Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-08-18
The National Criminal-His Every Dav
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WASHINGTON, Aug. officials at
the jail state that Guiteau is a very
tractable prisoner. The Representations
frequently made that he is restless
and querulous are not founded on facts
His diet has been the subject of con.
siderable comment, and, when he was
first taken to Jail, suffered little with
arrangement of bowels, and at the
suggestion Of the Jail physician, DR.
Young, he was given tea instead Of
coffee. Coffee sweetened with molasses
is served to the prisoners as a rule.
molasses being administered as lara.
tive as the prisoners get little exercise.
In Guiteau's case, coffee was omit,
ted from the bill of fare for
while, but now he frequently asks for
coffee and gets it. He evinces consider
able interest in his diet, but not more
so than is customary with prisoners.
and he does not complain. Wheat
bread is served to the prisoners for
breakfast and corn bread for dinner
When corn bread does not agree with
a prisoner, he is given wheat bread al
together. For the same reason that
lea was served instead of coffee, Gu
teau was put on the white bread" list
He seems to relish milk and often asks
for it. He takes special gastronomic
delight in meat Beef seems at pres.
ent to be one of the main objects of his
life. He shows little concern Just now
about anything except his meat. He
has lost no flesh since his confne.
ment, and, if anything, is in better con-
dition than when he was taken to jail.
He is now apparently in excellent
health, eats and sleeps soundly. He is
more com posed now and less nervous
than when first taken to jail.
HOW HE FEELS.
Guiteau has settled down, the Off
Gals say, to await philosophically, for
the result. At no time since his con-
tinement. it is stated by his attendants,
has he shown any manifestation of sor-
row or remo1se. He shows some anx-
iety about the presidents condition,
and hopes he will recover. The nros-
pect OF being punished for murder does
not now seem an agreeable one, as
Guiteau evidently feels satisfied that
the people would not now Justify his
act. He never halls prisoners passing
his cell to inquire for news about the
president, as he is so separated from
the other prisoners that none of them
pass his cell. The prisoners that come
to his cell occasionally to clean up, are
closely watched by the guard. Guiteau,
in fact. shows no desire to communi-
cate with the prisoners. He considers
hi M aa1f above thau ap1 doaS not coro
for any association with them. He
does not regard himself as belonging
to the criminal class.
NOT A SINGLE FRIEND.
Guiteau has been confined in jail
over five weeks. 1t is rather a singular
fact that no one has ever called upon
him at the Jail with friendly purpose;
that during his wanderings in this city,
he never made one friend who now
manifests any substantial interest in
him; that no letter has been received
by Guiteau proffering him counsel or
assistance. Such az absolute destitu-
ton of friends is something unprece-
denied, even in the case of the mean
est criminals. He has never asked to
have anybody sent for. 1t will be re-
membered that he arranged, when he
planned the assassination Of the presi-
dent, to be driven directly to the Jail,
hoping thereby to escape popular fury.
One of the letters which he had written
was addressed to Gen. Sherman and
requested him to guard the jail 1t is
thought that he feels some comfort
and security in having soldiers about