V d u rr juhiivi jcliin x -sua ijxh. m PRESIDENT SHOT. Li Low Dy ai Assassin's THE ASSASSIN CAPTURED. The Stricken President Con veyed to tie-While Eause. A NATION'S SORROW. Hit tit Terrillc Mi Was Cone, and tie Haii Wli Dii It. SYMPATHY OF FORM RULERS Full Details of the Horrifying Crime. Washington, July 2, 1881. The presidential party was to leave Washington this morning on the limited f-xpress for an extended journey through New England. The party was to com prise the President, and Mrs. Garfield, who was to meet him in New York, their two. elder sons Harry and James, Miss iMoilie Garfield, their daughter, who is now with her mother; Colonel and Mrs. Rockwell, with Don Rockwell, their ton, and Miss Lulu Rockwell, then daughter; Dr. W. H. Hawkes, the class leal tutor of the three young gentlemen above named; the secretary ot the treas ury and Mrs. Windom; Postmaster General James and Mrs. James, the ecretary of the navy aud Mrs. Hunt, Ihe secretary of war, Judge Advocate General Swain and Colonel Jameson, of the postofiice department. From New York they were to go directly to Irving ton, on the Hudson, where they were to spend Sunday. On Monday morning they were to go to Williamstown, Mass., to attend the commencement exercises of Wifliams college, of which the Presi dent is a graduate. They were to ro main there until Thursday noon, and then take the cars for St. Albaus, Vt., spending Friday at that place. From there they wore to go to the White mountains, staying at Muplowood or Bethlehem aud remaining over Sunday. Ou 'Monday they were to go to the top of Mount Washington, ana on Tuesday to Portland, Me.; from thence to Au gusta, where they were to be the guests of Secretary Blaine. The secretary had secured a revenue cutter, and the party were to take a trip along the Maine coast, visiting Mount Desert and other places of interest. They were then to return to Bangor, Me., and from ther6 to 'Bostti. The legislature of New Hampshire, having by resolution in vited the President to make them a visit, the party was to go to Concord. From there they were to go to New Concord, Mai.8., theu bee in the home ward trip, going to New York by way of Hartford aud New Haven, expecting to get back to thk city about the 17th or 18th of Joly. TiiK PitEsmENT snoT down. This was the programme marked out for a pleasint vacation, and the last of the party to complete it had not arrived when the 9:20 a. m. train, preceding the limited express, departed from the depot. A few moment's later the Presi dent's carriage drove in front of the depot, and the President and his only companion, Secretary Blaine, alighted and both entered the depot by the main entrance on B street. There was a blight pause on the steps, and a moment later the President and Secretary of State, side by side, were walking across the ladies' reception room, iu which there was not at the time half a dozen persons. One of these was a man of short stature, a wicked expression in his face, who moved about nervously until the two statesmen had half crossed the reception room, a distance of not more than ten feet from the door. A report as of a big fire cracker challenged the attention of the policeman at the main door, who thought some boy had fired it in honor of "the President's departure. Instantly another report was heard and President Garfield lay prostrate upon the floor of the reception room wounded in the right arm and in the side just above thehip. The mys terious nervous individual was Charles Guiteau, now from Chicago, about forty years of age, who had been imploring the 1 'reside at to give him a consulate in France. His excited condition had changed in the presence of his intended victim, and ho stood as firm and as calm as a statue, " the Eng lish bulldog " pistol still drawn and in his light hand. Secretary Blaine had, in turning ths corner of the seat near the main entrance to the hall of the depot, gone just a little ahead of the President. The first shot not being no ticed by the President or his compan ion, the second and the fatal one found Mr. Blaine on the sill of the door, who instantly called for help. CHEAT EXCITEMENT AT THE DEPOT. Colonol Jameson, who was to have had charge of the President's party, was the first to communicate the sad news to the Cabinet officers. From the scene to the rear of the train was a distance of perhaps two hundred feet. As though Arawnjby an invisible power the presi dential party in second were surging toward the room where th prostrate, form of the President lay. Five mem ben ol the Cabinet were then present, Messrs. Blaine, Windom, Lincoln, Hunt and James. In a few minutes Attorney General McVeagh, who was at his office when the deed was done, had arrived. Thn President's on Hairy, scarcely realizing what had happened, for but little blood fell from the wounds, stood ready to fight or die in his father's de fense. The