Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-07-11
EASTERN DISPATCHES,
afHIs Is HE'LL y"
That's What Gitteau Says About
His Present Confined Sphere Of
Action-How He ID Tortured,
and How ho Stands Il.

ana v No otSuub LIE
CHICAGO. July II. "A Washington
special to the 7fmss says: "This ID
hell" said Gittsau. pssvishly. - be
paced up and down his Ave BY eight cell
yesterday. he asked the guard to tell
him whether the President was dead OF
not, or IL alive still, what were the
chances Of his recovery. No reply was
made. he then declared be would not
tell any more to any ofioisl who should
visit him until he should DO allowed to
zee the papers. There is general com.
msndation OF the course pursued 10
regard to Gittsau. What he would like
would be that Newspaper reporters
should have access to him ; that
his opinions and doings should
be spread abroad. and that be
should be allowed 70 feed bis love OF
notoristy BY Rloatipg over the papers
daily. Instead OF this. no information
10 allowed 10 reach him and no one 10
allowed to visit him saw the law Officers
OF tho government and the district. This
~seclusion 10 the worst punishment that
could DO INFLICTED upon him. and be
chafes under IL. A company Of artillery
10 stationed inside Of the jail wall and
an officer 10 constantly on guard 10 the
oorrodor In front OF Gittesu's cell. One
OF the Deputy Wardsns 10 also there
constantly. but they are forbidden to
speak to him. They arc placed 20 they
could see and instantly frustrats any at
tempt at suicide or escape. There is no
possibility Of his breaking out or Of .
mob breaking In. The outer wall 10
thrss feet thick; within that 10 Q oorrodor
eighteen feet wide; then comes another
three feet Of masonry and inside these
are the cells.
The cell be occupies was formerly
occupied by Percy Brown. the grave
robbsr, who IL now serving his term for
blsckmailing. When Gitteau arrived.
Brown was removed to another cell.
While Brown was In the cell hs orns-
mented the wall with pictures cut from
illustrated papers. Above the door Ia
q motto card With the inscription :
'Bs faithful" On the upper part Of
the wall, alongside OF the bed. 10 . wood.
out representing General Washington
aud bis wife. aud below 1t 10 . good
sized woodeut OF Garfield. aud Q cartoon
from Puck, representing the President
and Cabinet getting into . tally-ho
coach. All these pictures were 10 the
orll when Gitteau entered IL. Gitteau
receives the same treatment % the rest
Of the prisoners. His prison cot 10 fur
nishsd with Q straw maitrass, two blan-
ksts and q pillow. Every person 10
required 10 keep bis cell In order. he
leads q very hum-drum life. but proba.
bly, gets better meals than be averaged
on the outside. and certainly hs has TO
make less shifts to get them. At . p. n.
tho gas 10 turned Of and the lights In
the cells 20 out. when there 10 nothing
for him to do but 60 to bed. Hs eats
AID sleeps we'll. There could be no
ssverer punishment to . person Of his
depraved mind and perverted feelings
than the ssclusion and Ignorance In
which he 10 kept. His esotism and
vanity are immense and nothing troubles
him save that he 10 not allowed 10 rsvel
in the details OF his crime.
General ]. 8. Croker, the warden Of
the Jail. said to your correspondent yes.
tsrday: "sincs be has been here he has
never manifested any sign Of regret or
remorss ON account OF his act. He
takes pride In notoristy. He thinks be
has gained II. and would like TO talk
about II constantly. II allowed. 10 was
very inquisitive ct Hrst In regard to
passing events. but no one wal allowed
to talk to him or give him any attention.
and hs has stopped asking questions.
because he Hnds IL OF no use. he
lounges on the bed good deal
OF bis time. Sometimes DO walks
up and down his oell for exercise,
and hs reads about half bis time. After
bs found hs could not got hold OF any
newspaper he asked for some reading
matter. mentioned the books We have
here but be did not care for them. and
said he would rather have the Bible. he
was given one and said he would read 1t
through by sections. suppose hs
meant hs would start at Genesis and 60
straight through. ~ that 10 the way hs
seems to be doing. Although be 70.
oeives NO information he surmises that
the President 10 still alive from the fact
that be 10 not arrsisned." During the
warm weather this week he wore only .
shirt aud pair OF pantaloons and went
about bis cell bsrefooted. Once be com.
planned OF feeling III, and the jail doctor
audinR he was somewhat bilious pre-.
scribed for him. When General Croker
approaches the cell Gitteau always
endeavors to get into conversation with
the hope OF getting some information.
but the Warden tells him nothing and
he rstires sulkily to bed and goes on
With his biblical studies.
The officer who looked up Gittsau
on Saturday In Q cell at the police head.
quarters, Q few minutes after the shoot.
ins, said: THE mao looked frightened
when be was brought In. Hs was very
nervous. with eyes swapping and wild.
I put him In the cell a. quickly ~ pos
sibie. he at PINOT became cool and de-
iiberats. and when I asked him why hs
had committed this terrible deed,
hs calmly and firmly said: 1t
will be of no use to ask me
questions, for ! Am . lawyer Hs 70.
fused to say anything regarding the AZ
fair ct the depot" One Of the police OF.
Hesrs who helped take Gittssu from
police quarters to jail says: ~ don't
think the wretch 10 20 far gone with In
sanity that be 10 not afraid to die. hs
was In abjsct terror on the way to jail"
The President Rapidly Recovering