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y. :ece o1 e.ecIsan.s saI1..s who know something or
| the management at the Jail. he ascerraiued that
It was usual for Dir. ScorjiIe to bave his inter-
view with tho prisoner in the Warden's odce.
Learning subsequently that a1r. Scos1!e was
then ut tho building, he went there for tho pur-
pose Of visiting the prisoner rs he returned to
tho cell and shooting him. Tie Ind evidently
studied tho situation well. aud SELECTED tho time
to be In tho trout Office Of the building just
about the time MIR. Scovilie would probably be
Ieuy.ng-about dusk, as stated before. Ho was
turned bnck by Gen. Crpcker, who suspected
that tho man was bent on mischief. The same
night
4 PARTY OF THREE MEN
visited the Jail, one Of whom rang the bell and
asked admission. which vas denied them. From
the general description given of the mysterious
purity referred to above it is believed tu have
been one Of the three. Shortly after daylight
on Wednesday morning several suspicious Look.
irs men were noticed in tho neighborhood OF
tue Jail, one of whom rang the bell and asked
about Mnson's shot, where he stood, etc.. aud
then started to walk around the building. but
they were warned OF. Some Of them were aft
crwards seen to go down through the poor
house grounds, apparently taking a survey OF
the surroundings OF the jatl. the hight OF the
windows from the ground, etc.
Gu1TEAU's 1MrUDENr PRODUCTIONS.
N@AA1ttA
ucs his drcary twaddle In the form Of statements
to tho public and letters ito Scoyilie. The fol-
lowing is his last:
s.MK. Sooy1LLE: had high fever last night,
the worst have bud since was sick in July. l
toll Col. Corkhils assistant thar should not be
able to 90 to into court this week anyway. Did
,you see the President? II not. see him ut once.
and get what time We want. lie Is hound to help
him. Tak to him just as I would. Thir-
y days TO plead and my book are the
II 70 We es ne
20 20 at it agn thiak s can re redieiata !! IN two
SaS in sos @ass wn 70 Be- es
trying to prove my actual insanity. It would
disgust the court and jury. Legal insanity Is all
to see tho leading Stalwarts met In New York
last fill in my defense. This and my own testI-
H.ony is about all the defense have, as the lay
Jurisdiction. See ne rs so1a as Iou cao. want
to ,et my hook out at once, some way c.G.
"OCT., l."
GUIrEAu's WARNING TO TIE PUBLIC, /
His statement is as follows:
''Io the Public: / wish to warn all persons to
attempt no violence on tne, as they will probably
be shot dead ii they do by rho OFFICIALS having
Is bound to protect me and give me Il fair trial.
u1ld the honor Of tho Amertcat. people is at stake
for my personal protection. understand this
bitterness IS kept alive oy certain friends OF the
lArc President, who expected office from hinl-
They are Ipau about his removal, und 1t il ire
sponssbie chnrncter5 Of this kind that are send
ing silly and impertinent letters anonymously to
my attorney. These people had better drop
politics and 80 into other onsiness: With great
"U. s. JAIL, Oct. T., ISL !
scoy1LLE's HOPES.
To the Western ASSOCIATED Press-
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 15.-Scoyi1!e, counsel
for Guteau, sfnce coming to Washington, has |
had as large dni]y mall US Cabinet officer.
He hus cndeayored to read and dispose Of his
but the task increases SO with
each day TINT nc has sent to Chicago for his
clerk, who is expected to arrive |
here tomorrow morning. He has not received a
reply from Gen. Butler, and, therefore, wrote t
aguin this evening. He thinks Buffers tele- |
gram, recently published, Indicates a wiling
ness to defend Guteau rather than that be I
should not nave thorough defeIse. He ex- |
poets to summon almost every one who attend |
I'd Garfield during bis illness, especially Swain,
Rockwell. and the surgeons. He thinks Butler |
will make it very warm for them, and that I
he WILL NOT NEGLECT
those responsible for the peculiar and Illegal I
rearment OF the prisoner. In reply to ques- |
:Ion he said: - Guiteau was terribly frightened |
while m court. AS hive said often before. he |
y q very timid man. He was under great ex- t
,itemcnt In the courtroom yesterday, aud that
made him look bad. Wheu he returned to jail
Ind recovered his eQuani1nity be felt better, and
ookcu better. in1ended to huye him let his
,..ir grow. intended to suggest to him to let 1t |
yrOw,- bur neglected it. When l returned to !
Washington found that he had hud 1t cropped
'hort :i"a'n. which makes him LOOK rather pecu-
iar. Some three Or hve years uRo. when Guiteuu .
sure his hair like other peuple, and dressed
veil, he made q Very prcsenthute appearance.
lc was really very h.ndsumc, winning man,
never knew any man more careful about his
'ress and Appearance. lie could talk with
nau for hAlf uu hour
AND BORROW MONEY,
vhen another man could not have done 1t OH 4
o.,g acquaintance. He had d very wltun0, !
reniai way, AMI, being. OF French extraction,
sas naturally polite. lie could go into any hu-
,tl1er security, or without paying in advance /
have known OF his going to the Palmer House. !
Il Cnsciro. three. .iifereur times in succession,
and get room each time, though On each furmer
he mud been turned out. only men- |
ion thesa things to SHOW that he is NOT uncuush
n rough, Us so1ne peupe think him to be- Aud
u thesc things he did not think thar be was do
ng anything wrGng. His moral sense is 50 de-
ective that be Thought 1T WAS right His tdea
Euve some next week"
sE ALWAYS HAD GLORIOUS EXPECTATIONS !
# something that was g.,ug to happen to h1iu-
ums vi money thnt we're coming 10 him.
THERE Is MUCH DISCUSSION
S to Judge Cox's opinion upon tho jurisdiction
,lg 1t before the trial begins is said to po.nt to Il
ecision against the jur sdc.on Ut MS court. /
Luutd tl*5 DECISION ue gwen, the pr1Soucr |
rni!d have to be taken to New Jersey for trial, |
;ith many cnunces i'll fnvor 0f the COURTS there
oldlng tnut there is IL failure OF jurisdiction
here also. Should Judge Cox decide that he
tcks Jurisdiction. there would be no appeal,
ut, If IN favor, an appeal could be taken by the
cfcnse cvcn utter Tie trial md conviction OIL !
:beas corpus proceedings. In the 1utter event
Q could not possibly be tried again. Should
bore be a Likelihood ot his escaping through
uch means, tho danger OF lynchtug would be
cry great.
T0ERs Is ISDIGyANT-NO PERSON OFFICING
WITH HIM SHALL. DEFEND GC1TEAu. |
To SHY rhut Emery A. Storrs was surprised
esteruay morning when be read The TRIBUNE,
nj found that one William Johnson, alleged to
e hts own law partner, had arrived in Washing
3n to take part IN Guiteau S defense, but feeoIy !
Expresses the state OF mind under which the
ell-known lawyer was lahor.ns. According to
Il accounts, he WAS not only rI9hteously iudig-