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said he was standing at the window, but it is
believed his first statement is true and that
ha concertad this with the idea that II would

said he was standing at the window, but it il
| believed his first statement is true and that
| he concerted this with the idea that it would
| give him more notoriety if he made it ap-
| parent he had very narrow escape.
This is not the first time Giteau has given
reason since he was imprisoned to believe he
| does not always tell the truth. His account
was as follows: at was getting close to me
and walking to the window he pointed to a
hole in the outer glass, and said, you see that.
Well, / saw the wagon when they come out.
It was raining then and was looking at the
soldiers getting out of them. had my arms
in this position, putting one arm over the
other near the elbow, and resting
them on the first bar of the cell, and my chin
was resting on them, when / saw the flash
right from that corner, indicating the south
corner of the west wing, 'and the next thing
pointing over his shoulder. f'See here, the
ball came in right here," pointing
to a shot in the wall. 1t was a power
full shot, for after it glanced 1t
went right throught my coat which was hang
ing on this side, See what it did; it spoiled
this picture" pulling out one of the photos
taken of him in which the breast was torn
out. "I had9 some other things. / want to
keep the pictures as a mementO.
heart of the picture, but would rather have
it there than in me, and he added. ~ don't
know who did it," A guard remarked it
looks like 1t was an accident.
Guiteau made no reply, but evidently did not
take any stock in the suggestion.
Sergeant Mason is said by officers of the
battery to be the best shot in the company.
He says he had observed every evening, when
the guard arrived, Guiteau took some position
at the window. For weeks Mason noticed
this, and made up his mind that
evening, just after the guard arrived, would
hit Guiteau. From one view he could see
Guiteau through window opening in line
with Guiteau's cell window, but he could not
fire direct shot from there. He had to 60
round the yard and get position at another
place in order to command range OF Gui-
teau's cell window. Mason did not stop at
his usual place of observation to
see if Guiteau was at the window, but as
he had never failed to be there when
the guard arrived. Mason took it for granted
that the prisoner was at the window, SO he
hurried on to point where he could get the
range of the window, and fired without at
tempting to make it certain Guiteau was in
range. The reason for believing Guiteau tells
a falsehood in saying that he was at the win
dow is, that from where the shot was fired,
he must have been hit had he stood there.
Guiteau has been removed to another cell, and
its location in the Jail is kept secret. Neither
military nor officers other than those who are
on duty in that portion of the building know
where it is. About noon to-day Guiteau took
up his abode in his new quarters.
There will be no court martial in the case
of Sergeant Mason. His offense is one against
the military, not the civil law. 1t is. how
ever, not thought at the war department that
there will be any at all. The opinion that
Mason was not in his right mind when he did
the firing is prevailing. One of the officials
of the war department says the civil authori-
ties may move In the matter, and prosecute
Mason, but it is not thought they will. The
district attorney has not taken action, and
says he has had no official notification of the
Guiteau keeps his reckoning of time BY
making little notch IN candle be has for each
lay that passes. This is how he knew when
his birthday arrived. Some of the jail guards
say that Guiteau is a liar; that he lies about
most unimportant matters. He was in great
terror all last night least he should be MUIR
lered, and the guards, in passing his cell, fire.
1uently heard him praying during the night.
He is evidently an arrant coward.