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IIATIOII'S SORROW.
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SYMPATHY OF FOREIGI RDLERS
Full Details of tho Horrifying
Crime.
Washington, July 2, 1881.
The presidential party was to leave
Washington this morning on the limitod
express foiwin ex tended journey through
New England. The party was to qoui
priso tho President and Mrs. Garfield,
who was to meet him in New York, their
two elder sons Harry and Janies, Miss
Mollie Garfield, their daughter, who is
now with her mother; Colonel and Mrs.
Rockwell, with Don Rockwell, their
son, and Miss Lnlu Rockwell, their
daughter; Dr. W. II. Hawkes, the class
ical tutor of the three young gentlemen
above named ; the secretary of the treas
nry and Mrs. Windom; rostma&ter
General James and Mrs. James the
secretary of the navy and Mrs. limit,
the secretary of war, Judge Advocate
General Swain and Colonel Jameson, of
the postollice department. From New
York they wero to go directly to Irving
ton, on the Hudson, where they were to
spend Sunday. On Monday morning they
were to go .to, Williainstown, Mass., to
nthrnri the commencement exercises of
Wilheina college, of which the Presi
dent is a praduute. " They were to re
main there until Thursday noon, and
then take the cars for St. Albans, Vt.,
sending Friday at that place. From
there they wore to go to the "White
mountains, staving at Mapiewood or
Bethlehem and remaining over Sunday.
On Monday they were to go to the top
of Mount Washington, and on Tuesday
to Portland, Me.; from thence to An
prusta, where they wero to be the guests
if Secretary Blaine. The secretary had
secured a revenue cutter, and the party
mere 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 there
to Boston. The legislature of New
Hampshire! having by resolution in
vitod the President to make them c
'visit, the party was to go to Concord
From there they were to go to New
Concord, Mass., then begin the homo
ward trip, going to New York by way of
Hartford and New Haven, expecting to
Rut back to this city about the 17th or
18th of July.
THE l'llESIDENT SHOT cows.
This was tho programme marked out
for a pleasant 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
aud both entered the depot by the main
entrance on B street. There was a
alight pause on the steps, and a moment
Inter the .President and Socrotary of
hUle, side by side, were walking across
the ladies' .reception room, in which
there wan not at the time half a dozen
lrsons. One of these was a man of
bhort stature, a wicked expression in
his face, who moved about nervously
antil the two statesmen had half crossed
the reception room, a distance of not
aiore than ten feet from the door. A
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the attention of the policeman at tho
main door, whp thouijht some boy
Lad fired it in honor of the President's
departure. InHtantly another report
was heard and President Garfield lay
prostrate upon the floor of the reception
room wonnd,ed in the right arm and in
the aide just above the hip. The mys
terious nervous individual was Charles
Guiteau, now from Chicago, about forty
years of age, who had been imploring
he President to give him a consulate iu
France. His excited condition had
changed iu the presence of his intended
victim, and he 6tood as firm and as
f-hlin as a statue, "the Eng
lish bulldog" pistol still drawn and in
bin right hand. Secretary Blaine had,
10 turning the corner of the seat near
iha nuaiueutrance to the hall of the
tuqiot, gone just a little ahead of the
I 'res ideut The first shot not b,eingno
tioed by the President or his compan
ion, th second and the fatal one found
Ur.'BUine ou the sill of the door, who
luatautly culled 'or help.
UKKAT EXC1TKMKST A f THE DlllOT.
(3olouel Juuuoit; who wu,i to Lave
had charge of the President's party, va
Kit) first t communicate tho wil lii'.'i
..the Cabinet oliiceis. lVoui tho scene
i.i th rear ff Ihu train was a dif-Um
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ownr-1 tlf loom wlicro Ut prostrate
f.iini of the President h'y. Jive uiem-
ol the Cabinet were then prescit,
Messrs. Blaine, Windom, Lincoln, Jliint
mill Jrtinih. in a tew minutes utornev
General MoVeagh, who was at his odice.
when the deed was done, had arrived.
The President's -on Harry, scarcely'
realizing what had happened, for but
little blood fell from the wounds. Mood
ready to light or die in his father's de
fense. The scene beggars description.
A beautiful summer morn, warm and
tranquil as the face of imturo in early
spring, encouraged the brightest
thoughts and happiest feelings in the
hearts of tho company that was to jour
ney with the President. Now their
countenances were black with sorrow.