scene beggars description. A beautiful summer morn, warm and tranquil as the face of nature in early sprinp, encouraged the brightest thonglit.s and happiest feelings in the hearts of the company that was to jour ney with the President. Now their countenances were black with sorrow. "President Garfield assassinated," exclaimed Secretary limit. " Im possible." No, if a meteoric stone had singled him out as its victim it could not bo more improbable. Secretary Lincoln quickly gave the order for the troops stationed at the arsenal to hold themselves for immediate orders. The 6ame was done by the secretary of the navy, who directed that the marines should be held for similar orders. Meanwhile word was sent to Surgeon General Barnes, Drs. Norris, Lincoln and Woodward reauirinp; their imme diate presence at the depot. With the messengers trooping over the pavements it was not long before every part of Washington was informed of what had happened, and thefact became generally kuown. Then a crowd soon assembled, and in less than ten minutes Sixth street and B street were packed with people, and the news of the horrible affair flew from month to mouth and spread over the city like wildfire. An attempt was made t o rush into the building and cries were raised to lynch the assassin, but a strong force of policemen, summoned by telephone, had arrived promptly on tho scene and preserved order. In the meantime the President hod been car ried to a room upstairs and the physi cians summoned. After remaining for abont an hour in the depot it was decided to remove tho 1 President to the w Into House. Accord ingly, a police ambulance was sent for, and the wounded man, attended by Col onel Rockwell, was driven home. Tho events above related were not gonerilly known until some time after they had oenrred. Except the orderly crowd that assem bled in front of the White House and police headquarters there was nothing to indicate that a national tragedy had been enacted that would startle the whole civilized world. The people first became convinced that something had happened out of the usual course by the rapid driving of a carriage through Pennsylvania avenue, clearing the way for the ambulince which followed, care fully driven and attended by a guard of mounted police. From month to mouth the intelligence spread. " The Presi dent is assassinated; was shot at the depot as ho was going into the cars." There were no loud demonstrations, no disorderly language. The astonishment following the startling announcement deepened into unbelief, and the people seemed paralyzed with tho horror of the moment. Still, the crowd followed the ambulance that entered the broad car riageway leading to the executive man sion. Policemen already guarded the gates and kept the crowd buck, but through the fence and gateway the am bulance was seen to pause before the open door of the White House, while the large, fine form of the President was tenderly lilted from the vehicle.with the pallor of death stamped on his countenance. Glancing upward to the windows he saw some familiar faces, and with a smilo, which those who saw it will never forgot, he raised his right hand and gave the military salute, which seemed to say: " Long live the repub lic" THE WOUNDED WAN AT THE W1UTE HOUSE. A few moments afterward carriages began to arrive, bringing the presiden tial party from the special car where they had been seated only a few moments before in anticipation of a summer's pleasure tour. Soon afterward Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. James and Mrs. Windom were joined by Mrs. Blaine aud Mrs. W. T. Sherman. Other friends of Mrs. Garfield quickly arrived, but were de nied admittance, and soon the ponder ous gates which lead to the executive mansion were closed, and armed mili tary sentinels silently took their places about the house and grounds. These troops were ordered from tho garrison at the arsenal in order to relieve the regular police, whose services wero needed iu the city where the crowds were rapidly increasing in angry excite ment, There was only one company of soldiers, but the glance of their bayonets flashing in the sunlight as they walked with measured tread the several paths to which they were assigned, recalled the last hours of President Lincoln, when the same astonishment and horror were reflected on the faces of the crowds that surged about the ex ecutive mansion. The President was carefully lifted from tho ambulance and carried to a sleeping chamber in the southeast corner of the building, and was soon sur rounded by the most eminent physicians in Washington. Owing to the nervous prostration which followed the shock, the surgeons did not deem it advisable to probe for the ball while the Presi dent was at the depot. Upon reaching the White House this nervous prostra tion seemed to pass away and the Presi dent assumed his usual composed rnau