Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-15

There are good reasons to believe that notw1tb-
standing the excitement occasioned by the assassi-
nation has, to great extent, subsidized, yet Gui-
teaus lie is not safe, and that, II extraordinary
precautions are not TAKEN some one win endeayOr
20 STAY him. Two persons, at least, have been In
the jail within the last few weeks who, it is be-
end the case by shooting the prisoner One OF these
was German living In the northern section OF this
beVeG that the an lo1 So nv tbe
nation worked on his mind it is alleged it worked
on the mind of the soldier Mason. The German
above mentioned, on his way to the Jail,
fell In with gentleman who had business
In the jail ITO see prisoner1, and going In with
him entered the rotunda. In moment the Ger
man ascertained from soldier the location of
Guteaus cell, and fastening to the gate leading
TO the corridor where 1t was, did his best to get
pocket, evidently as II he had pistol In it ready to
draw. One of the officials noticed him, and Or
then walked toward the kitchen, and some one
told him that he might see Guiteau looking out OF
the cell window. He then fastened to the open
ing between the cells and the outer WALL
seeing that the cell window was bricked up,
muttering the I'D bricksn The ofTicials at once
ordered him to leave the building, which he re-
ilctantly did, but he remained around there some
tlIne enueaVOr1ng 10 get In again. AS one Of the
officials was leading him out he said, in answer to
question as to whether he would shoot, "If l had
seen Just as much Of him as he put over the
trigger Indicating the end of finger to the first
joint, would have let him have it and you could
nave locked me up" Many suspicious looking
persons apply at the jail to look in for just few
minutes, some of them apparently bent On mis-
cnef, but the officials do not allow any Of them to
get near Guiteau 1t was briefly stated in THE
sTAR OF Wednesday, that on the preceding night
mysterious stranger was met by Gen. Croker and
one or the officers very near the Jail, and was
made TO turn back by them. This stranger it has
Deen aScertained Is from western state and well
knoWn1 In Chicago, and came here about week ago,
for the express purpose of sending Guiteaus case
BY cOnversing with persons who know something of
The management at the Jail, he aScertained that 1t
was usual for Mr.. ScOvflle to have his interviews
with the prisoner in the wardenS office. Learning
subsequently that Mr. ScOv1lle was then at the
building, he went there for the purpose OF meeting
the prisoner as he returned to the cell and shoot
Ing him. He had evidently studied the situation
well and selected the time to be In the front Office
or the building just about the time Mr.. ScOvilte
would probably be leaving-abOut dusk. AS stated
before, he was turned back by Gen. Croker,
who suspected that the man was bent on
mischief. The same night a party of three
men visited the Jail, one of whom rang the
bell and asked admission, which was denied them.
from the general description given Of the mySte-
riOuS party referred to above, he is believed to
have been one OF the three. Shortly after daylight
on Wednesday morning several suspicious looking
men were noticed In the neighborhOod Of the Jail,
one or whom rung the bell and asked about Ma
sons shot, where he stood, etc, and then started
10 walk around the building but they We're warned
on. Some or them We're afterwards seen to 90
down through the Poor house grounds. apparently
taking survey OF the surroundings Of the Jail,
the heighth Of the windows from the ground etc.