' President Garfield assassinated,"
exclaimed Secretary Hunt. "Im
possible." No, if ft meteoric stone had
singled him out as its victim it could
not bo more improbable. Secretary
Lincoln quickly gavo the order for the
troops stationed at the ursenul to hold
themselves for immediate orders. Tho
same was done by tho secretary of tho
navy, who directed that tho marines
should bo held for bimilar orders.
Meanwhile word was sent to Surgeon
General Barnes, Drs. Norris, Lincoln
Woodward rcauirin their imme
diate presence at the depot. With the
messengers trooping over tho pavements
it was not long before every part of
Washington was informed of what had
happened, and the fact became generally
known. Then a crowd soon assembled,
and in less than ten minutes Sixth street
and B street were packed with people,
and the news of tho horrible aJlair new
from montii to mouth and bprad over
the city like wildfire. An attempt was
made to 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
the scene aud preserved order, in the
meantime the President had been car
ried to a room upstairs and the physi
cians summoned.
After remaining for about an hour in
the depot it was decided to remove tho
President to the White House. Accord
ingly, a police ambulance was sent for,
and the wounded man, attended by Col
onel liockwell; was driven homo. The
events above related were not generally
known until some time after they had
ocurred.
Except the orderly crowd that assem
bled in front of the hite 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, caro-
fully driven and attended by a guard of
mounted police. From mouth to mouth
the intelligence spread. " The Presi
dent is assassinated; was shot at the
depot as he was going into the cars."
There were no loud demonstrations, no
disorderly languag3. The astonishment
following the startling announcement
deepened into unbelief, and the people
seemed paralyzed with the 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
pates and kept the crowd back, 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.wit h
the pallor of death stamped on his
countenance. Glancing upward to the
windows he saw some familiar faces,
and with a smile, which those who saw
it will never forget, he raised his right
hand and gave the military salute, which
seemed to say: " Long live the repub
lic."
TUE WOUNDED MAN AT THE WHITE HOUSE,
'A few moments afterward carriages
began to arrive, bringing the presiden
tial party from tho special car where
they had been seated only a few moments
before m anticipation of a summers
pleasure tour. Soon afterward Mrs,
Hunt, Mrrf. James and Mrs. Windom
were joined by Mrs. Blaine ana Mrs. W,
T. Sherman. Other friends of Mrs
Garfield qnickly arrived, but were de
nied admittance, and soon the ponder
ous gates which lead to the executive
mansion were closed, and armed mill
tary sentinels silently took their places
about the house and grounds. These
troops were ordered from the garrison
at the arsenal in order to relieve the
regular police, whose services were
needed in the city where the crowds
were rapidlv increasing iu angry excite
nient, There was only one company of
soldiers, but the glance ol their bayonets
flashing in the sunlight as they walked
with measured tread the severa
paths to which they were assigned
recalled the last hours of Presulen
Lincoln, when the sumo astonishmen
and horror were reflected on the faces
of the crowds that surged about the ex
ecutivo mansion.
The President was carefully lifted
from the ambulance and carried to
bleeping chamber in the southeast corner
of the building, and was soon sur
rounded by tho most eminent physicians
iu Washington. Owing to the nervous
prostration which followed the shock
the surgeons did not deem it advisable
to probe for the ball while tue Presi
dent was at the depot. Upon reaching
the lute House this nervous prostra
tion seemed to puss away and the Presi
dent assumed his nsual coinpoped man
ner, greeting members of the Cabinet
aud other intimate friends who called
with a warm pressure of the hand and
with cheerful words. Before leuvinr
the depot the President manifested
somo anxiety about the effect of the
intelligence "of his wound upon Mrs.
Garfield, and, turning to Colonel Rock
well, dictated t him the following dis
patch to be sent to Mrs. Garfield at
Long Branch :
Mus. G akvihi.d, Elberon, N. J.
The President wishts 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 you
will fome to him soon. II bends his
love to you. A. F. lioeicuu.i..
The cheerful miiuuerof the President
throughout the morning and the early
hours of the afternoon excited the
stroll -'est h-j c o.j the f.rl f.f his :-'.ir-
troon an friends that Iho bail hud not, ;
touched any vital u t, and that wh n
the liuiti had gained sutlicient strength
nl coniposmo an efl'ovt rm;;ht bo made
o find the ball. Directions were given
hat tho President should seo os few
ifrsons as possible, and that he should
e kept from conversation or making
any partiemnr ellort whatever. Alter
onsnltation it was determined by the
surgeons that aS . o clock, it the condi-
lon of the President would permit,
they would probo for tho ball. When
ie hour arrived it was found that tho
President was not in condition to under
go the operation, and from this tirno, ho
began to show symptoms that were re
garded as vary unfavorable internni
hemorrhage having been distinctly recog
nized.
