Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-25
The Last Hope Gone.


WASHINGTON, June "a The cabinet decided
not 20 interfere with the sentence of Guiteau,
and the attorney general this morning in
structed the marshal of the district and the
warden OF the Jail to keep the prisoner in strict
confinement, and allow no one to see him ex-
cept mis- spiritual advisers, his physician and
the officers of the jail.
THE DECISION GIVEN.
The attorney general, TO whom all the ap-
peals and petitions presented to the president
bearing on the Guiteau case has been referred,
submitted an elaborate report to the cabinet
last evening, reviewing all the points pre-
scented in favor Of respite, and recommend
ing that it be not granted on the ground that
the sanity of the prisoner had been fully es-
tablished at the trial. The report was gener-
ally discussed and unanimously approved 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 made
known to the prisoner. Rev. Mr.. Hicks
called upon the attorney general this morning
IS a pointment, and was informed that the
cabinet had decided not to interfere with the
execution of Guiteau's sentence.
Hicks drove to the district Jail and in
formed Guiteau of the decision.
Guiteau has sent the following message to
his spiritual adviser, Mr.. Hicks.
go and see Arthur and shake your fist II
his face. Tell him made him president by
my inspiration aud ne must give me an IN
conditional pardon and if he does not God
Almighty will blast him forever. l tell you,
Brother Hicks, am Gods man and God takes
care of his own"
Friends OF the condemned man still profess
hope. Reed says he does not despair and he
will make another appeal to the president at
the earliest opportunity.
DR.. Beard left here for New York last even
ing butts expected to return. Miss Cheval-
lier will have a conference with DR.. Godding
and Rev. Mr.. Hicks this evening to determine
upon their future action, with view to OBJ
tanning stay OF the execution.
HOW HE RECEIVED THE INTELLIGENCE.
WASHINGTON, June 24.-Guiteau said this
morning to the guard at his cell door that he
was prepared to go, and would just as leave
be hung 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,
hut he did not seem TO be in any way inter
ested in the result. Rev. DR.. Hicks called
about 1870 and remained an hour. He in
formed Guiteau of the result of the efforts in
his behalf. This announcement did not seem
to have a depressing effect upon him,
and he talked asicheerfully as ever.
He expressed some feeling because the pres
ident 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 APP
pesled to the cabinet but to the president, and
as his act had made him president, the least he
could do was to respite him for short time,
till the case could be heard in the supreme
court of the United States. He then repeated
that he was Gods man and was in
Gods hands, and asked DR.. Hicks
to be at his side when
he was hanged, saying he would die for his
inspiration, feeling that God would justify
him in the other world. He had now no per-
sonal interest in the matter, but he felt for the
nation which would suffer in the event of his
being hanged. The windows on the east side
of the south wing of the Jail in which Gui
teau's cell is located have been curtained to
shut out the light.
- PREPARATIONS.
mis- morning the rope which is to be used
in the execution was put up for the occasion
1t is fine piece of manila, originally seven
eighth size, which has been stretched until IT
IS now but three-fourths, and is forty-six feet
long. After having been laid out the ends
were firmly bound with Irvine and a knot
tied. At the same time piuioning cords of
stout cotton Irvine were prepared. These are
four in number, to tie his hands and arms be-
hind his back, and are three or four feet re-
spectively. The only preparation was cutting
the cord in proper length and carefully wrap
ping the ends.
The death warrant has been prepared by
the deputy clerk of the court, It will be
signed Monday and sent to Warden Crocker.
The time designated for the execution is be-
tween the hours of noon and 2 Q. n, June 80,
1882.