Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-19
Continued .n-on First Euqe.l


prisoners beard when he declared that he
would have his whole face sllaven clean When
the lataeF was washed away a complete change
had been made in tIuit"au's appearance. The
lower portions of his face are east in q more
regular and handsome mould than the upper
and IT was generally agreed that the removal Of
the beard improved his appearance. Ii. how
ever in conjunction with lis clOse-crOpped
hair, gave him something of con
Wet look Alter the shaving the
MessrS. Mills. covering the prisoners head with
cotton cap. succeeded in securing a fine east
of the whole head and features The operation
required about half az hour. and tuiteau. who
seemed much Interested in IT, SUBMIT ed very
quietly. Once duringthe shaving be expressed
misgiying. that his nose would appear too
prominent
THE ASSASSIN WRESTLING IN JAIL
During yesterday the prisoner was in excel
lent humor. He spent the day in his ''day" cell
In the southernmost part of the JAIL and about )
o'clock retired to his regular cell. adj dining the
rotunda- As he came down 5te corridor. he
whisted a lively air and seemed to be in very
gay spirits. He spent much of his time yester
day in supplying the demand for his autograph
To the few visitors who obtained adnittance to
his corridor he talked freely about the trial and
remarked especially that the news papers We're
'tOning down.
AN ECCENTRIC VISITOR At MP. AM MRS. SEQ
yILLES BoARDING-HOUSE
The household in which Mr.. and Mrs. ScOyi!Ie
are domiciled was thrown into a state OF great
alarm Saturday night. by a man, who insisted
upon securing rooms there. and stated to the
ladies OF the house that he had come TO protect
Mr. Scoville and take part in the examination
of expert witnesses. Mrs. ScOyii!e'5 fears were
excited by solemn statement made by the man
that she would shortly become very noted. Il
am noted enough now | should think said
Mrs. Scovlie. But" said the persistent yisi-
Tnr n r~pa h.X he sym
thies of the world just like Mrs Garfield" Mrs
Scoviile resorted to strategy: had the lady of
the house give the strange man a room.
in order TO keep him in the house. and
then sent for police officers. The man
was taken TO a station house. He had on his
person several surgical Instruments and stated
to some that he intended to use them in protect
ing Mr.. Scovie. He was released yester-
day. on the representations of his relatives.
showing his innocent character. His brother
says that being somewhat unsound in
mind, the young man. who is gen.
uine graduate of medicine and deeply
versed in medical lore. has special
sympathy for the insane. and for any claim of in
sanity: that he has recently been i'll, and his
nervous system is consequently somewhat de-
ranged. Mr. Seoville says that the same gentleman
approached him last Thursday at recess and talked
rather mys1eriously, but being very busy he ex-
cUsed himself
LEGAL. POINTS AS To TIE SEPARATION OF JURORS.
The affection of the juror. Mr.. s. F. Hobbs i'm
the loss of his wife by paralysis, is subject of
discussion among the lawyers, some OF whom
think that the action of the court in allowing
Mr. Hobbs to go to his home to be at the bed
side of his dying wife yesterday may vitate the
trial. but the large majority. in fact almost the
unanimous bar are Of the opinion that the
agreement of counsel with the consent of the
court To the action taken covers any defect In
the neighboring state OF Maryland some years
ago. when Mrs. Wharton was on trial for muir
ter. the wife OF one OF the jurors. Mr.. stephen
Beard died and the court declined to allow the
jurors to separate but decided that the llus-
band. accompanied by his eleven fellow Jurors
should be allowed To 20 to his home and being
taken to MI. Boards residence they were obliged
to remain there some few days. until after her
funeral Some Washington lawyers claim that
keeping jurors together is relic of barbarism
at best: that at the time the custom prevailed
the criminal trials were of very short duration
and that when intelligent honorable men are on
the jury there is no necessity whatever for them
to be locked up. There has been a case in our
Courts where juror died. Mr.. Hopkins in the
case of John Green. and the court with the con-
sent of counsel ordered a twelfth Juror to be
summoned to whom the testimony previously
taken was read and the case progressed the
same if the last Juror had been originally
selected There has been. also. a case tried here
with eleven jurors. in consequence of the disa-
bility of one of the number. On the criminal
side such cases are very rare. but there have been
u number OF cases tried by eleven jurors.
THE DEATH JUROR HOBBS WIFE.
Mrs. Hobbs was taken with paralysis yester-
day morning. and from the first (she having
previously had two similar attacks) there was
little hope of her recovery. She died this morn
Ing about Z O'Clock; her husband, who had been
accompanied to her bedside by Mr. Seares. of
the marshals office being with her at the time
Mrs Hobbs was native of Baltimore, but had
resided here for over thirty years. and was an
estimable Christian lady. a member of Grace NJ
f. church. and her death will be lamented by a
large circle oil friends and acquaintance. Her
1uner3i VIII take place Tomorrow morning.
THE WOMAN WITH THE BURNING LAMP
Mr. Scovlle received another suspicious pack
age Saturday. which was placed for safety in
the back yard A letter received Yesterday ex-
planned the innocent nature of the package. and
it was opened. 1t was found to contain thirty
silver ten cent pieces. sent from Grand RAPIDS
Mich. by presumably female "crank. who
signed herself Mrs. +. III. OIcott, the woman
with the Burning Lamp"
TRIAL NOTES.
Dr. Francis Guiteau. grandfather of the
ASSASSIN was the medical expert for the de-
fence ON the trial of Alpheus Hitchcock for
murder which trial was held in barn i'm the
town of sullivan. n. Y. beginning July T. 1907.
being the first murder trial in Madison county
Mr. Scoyiile, on SATURDAY. sent to ChjcaTo
received during the trial. ana still has a large
SIMPLY on hand He has turned over three
threatening letters recently received. to the
police for Investigation.
One of the jail officials remarked to-day
MAT he never saw a man with such Regular
features as Guiteau who had such a sinister
look The expression of the eyes seems to
damn his Whole face. The jail officers as a rule
take no stock in the insanity theory. but thinks
the man IL playing desperate game with a re-
markable GOODNESS and Shrewdness
As there Is always a tendency in the minds of
men. when collected together. to make light of
grave subject. one OF the questions discussed
this morning about the City Hall was how long
IL requires widower To recover from his grief
sufficiently to become in proper condition again
for jury service. Mrs. Mariila Kicker. who was
the center OF "a little group held forth on the
subject Of marriage in general and laid it down
n an axiom that all persons. and especially
women. who marry. are somewhat insane. Mrs
Kicker has been constant attendant at the
trial. and her masculine form. curly hair
and striking face. have become quite
a familiar the features of Guiteau him
self She occupies every day seat
just behind the prisoner and next to the chairs