ner, greeting members of the Cabinet and other intimate friends who called with a warm pressure of the hand and with cheerful words. Before leaving the depot the President manifested some anxiety about the effect of the intelligence of his wound upon Mrs. Garfield, and, turning to Colonel Rock well, dictated to him tlie following dis patch to be sent to Mrs. Garfield at Long Branch : Mrs. Gaukieu, Elberon, N. J. The President wishes me to say to you from him that he has been seri ously hurt how seriously he cannot yet say. He is himself and hopes yon will come to him soon. He sends his love to you. A. F. Rockwell. The cheerful manner of the President throughout the morning and the early hours of the afternoon excited the strongest bop eg on the part of his sur geons anft friends that the ball had not i touched any vital part, aud that when the man had gained sufficient strength and composure an effort might be made to find tho ball. Directions were given that the President should see as fow persons as possible, and that he should be kept from conversation or making any particular effort whatever. After consultation it was determined by tho surgeons that at 3 o'clock, if the condi tion of tho President would permit, they would probe for the ball. When the hour arrived it was found that the President was not in condition to under go the operation, and from this time he began to show symptoms that were re garded as very unfavorable internal hemorrhage having been distinctly recog nized. During the afternoon, although suffer ing intensely from his wound, the Pres ident several times gave exhibition of his well-known good nature aud gecial disposition. At one time, while Secre tary Blaine was sitting at his bedside, the President, turning his head, said : Blaine, what motive do you think that man could have had in trying to assas sinate me?" "I do not know, Mr. President; he says he had no motive ; he must bo insane." To this the Presi dent smilingly answered : " I suppose he thought it would be a glorious thing to emulate the pirate chief." At an other time, when one of his sons was sobbing at his bedside the President said : " Don't be alarmed, Jimmy, the upper story is all right, it is only the hull that is a little damaged." When Colonel Rockwell announced to him that Mrs. Garfield had started on a special train from Long Branch, ho said with evident feeling : " God bless tho little woman ; I hope the shock won't break her down." ARTIEST OP THE ASSASSIN. Immediately npon hearing the pistol shot Officer Kearney, who remained at his post Sf duty near the B street en trance after the President entered the building, ran into tho large reception room, and was in time to see tho as sassin running toward the east door, which opens on Sixth street. Before reaching this door tho assassin turned back to make his way out of tho north door, where he was met and arrested by Officer Kearney. The officer met the prisoner on the steps and said to him: " I mu'.t arrest you." " All right," said the assassin, "I did it and will go to jail for it. I am a stalwart, and Arthur will be President." Officer Kearney took his prisoner into the large waiting room, where he was joined by one of the railroad officers and escorted to police headquarters. On the way he gave Kearney a card on which was wi it ten: "Charles Guiteau, of Illinois," that being the prisoner's name. Guiteau is described on the books at police headquarters as follows: "Charles Guiteau, arrested at 0:25, July 2, 1881, for shooting President Garfield; aged thirty-six; white; born in the United States and a lawyer by profession; weight, 130 pounds; has dark-brown, thin whiskers and sallow complexion; dressed in a dark sun with black slouch hat." Mrs. Sarah V. E. White, the lady in charge of tho waiting-room at the, depot, was the person who first reached tho President after he was Eliot. She thus describes the shooting and arrest of Guiteau: " I saw the whole thing. The man came in from the door, entering the ladies' room from the main waiting room, as the President entered the mid dle door from B street. WLen he had approached within five feet of the President he fired, aiming, I thought, at the President's heart, and missed him. The President did not seem to notice him, but walked right on past the man. He fired again and the President fell. Ho fell right at the turn of the second row of seats. I was the first to reach him and lifted up his head. The jan itor rushed in and called the police. I held him until some men came and lifted him up. Ho did not speak to me or to any one until a young man, who, I think, was his son, cutne. After he had vomited I think ho said somethiug to him. When ho was lifted upon the mattress he spoke or groaned. The man who shot him said nothing; no words at all passed between them. 