Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-03-17

long confinement and be would converse with
her sometimes at some length. but never with
the slightest show of feeling. Toward the last
he showed less and less interest in her visits
and her evident grief had no effect upon him.
CARELESS OF PERSONAL APPEARANCE.
As time passed on after his trial and convic-
ton Schneider became more tsciturn than ever.
His Authorizations, feigned real may
regard them, were more marked. He refused
to change his garments and was perfectly care
less as to his personal habits or appearance.
His hair and beard were allowed TO grow I'M
trimmed and when he was brought into court
on the occasion OF the recent insanity hearing
he presented most uncouth figure. His long
hair fell in Q name to his shoulder and was
thrown back carelessly from his forehead. as
though 1t had not been touched by brush or
comb for months. struggling black
beard hung below the collar of his coat. which
he had turned up and buttoned close about the
neck. He had apparently fallen away in flesh.
and as he sat in the court room. Il 'rward
In his chair. he looked more like a rough. I'M
kempt tramp Of forty than like the spruce
young man he was year ago. The bailiffs in
the court room. however. and others who had
been familiar with the case throughout were of
the opinion that IL he had been given a hair
cut and shave and was dressed as he used to be
he would look very much rs he had done be-
fore They believed that the change was an
artificial one and was brought about solely
through the volition of the man himself.
<HIs OUTBREAKS OF VIOLENCE.
On one or two occasions Schneider gave vent
to his wrath in a most sensational manner. His
attack upon Judge Ccie when he was asked
what he had TO say why sentence of death
should not be pronounced was one of the most
sensational events that ever TRANSFERRED in a
court room. Only few DAYS ago he made an
other and equally vicious attack upon one of
mn larx - @la Il
was made by him upon Deputy Warden Spring
man. who throughout the different trials was
his constant attendant, going with him TO and
from the Jail. Mr.. Springman had all along
treated Schneider with unvarying courtesy and
had sympathiZed with him well. thai the
attack upon him would seem to have been with
out cause and as the result of unreasoning rage.
On occasion Of each of his attacks Schneider
was prevented from doing anv serious harm.
and after each outbreak he seemed to sink back
deeper into his slothfulness and air Of dull stu
pidity.
REFUSED SPIRITUAL CONSOLATION.
All along Schneider had refused to receive
any spiritual consolation from the ministers
who called at the jail or from others who were
interested in his welfare. Every effort was
made by them to bring him to realize what his
true condition was. but in every case he rejected
their advances. and would have none % their
what death meant or else ne did not care or
else he thought that by pretending not to care
he could bring about the idea that he was of
mentally unsound condition and heace not one
to be punished for his acts. As q man OF sane
mind would be. For hours at a time be
would stand at the window OF mis- cell looking
out past the corridor and through the window
at the open world As he could see it through
that narrow aperture. As the number of DAYS
allotted to him on earth grew steadily less his
bearing did not change and he kept up the
same appearance of utter obliviousness that be
had maintained all along. If he was shamming
it. was undoubtedly a remarkably clever piece
OF work. and kept I'D almost beyond what one
would expect from powers Of human endur-
| ance.
HIS QUARTERS IN THE JAIL.
Up to within a few days ago Schneider occu-
| pied the cell which was used for the contine.
ment of Guiteau. Wednesday afternoon be
was removed from this cell and placed N eel
No. 3 on the opposite of the corridor. Before
he was removed he was stripped of his clothing
and given al entirely different outfit his bed
ding being changed also. in order that there
might be no chance of his having a weapon or
20 sons about him. His hair Was also cut but
his beard was allowed to remain.
The death watch on Schneider was begun
last Tuesday evening. This watch was kept NJ
constantly from then to the end. Warden
Burke. after the death watch was set permitted
Schneider TO be interviewed ONLY in the pres
ence of an officer of the jail. and the privilege
of holding such interviews in the prison Office
was also refused. no exception being made
even in the case of the members Of the Schnei-
der family.