Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-13
The Condemned Assn .stu.

HIS LIFE IN JAIL-REGARDING His HEALTH AND
sP1RITS-THE TREATMENT HE RECEIyES-AS oPIS-
ION AS TO HOW HE WILL ACT On THE GALLONS.
The convicted assassin, Guteau, has since his
sentence and within the last few DAYS retained
his spirits, and is now enjoying good health. To
use his own language, he is swell and happy, has
a good appetite, eats well and sleeps Well" few
days ago he sat for his photographs, for he WAS
not exactly pleased with those taken shortly after
his cOmmittal 10 jail-July 2l. last. Several were
taken-full face, three-quarter ana side view
Copies OF these he has received The side view. he
thinks, is the best OF the lot and on copy in this
style he wrote "Thfs is the best picture which hs
ever been taken OF me-" He states that he will
cancel all the other styles and have all future pho
expects TO do quite business with the photo
graphs, and also with his autographs for he has
laid In supply or cards on which 10 write the
latter.
SUNDAY VISITORS
Yesterday the of1cer In charge of the door OF tho
jail was kept busy In answering the bell So nceS-
SAINT was the sound OF the gong that il materially
interfered with the consultations between co,ln.
however, so strict that but lew persons Were ad-
mitted. Some OF these were members OF Congress
and their friends, or parties holding letters from
competent authority.
FEMALE VISITORS INSPECTING THE GAILows
Fully one-haH OF those admitted were women.
Not many of these were allowed to see Guiteau.
but they were shown into other parts OF the build
ing than that which the prisoner is confined. They
ems ofice and the scaffold, which was described
in THE STAR OF the 4th instant These were all re-
garded with much interest, especially by the
female visitors and one party seemed anxious TO
learn every particular as 70 the working OF the
scaffold. Several or them went upon the platform
to take view OF the surroundings Afterwards they
carefully examined the ropes-those used In the
execution OF Stone twho was decapitated) ana
Bedford and Queenan, which still have the nooses
OF the executes men, Application was made for q
small piece OF one OF these ropes TO be used as
cure for diphtheria. and the request was complied
with, the officer giving guarantee that II made
Into moose, placed around the neck, and drawn
as tight as possible, that II would cure the worst
greSS hearing these directions, vouchsafed the
mark, THAT is probably the only way hang
mans knot Will cure that scourge." The piece was
taken by the applicant. Notwithstanding.
GuITEAU's TREATMENT.
Much has been said 1n the public press ard
otherwise as to the treatment OF Guiteau In al.
lowing him to see visitors, &C. 1t has been ascer-
taned that to keep the prisoner In his normal con-
dition-and It is the duty or the officers not only
that II Is absolutely necessary that he should have
company. When he has been kept from seeing
any a one IL mas peen nc neeed that his health az has
Bile; that he losses appetite, complains OF loss OF
sleep. &C. When, however, he has a few visitors
improve, and In a few days he seems TO be another
man.
HOW GrrrEAr WILL DIE
The jail yards, and they know him now much
better than any other person In the District, are
OF the opinion that when the time comes for tho
execution, Guiteaus conduct viii depend much on
the size OF the crowd which may witness the ex.
ecution; that II he knew that bis death would be
witnessed by thousands OF people, embracing the
better classes his egotiSm would enable him TO
die like q martyr, buk should there he a small
crowd and apparently but littie Mseso0 saksp On
his execution, then he WIN have to be can4oi .
the scaffOld.
RETURN or Mr. scovuLELT snL or kxcERs
TION0
M. Scoville, OF counsel fs. suiteau, returned 70
the city this morning, and was at the court houso
to-day engaged In taking memoranda for the %.
pers In the case preliminary to preparing his ex.
ceptons on which TO 60 TO the Court in General
Term. TO STAR reporter he said that he had ex-
pected 70 be able to present them on Saturday. He
hnds now, however. that he cannot DO so !, for tho
been completed