The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-04-21
GUITEAU IN JAIL.

GUITEAU IN JAIL.
u,s Rehavior-Hiis Love of Money-His
Probable Conduct on the GalloWs.
Gath in Cincinnati Enquirer.
Washington, d. c. April I5.-The Enquirer
desiring me to take another look at Guiteau, |
went to the Jail this morning pretty early, be-
fore any of the Jealous counsel OF the prisoner
were on hand to interfere, or to warn him to
be prudent. ,w ,.,o
has been seventeen years connected with the
prison under Gen. Croker, its superlntend-
ent. took me and lady friend directly into the
large, light area, at the center OF the jail, and
we saw Guiteau through the cage, walking
ND and down the corridor with hat on his
head. very neatly dressed, and presenting
remarkable change for the better since had
seen him two or three months ago IN shl1tless
apparel, tagged, nervous, bearded and dirty
He did not appear to see US, and when IN a
few minutes the cage door was opened and
we walked to his cell, within few steps OF the
crate, he turned right about, and, apparently
without looking into my face, called me by
name, ard asked me to come in.
/ was struck from that circumstance, and
from his remarkable particularly and readl-
ness during the half hour or more that re-
manned with him, of the possibly lone plane
the mere memory occupies in the fabric OF
man. This being, cracked, weak and defec-
tive at almost every other point, seemed to
have memory which would be the pride of
professional man, or any person in good men
tai and moral health. When everything else
had given way, from an imperfect foundation
or abuse, the prisoners memory remained,
like the dungeon of some old castle, which
has survived all its ramparts and stands COM
plete amid the ruin.
His cell, too, had been cleaned up, and pre-
sented none of the newspaper pictures and
other paraphernalia prisoners like to IN
duIge in. His table was neatly arranged, as
if he was ready for visitors, and, indeed, that
i, his occupation. The warden said to me
f.w minutes afterward: ''This man has SO
much improved in appearance and tone be-
cause, for the first time in his life, he has both
the things he was always in chase OF and
never obtained-celebrity and money
| asked the warden how much money
Guiteau had accumulated, but this question
was put when the prisoner was not by.
SWELL" said he, "Guteau has accumulated
about ST., 900 in all, and fully $500 has come
from the sale Of his autographs. lie took in
$,S last Saturday, which was the largest sum
he received on any one day, from the sale OF
his pictures alone. He frequently takes $40.
The two suits of clothes brought him $780,
asked Mr.. Russ if he showed any rapacity
for the money?
eyes; you never saw anything like it. Gen
orally when the visitor asks for an autograph
and puts the money down, he freezes right on
to the money and slips it right into his pocket
fn that
ANYHOW 1t takes every available minute OF
time the governor and assistants of the jail
have to attend to the large number of visitors
who come here, and many of them seem to
have come to Washington City from great dis
tances with no other object than to speak to
Guiteau. Here you will find on the register
eighty-fve names last Saturday, all Guiteau
visitors"
While on this point l asked the warden
about the sale Of Guiteau's clothing.
"Well," said he, che had two suits OF
clothes, both marked by bullets. The first was
the suit he wore when he shot the president.
1t was wretched suit of clothes, not worth
SIS. One of the under officers OF the Jail, soon
after Guiteau came here, asked him what he
would take for his clothes, and he said $40.
The man closed on the offer, gave him the $Io,
and took the suit away. The authorities
OF the Jail knew nothing about it; but John
Guteau, the prisoners brother in Boston, be-
ing in the cell the next day, heard Guiteau say
he had $40, and told how he got it. John
Guiteau at once went to Gen. Croker and
said he wanted that suit of clothes back. IF
there is any money in his clothes or any
thing he has GOT said John, we want
it, Consequently the suit was recovered,
and they ultimately sold it to Coup,
the Snowman, for $780, which Scoville
froze on to. Then there was the suit that
one of his waylayers fired into as he was going
from the jail That brought $Ioo. The sec
ond suit Of clothes he wore was tolerab'y good,
and had been procured for him SO that he
might look neat in the courtroom. One of
these suits was perforated by Sergeant Ma
sons ball. The coat was hanging on a nail
in the other cell and when the ball came
through the window it glanced against the wall
and passed right through the coat, and gave
It such violent twist that it bent the nail