'Ihe man walked deliberately out of the center door, where somebody headed him off. He turned and started back the way he catuo, and was seized at the door by the polire. I have seen the man once or twice before. One timn in particular I noticed him, a few days ago. He promenaded up and down just as he did to day, wiping Lis face and appar ently exci'ed. I thought he wns woH mg lor some mends. 'This morning be waited here half an hour walking up and down. There wero fow people in the room when the shot was fired. All the passengers hod gone out. 1 think there was a gentleman near the door." Tho following letter was taken from the prisoner's pocket at police head quarters, showing conclusively his in tention to kill the President : Jcly 2, 1881. To thn White Hnifte: The President's trari death was a sad necessity, but it will unite tho Re publican party and save tho republic Life is a flimsy dream, and it matters little when one goes. A huniu life is of small value. During the war thou ' sands of brave boys went down without a tear. I presume the President was a Christian and that he will be happier ia Paradise than here. It will be no worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, to part with her husband this way thnn by natural death. He is liable to go a"t any time any way. I had no ill-will to ward the President. His death wa a political necessity. I aai a lawyer, a theologian arid a politician. Iam aStals wart of the Stalwarts. I was with Gen eral Grant and the rest of our men iu New York during the canvass. I havo some papers for the press, which I shall leave with Byron Andrews and his co journalists at No. 1,-10 Now York avenue, where tho reporters can see them. I am going to the jail. ClUKLLS GUITEAU. Mr. Andrews, to whom allusion is made in the foregoing letter, i tho Washington correspondent, of the Chi cago Inter- Ocean. Upon learning of tho shooting and the allusion made to him in the prisoner's papers, Mr. Andrews repaired to police headquarters and made a sworn statement to the effect that he never heard of nor met Guiteau until he saw him under arrest to-dav. The prisoner's statement, addressed to Mr. Andrews, was retained by the police authorities, and is a bulky package of manuscript written in a heavy, coarse band, apparently covorinir twentv-nve or thirty pages of letter paper. The following lo.ter was found on the street soon after Gmtesn's arrest, with' the envelope unsealed and addressed, " Please deliver BtTince : " To General Rhprmsn or Ki first assistant In charge of tho War D('artmint: "To General Shkrman : I have just diot the President. I shot him several times, as I wished him to go as easily as possible. His death was a political necessity. I am a lawyer, theologian and politician. I am a stalwart of the stalwarts, I wa with General Grant and the rest of our men in New York during tho canvass. I am going to the jail. Please order out your troops and take possession of tho juil at once. " Very respectfully, . '"ClIAHI.l-3 ClCITEAU." On receiving the above General Sher man Kve it the following; indorsement: "Headquarters op the Army, I " Washington, D. C, July 2, J 11.38 A. M. " This letter was hand ed me this min ute by Major W. J. Twining United States Engineers, Commissioner of tho District of Columbia, and Major William G. Brock, Chief of Police. I don't know the writer, never heard of or saw him to my knowledge, and hereby re turn it to the keeping of the above- named partips as testimony in the case. ' W. T. Sherman, General." MBS. GARFIELD AUKIVKS FROM LONG BRANCH. Mrs. Garfield arrived from Long Branch early in the evening. When Mrs. Garlield alighted from her car riage, weeping, and followed by her daughter, Mr. Blaino broke com pletely down and wept for several min utes. Mrs. Garfield was escorted by her son James up the stairs,' the boy, a lad of fifteen, holding her tightly by the waist and constantly whispering words of comfort in her ear. Upcn entering the npartment over which the shadow of death was beginning to hover, all pres ent silently retired, and the dying Pres ident and his wife were left alone. This was at precisely 6:50 They remained together for fifteen minutes. At the end of that time the doctors were again admitted to the room. the president on Sunday. The President rested comfortably most of the time Sunday, suffering only from what he calls "tiger's claws " in his feet, and a slow but constant im provement in his condition was reported. In the evening, however, he became restless, his pulsn increased and he exhibited other unfavorable symptoms, and tho gravest apprehensions were ex eited. Expressions of sympathy for the President and Mrs. Garlield- were re ceived in the course of the day from a number of foreign rulers and from persons in all parts of tho United States, The assassin Guiteau was informed falsely that the President was dead, nnd lie expressed satisfaction at the an nouncement. Dr. Hammond and other New York physicians