on the scaffold. He
also wrote farewell letter to Wilson
Guiteau and one to Mrs. Scovllle,
and charged me to he careful to
deliver all his messages and these
letters. He strengthened me rather
than strengthened him. He ex-
horted me from time to time, when
he saw | was weary and depressed,
to be firm. Throughout the night
and morning Guiteau was at all
times calm, except when he wrote
this poetry After he wrote this po-
etry he read it to himself and then
read it to me, and was affected by
his pathos."
NO FEAR but CONSIDERABLE PATHOs.
What is there about the story
that Guiteau tainted in his cell when
he heard the sound of the rifles ring
ing on the flag stones in the ro-
tunda?"
Nothing in the world. He was
not in a condition to faint. He was
cool, calm and collected, and al |
though he wept they were tears Of |
JOY rather than of sorrow. He felt
that he was going to die for his in I
spiration, that he was Gods man. /
that he was going to martyrdOm, be- |
yond which was glory. He desired |
Il rather than regretted it. He did /
say at one time that the flesh was
weak. 1t was possible that physical |
prostration might occur on the gal
lows. despite the strength of the
spirit, but there was nothing like
breaking down"
Did Guiteau say anything on the
way from the cell to the scaflold?"
"Yes, he espoke twice. Once when
he got to the steps leading down into
the corridor, where the scafiold was.
He said, in matter of fact tone.
Tell Crocker to move faster. r.,
spoke to Crocker. and Crocker did
increase the rate of speed. He again
spoke when going up to .he scaftold. /,
He stumbled on the first step. l
seized him, partly to keep him from
falling, and he turned to me, smiled,
and said, just as | am saying to you,
My foot caught on the step On
the soaffold he was as collected and O.,
dignified rs any man could have :
been. He was perfectly cool, self :
and deliberate. He read !
the scriptures; he delivered his po-
EN- Just as he desired to read it. The
tremulousness of his voice while he
vas reading his poem was due en- :
tirely to the pathas OF the piece, and :
not TO rear. / made but one sug- ;
gestioI to him; that was to read a .
little slower at one point, and he i'm
mediately complied with my sug- 4
gestion. | think the poem was a !
most remarkable production. 1t .
vas Guiteau's own conception. He
spoke to me about it the night be- 7
ore, and said he proposed to write =
t. He did write it himself. He q
.lso wrote his prayer himself. with !
,ut assistance from any one. He a
made but one change in it, and that ;
vas when he was copying it the sec
md time, and that was to put 'Mr,'
before Garfield whenever il 90
,urred." .
EURIAE on eUIrEAC. :
Washington July 1.-The body .
VI Guiteau was buried this afternoon =
II the northeast corner of the Jail, :
nd so far as is now known to the :,
ontrary. the remains will be there :"
by any future sepul- :,
her. Under the law the disposi- ! !
ion of the bodies of criminals who .,
re executed rests within the discre. - -
ion Of the Warden. In the case of \
iuiteau his sister, Mrs. Scoville, was =
Fithout means and could not have =,
his burial expenses even #
t permitted TO do so. The only :,
ther relative who has appeared up -
n the scene, his brother, John W. y
iuiteau, was unwilling to assume i,
he risk of taking charge of the re- \
nains, believing he would be pow G.
rless to prevent body snatchers" - -
rom stealing them. Therefore Gen. -
rocker resolved to bury the assas- y,
in's body within the walls of the =;
Ill, where it would be beyond reach -
like of vengeance or speculation. I,
he northeast corridor, in which -
iuiteau was buried, is upon the op- =,
osite side OF the rotunda from the -
ne in which he was hung and from II
ne window of the cell in which he :.
-as confined, one can look down ., .,
pom his grave. The brick fOcr ="
'as removed this morning and q
rave seven feet deep was dug. At X
,ur o'clock this afternoon the coffin %
obtaining the body of Charles J. a'
Iuiteau was borne from the chapel 'h
pom the shoulders of six of the re
ii prisoners, and without any SER W
ice or ceremony whatever was low
red into this grave and buried from
ght. The only persons present le
ere John w. Guiteau, DIR. Hicks, nj
iarden Crocker and son, Mr.. ar
fright, Undertaken Ward, the en- OF
ineer Of the Jail, Deputy Warden pr
uss, Captain Croker and the six De
risoners who acted as pallbearers. tn
ne coffin was closed last evening, tn
nd no one has since been permitted II
see the remains. Mrs. Scoville, WI
,companied by Miss Chevaliere, Al
rived at the Jail shortly before I an
clock. and iraDOrtuned the War OF