The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1881-08-13

II. IL +. HAMILTON.
DIR. BLISS CUTS his FINGER.
During the operation performed on tho pres
ident on Monday last, DR.. Bliss cut his right
ioroninger with the Instrument with (which
the operation was performed. Thewound. al
though slight, became much frrtated and to-
day Is considerably swollen 1t 10 supposed that
some ofthe pus Iremained on the Instrument
and caused the Inflammation whichinhued.
dvITnAU rRIrSDLEss PRISONER.
Washington, August l2. Guteau has now
been confined in jail over Ave weeks. IL Is
rather singular fact that no one has ever
called upon him IL the jail with a friendly
purpose, that during his wandering In this
city he never m ade one friend who now
maniiests any substantial interest In: him;
that no letter has been received
by Guiteau, proiferlng him counsel or assis-
tance. Such an absolute desutution OF friends
, Is something unprecedent even In the case
of the meanett criminals. Hc has never ask
cd to have anybody sent for. 1t will rbe re-
membered that he arranged, when he planned
the assassination OF the president, TO lie driven
directly 10 the Jail, hoping thereby TO escape
! the popular fury. One of the letters which ne
han written WAS addressed TO General Sher-
/ man. and requested him to guard the jail. II
is thought that he feels some comfort and 30
curity In having
SOLDIERS ABOUT him.
From what'oan be learned of his ideas, II is
apparent that In case the president had been
Killed he never expected TO suffer for the
crime. He hadln his fanatiosl frenzy worked
himself up to q pitch where he considered II
his duty to remove the pre- sident, IN order to
make room for aman who. In his opinion,
would be more Just to oil parties. He thoughe
/ that when the change was made the peoplt
w"uld come to look at tho matterin the same
light, and that ho would be regarded az pub
| lie benefaCtOr.
oncals at tho jail state that Gulteau is q
| very tractable prisoner. The represep tations
frequently made that he is restless and
querulous are not founded on fact. His diet
has been the subject of considerable news
paper comment, aud when ho was first taken
10 the jail he suffered n little with o derango-
m ent Of the bowels, aud at the suggestion of
the Jail.physlclan, DIR Young, he was given
| tea instead or coffee. Coffee sweetened with
molasses il fed to the prisoners as rule, mo-
lasses being administered as u laxative, as
| the prisoners get little eXerc Use. In Guitegu's
case coffee was omitted from the bill OF fare
for while, but now
HE FREQUENTLY ASKS FOR COFFEE
and gets II. lie evinces considerable interest
| In his siet, but not more so than Is custo
ary with prisoners, and he does not COM
plain. Wheat bread is eerved the prisoner
| Tor breakfast, and corn bread for dinner
When the corn bread does not agree with a
pr soner hels given wheat bread altogether.
For the same reason tea was served instead OF
coffee. Guiteau was put on "white bread {"
list. He seems to relish milk, and often asks
for II. He takes special gastroaomic delight
In meat Beef at present seems to be one OF
the main objects OF his life. He shows little
concern lust now about anything except his
ment, q d. II anything, is In better condition
than when ho was taken to jail. He is now
apparently In excellent health, eats
heartily. and sleeps soundly. He is
when frat taken TO jail. He has settled down
tho officials say, to await philosophically,
for the result. At no time since his confine-
ment, It Is stated by his attendant, has he
shown any manifestation OF sorrow or re-
morse. He shows aome anxiety about the
| presldente condition and hopes that he will
icoover. The prospect of being punished for
murder does not now seem an agreeable one,
would notnow Justify his hct He never halls
srisoners passing his cell 10 inquire for news
about the president, as ho is SO
SEPARATED FROM OTHER PRISONERS
that none OF the prisoners pass his
cell. A prisoner that comes TO the cell
occasionally 70 clean up is closely watched by
the guard. Guiteau, In fact, shows no desire
TO communicate with the prisoners lie con-
sluers himself above them, and doos not con-
sidsr himself as belonging to the criminal
| class,
The portrait OF president GARFIELD an d other
pictures, which decorated The wall OF Guiteau's o
cell, having been ieft there bv o former nrison-
or OF wsthetlc taste, have been removed from
the wall. They were taken down about two
weeks ago, when new coat OF whitewash wa
put on the wall.
The prisoner reads his bible almost con-
stantly, The warden asked him Yesterday II
he found anything new In the Blble and he
replied; ~ md many things that l like 10
read" He has been reported as being engaged
In writing material for the autobiography.
These reports arise out nj tho fact that he was
occupied for some time In writing points about
himself- where he was born, places where he
had lived, who his relations were, etc. --for
the benefit OF the authorities. Ilo Ia furnished
with paper and pen and Ink when ho wants TO
write. AT first he used liis time In revising n
work called 'Truth,"a sort OF commentary
upon the bible. The greatest part OF the only
edition OF this work ever published was de-
.,royed by fire at the place they were printed
In Boston.
Guitesu's literary labor In Jail seems TO have
been confined 10 writing new preface for
tbs work. He then gave up the task OF reyi-
sion.
since the lrst week OF his confinement he has
not made much hlusion TO the
MOTIVES OF MS cRIMR.
Then before the excitement passed away he
frequently proclaimed himself as "Staiwar,
Of the sta'warts,n and announced that he had
been inspired TO commit the crime. he IL moi
lnow communicative, one reason being that hs
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