were telegraphed for and a special train placed at their disposal at Jersey City. Mrs. Garfield, although suffering intensely, kept up with extra ordinary fortitude, and was the only person admitted to the President's room by the physioians. Vice-President Arthur arrived in tho morning, having been summoned by the Cabinet. He was in consultation all day with mem bers of the Cabinet, nnd at night visited tho White House. Tho President was asleep and it was not deemed prudent to awaken him. General Arthur, how ever, saw Mrs. Garfield and remained for some time with the members of tne Cabinet who were on watch near the President's room. In their sermons clergymen in all parts of the countrj referred in feeling terms to the attempted assassination of President Garfield and prayed fervently for his recovery. THE PRESIDENT ON MONDAY. The symptoms developed in Presi dent Garfield's ca9e on Monday were both favorable and unfavorable. The hope permitted and encouraged by the first oti!?ial bulletin of ttieday was con vortcd into a great fear by the later intelligence that the svnip toms of Saturday had returned nnd that tympanites was ar.in noticeable, For several hours in the earlier part o( the evening hope was practically aban doned on all sides. The bulletin issued at 10 o'clock at liight pronounced the patient slightly improved; at midnight the Cabinet officers had left tho White House, and the President was sleeping quietly. Instead of the usual noise of firecrackers and pistol-shots which characterizes the Fourth, Washington was as silent as ttio grave. Telegrams in countless numbers cane pouring into the csecutive innnsion aud the state department from the United States, from Canada, from every couotiy in Europe, Idc 1 .'resident and his Cab inet wc-re especially touched and grat iried by the evidences of affection and sympathy which came from all purts of the bout li. Hundreds of telegrams, coming from every Stato and represent ing uutii sexes ai:d all classes of the. people were received. It wus rittr-:lv impossible, in the excitement and anx iety of the present crisis, to acknowl edge these telegrams or to express to the writers the gratification whichtheir good wishes and warm sympathy gavo to the President and his Cabinet. Tho secretaiy of ttate, therefore, furnished the following, witii a request that it be given Uio widest poshibin circulation; Executive Mansion, I Washington, July 411 p. u. J To the J're: On behalf of the President end Mrs. Garlield I desire to make public ac knowledgment of tho very numerous message of condolence and affection which have been received since Satur day miming. From almost every S'ute in tho Union, from the South as boun tifully as from tho North, and from countries beyond tho sea, havo come messages of muuuiu inquiry and tender words of sympathy iu such numbers that it has bsuu found impossible to answer thea iu detail, I therefore ask the nowspnpers to express for the Presi dent and Mrs. Garfiotd the deep grati tude which they feel for tho devotion of their fellow countrymen and friends abroad in this hour of heavy affliction. Jamur U. Blaine, Secretary of State. . THE PRESIDENT B CONDITION ON TUESDAY. On Tuesday the following official bul letins, issued from the White House, showed the President's condition dur ing the day: W AsHTNcrroN, July 5 8:30 a. m. The President, since 6 o'clock this morning, has rested quietly. Doctors Bliss and Reyburn have reported to members of the Cabinet, informing them of a marked improvement in the gen eral character of observable symptoms and an improved tone of the pulse. Washington, July 0 1 p. m. The favorable condition of the symp toms continues. There uas been no recurrence of the vomiting. Palse, 110; tempera u e. 101: re-pii-ation, twenty- four. Lhf. 1'ivMi;. in i) s ut present in a natural sleep. (Signed) D. W. jjLiss, J. K. Barnes, J. J. Woodward, Rort. Reyburn. Washington, July 52 P. m. Gen eral D. G. Swaim has just left the Presi dent's rnn-u, uud says: There was an hour jeilfiday at which unfavorable symptonm set iu. The corresponding hour has passed to-day without such symptoms having appeared. There is a decided gain, which we had no right to expect even so Into as daylight this morning. The President has slept quietly aud naturally at short intervals. His mind is perfectly clear. He de scribed his symptoms with tho utmost precision and clearness. There may be some increase of pulse and temperature again this evening, but we have every reason to believe that thero will now be a steady gain with each day. Washington, July o The conditiou of the President to-night is even more favorable than indicated by the last official bulletin. For the first time since the shooting the attending phy sicians talk with a certain degree of con fidence in his recovery. Prior to the issue of the 9 o'clock bulletin last night, the physicians had abandoned