The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-07-21
Guitfeau In His Cell.
WAsIIISoToN Irl,

WASHINGTON, July II.
Inns 10 he'll )" said Guitteau, peey.
ishiy, to-day, as he paced up and down
ms hve'by-eight cell. Yesterday he
asked guard to tell him whether the
r!esident was dead or not, and if alive
stlil, what were the chances Of his recov.
cry NJ, reply was made to him. He
.nen declared that he would not tell any-
'ning more to any official who should
visit him until he should be allowed to
see Tho papers. There is general com
mendatlon of the course pursued in
regard to Guitteau. What he would like
would be that newspaper reporters should
nave access to him, that his opinions and
doingss should be spread abroad, and
that he should be allowed TO feed his
love OF notoriety by gloating over the
papers daily. Instead Of this no inior.
NATION IS allowed to reach him and no
one Is allowed to visit tim, save the law
1uieers .2 OF the government and dstrict
MS seciuslon is the worst punishment
lnaL could De inflicted upon him aud he
chaics under it. A company of artillery
is stationed inside the jail wall and n SOL
dier Ia constantly on guard in the corridor
in front of Guitteau's cell. One Of tho
deputy wardens is also there constantly.
but they are forbidden to sneak to him
They are placed so that they could see
and Instantly Illustrate any ATTEMPT at
suicide or escape. There is no possibility
OF hIs breaking out or of II mob breaking
III to him. The outer wall of the prison
IS three feet thick. Within that ia a
corridor eighteen feet wide. Then
comes another three feet Of masonry. and
inside this arc the cells.
General j. 5. Crocker, the warden of
the jail, said to n correspondent to day
since he has been here he has never
manifested any sign Of regret or remorse
ON account of his act. He takes q pride
III the notoriety he thinks he has gained
anu would like to talk about it constant.
~ II he were allowed to do so. He was
very inquisitive at first in regard to
events outside, but no one was allowed
70 talk to him or give him any iuforma-
ton, and he finds it is no use"
How does he pass his timer"
me? He lounges on the bed a good
dcal OF his time; sometimes lie walks up
and down his cell for exercise, and he
reads about half his time. After he
found that be could not get hold of any
newspapers he asked for some reading
matter: | mentioned several books that
we had here, but he said lie would rather
nave Bible. He was given one, and
sad he would read it through by Sec
TONS. l suppose he meant that he would
start at Genesis and go straight through,
as that is the way he seems to be doing.
lie said to me that he has been cluse
student of the Bible, and had once writ.
ten book called The Truth which he
intended to be used rs companion vol.
ume to the New Testament. He said
that he had published the work, but
nearly the whole edition had been des.
ntroycd by fire in the printing house.
lie had rewritten and enlarged it, but
had not been nblc to publish il again"
Did he say anything about his reli-
gious opinions %
he said thai he WAS n Christian, but
that he had some peculiar views Of his
own. He thinks that the second coming
OF Christ took place at the destruction Of
Jerusalem He also holds that people at
the present day get inspirations from
God just as i'll the days of the prophets"
General Cracker said there was nothing
irrational in Guitteau's manner or be-
havior. He displays retentive memo
ry. He has never shown any signs of
tear over the consequences to himself Of
his act. General Crocker once asked
him if he wanted counsel, and he re.
piled: mo; not at this stage of the
proceedings Although he receives no
information, he surmiscs that the Presi-
dent is still alive from the fac: that lie is
not arraigned.