Show The Assassin Washington 21 Guiteau was reported re-ported by the jail officers today as unusually un-usually serious aid uncommunicative No person was permitted to see him but his spiritual adviser who spent several hours with him One of the officers remarked re-marked that he has an anxious haggard look I think he begins to realize that he is doomed Warden Crocker stated that the execution will be a private one and only a few members of the press and jail officials will be permitted to witness it The gallows was erected some days ago in the east corridor of the north wing Miss Chevallier of Boston secretary of the national society for the protection of the insane had a short interview with the President yesterday in reference to Guiteaus case and arranged for an audience with the President tomorrow when J3r Geo M Beard and others will advance arguments in favor of a short respite in order to allow a proper commission com-mission fully to investigate the question of Guiteaus insanity Cleveland 21Mrs Scoville Guit eaus sister is here to try to sea Mrs Garfield to tell her the peculiar circumstances circum-stances of her brothers birth as only one woman can tell another and ask her to intercede for a reprieve for him till October Octo-ber New York 22Tho Times ha3 the following Dr George M Beard left this city for Washington this evening bearing bear-ing the petition which has been in circu lation in the case of Guiteau praying for a reprieve and for the creation of a scien tific commission to determine upon the insanity of the condemned man The petition has received the signatures o f many medical experts who are persuaded per-suaded of Guiteaus insanity and of the propriety of men a commission Dr Beard said that a large volume of new evidence as to tho insanity of Guiteau would be presented at the interview of the petitioners with the President which is appointed for 12 oclock tomorrow A portion of the evidence relates to his exploits in California several years ago and will Dr Beard thinks establish the act of his insanity of many years dura tin i The case will be presented in da tail by Dr Beard and his coadjutors Dr Beard claims that no scientific commission com-mission will for a moment assert the responsibility ponsibility of Guiteau as a sane man and that if suoh a commission is appointed ap-pointed the avoidance of the death penalty pen-alty is a foregone conclusion 4 |