During tho afternoon, althongh suffer
ing intensely from his wound, the Pres
ident several times gave exhibition of
lis well-known good nature and getial
disposition. At one time, while Secre
tary Blaine was sitting at his bedside,
the President, turning his head, said :
Blaine, what mot ive 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 motivo ;
he must bo insano." To this tho Presi
dent (-milingly answered : " I suppose
he thought it would bo a glorious thing
to emulate the pirate chief." At an
other time, when ono of his sons was
sobbing at his bedsido 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 liockwell announced to him
that Mrs. Gai field had started on a
special train from Long Branch, he said
with evident feeling : " God bless the
little woman ; I hope tho shock won't
break her down."
AHUEST OF THE ASSASSIN.
Inwnediately upon hearing the pistol
shot Ollicer Kearney, who remained at
his post of duty near the B street en
trance after the President entered the
building, ran into the large reception
room, and was in time to see the as
sassin running toward the east deor,
which opens on Sixth street. Before
reaching this door the assassin turned
back to make his way out of the north
door, where he was met and arrested by
Ollicer Kearney. The ollicer met the
prisoner on the steps and said to him:
I must 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. Omcer 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 writ
ten: "Charles Guiteau, of Illinois,"
that being the prisoner's namo. Guiteau
is described on the books at police
headquarters as follows: "Charles
Guiteau, arrested at D:25, July 2, 1881,
for shooting President uarheld; 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 suit with blaek
'slouch, hat."
Mrs. Sarah V. E. White, the lady in
charge of the waiting-room at the.depot,
was the person who first reached the
President after he was hot. She thus
describes the shooting and arrest of
Guiteau: " I saw the whole thing. Tho
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. When he had
approached within five feet, of tho
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 jxiliee. I
held him until some men came and
lilted him up. He did not speak to me
or to any one until a young man, who. I
think, w:is"his son, came. After be had
vomited I think ho Faid something to
him. When ho was lifted upon tho
mattrc-ss he spoke or groaned. The
man who shot him Fnid 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 came, and was seized at tho
door by the police. I have Feen the
man once or twice beforo. Oae t ime in
particular I noticed him, a few days ago.
tie promenaded up nnd down just as he
did to-day, wiping his face aud appar
ently excised. I thought he wn writ
ing lor some mends. '1 his morning he
waited here half an hou? walking up and
down. There were few people in the
room when the shot was fired. All the
passengers had gone out. 1 think there
was a gentleman near tho door."
Tke following letter was taken from
the prisoner's pocket at police head
quarters, showing conclusively his in
tention to kill the President :
Jilx2,1S81.
To the While House:
The President's traaii death was a
sad necessity, but it will unite the Re
publican party and save the republic.
Life is a flimsy dream, and it matters
little when one goes. A human life is
of small value. During tho war thou
sands of brave boys went down without
a tear. I presume tho President was a
Christian and that ho will be happier in
Paradise than here. It will be no worse
for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, to part
with her husband this way than by
natural death. Ho is liable to ro at
any time any way. I had no ill-will to
ward the President. His death wa
a political necessity. I am a lawyer, a
theologian and a politician. Iam aStals
wart of the Stalwarts. I was with Gen
eral Grant and tho rest of our men iu
New York during the canvass. I, have
somo papers for tho press, which I shall
leave with Byron Andrews and his co
jouruulisN at No. 1,120 New York
avenue, where the reporters can seo
them. I am going to tho jail.
t'liAHi.i-s Guiteau.
Mr. Andrews, to whom allusion is
made in tho foregoing letter, is the
Washington correspondent of the Chi
cago Inter-Omui. Cpon learning of the
shooting aud tho cllusiou mailo to him
in the prisoner's papers, Mr, Andrews
repaired to polico head.ourters nnd
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t, ho never hoard of nor met Gui'eau
wiiil he saw him under arrest to-day.
The prisoner's statement, addressed to
jlr. Andrews, was retained by the police
authorities, nnd is a bulky package, of
manuscript written in a heavy, coarse
hand, apparently covering twenty-five
or thirty pages of letter paper.
