The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1881-10-04

visited Guiteau IN prison:
The cautious official who conducted US
had not, up 'o this time, indicated that he
intended giving Us a view OF the assassin.
Suddenly he opened an iron door, twisted
us into u corridor narrower than the one
We had Just left, and without i word Of
warning said:
Look"
THERE SAT- THE ASSASSIN
who struck down the president. The Sep
TENDER sunshine streamed in upon him as
,are>singly H. il fell upon other men the
wailing of bervaved nation came a.
freshly To- his ears as to those Of the agon-
ICED widow and the iatherless children he
knew that his victim lay upon the cata-
ialque. SJuatting upon 4 low stool with
knife and fork in hand, and head bowed
over an amply proportioned tin box, he ate
.recdilv Uf u dainty lunch. His lips
>macked with keen relish ~ We entered.
Nv companion afterwards said ii was be-
cause he was eating reed birds ON toast !;
but this | cannot Corroborate, for the rea-
son that amazement and horror for an
instant dazed me- Guiteau was ON his
ieet i'm q moment. The sound of human
roar IF minute guns, compelled him To-
drop his knife and fork. lie hurried
across the cell with two rapid strides
and peered eagerly out from the grating.
WAS NO ORDINARY yISAGE
that appeared. A head that would puzzle
the phrenologists, appearing with back
ward inclination, from a neck that might
be termed scraggy, first attracted atten-
ton. The hair, short and slightly tinged
with gray, stood out like the quilts OF q
porcupine. above q slightly retreating
brow. The head broatens toward the
over large ears, and has Il tendency Ia taper
toward the crown. \ struggling mus
tache and ragged beard, both of which
he Is still permitted To wear, afford slight
concealmeni of mouth at once cruel ana
sensual. There Is in the mouth that which
dehOtes depraved nature. The nose is
straight and prominent, with wide curve
of nostril. The ewes close set and wide
open, give an indehnable expression Of low
cunning to- the entire lace. Guitead
seemed slightly above the medium height.
His figure is spare, but gaining. He
looked apprehensively at the two strangers
before him, but was relieved when he saw
the deputy warden, and a sickly smile APP
scared upon his face. Forgetting for the
moment the Injunction fOr silence, my
companion remarked:
well, Guiteau, how are you getting
al0ng?"
VERY well, very we'll" he said, extend
ing his hand through the grating.
The ,Inerist did not take the hand; and
before he could continue the conversation
Warden Russ made warning sign recall
ing the pledge of silence that had been
made We had time To see before wit, I.
drawing tina; there was little in the cell
beside the prisoners cot, table contain
ing writing materials. bearing evidence of
recent use. stool and copy of the scrip
lures. Guiteau remained ut the grating
until the door closed behind us. The
guns were still roaring, the dirge resOund-
ing. the mutiled drums beating and the
bells tolling; and the assassin, before we
had taken hall dozen steps, was again
champins away at his dainty lunch. No
medical measurer of bulletins was near o
manufacture the quantity of nOurishment
he retained; but IL is safe to say that he
had no trouble, rs the keepers say he Is
healthy. and that he has gained ten pounds
since his imprisonment. When he was
taken sick, or pretended to be some time
ago, he was placed under the care OF a
physician and directions gwen that he
should have whatever food his appetite
craved. This rule still holds; and Gut
! tcau'S appetite runs to dainties Exactly
how long the appetite will exist or the
supply of dainties continue will be made
clear within few DAYS