The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1881-07-22
The AssassLn in Ille 81.

This is hell" said Guiteau, pee.
yishly, to-day, az he paced up and
down his five by eight cell. Yes.
terday he asked a guard to tell
him whether the President was
dead or not, and if alive still,
what were the chances Of his re-
covery. No reply was made to
him. He then declared he would
not tell anything more to any Of
fetal who should visit him until
he should be allowed - see the
papers. There is general com
mendatiOn of the course pursued
in regard to Guiteau. What he
would like would be that news
paper reporters should have ac-
cess to him, that his opinions and
doing should be spread abroad.
and that he should be allowed
his love Of nOtoriety by gloating
over the papers daily. Instead of
this. no information is allowed to
visit him, save the law officers of
the government and district. This
seclusion is the worst punish
ment that could be inflicted upon
him and he chafes under it. A
company of artillery is stationed
inside the Jail wall and a soldier
is constantly on guard in the cor
ridor in front Of Guiteau's cell.
One Of the deputy wardens is al
there constantly, but they are
forbidden to speak to him. They
are placed so that they could see
and instantly Illustrate any at
tempt at suicide or escape. There
no possibility Of his breaking
out or of a mob breaking in to
The outer wall of the pris-
on is three feet thick. Within
that is a corridor eighteen feet
wide. Then comes another three
feet Of masonry, and inside this
are the cells.
Gen. j. S. Croker, the warden
D fthe Jail, said 10 a correspon-
lent to-day: "Since he has been
here he has never manifested any
Of regret or remOrse on ac-
count of his act. He takes a pride
n the notoriety he thinks he has
and would like to talk
about it constantly if he were al
to do so. He was very in
luisitive at first in regard to
vents outside, but no one was
to talk to him or give
lin any information and he has
topped asking qeStions, because
le finds it is no use" '
GLOW does he pass his TIM" ,
Timer He lounges on the bed =,
good deal Of his time; some !
ines he walks up and down his I
ell for exercise, and he reads t
bout half his time. After he
Dund that he could not get hold {
f any newspapers he asked for
ONE reading matter. | men
several hoods that we had u
ere, but he said he did not care {
Ir them, and said he would rath- Il
+ have a Bible. He was given 4
ne, and said he would read it :
trough by sections. | suppose y
e meant that he would start at "
.enesis and go straight through t
5 that is the way he seems to be n
Ding. He said to me that he re
ad been a close student Of the II
ible, and had once written a q.
Ook called "The TRUTH" which CT
2 intended to be used as a com p.I
anion volume to the New Tesla IL
.ent. He said that he had pub. NJ
shed the work, but nearly the pi
hole edition had been destroyed at
Y a fire in the printing house. r.
e had rewritten and enlarged it g
1T had not been able to publish u
again" OF
he say anything about u
s religious opinions?n t"
Gle said he was a Christian, ca
1t that he had some peculiar 10
ews of his own. He thinks that II
e second coming of Christ took We
ace at the destruction of Jeru. 10
He also holds that peo. OF
at the present day get inspi. an
tons from God just as in the co &C
VS. of the prophet" General Fr
oker SAID that there was moth co
2 irrational in Gpiteau's man Sy'
r or behavior. He displays a ue
.entive memory. He has new th'
shown any signs of fear over an
2 consequences to himself Of MS
act. General Croker once COZ
led him if he wanted counsel, -
d he replied: "No; not at this an
.ge of the proceedings" AL A
'ugh he receives no informa- @S
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