Tho following lettefwas found on tho
street soon after Gnitean's arrest, with
the envelope unsealed and addressed,
" I'lease deliver at once : "
'TofieiiPral Slirrman or hin firnt asHintnnt in
chnrKO of the War Department:
"To General Shf.hman : I have just
shot the President. I shot lrim several
times, as I wished him to go as easily,ns
possible. His death was a political
necessity. I am a lawyer, theologian
and politician. I am a stalwart of the
stalwarts. I was with General Grant
and the rest of our men in New York
during tho canvass. I am going to the
jail. Fleaso order out your troops and
take possession of the jail at once.
" Very respectfully,
" Chaiilks Guiteau."
On receiving the aVove General Sher
man gave it the following indorsement:
"Headquaktekh of the Ahmt, I
" Washington, D. C, July 2, )
11.35 A. M.
"This letter was handed mo this miu
ute by Major W. J. Twining United
S'ates Engineers, Commissioner of tho
District of Columbia, and Major William
G. Brock, Cllief 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 tho above
named parties as testimony in the case.
"W.T. SiiEitMAN, General."
MILS. OAliI'lEL.1) AltlUVES FKOM IXNG
BRANCH.
Mrs. Garfield arrived from Long
Branch early in the evening. When
Mrs. Gartield alighted irom ner car
riage, weeptng, 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. Upon entering the
apartment 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 G:50 They remained
together for fifteen minutes. At the
end of that time the doctors were again
admitted to the room.
THE r-KESIDENT 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 pulse increased and he
exhibited other unfavorable symptoms,
and the gravest apprehensions were ex
cited. Expressions of sympathy for the
President and Mrs. Garfield were re
ceived in the course of tho day from a
number of foreign rulers and from
persons in all parts of the United States
The assassin Guiteau was informed
falsely that the President was dead
and he 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
su tiering intensely, kept up with extra
ordinary fortitude, and was the only
person admitted to the President's room
by the physicians. Vice-President
Arthur arrived in the morning, having
been summoned by the Cabinet. He
was in consultation all day with mem
bers of the Cabinet, and at night visited
the White House. The 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 the
Cabinet who were on watch near, the
President's room. In their sermone
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 rilESlDENT ON MONDAY.
The symptoms developed in Presi
dent Garfield's case on Monday were
both favorable and unfavorable. The
hope permitted and encouraged by the
first olhcial bulletin of the day was con
verted into a great fear by the
later intelligence that the symp
toms of Saturday had returned and
that tympanites was again noticeable,
For several hours in the earlier part of
tho evening hope was practically aban
doned on all sides. The bulletin issued
at 10 o'clock at night 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 the grave.
Telegrams in countless numbers camo
pouring into the executive mansion and
the state department from the United
States, from Canada, from every country
in Europe. The President and his Cab
inet were especially touched and grat
itied by the evidences of affection and
sympathy which came from all parts of
the South. Hundreds of telegrams,
coming from every State and represent
ing both sexes and all classes of the
people,, were received. It was utterly
impossible, in tho excitement and anx
iety of the present crisis, to acknowl
edge these telegrams or to express to
tho writers the gratification which their
good wishes and warm sympathy gave
to the President and his Cabinet. The
secretary of state, therefore, furnished
the following, wita a request that it be
given the widest possible circulation:
Executive Mansion, j
Washington, July 4 11 v. m. J
Tothti 1'rtx:
On behalf of tho President and Mrs.
Garfield I diibire to make public ac
knowledgment of tho very numerous
messages of condolence an I affection
which have been received since Satur
day morning. From aluioht every State
iu the Union, from the South as boun
tifully as from the North, and from
countries beyond the sea, have tome
messages of auxioua iuquiry aud tender
words of sympathy in such numbers
that it has" been found impossible to
i . wer t'f:t:i in detail. I thnvtore a-Jt
v';p:i',ii-rs i',o pxit-'i
4 f r the 1 Vest -ie
deep prati-
ent arid Mrs. (i u liehl t
tude. which thev feel for the devotion
f their fellow countrymen nnd friends
abroad in this hour of heavy st!!ii'tion.
Jami:h G. Br.AiXrc, Secretary of State.
THE rilEKIDKNT S CONDITION ON TUESDAY.
