New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-07-01
scrNFs AND INCIDENTS IN AND AT TIL
JAIL.
Try TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBUNE.l

.,..r,x lime SO-Cuiteau's last night
o,;vs was spent in quiet sleep. lie waiAeu 10 '''0
'.oIovys firm and erect lie said his last woius III
"a cloar tone. and a single moment before 'ne
d,on fell his voice struggled through the Diaek cap
erring "Glory, halleluiah; glory"
1bs approach of the execution caused no Vlsio'c
,.oment anywhere in the clty. 1t wore lis usual
,s,oet and il was only rs the jail was appro"cheu
that there were any signs OF an uncommon
occurrence The Jail Is about Hiie
and anarter east of the Capltoi' hcii
The Eastern Branch Of the Potomac, and STANDS III
.hacertre of rough common thick with daisies, Oh
which the grass is already yellowed with the ous'
of simmer. There are few whitewashed negro
cabin here and there, and just facing the entrance
20 the iail stands a weather-beaten meeting-house
Two bours before the time fixed for the execution
,hsre was enough astir in thisasusly quiet spot to
chow that something was afoot There was clump
f carriages at the entrance and listless crowd OF
perbsps 100 men and boys about it. Various enter
nr;sinq "auntiesp had set up pie and cake stands
near the door, and the pink lemonade
ed upon whom the gallows has
no deterrent effect, was on hand, OF
course Out on the common there were few
score of "pjckaninnes" and Ole people OF Color
standing with their mouths open. staring at tue
n,tside of the ial This is handsome fortress-ike
builiing cruciform, built of red sandstone every
window being guarded with heavy bars.
As each person with pass entered the yestlbuie.
bo was stonDed and bis name read from his pass to
a. two ian officials who stood at the door with
check lists. Then knock on the heavy oaken
norral caused it to be opened and the visitor was
admitted The first room entered was the wardeTs
office which was crowded with the correspondents
, of afternoon newspapers, busy writing on tables
On ,sindow-sills on their knees-anyw where while IN
small room opening off from 1t was heard the Dusy
click Of the tclegraph-a strange sound In aJali-
whirling the messages to all parts OF the country.
From this the rotunda entered THIS is Il broad
spacious room occupying the whole central portion
of the building, end open to the ROOT, fifty feet
deep Ii each corner, at the four intersections OF
the cross are lofty windows, on the right ana leit
hand are square cagngs that up to the roof ana
enclose the staiways leading to the successive corr-
dors Of cells. number of correspondents were
looking through the cagug on Guteau's side of the
jal and were buslly questioning the guard AT tDe
gate, At the rear side of the rotunda an
iron stairway rms up to the quarters
that have been occupied by the soldiers.
On This dozen OF so of the blue coats were lean
ing idly smoking their pipes and looking down at
tho groups below. Here and there were artists OF
n illustrated weeklies, busy with paper and
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JOHN w. GUlTEAU CONTENT.
.'ohn W. Guiteau, brother of the condemned man,
wa sitting in a chair which he had tilted back
against the iron caging the opposite side OF the
isI from that occupied by his brother. He chatted
easily with his friends with that strange absence
Of the emotions which most men would have under
such circumstances that is characteristic of the
Guiteaus His face however, showed great depres-
sioi He SAID TO The TRIBUNE CORE 3pondent: L
am content; would not alter IT If ] could. My
brother has vindicated his manhood, from his
point Of view. He has stood hrm
and courageous throughout He has shown that he
il ncere and has always been He believes that
j. is dying as a martyr and hero and there could
be 10 happier death Tor him. l think his death
Vs. direct public attention to many questions and
d. rood No. | would not alter it If could. ! feel
, Just as he does about it, | would really rather
have o reprieve come. There is a kindly feeling
ward him here. l find ylndictiveness no
blO0dthirstiAess, talk about wanting to
pull the rope ard all that SoIt Of thing that so
common a little while ago. The feeling is dispo-
ION TO carry out the law, and at the same time
At deal of sympathy for him, AM great deal of
! bit as to his sanity"
SPEAK ing further of his brother, Mr.. Guiteau
said: " i shall not zee hIm again he feels that Ii
would break him down. | am good deal like him
= ssme respects should be able to go up there Oh
Me scaold and stand by him and never feel ii; but
sbenl sn told, as | was this morning, that he has
,eeE writing poem on Simplicity / can hardly
cntrol my voice to speak OF it,"
These strange Guiteals are much alike A num-
DC; of the traits Of Charles to be seen in his
Hoiher and ssteT-the same inscnsbity to
ne emotions of everyday life; the
sne tendency to religious thoughts
and discussions, and the same GOODNESS
md strength of nerve report of the discussion INTO
etich john W. Guiteau and Mrs. Scoyille drifted
Yesterday after leaving tho jail and bidding
good-by to their brother for the last time might
aaFe seemed to anyone who had not heard 1t
strangely heartess, but to those who did hear II
EAs SIMPLY sign Of intellectual activity In two
hrong but distorted natures. 1t WAS mostly on
tbe subject of the Influence of the body upon the
h1e-hrs. ScOyille insisting that all crime ana SIN
grew out Of bodily disorder; and the talk was
Droken by of the same interjections of nerv-
Gus laughter, that were often to be heard in the
YAK oil the assassin. Indeed there are times when
sn Tie Guteaus seem equally hard to understand.
The Rev. DIR. Hicks was sitting in the rotunda at
iV"cock this morning showing some signs OF ex-
naasilon, from the long nervous strain TO which he
nae been subjected. and from being awake all night
ns vas asked what Guiteau's condition was this
s'"fslng. Quiet aud composed" he replied. " lie
slept quietly IRON III o'clock until o'clock.
vas pusy through the nigh writing In my journal
.nn lay down about 8 O'clock. At 5:30 he sent
Z" ne. We had little quiet devodon and read
- enth chapter of john together. he showed
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