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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