On Tuesday the following official bul
letins, issued from the White House,
showed the President's condition dur-
ng the day:
v ashintiton, July .5 K:.!0 a. M.
The President, since G o'clock this
morning, has rested quietly. . JJoctors
Bliss and Royburn have reported to
members of the Cabinet, iuformingthem
of 5 marked improvement in the gen
eral character of observable svmptonis
and an improved tono of tho pulse.
Washington, July 51 r. m
The favorable condition of the symp
toms continues. There nas been no
recurrence of the vomiting. Pulse,. 110;
temperature, 101; respiration, twenty
four. The President lies at present in
a natural sleep.
(Signed) D. W. ULiss,
J. K. Baiinkm,
J. J. Woodwaud,
I'vODT. PvEYIlUKN.
Washington, July 52 p. m. Gen
eral D. G. Swaimhas just left the Presi
dent s room, and says: There was an
hour yesterday at which unfavorable
symptoms set iu. The corresponding
hour has passed to-day without such
symptoms having appeared, lhere is a
decided gain, which we had no right to
expect even so late as daylight this
morning. The President has slept
quietly and naturally at short intervals,
His mind is perfectly clear. He de
scribed his symptoms with the utmost
precision and clearness. There may be
some increase of pulse and temperature
again this evening, but we have every
reason to believe that there will now be
a steady gain with each day.
Washington, July 5 The condition
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 121
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
106. temperature. 100.9 degrees, and
respiration twenty-four. This was bet
ter than the physicians expected, par
tieularly as all the other indications
were reassuring. During the day the
President received considerable nour
ishment, and upon two occasions asked
for food. He was given chicken broth
in two-ounce 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 mall quantities
There is limited inflammation in the
track of the assassin s bullet, but it is
what the physicians term a healthy in
animation, natural to the wound, and
an indication that tho healing process
is going on. There is no tym
panitis. His strength has improved
and at times he shows a disposi
tion to change his position by his
own efforts, using his elbows to raise
the body. He is forbidden, however,
to make any exertion'whatever, and his
attendants watch him vigilantly to pre
vent this. His sleep through the day
has been natural and refreshing, and no
morphia has been administered during
the past twenty-four hours. There have
been two movements of the bowels to
day, both spontaneous, which show
positively that the intestines are not in
lured, and are in a healthy condition
The doctors say that the condition of
the President, while still critical, lur
nishes very decided evidence that he will
be able to pass successfully future stages
of thecnsis unless something not now an
ticipated should take place. The weather
has been very hot to-day, but the Presi
dent did not complain on this account,
He has now reached that point where
it can be said that every hour increases
his hold on life. Of course, the doc
tors will give no assurance whatever as
to the future, but their cheerful man
ner and encouraging conversations to
night have almost convinced all who
have been watching with xinful solici
tude about the President's chamber that
he will serve out his term of office.
Washington, July 5 Midnight. In
formation just received from the Presi
dent's sick-room is to the effect that the
favoruble symptoms noted at the date of
the last official bulletin are still main
tained. THE PHEMDENT ON WEDNESDAY.
Washington, July G, 5:30 a. m.
Colonol Rockwell, one of the watchers
during the latter part of tho night, re
ports the President to have jiassed a
quiet night. The President, this morn
ing, says that he felt considerably re
freshed with the rest he obtained during
the night.
. Washington, July G 7 A. m. Drs.
Bliss and Woodward both express them
selves as feeling very much encouraged
at the President's condition this morn
ing. His pulse at this hour is about
100.
Washington, July fi -9:30 a. m. The
President has passed a comfortable
night and has slept well. Hio 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,
U-S.4; respiration, twentv-four.
(Signed) D. W. Bliss,
J. K. lUitsjis,
J. J. Wgopwakd,
Hour. llk:x uui.x.
n
AS
ACCOUNT
OF Till: ASSASSIN.
Wakihni
tunnies .1. IJuHPiin, tiio wouM-he
ssnssin, hails from Chicago. Ho came
o WiS lington in February l.cd, tui l has
emnined engaged, m is f;n pooled, in
n effort to secure (ho appointment of
Jnited rotates consul to IWHrf Hies,
France. At the jail, to which he was
taken at half-pant 10 o'clock this fore
noon, about one hour after the shoot-
ng, he gave his namo as Charles
Guiteau, of Chicago. In appearance he.
s a man about thirty years of age, and
s supposed to bo of Irencli descent.
His height is about five feet iivo inches.
