Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-27
GuiteauS Jail Life.

Guiteauss Jail Life.
SOME POINTS FROM WARDEN CROcKER-How THE
PRISONER SPENDS HIS TINE-BOOKS THAT HE
READS-NO SIGNS OF INSANITY.
Attempts are still being made by reporters to
get at Guiteau, and still continue to be unsuc-
cessful. STAR reporter visited the Jail last
evening, and not being able to see Guiteau
hunted up Gen. CrOcker, the warden. who is
responsible for the safe keeping of the prisoner
In response to the usual inquiry for some facts
about Guiteaus prison life, the warden said =
There's nothing at all to say. There has been
no event in his life during the past week that is
worthy OF mention. He eats, sleeps and walks
just like any other prisoner"
"Do many people come to see him ?"
No one has come to see him. From the day
he was brought here no one has manifested any
friendly interest in him. He doesn't seem to
have any friends His brother-in-law was here
but he did not appear to take any special intep-
est In him. There was no anim0sity shown. how
ever. If his mother or brother or any of his
friends came to see him would let them see
him-just as l would do in the case of any other
prisoner. The only people who have been here
to see him are those who come out of mere Gu
| riosity.'
"Will you let reporters see him?"
III should let reporters see him they would
go of and say they had an interview with him.
why. In one paper a reporter printed an inter-
view with that gentleman there continued the
warden, pointing to one of his assistants. ''rep-
resenting him as saying that Guiteau had tried
TO brlbe him to get him cigar and that he asked
for broiled chicken. The fact is. that that gen.
teman has never seen Guiteau except when he
passed through the office, and has never talked
to the reporter"
"DOes Guiteau give any trouble?"
He is as quiet as any prisoner here He
seems to have made up his mind to patiently
await the result
1.-The reporters would like to learn what he
says and does, said The STAR.
What good would it do" remarked the
warden. ''if should tell the reporters a private
conversation | had with hin of what benefit
would it be to the public? 1t might do harm,
and and it wouldn't do any good. There are often
reasons for not telling everything that a man in
his position says. In due time the public will
have everything
Would you admit his lawyer to see him ?"
IF lawyer came here and asked to see him
II Gulteau wanted to see him-I would have to
let him in"
- Has he asked to see a lawyer?'
he has not asked for lawyer. He has not
asked to see any one. | asked him if ne wanted
a lawyer He said No, not at present. He
claims to be a lawyer himself He knows
enough not to talk. He is sane enough for that,
He hasn't even expressed desire to talk with
any one. except MIR. Bailey, the stenographer,
who has been taking his statements; he has
sometimes asked to have him come"
Would not solitary confinement be apt to
make him crazy, if he is not crazy now?"
There's no such thing as solitary confine-
ment in this jail. There is separate confinement.
He can hear other prisoners talk and can talk
with them, though he is separated from them.
The guards talk with him on subjects connected
with his prison life, but not about the President
Nobody here wants to talk with him about his
crime"
docs he know how the President is?''
Il 90 not think he has any knowledge of the
Presidents condition.
ALP"
No. He eats, and walks. and lounges and
reads. He reads good deal"
- Does he get the newspapers"
He has no newspapers. He reads mostly
the Bible and serious works."
There's nothing peculiar about him?"
No. take no stock in his insanity. There
has been nothing in his action here to indicate
it any more than in the conduct of other crimi-
nails. Their thoughts all run in peculiar way
they are eccentric or erratic. He is an extremist
do not think he is man of strong moral con-
victiOn."
docs he attend to his devotions?"
They say he is a Christian man. / have not
heard of his singing or praying
According to the letter addressed to you by
you to cOntine Guiteau in part ofthe jail where
there were no other prisoners-to commit him
to solitary confinement"
81 think Col. Corkhilrs request and course
have been very proper. To comply with the re-
quest made in his letter. required no change at
all. He had been kept just as Col. Corkhill re-
quested ever since he has been here. AS l un-
derstand it Col COrkhll only wanted to prevent
his escape, and to prevent him from communicat-
ing with outsiders
''DOes he get any letters?'
HE does not receive any. He gave an order
you know to Col COrkhill to get his mail
If any came for him don't know. They do not
come here"
81 should like to know what books he reads
said the reporter.
''He has had those three, this week" said the
Warden, pointing to three books from the Jail
library which an attendant had jus dumped on
table. HE has now only the constitution and
the Bible.'
The reporter before leaving turned over the
leaves Of the books. The titles were ''FrOm the
Clouds to the Mountains" by Jules Verne,
''HOw She Came into Her Kingdom, Romance
and "Nine Years among the COnvicts; Or Prison
"Reminiscences, by Eleazer Smith,"
Police Court two young white men named VIM.
Allen and Benjamin Murry were charged with
burglary in breaking into the house of Thomas
Brown, at the corner of 18th and streets north
west, on the 18th of this month, and stealing
lot of brass castings, property of Smith Petit and
Jas. Dripps. A colored boy named Chas. Harris
testified that these men met him on the night of
the burglary and asked him if he wanted to
make stake, and promised to pay him if he
would watch and tell them if anybody came. He
consented and they went into this foundry, and
he fell asleep, and when they came out
they had a bag: and he went with
them down to the river, and they all got into
boat and went to Alexandria at 2 o'clock in the
morning, and sold the castings. and Allen gave
witness 81. Vim. Ritter testified to hiring these
men a boat very late on the night in question
The case was sent to the grand jury, under $500
each in default of which they were committed.
The colored boy Harris was also held as wit
ness, under $500 bonds.
THE WILL OF THE LATE ANTHONY BUCHLY
was filed late this afternoon. 1t is quite a long
document and he bequeaths life estate in his
property, except his business, to his sister, and
the business to his son. He leaves Federal
Lodge of Masons CHARITY fund.- and Columbia
Lodge of Odd Fellows $4,000 each; q, 900 to
st. Johns Mite society, as also what may be due
him from the Masonic Relief association: to