all hopes of recovery, and they had determined to inform the members of the Cabinet that death would certainly ensue within forty hours if the examination they, were about to make last evening did not furnish, decided evidence of improvement. Happily, the changed condition of the distinguished sufferer furnished the evidence hoped for, and since that time there has been a steady and remarkable improvement. At 9 o'clock last night the pulse was 124, with the temperature and respiration cor respondingly high. This morning's examination showed a decline in the pulse to 114, and later in the day to 104, with other favorable conditions that increased the hopes entertained for recovery. To-night the pulse marked 100, temperature, 100.9 degrees, and respiration twenty-four. This was bet ter than the physicians expected, par ticularly, as all the other indications were reassuring. During the day the President received considerable nour ishment, aud upon two occasions asked for food. He was given chicken broth in two-onnce doses, and received eighteen ounces in all of this kind of nourishment. He grew tired of the broth, which, he said, did not satisfy his cravings of hunger, and he was given bouillon in small quantities. Washington, July 5 Midnight. In formation just received from the Presi dent's sick-room is to the effect that the favorable symptoms noted at the date of the last official bulletin are still main tained. THE PRESIDENT ON WEDNESDAY. Washington, July C, 5:30 a. m. Colonol Rockwell, one of tho watchers during the latter part of the night, re ports the President to have passed a quiet night. The President, this morn ing, says that he felt considerably re freshed with the rest he obtained during tho night. Washington, July C -9:30 a. m. The President has passed a comfortable night and has slept well. His condition has remained throughout as favorable as when the last bulletin was issued. The pulse is becoming less frequent, and is now ninety-eight; temperature, 98.4; respiration, twenty-four. (Signed) D. W. Bush, J. K. Barnes, J. J. Woodward, Rout. Reyburn. Washington, July 611 a. m. The condition of the President since the last official bulletin has further im proved. His pulse is now down to ninety-six, aud lus temperature is nor mal. Washington, July C. Midnight. Tho President's condition at midnight remains as it has during tho day. The increase of pulse noted early in the evening has not continued. It has fallen off. Tho Presi. lent has been sleeping at intervals during the evoning, and has taken some nourishment. The attend ants look for a similar condition for the remainder of the night. The President is quiet, does not complain of pain, and is now sleeping. THE PRESIDENT OX THURSDAY. Washington, July. 7 1 a. m. At this hour the President is sleeping well. The physicians have not tried to take his pulse or temperature since the official bulletin at 9 p. m., as they have not wished to disturb him, but tho outward indications are that there is no change. The night is intensely hot, but the temperature of the sick chamber has been very sensibly diminished by the adoption of the system of refrigerating. W ashington, July 79 a. m. The President has passed a very comfortable night and is thought to be considerably improved this morning. As soon as he has his poultry houses cleaned, Mr. Kearn tells the Ohio Farmer, he takes the manure and spreads it over his wheat field, or a poor spot in his meadow, and you can take his word that a man with one eye can see where be puts it. To pnt hen manure in a box or ban-el and keep it one year before it is put to a crop he thinks is a wrong way. AN ACCOUNT OF THE ASSASff Washington, July 2, 1881. Charles J. Guitenu, the would-be assassin, hails from Chicago.' lie caiuo to W suington iu February last and has romainod engaged, as is supposed, in an effort to secure, the appointment, of United States consul to Marseilles, France. At tho jail, to which he was taken at half-past, 10 o'clock this fore noon, about one;tiour after the shoot ing, ho gave his name ai Charles Guiteau, of Chicago. In appearance he is a man about thirty years of age, and is supposed to be of French descent. His height is about five feet five inches. He has a sandy complexion and is slight, weighing not more than 125 pounds. . He wears a mustache- and slight chin whiskers, slightly tin-red with gray His sunken cheeks and widely separated eyes give him a sullen, or, as the jailer describes it, a "looney" appearance. Colonel Burnside, the disbursing of -fleer at the postollice department, says he knew Guiteau when he was a baby in his mother's arms. His father, J. W. Guiteau, was on old resident and re spected citizen of Freeport, HI., where ho held many o Dices of trust. He mar ried a very beautiful woman, with whom and the younger children he joined tho Oneida community. Heaf for ward returned to Freeport, where