Daily Republican., 1881-07-07
FOURTH EDITION.
GUITEAUIN JAIL.
A Talk with the District Attorney
Proud Of his Crime.

WASHINGTON, July y6.-Guiteau rose
this morning at an early hour, AZ he
lid Sunday and Monday and Tuesday.
He tidied up his little cell with great
care, as is his custom, and he ate with
hearty reli h this morning bread and
coffee. The morning passed away
somewhat monotonously in the narrow
room, although he availed him mself to
the utmost of the earliest opportunity
afforded by his grated window for view
ing East Washington, the Potomac and
Eastern Branch and the low Maryland
hills crowned by the Government Hos
pital for the Insane, in which he may
find himself incarcerated some bright
morning. Should The President recover
and the plea of insanity be accepted as
correct in order to sequester him from
the world, where he can do no
harm to any one, stal wart half
breeds or independent. Towards
noon he grew weary of his own com
pany and expressed a wish to see Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill. The latter has
instructed the warden of the Jail to
summon him whenever Guiteau asks
for him and a messenger was accord.
luSly Scul loI ultu. AS suol dS llt was
notified of Guiteau's desire he sprang
INTO his coupe with stenographer and
drove rapidly to the Jail. The little
cell was hot, so he had Guiteau brought
out into the warden's room, which is
spacious and airy. Along the echoing
iron floor corridors and down the iron
stairway came the prisoner, shutiiing,
as usual, in his shirt sleeves and stock
ing feet. He was calm and cool. His
face wore an expression of the u.most
unconcern, save when you looked into
his restless, wicked little eyes. He
sauntered in and dropped into an easy
chair, nodding nonchalantly to the Dis
trict Attorney. Colonel Corkhill looked
at him inquiringly. Guiteau looked
back impudently, almost quizzically
"Well, what did you want TO say ."
asked Corkhill
81 sent for you, Mr.. Corkhill, to say, "
slowly began Guiteau, and then appar-
emily forgetting what he had intended
to say he broke off and looked around
at the walls. He began to speak OF his
accommodations, then of the weather.
finally drifting back to his lite pre-
vious to the assination. He talked on
for two hours, encouraged by Corkhill,
who got out of him many interesting
little points during his desultory narra-
tive. Finally he ceased to talk, wea-
ried with his pleasure as with that of
viewing the landscape of the Potomac.
"Gbod bye" he said to Corkhill, and
pottered back to his cell. There he was
locked up again. No one else saw him.
He ate his simple but nourishing din
ner and retired early. All that he said
to Corkhill was noted down.
Three thick note books, filled with
what he has said on Sunday, Monday
and today. are in the possession of Dis
trict Attorney Corkhill. All import
ant points nave been transmitted TO the
Cabinet. The talk of Sunday was four
hours long, that Of Monday three hours
long, that of to-day two hours long.
Guiteau has formed great liking for
Corkhill. He likes to talk with him
and will probably send for him again.
While he was talking of other things
to. lay he referred to the assassination
and reiterated what he has said about
il.
Tt had to be; it was u necessity. ]
had nothing against Garfield, personal
ly, but for the sake of the Republican
party, because | was stalwart member
of it, shot him. hope he'll die. !
hope to see Arthur President yet"