, 1881-07-10

o1a' co'l1uel"atloll VI tne course pnfsupl !.
regard to Gllitean. What he wouM s1 ~ y
would be that the newspaper r,no..' ~
should have access to him, that his orlno.''
and doin.s ~
SHOULD BE SPREAD 4AEnoAr
and that lie should b. allowed +, f,a,,,,
love of no.ugiety by gtoat:n. over the N.Y. as
daily. Instead OF this, no lstfurn,+,jnn :: Y.
lowed tn reach him. and no one is o.|n-ras.
visit him save the lnW-0lficers of thr fo,,.Iu
ment and District. This seclusinn ir,..a
worst Punishment that could be, inB;,.1ss
upon him, and he cllafes Under it. naa
pany Of artillery IS sta1ionHl In;f,1a W.
Jall-Wall, and III O!li:er il c,,,s,,,,.
On guard in tile cOrrjtIo-
front Of {iultean's cell. One nf ~
Dsputy-War!cns is also there cons.,,,ts
but they are forbidden to speak t. him ~
are placed 50 that they could see ana i,,stss!'
ly frustrate any atteinpt at suicide or esos. at
There is no possibility Of his breaking ,o,s
or Of mob breaking III to him. rbc on.'l 1tt
wall ot the prison is three feet thick v,S v"s'
i'll that is corridor eighteen feet 81.
Then comes another three feet of m,snn.e avs
and inside this are the cells.
THE CELL lie occrr1Es
was formerly occupied by Percy Brown u.
graVe-robber, who is NOW Serving form w. W.
blackinailing. When G,litea arrived nra.'' .ot
was removed to another cell While nu,sa
was i'll tile cell, he.ornamented tie wall w;,S
pictures cut from ILLUSTRATED! papers ahnrs
tile door IS motto-rartl with the in,er,,,;.se
" Be faithful!' III the Upper porti,,n n ths
wall, alongside Of the bel. is Il woocnt ,aa ~
resentlng Gcn. Washington aud his ,r;fa
Below 1t Is L good-slzcd wdotcut ~ Inv
Garfield, and a cartoon from Puck reprnssn,
inS the President and his Cabiurr t,attin,
into tally-l!o coach. AL these pic,urrs ,rars
in the cell when Guiteau enteredit. f;u;tn,u
received the same. treatment as tie ~ rost ~
the prisoners.
HIS PRISON COT
is furnished with IL straw mattrpss +,ro
blankets, and pillow. Every person il nv rs
quired to keep his cell in order f;uI,aa,
generally gets up ut about &, makes hls he1l
and tides up his room. at S o'chct Ia
receives his breakfast, consisting of notatoes
bread, and coffee, and alternately of aithar
salt 1nackerel or salt goldfish. This Is mt in
a tin ration-box and handed in to him. He IL
given dlnner at ; O'clock, CONSISTING
IF bread, potatoes, and alternately
of eorned beef or fresh meat
Three tilnes 4 week he receives yeept,hIa
soup, in addition. On Friday lie gets no
meat at dinner, but is given bean soup H.
stead. lie gets only these two meals a!,ay.
AT O'Clock the gas is turned Oft and tha
lights in the Gel Is go out, when there is moth
lug for hin to do but to 60 to bed.
1IE EATS AND SLEEPS wEIT.
There could be no sererer punishment to q
person Of his deprlvel mind arll perverted
feelings than the seclusi0n and Ignorance in
which he is kept Ills egotis,n and
vanity are intense, and nothing
troubles him saEe that he is not allowed to
revei in the details Of his crime. Gen. is.
Crocker, the Warden Of the jail, said to your
to-day: "Sinte lle has been
aere lie has never manifested any sign OF
'egret Or Felnnrse On account Of his act. ua
axes :; pride in the notorety he thinks he
Ills gainctt, and would like to talk about It
it he WAS allowed to do SO. Lie
vas very inquisitive at first in regard to
vents outside. but no one was allowed to
ak to him, or give him any information,
nd lie has stopped asking questions, because
lie finds it Is no use.o
"IOW DOES HE PASS HIS TINE ?'-
He lounges on the bed a good deal Of
is time. Sometimes he walks up and down
is cell for exercise, and liz reads about halt
is time. After he found that he could itos
ct hold Of any newspapers, he asked for
11ne reatling matter. mentioned seyeraI
uoks that We had here, but lie did not care
II them, and said he would rather
ave a Bible. He was given one,
I'D said lie would read It
trough by sections suppose he meant
Int lie would start at Genesis and 90 straight
trough, as that Is the way he seems to be
oing. He said to me that lie had been a
ose student Of the Bible, and had once
ritten 4 book called "The TRUTH" which
; intended to be used rs
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO THE NEW TESLA
MENT. :.
e said that he had published the work, but
.arly the whole edition hdd been destroyed
Il tire in the printmg-house. lie had re-
ritten and enlarged it. but had not been
lie to publish 1t again.
" Did he say anything about his religious
)iuions ~
" He said that lie was Christian, but that
} had some peculiar views Of his own. I1a
inks that the second coming Of Christ toos.
nce at the destruction of Jerusalem He
50 holds that people ut the present day &c.
spirations from God, Just as in the days Of
e prophets. Gen. Crockcr said that there
IS nothing Irrational i'll Guiteau's manner
behavior. lie displays 4 retentiye
emory. lie has never shown any
3ns of fear over nle consequences to
sAself of his act. Gen. Croker onee
ked him If he wanted counsel, and he Fe-
Eed: mo, not ut this stage Of the proceed
,s.''
Although he receives no information, be
rlnlses that the President is still alive,
Jill the fact that he is hot arralsned.
.I:lNG TIE WARN WEATHER OF TH1s WEEK
wore only i shirt and II pair of pantaloons,
d went about his cell barefooted. 0nce he
implanted of feeling i'll, and the jall pI1}-
ian found that lie WAS somewhat 6ilt0a3
d costlye, atlu prescribed for him. fester-.
) afternoon lie asked fora bath, which was
owed him. lie seemed to enjoy It very
1cil, and put On fresh uutterclothins fur"
sled from the prison store- lie remarked,
being put in his cell again: i" all going
dismiss the President and politics from my
MI and read my Eible."
When GeIl- Cracker approaches the cell
itenu always eEtlrnyorS to get into con-
.sation, with the hope Of Gottin. some ia-
NATION, but the Warden will tell him
Thing, and he retires stllkily to his oed,.