Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1881-12-30
Guiteau's Christmas Day.

THE INEVITABLE NEW ENGLAND WOMAN
INTERVIEWS HIM.
The Baltimore ''Sun's'' Washington
correspondent thus describes Guiteau S
Christmas in jail:
Gulteau passed quiet Christmas. He
received number of callers, among whom
were about a dozen ladies. He apologized
for his personal appearance to all, saying
that he was forced to wear - red flannel
shirt on account of the scarcity of white
shirts with him. He was in a good humor
all day, and wished all who spoke to him
a merry Christmas. In the afternoon a
razor was borrowed from Capt. HoWgate.
of the signal corps, who is a prisoner in
the jail awaiting his trial for defalcation.
&C., and Guiteau was shaved by colored
prisoner, who is also q barber. He said
he had intended to grow his beard again,
but every one with whom he spoke on the
subject said he looked so much better with
clean face that he had changed his mind
and would be shaved. ''I'll keep my face
clean as long as the trial lasts. anyhow"
he said to the barber, land after that;
well, we had better wait until the trial is
over before we make any promises or
agreements" His brother John Guiteau
spent much of the day with him. While
the prisoner was getting himself ready for
The barber John Guiteau inspected the
scaffold, which is in The east wing of the
jail. While there bird came into the
building through ventilator and flew
about the corridors. To party of four
ladies, one of whom was from a New Eng
land State, who sought an interview with
Guiteau, he said: II hope you have all
passed a pleasant Christmas. One Of
the ladies', the New Highlander, said she
had passed the day as usual, but she did
not take much stock in Christmas or So
called Christian holidays" Are you not
a Christian?" Guiteau asked. Il hope
So" she answered, "but don't see any
more reason for celebrating Christmas
than I do the birthday Of Mahomet OF
Confucius. believe l am what people
call heathen."
Guiteau took an immediate interest In
her case. He urged her to endeavor to
seek religion, and pray for conversion;
that it would open her eyes to the beauties
of Christmas, The grandest of all Christian
holidays, and improve her generally. II
wish.' said he, II had better opportuni-
ty to talk to you than is afforded here. [
pray you will endeavor to have your eyes
opened. 1t will not be much trouble to
you, for [ know you are charitable and
kind, and that is more than half of relIg-
ion." ''Seek good preacher said he.
land have him talk to you ON the subject"
''That has been my trouble all along"
said the lady, ito find good preacher.
They are very scarce" Guiteau said thai
he did not make much impression on the
s'heathen." turned the talk, and soon
thanked the ladies for their visit, and re-
tired to the end of his corridor. Those
who have watched him carefully since BIT
has been in the jail said to the Sun" cor
respondent that his eyes looked wilder
then than ever before. They we're also
much inf1amed. His forehead has all bro
ken out in pimples.
The jury had special Christmas dinner
at the hotel Sunday. All of them are very
much tired of the trial, and are exceeding
ly anxious to get through with it as soon
as possible,