The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1882-07-06

: are now nn duty inside the Jail. Short
g before IL O'Clock GuiIeau called for %
per and for two minutes busted himse
t in making copy q what he terms h
PRAYER On THE sCAFFoLD."
As his hands will be pinioned. DoctC
; Hicks Will hold the manuscript Will
Guiteau reads. Now that he IS empio,
ed he appears much calmer and
rapidly completing his work, writing
Il large, round and iegibIe hand
Al IL O'Clock, contrary 10 general e,
pectutIon and purpose las expressed We,
terday, Mrs. Scoviile arrived at the iai
aid
| BEsUUGIIr ADMISSION.
| She appeared lo be iaborinw unde
great excitement, and Gene raj CIocke
refused To admit her unless the pri>one
especially requested IL. John ". Guit
eau, ~lIo was sitting in The roIunda, Wa
| Informed that his sister was standin:
outside, and at once started 10 90 10 her
but after a moments hesitation decided
not 10 interfere, saying: Il will leave
that matter with you, General Croker.
| Guiteau has not been informed of Mrs
| Scoville'S presence, aud even if lac wa.
| aware OF the fact, IL Is believed that he
would not cafe To have her present
| His great desire now seems to be that
there shall be no scene, and his program
shall be carried out without any inter
ruption OF incident To deiract from the
heroic picture which he believes he Is
| about To present.
At 10 O'Clock a large crowd of news
paper correspondents crowded about the
gate leading into Guiteau's corridor, but
| they could not see anything except the
Warden's door. which screens Guiteau' S
cell from view. Now and then the
guards appeared at the door and sent
some message to the warden. At such
times those at the gate got view of the
table. corridor and chairs On which the
death watch sat After Guiteau had
finished copying his prayer upon
the scaffold," he began to
ARRANGE HIS DRESS,
putting on q pair of navy blue trousers.
At half past 10 the guard came out of
the door and said:
He Is. ready for Doctor Hicks and
wants the flowers TO come"
Another guard who took the message
hurried Off and soon. returned with
Hicks, who went into his cell. Guiteau
was then reported by his guards 10 he
apparently very composed. Guiteau's
message about flowers referred 10 his
expectation that Mrs Scoville would
send some flowers to him, but none had
arrived at the Jail at the time he asked
for them. After short conference
with Croker John w. Guiteau went
outside the Jail to see his sister. He
found her
IN GREAT EXCITEMENT,
bordering on by SterIcs, but after a.shOrt
time he succeeded in calming her and
dissuading her from any further attempt
to gain admission. She acknowledged
the propriety of such a course but said
that she could not possibly remain in
in the city during all the wretched hours
of the morning. She brought with her
the flowers which Guiteau had asked
for and they were taken To the prisoner.
Mrs ScovilIc also brought two handsome
flower pieces, crcss and an anchor,
" hich she would place upon her broth
cr,S coffin with her owa hands.
While DIR. Hicks was in the prisoners
cell at IL O'Clock, Guiteau made some
requests as to the execution, and having
made copies of his 'Iast prayer poem
and other writings, tore up the originals.
He then sent for the jail hootblack and
gave him his shoes to be shined.
HIS DINNER WAS BROUGHT
as the doctor was leaving, and he ate
with much relish. His dinner consisted
of a pound of broiled steak, dish of
@
quart of coffee. DIR. Hicks, when he
came out of the cell, said The prisoner
has not the slightest fear; We have had |
Il pleasant religious talk. He feels now
that his preparations are complete, and |
he is ready for the last formality. He |
himself To God with the ut |
most confidence. l think he will show |
some emotion, because the nervous
strain is SO great. Nobody, DIR. Hicks |
said, had seen the prisoner at that time |
except himself and the Jail officers. AT
IL O'Clock Doctor A. Z. Mcdonald |
of New York, and DR.. Francis LorinG,
of this city, expert witnesses at the trial
OF GpitGAu. arrived at the Jail. DIR.
Mac EVDnaid said he tshdeTsf0oa that ,tn
ApFpPsE WOULD BE PERFORMED
by three physicians agreed upon by the
friends If the condemned man. Alter
ward the bCain would be removed for fur
ther examination. Tine three physicians
SELECTED To perform the autopsy are DIR.
Lamb, who made the autopsy on the
Presidents DIR. Saver, and Dr. iIartigan,
Deputy C0raner Of this city. DIR. Lor-
ing expects 10 maka Il thorough exam
inaiiOn Of the prisoners eyes.
GUIrEAU'S PRAYER.
The following is the iuil text of Gut
teau's prayer us he has prepared 10 read
it: My dying prayer on the gallows:
Father, now 1 so To Thee and the
Saviour l have finished the work Thou
gavesL me to do, aud | am only too
happy % go tn Thee. The word does
Bot yeL appreciate my nilsson, but Thou
knowesI il. Thou knnwest Thou
didst inspire Garfield's removal,
and OILY good has come from
it. This Is the best evidence that the in.
SEPARATION Came from Thee, and | have
set it forth in my book that all men may
read and may know that 'fhou, Father,
dIds't inspire the act tor which l am
This government and nation
by this act know will incur Thy eier-
nal enmity, as did the Jews by
killing Thy man, my Savior. The retrI-
button in that case came quick and
sharp, and know Thy divine law of
retribuIion will strike this nation and my
murderers in some way. The diabolicaI
spirit of this nation, its government and
toward me will justify Thee
in cursing them, and know that Thy
divine law of retribution is inexOrable.
therefore predict that this nation will
go down in blood, and my muir
derers, from the executive to the
hangman, will GO 10 hell. Thy
laws are ineXOrable, oh Thou
Supreme Judge, and woe unto men that
violate Thy laws.
ONLY WEEPING AND CRASHING OF TEETH
await them. The American press has "a
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 or Them
and this nation and its officials Ar
thur, the president. is coward, and in
CRATE. lis ingratitude to the man that
made him and saved his party and land
from overthrow has no parallel in his
tory. Bot Thou, Righteous Father, wilt
Judge him. Father, Thou kn0west me but
the world hath not known me, and now
| go TO Thee and the Sayio without the
slightest ill-wiIl towards human be-
ing. Farewell, ye men of earth"
Shortly before l2 o'clock Guiteau
seemed to
BREAK DOWN COMPLETELY
and burst into tears and sObbed hysieii-
cally DIR. Hicks sat by his side tanning
him and vainly trying 20 calm him
Aboat IL 80 preparations began TO be
lsAde for the execution. At IL 80
detachment of artillery was formed
- the east side Of the rotunda
nd brought their muskets to a parade
9est At that time about $50 people
were in the rotunda, and DIR. Hicks was
with the prisoner engaged in prayer.
DIER INSTANTLY.
The crowd outside the jail has got
word-12 80 p. m.-that GuIteau has been
hanged and is rending the air with
shouts so that it is impossible To hear a
voice INSIDE the Jail office. Guiteau's
neck was broken by the fall, and not a
movement of 6ody or limb was detected.
Death ensued instantly.
Guiteau showed
GREAT NERVOUSNESS
and appeared greatly startled when he
heard the rattle of muskets on the stone
fioor of the rolunda. From that moment
he appeared to be thoroughly overcome
with emotion. He wept freely and
seemed to be in great anguish. The
scene in the ro.unda while waiting for
the prisoner was one long to be remem-