He hns a sandy complexion and isnlight,
weighing not nwiro than 12.") pounds.
lie wears a mustache and slipht chin
whiskers, slightly tinned with gray.
His sunken cheeks and wideH separated
ye give him a stulen, or, as the j titer
describes it, a "looney" nppearaucp.
Colonel Burnsido, the disbursing of
ficer at the postollice department, says
he knew Guiteau when he was a baby
in his mother's arms. His fat her, J. W.
Guiteau was an old resident and re
spected citizen of i'reeport, HI., where
he held many offices of trust. He mar
ried a very beautiful woman, with
whom and the younger children he
joined the Oneida community. He after
ward returned to I reeport, where from
18C4 up to last September, the tune of
his death, he served as cashier of the
Second National bank. There wero
three children. An older brother, Wil
liam Guiteau, for a long time practiced
law at Davenport, Iowa, but is now
practicing his profession in Boston,
Mass., where also he is at tho head of
large insurance interests. A younger
sister, Flora, was a very promising girl,
having a 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 tho family lett
the Oneida community Charles, then
fifteen or sixteen vears 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 Btudies 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 tho egotism
of the man was plainly shown. He
t-poke of himself as a messenger of God
to announce His coming. His lecture
here in Lincoln hall on this subject was
a failure. Julius we 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 krew
of the boy, his education in the Oneida
community and his utterances on re
ligion, 1 was not at all surprised at
his committing the act this morning.
I understand from people employed at
the White House that Guiteau had forced
himself upon the President before. He
was' an applicant for the consulship at
Marseilles and a few days ago. obtained
access to the President and acted so
rudely that the President had him re
moved. I have no doubt that, feeling
offended by this act, he determined on
the course which culminated in the
terrible tragedy of this morning. Gui
teau was hanging aroud the Republican
headquarters, No. 241 Fifth avenue,
New York, during the campaign last
fall. He made a few speeches, but hi3
efforts did not seem to bo appreciated by
the committee. Ho was poor and soedy
looking, tind borrowed some money
from Mr. Jewell after the election and
a few days before the committee broke
up he asked Governor Jewell for a recom
mendation for a consulate, no espe
cially urged that if he could secure a
consulate a certain rich lady would
marry him.
. what his landlady says of HTM
Mrs. William S. Grant, who keeps a
boarding house atNos. 922 and 924 Four
teenth street, northwest, and with whom
Guiteau boarded for the lust thirty days,
took the following advertisement on
Saturday morning to be inserted in the
'out:
WJkSTED CHARLES GUITEAU, Oif
lllinoiH, who Kivea the President and
Secretary Bluine aa rfit'urenco. to call at
Fourteenth street and iy hi board biiL
What is remarkable about this is that
when Mrti. Grant called to insert the
advertisement, which was about a couple
of hours after the President had been
shot, she was ignorant of tho occurrence.
Chicago, July 2.
Guitean's idiosyncrasies while a resi
dent of Chicago brought hiii into un
enviable notoriety on 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, nnd
nobody seemed to want him around.
He was constantly trying to get him
self before the public in oiu form or
another. Ho was insanely anxious to
get into print without apparent object.
He was expert only in one line of busi
ness, and that was beating bourding
houses. He came to Chicago ten or
twelve years ago, and did a little shyster
law work around the justice's courts.
Those Vtith whom he came in contact
speedily rated him for what lie was
worth and their estimate of hiru may
be summed up in the expresti m
that ho iviw cracked. ' That there
was a bcrew loose in his mental
machinery seemed to admit of no ques
tion. He was voted a nuisance, and nas
tolerated only because he was believed
to be harmless. He was visionary uud
erratic. There was a certain earnest
ness in his manner which might diceive
one on first making his acquaintance,
but he invariubly showed his eccen
tricity in the course of a few miuutes'
conversation. When ho first came to
this city he was-quite young, and his
eccentric coin so Hus attributed to the
I'li-shness of youth, which would wear
oil' with age. The disease, however, ;
deeper; but before that fact wai dis
covered he had married a Miss Scovillc,
a sister of George Scovillo, a hyer,
now iu business in Randolph street,
lie preyed on boarding houses for two
or three years without getting hin:-:f
into serious trouble until ls71 or lsT.",
when he was run out of town.
Bringing jip in Xt w York he .
lnaiued th.ua a year or two, Uvi i '
of confiding landlord! aud pr. !-.