The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1882-06-27
TELEGRAPHIG NEWS.
GUITEAU's INSANITY.
The Assassin's Last Ray OF
Hope Departed.
The warden Says heis Not In
sane.
Doomed to Die for His
Inspiration.

-. u u. Is DOOAACO ~. 0AC AUX LIS
Inspiration.
Washington, 25.-John w. Giteau is
here with lot of matter relating to his
brothers. life whine at the Oneida Com
munity, which, he claims, affords con-
elusive evidence of the sssassin's inssn-
| ity. He will endeavor to procure an in
terviev with the President tomorrow to
bring these doeum ents to his notice, and
will publish the substance of them. He
saw his brother to-day. The latter. TOLD
him he was going to be martyred and
chat he had no hope left.
Guiteau passed the day quietly. DR.
| Hicks, his spiritual adviser, Is the only
person allowed to visit him. He con-
versed quite cheetfuily, reiterating MS IN
| spiration. During the interview, which
lasted an hour and half, he said: Il AN
God's man and Can 60 to heaven to-mor.
row.. l would not mind being hanged
right away. Whether the American
people can afford to let me be hanged, OF
whether they really desire I should sc
die, is another question" Hicks thinks
| Guiteau really desires to be hanged with
no member Of his family present, and he
is waiting calmly for the day of execu'
ton. The physical condition Of the as
sassin has net changed much recently
He has lost pound or two of flesh since
last week, and his face hes that hsggsrd
appearance usually noticed in con
demned criminals after long confinement
Chicago, .25.-JouYTaG's Washington
Guiteau certainly must hang. His case
is the principal topic Of conversation
This morning your correspondent called
on the attorney general and asked when
the decision could be hadf.and received
the reply that the petition for reprleVe
ID refused. .-fa
| Will there De any written decision OF
the statement in regard 70 III
Secretary BreWster-None whatever;
you have all there is to be ssid on the
subject. 10
As your correspondent Withdrew he
met Reed, Guitesu's interchangeable coun
sci, going to see the attorney general. He
appeared much depressed and evidently
has no further hope. 1t is understood
that the cabinet was unanimous against
granting a reprieve.
Guiteau's mail is increasing greatly. The
requests for autographs and good and un-
pleasant sdvices are arriving daily.
| Among the late arrivals was large
railroad spike with skull and cross bones
on the head to be used as the last nail IN
his coffin.
John w. Guiteau, brother ofthe assas-
sin, has sent a telegram to the President
saying he will De in Washington on
Monday with new facts in Guitesu's case
regarding his insanity and asking delay
of the final decision till those facts are
heard. 1t is not probable, however, that
it has been granted as the CABINET decis-
ion seems to have been unanimous and 3:
positive as was that Of the jury in the trisi
of the case.
Guitean still clings to hope, refusing to
admit that his last chances are gone. He
talks freely of the execution and told
Hicks he wanted him to go on the scat
fold with him if the worst comes.
The Star says: Reed, Gui:esu'S coun.
sci, called at the department of justice,
this morning, but the encouragement
referred him to the district attorney and
declined to grant MIN hearing.
Last night Guiteau slept like top, and
when be arose this morning was cheerful
as could be, humming and whistling
snAtches of hymns. though now and then
indulging in music of more worldly ma
ture. After breakfast Guiteau turned his
attention to the table and read number
Of passages Of scripture. To the guard at
his door he said he was prepared to go,
and would Just as leave be hung to-day
IS to wait till Friday. At this time news
Of the adverse decision on the petition of
respite had not reached the jail. but be
did not seem 10 be in any way interested
in the result. Rev. DR.. Hicks called
about II o'clock and remained for an
hour. He informed Guiteau Of the result
of the efforts in his behalf. The announce
NEXT did not seem to have depressing
effect on him, and he talked eheerfully as
ever. He expressed some feeling because
the President had referred the subject Of
his respite to the attorney general, say
ing that the President should have taken
the responsibility on himself; that ne,
the prisoner, had not appealed 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 Supreme Court of the United
States. He then repeated that ne was
G9d's man snd was in Gods hands, and
asked DR.. Hicks be at his side when
he was hanged, saying he would die for
his Inspiration, feaing 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 tie event of his being hanged,
and he now fully expects to be hung.
DR.. Hicks AMI the prisoner engaged in
religious conversation for some time, and
ere parting arrangements we're made by
which Or. Hicks would spend some
hours with him daily, including to-mor-
row. ~
Speaking on the Insanity point to-day,
Warden Croker said Guitesu had com
pretended his position thoroughly from
the start. He has understood the scope
! of every motion maze in court or elsa
where In his behalf; he has coolly
weighed the chances Of everything, and
always realized that the odds were
against him. His intelligence ard judg-
ment have spared him. what to an ignor-
ant man would have been many very
severe disappointments; he has never
builded his hopss above the height that
his good common sense told him that
they should 60.
Ho y do yeu think he will meet death?
asked the correspondent.
I have my opinion about it, of course,
replied the warden, but one can tell
Guiteau is coward, and has shown his
cowardice so frequently, that sm afraid
it will be manifested on the gallogs. At
the same time be has intense pride and
egotism, and his spiritual consolation
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