The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1881-08-18

afternoon reached the same point as on yester.
day. At present his pulse Is los; temperature
D. W. BLISS.
|. j. X. BARNES.
| j. j. WOODWARD.
ROBERT REYBURN.
+. H. HAMILTON.
| DR.. BLISS CUTS HIS FINGER.
During the operation performed on the pres
ident on Monday last, DR.. Bliss cut his right
forefiinger with the Instrument with (which
the operation was performed. Thewound, al
though slight. became much irritated and to-
day is considerably swollen 1t Is supposed that
some of the pus Eremained on the Instrument
and caused the Inflammation Which1nsued.
GUITEAU FRIENDLEss PRISONER.
| Washington, August 12.-Guiteau has now
been confined in jail oyer five weeks. 1t is
| rather singular fact that no one has ever
called upon him Ut the jail with friendly
purpose, that during his wandering In this
| city he never m AIDE one friend who now
manifesis any substantial interest in: him;
! that no letter has been received
/ by Guiteau. proffering him counsel or assis-
is mething unprecedented even In the case
of the meanett criminals lie has never ask
| ed to have anybody sent for. 1t will be re-
membered that he arranged, when he planned
the assassination of the president, to be driven
directly to the jail, hoping thereby TO escape
| the popular fury. One of the letters which he
had written was addressed to General SlgF.
man. and requested him to guard the jeil I,
is thought that he feels some comfort and &c
curity In having
SOLDIERS ABOUT HIM.
From whatcan be learned of his ideas, Is
apparent that in case the president had btel
Killed he never expected to suffer for JNa
crime. He hadin hia fanaticsl frenzy wO, ia
himself up to pitch where he considered 1t
his duty to remove the president, IN order TO
make room for aman who. in his opinion,
would be more just to all parties. He thoughe
that when the change was made the peoplt
would come to look at the matter In the same
light, and that he would be regarded as pub
lie benefactor.
Officials at the jail state that Gulteau is
very tractable prisoner; The Representations
frequently made that he is restless and
qusrulous are not founded on fact. His diet
has been the subject of considerable news
paper comment, and when he was first taken
to the jail he suffered little with derange-
III ent Of the bowels, and al the suggestion of
the jail. physician, DR. Young, he was given
tea Instead of coffee. Coffee sweetened with
molasses is fed to heprisoners as a rule, mo-
the prisoners get little exerc Use. 10 Guiteau's
case coffee was omitted from the bill VI fare
for while, but now
HE FIRE QUANTITY ASKS FOR COFFEE
and gets it. Heeyinces considerable interess
In his diet, bat not more so than is CUSTOM
airy with prisoners, and ne does not COM
plain. Wheat bread is served the prisoner
for breakfast, aud corn bread for dinner
W her, this corn bread does not agree with a
pr soner he Is given wheat bread altogether.
colYee: Guiteau was put on "white bread "
liyt. He seems TO relish milk, and often asks
for it. He takes special gastroHomic delight
in meat Beef at present seems to be one Of
the main objects OF his life. he shows little
concern Just now about anything except his
moalas uo hGs Loot 40 hesA since ais connne-
ment, a d. II anything, is In better condi ton
than when he was taken 10 jail. He Is now
apparently in excellent health, eats
heartily, and, sleeps soundly. He 10
when first taken 10 jail. lie has settled down
the officials say, to await philosophically,
for the result. AT no time since his confine-
ment, Il is stated by his attendant, has he
shown any manifestation Of sorrow or re-
morse. He shows tome anxiety about the
president's condition and hopes that he will |
TeopSe n ndw e pens apSesshe
ss Guiteau evidently feels satis1ed that people |
would not now justify his act He never halls J
prisoners passing his cell 70 inquire for news |
abou. the president, as he is 30
SEPARATED FROM OTHER PRISONERS
that none of the prisoners pass his |
cell. A prisoner that comes to the cell |
10 clean up Is closely watched by |
the guard. Guiteau, In fact, shows no desire
10 communicate with the prisoners lie COM
sIders himself above them, and does not con-
slider himself as belonging TO the criminal
The portrait of president carfield an d other
which decorated the wall of Cuiteau's
cell, having been left there BY former prison
er Of msthetlc taste, have been removed from
weeks ago, when new coat Of whitewash wa
put on the wall. /
The prisoner reads hts bible almost con
rtantly. The warden asked him yesterday II
he found anything new in the Bible, and he
replieds 81 md many things that 4 Ike 20
resd.D He has been reported a. being engaged
In writing material Tor the autobiography. l
these reports arise out 81 the feet that be was
occupied for some time in writing points about
he was born, plhcfs where he
rad lived, who his relations were, eto.--for
he benefit Of the authorities. lie is fnrnlshed
rrits. AT FIRST he ufed lis time IN revising a
WORK called Truths sort Of commsniary
Ip0n the bible. The greatest part Of the oniy
'disIon of this work ever published was de
froyed by are nt the place they were printed
c;e,tssris uterrry labor in jail seems 70 have
,ses c0nfred 20 writing q new preface for
his w0rk. he then gave up ths TAX Of rsvi-
~ IN. ne -rstwesk ofhs confinement be has
,cf mnce much allusi0n % thr
wo1Irrs on his CErrE.
-Ttur before he excitement panssd away BE-
1870 Nv l|rneinl med tilnself 90 tiitalwarf
n To- - Irrartr. - and rrrruUce1 fhat be hed
zen Inspired n commit We c-inle. ne Il not
- No one y c1nrnunlcsfe wItb- Tie guards
n rha sail a. not care % coLverse VIII him,
~ ~ nnIIIers are rot permitted -.
Th~re ar fhrss rsliefs ft ths fai. ana c1n-
er-nrflr only hires guards come IN confnci
"a are prisoner. TIE soldier who does
.rrrs. IffS doubiful INV whefher Gnlfsau
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