The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-08-13

AsmINGToN: August o.-'rhe sta, of
tbs evening contains an interesting ac-
count of Guiteau's jail life, as follows:
Guiteau has now been confined in Jail
over five weeks. 1t is rather a singular
fact that no one has ever called upon
him at the Jail with a friendly purpose
that during his wanderings in this city
he never made one friend who new mani
tests any substantial interest in him:
that no letter has been received by Gui-
teau protferiny him counsel or assistance.
Such All absolute deStitution Of friends
is something unprecedented even in the
ease of the meancst criminals. He has
never asked to have any body sent for.
THE PRESIDENTS PORTRAIT REMOVED.
The portrait of President Garfield and
the other pictures which decked the wall
of Guiteau 5 cell-havng been left there
by Il former prisoner Of aesthetic taste
have been removed from the wall. They
were taken down about two weeks ago.
when a new coat Of whitewash was put
on the wall. The prisoner reals his
Bible almost constantly. The warden
asked him yesterday if he found any
thing new i'll the Bible and he replied
:" lind many things that like to read
HIS LITERARY WORK.
He has been reported as being engaged
III writing material for his autobiography.
These reports arose out of the fact
that he was occupied for some time in
writing points abont himself-wherc he
was born. piace> where he had lived.
who his relatives were. Ike. for the ben
eft of the authorities. He is furnished
with paper and pen and ink when he
wants 10 write. He undertook at first
to use his time in revising his work call
ed ''Truth. Il sort Of commentary upon
the Bible. The greatest part of the only
edition Of this WORK ever published was
destroyed by fire at the place where they
We're printed in Boston. Guiteau's liter
ary labor in Jail seems to have been con
fined to writing :: new preface for this
work. He then gave up the task of re-
vision.
NOT CuMMI MIC >rINE.
Since the first week OF his confinement
he has not made much allusion to the
motives of his crime Then, before the
excitement passed away. he frequently
proclaimed himself as a ''stalwart of the
NtalWallS, anu ANNOUNCED Lllat he nai
been inspired to commit the crime. He
is not now communicative-one reason
being that he has no one to communicate
with. The guards at the Jail do not care
to converse with him. The soldiers are
not permitted to. There are three reliefs
at the jail. and consequently only three
of the guards come in contact with the
prisoner The soldier who does guard
duty near the cell is relieved every six
hours. The District Attorney and his
stenographer used to visit him frequent
w. During the last week Colonel Cork
kill has not been there at ALL Guiteau
has not expressed any desire to see him
or any one else. When he wants to talk
about anything connected with his Jail
life, or on any other subject, he asks to
have the warden, Gen. Croker, to come
to Kim. He is said to he respectful in
his language TO all persons, and not pro-
fame or abusive, as ha- been published.
81 have never known him 10 llake use of
a profane word,' said Warden Crncker
to star reporter. ''lIe is not that kind
of man. The rule prohibiting any
intercourse with him by outsiders is
strictly enforced.