The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1893-09-28
BURIED UNDER TIE LAUNDRY
ROOM OF THE DIS Riot
JAIL.
His Skeleton Not In the MedlCa Mu-
scum in Washington, as Has
Been Generally sup
posed

Inc SeneIdl I'LL pi'S-'" Vii"V viz
skeleton of Guiteau, President Gar
fields assassin, is on exhibition in the
Medical Museum, which has been IN
existence ever since hi' death, has
been removed by the statement OF
Deputy Warden Russ, "i The District
Jail, which was published last week at
Washington.
In bis statement Mr. Russ says;
"One proprietor of dlme museum
made IN offer to Gultean to pay his
relatives large sum Of money pro-
vided he would will him his body.
This seemed to tickle the vanity OF
the assassin, for be was ioordinately
vain, and had he been permitted to
have his own way would nave doubt
less accepted the offer
"But as the day for hi- execution
advanced Guiteau began 10 realize the
seriousness of his position and began
to exhibit great fear Irst his body
should be mu.iiated al or lis death if
it were placed in an ordjhaIy GENE
terry.
WILLED HIS BODY To DIR HICKS
"Finally. in discussing Tins mHittr
with the Rev Dr.. Hicks and myself, /
asked him TO leave TIE matter 10 us
and we would take sufficient precau-
tiops to prevent the body being stolen
and at 4 subsequent cor ference with
Dr. ilicke he folluwsng mode Of pro
cedur- was agreed upuu: In order to
obHalc whatever legal A'liculties that
miaht arise and to for stall any claim
thelsister or the bIoth.r Of the muir
derer might make it wa decided that
he should make will btQueathing his
body to DR.. Hicks, ana 1t will prob
ably! he remembered That the will
whet published created some curiosity
by the wording of it, giving as it did,
the body to be disposed Of as the bene-
fciar ~ saw fit
"Ait9r going over the hole matter,
aud pealiMpg it would b. impossible
to properly protect the = mains it was
decided 10 bury them Ia tho Jail. Con
sent was readily obtaiued The night
of tie Banging. after the autopsy, the
body remained in the cheap coffin in
the chape! Of the jail.
BURIAL OF THE BODY.
Upon my arrival at the Jail early on
the Saturday morning following the
execution | secured couple of 'tru>-
ties and, taking them with me, pro.
ceeded Ito the laundry room. 1t is a
little room just to the east of the en-
CINE room, dimly lighted bya small
barred grating and made almost an
ideal tomb. The two amateur grave
diggers went to work and quickly re-
moving the flooring, dug n grave sui-
fcieDtly deep. By the time the body
had been brought down from the
chapel aud the grave finished, DR..
HickB arrived to conduct the funeral
services.
"There was only a small party that
stood about that open grave and lis.
tened TO the solemn reading of the
burial service. General Crocker, who
was the warden, was present and, be-
heve, Charlie Resd, the lawyer, who
assisted in Guiteau's defense, besides
several of the guards and the two
prisoners who dug the grave. 1t was
q weird scene and one l Dhall never
forget. "a burial in such u sombre
place was particularly nerve trying
and I think we all felt re irved when
DR.. Hicks concluded and the darkies
began I'd cover the coffin This did
not cons lme much time AID it was
not long before the grave wa4 filed up
and the hDOring restored l., lts normal
position.
AIA MAINTAINED SILENCE.
"Tlter4 was no particuar compact
as to i cIecy among us, but it seemed
to b. g,ierally understood that we
would NJ intain silence ~ here was
consid r sh'e excitement AZ The time.
The + j'rS that The body he'd been Sc