Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-08
Offerinxs to Guiteau

SOME OF THE STRANGE THINGS RECEIVED FOR HIN
THE MUSEUM IN THE DISTRICT ATTORNEYS OFFICE
THE POPULAR FEELING sYNBOLIZED By HANG
MANS MOOSE.
The popular reprobation of Guiteau's crime is
still manifested In different ways. The common
mode OF expressing the feeling against the assassin
Is to send rope suggestively noosed- These ropes
began TO come by express and mail before the
trial, and are still coming in. They have been
sent TO the district attorney, to Mr. Scovlle to the
warden Of the JAIL and to the assassin himself. A
little room at the jail Is strewn with ropes received
from various parts of the country. Some OF them
ropes such as are generally used In executions with
conventional hangman's nooses skillfuy made
Many other little reminders of the fate that awaits
him come In the mail OF the assassin, but the
warden, as rule. keeps them from his eyes
Cheap comfc valentines. representing the galows
with a dangling victim, are also sent to the
assassin
THE DISTINCT ATTORNEYS MUSEUM.
In every nook In the district attorneys Office
be found some testimonial of popular feeling re-
speeding the assassin Many of the things received
have been destroyed. In one corner of Mr.. Cork
hills private Office is little heap Of ropes. bun
die of switches was sent for Guiteau from Florida.
citizen OF OSceola, Iowa, in order to testify to
his feeling in unique way. invested so in pair
OF white Kids, and fine white satin Tie, the tips
OF which he
DYED BLOOD RED.
He sent with these a request that they be worn
by Guteau on the scaffod, the red marks to typtfy
the innocent blood of his victim. They now form
q part OF the district attorneys museum. From
Ohio came a little wooden box opened on one side.
IL contained miniature ScaffOld on which paper
image or man was hanging, while a score Of pa
per women were hauling on the rope. These were
according to the inscription on the box .'the wO-
men OF Ohio" Among other curiO5itieS saved by
the district attorney Is miniature scaffoid and
coffin very neatly constructed, and gallow's tree
with an effigy six or seven inches long suspended
upon it. There is also little coffin the open lid
OF which exposes deaths head. The coffin is in
scribed,
"sTRANGrLATus PRO pIABoLo, 1882"
All sorts OF pictures, cartoons and letters have
been received and destroyed. During the early
part of the trial great many gags of various pat
terms, the common form being
CORN COB
with strings tied at each end were received, with
a request that they be applied to the prisoner.
Some of these have been preserved. In tire same
connection may be mentioned various pots OF glue
and mucilase, sent with suggestion that Gut
teduS mouth be glued up. Many patent medicine
nrns, Doubtless with an eye to an advertisement,
sent the district attorney samples OF their wares,
proposing That he dose himself with the mixtures,
so That his health should notLail him until he had
convicted&uiteau. The district attorney has also
received large amount of
CONFEDERATE MONEY
to be turned over to the prisoner One imposlng
testimonial letter. signed "citlzens" contained one
copper penny, to be given to Mr. Scoville to aid in
the defence. letter received from New Water
ford, Conn, yesterday. from rope maker, pro-
posed TO make for the assassin a red, white and
Dlue rope, out of silk. or any other material the
ulStflct attorney might select. one OF the most
CHASTITY curositieS in the museum is black cap,
sent by an unknown friend OF justice. A paper
printed in Italian received by the district attorney
Yesterday, contained a portrait OF that Official,
with sketch of his career over the title al Colo
nello Giorgio b. CorkhiIl."
RECEIVED BY TO-DAY's MAIL.
To-day another rope was received by the dis
trct attorney. This one was from Versailles.
NY. A letter that came to-day from Chicago Su.s-
gested as the proper mode of execution, that
Gllteau be fastened to rope 300 feet long, the
other END being attached TO balloon, which would
give him Il veritable flight to glory"
GUITEAU DEPREssED-HIS BROTHERS. FAREWELL
VISIT.
Guiteau, though he still keeps up his bravado
before VISITORS is said by the jail officers who see
MIN at all times, to be quiet and rather depressed
He appears now to thoroughly realize his siultion
anu TO be losing what hope he had of decision in
MS favor in the Court in Banc. John w. Gulteau
marie a farewell visit To his brother to-day. He
Will leave for his home In Boston Tonight