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

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sit was done, said he, ''through the sculp-
tor, Mcdonald, of New York, who affected to
be going to model the prisoner, and while he
was apparently talking sculpture, was arrang-
ing to buy those clothes, and no doubt got
big commission to do it. The suit Guiteau
wore when he shot the president has been put
on wax efigy of him, and he is represented
with his pistol out, in the act of doing the
shooting"
may as we'll continue right here the rest
of the conversation about Guiteau with Mr..
Russ. Said l: "Are not these lawyers Of
the prisoner looking after his money.
"You bet! They are jealous of each other.
Scovlle came out of his cell few nights ago
with SIS he had got from him. We asked
him how Charlie was feeling that night and
he said: HE is lovely-just as gentle as
woman. He gave me $685.. In the mean
time the other lawyer, Reed, is down here
looking after the money. too; and now Mrs.
Scoville wants to confscate her brothers
book. In short, it is disgusting to see the
family rapacity around this fellow, and his
own avarice.'
Said l: "Mr. Russ, do you think Guiteau
will die game?'
"We do not think that he will. unless there
should be very large crowd at his execution.
His passion for celebrity might in that case
overcome his fear of death. But he is cow
ard After he was convicted, for several days
he lanpuished and looked Wretched. Heis of
a very hopeful nature. however. and very
easily believes the slightest indication in his
favor. Not long ago, when an interview came
out in one of the papers with Scovllle In Chi
cago, where he said that Guiteau ought to be
hanged in order that there might be some rule
determined, on this subject of insanity, it made
Guiteau furious against Scoville, but also
frightened him so that for three or four days
he was sick, and we had to consult doctor.
He wilted right down. believe he would
have killed Scoville if he could have found
him. lie ragged against him"
"Do you think the prisoner will be hanged,
Mr.. Russ? -
81 have not the least doubt of it. The day
of execution is the goth of June. and there is
not the least probability of there being any in
terpositon from the court or the president in
his favor"
ado you think he might commit suicide?"
"Well, we don't know. AS soon as the
court in banc overrules the motion for new
trial we shall have man right at his cell, to
stay there all the time. We allow nothing to
90 to him now that he is not examined. He
spends rs cents day for fruit, chiefly apples,
which he is munching pretty much all the
time. We buy this fruit for him.
elias he any generosity of character"
"Only as concerns any special attendance
to him. He paid messenger ST. to 60 down
to the city and procure one of his beeks tor
him from the printer. He gives something to
the boy who waits on him. But the apprecia-
ton of money is one of the most defective
characteristics of him. That has made him
genial, and has mellowed him down. 1t as
sists his hopefulness. The most of these Wis
itors are deferentia to him, and he likes that.
But he is Just like child in his want of con-
troll of his temper. A man came here not
long ago who refused to shake hands with
him after visiting his cell. Guiteau rose right
up and snarled, and approached the man, who
was bold fellow, but he turned pale. you
get right out of here said Guiteau; If you can
60 up to the white house and shake hands
with the president you can shake hands with
me. Now you get out of my cell or | will
have you put OUT was present. and l in
terposed, saying: Charlie, don't you be rough
with this gentleman, now The man had to
leave, however,
After had talked to Guiteau, as will pres
emily be narrated, | went over to see the gal
lows again, and l said: "Don't you think
the attendance ought to be limited at the exc
cution?"
"Oh, yes; it will have to be, because we
can not provide for many, and the pressure is
simply enormousr A member of congress
has been here several times to see il he can
not procure a permit on execution day for one
of his constituents, and General Croker told
him he could not make any promises. Final
ly, the congressman said that his constituent
was rich man, and was so DESTROYS to see
this execution that he would give $500 to any
charitable institution in the country the mo-
ment he was promised a permit. The man
seems to have a mania to see Guiteau
hanged"
asked the warden how the man who draws
the trap would get his signal.
'"Well, you see that window up there, right
by the gallows, opening into one of the small
esl cells? Now, that window will be closed
with cloth, and there will be little hole in
the cloth through which the man inside can
see another man standing on the corner of the
scaffold, and he will await word or signal.
The people outside can not see the man with
in, but he can see through the little hole what
ever is going on
Parisians Lamenting Their Lost Paris.
From the Paris Temps.
Partisan journalists are beginning to lament
the decline and fall of Paris, and its absolute
AUGMENTATION. Pure literature has come to
an end. There are some exceptions, no doubt,
but the further we 60 the more will the world
of art resemble vast dung-heap, on which
will blossom, now and then. a few isolated and
most rare flowers The gods are going, and we