from 18f4 up to last September, the time of his death, he served as cashier of the Second National bank. There were three children. An older brother, Wil liam Guiteau, for a long time practiced law. at Davenport, Iowa, but is now practicing his profession iu BoBton, Mass., whore also he is at the head of large insurance interests. A younger sister, Flora, was n very promising girl, having o very decided talent for music. Charles Julius Guiteau, who to-day is in jail for the murder of the President, was an odd boy. When the family left, the Oneida community Charles, then fif'eeu or sixteen jears old, was left be hind. He afterward went to Chicago and studied law, being cared for and sup plied with money by his father. After completing his studies Guiteau went to Europe, where he traveled several years, imbibing socialistic and other eccentric doctrines. A few years ago he returned to this country and lectured on the sec ond advent of Christ. He published a pamphlet, in which the egotism of the man was plainly shown. He spoke of himself as a messenger of Ood to announce His coming. His lecture here in Lincoln hall on this subject was a failure. Julius wo used to call him Julius, but I see he has dropped that part of his name is now about forty or forty-two years old. From what I ki'ew of the boy, his education in the Oneida community and his utterances on re ligion, I was not at all surprised at his committing the act this morning, I understand from people employed at the White House that G uitcan had forced himself upon the President before. He was an applicant for the consulship at Marseilles aud a few days ago obtained access to the President and acted so rudely that the President had him re moved. I havo no doubt that, feeling offended by this act, he determined on the course which culminatod in the terrible trogedy of this morning. Gui teau was hanging arou nd the Republican headquarters, No. 241 Fifth avenue. New York, during the campaign last fall. He made a few speeches, but his efforts did not seem to be appreciated by the committee. He was poor and seedy looking, and borrowed some lnoney from Mr. Jewell after the election and a fow'days before the committee broke up he asked Governor Jewell for a recom mendation for a consulate. Ho espe cially urged that if ho could secure ft consulate a certain rich lady would" marry him. w hat his landlady says of ium Mrs. William S. Grant, who keeps h boarding house atNos. 922 and 924 Four teenth street, northwest, and with whom Gmtcau boarded for the last thirty days, took tho following advertisement on Saturday morning to bo inserted in the font: TTANTED CHARLES GUITEAU, t Illinois, who givos tho President and Secretary Itlnine as rcl'urcnco, to call at iKii FourtiKJuth street and pay his board bill. What is remarkable about this is that when Mrs. Grant called to insert the advertisement, which was about a couple of hours after tho President had beeD. shot, she was ignorant of the occurrence. Chicago, July 2. Guiteau's idiosyncrasies while a resi dent of Chicago brought him into un enviable notoriety im more than one occasion. He was of unwholesome ap pearance, and was regarded as of weak mental capacity and partially insane. His manner was a queer combination of obsequiousness, humility and querulous self-assertion. He was disliked, and nobody seemed to want him around. He was constantly trying to get him self before tho public in ono foini or another. He was insanely anxious to get into print without appurent object. He was expert only in one line of busi ness, and that was beating boarding houses. He came to Chicago ten or twelve years ago, and did a little shyster law work around the justioe's courts. Those with whom he came in contact speedily rated him for what he wa worth and their estimato of him may be summed up in tho expression that he was cracked. That there was a screw looso in his mental machinery seemed to admit of no ques tion. He was voted a nuisance and w as tolerated only because he was believed to be harmless. He was viaionary aud erratic. There was a certain earnest ness in his manner which might deceive one on first making his acquaintance, but he invariably showed his eccen tricity in tho course of a few minutes' conversation. When he first come to this city he was quite young, and his eccentrio course was attributed to the freshness of youth, which would wear off with ago. The disease, however, was deeper; but before that faot wajj dis covered he had married a Miss Scoville, a sister of George Ocoville, a lawyer, now in business in Randolph street. He preyed on boarding houses for Iwo or three year without getting himself into serious trouble until 1874 or 1875, when he was run oat of town. Bringing up in New York he re mained there a year or two, living off of confiding landlords and pretending
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