Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-04
Charles Jules. then about l6 years old,
left Freeport and


in New York State. The father remain
ed with the community.but short time
and then returned to Freeport The
son remained in the community several
years and next turned up in Chicago as
a lawyer. When a boy and up to the
time of his arrival IN Chicago he was
known as Charles Jules Guitteau, but
changed his name, dropping the
Jules" soon after reaching that city.
He visited Washington about two years
ago and
Lsctured in Lincoln Hall on Second Ad-
yentism.
in which at that time he proiessed to be
a firm believer. A gentleman in the
city who met him then pronounced hun
lunatic on the subject OF religion. Inc
assassin is we'll known figure to the
people at the White House. he has
tried on several occasions to pass himself
off as a newspaper reporter. He Is a
German, short in stature. His body is
solid. his head is bald, except some light
colored hair that is still left. He wears
a light mustache. He looks neat, dresses
in blue. He has no visible means Of
support. ,
He Gets a Living by His Wits.
He came to see the President shortly
after he was inaugurated, and has since
been almost constant waiter for audi
euce at the White House. He frequent
ly wrote notes to the President, OF
which the following is sample:
81 regret the troubles that you are
having with Conklrg. You are right.
You should maintain your position.
You have my support and that OF all
patriotic citizens. | would like an audl
ence OF a few moments.
At Times He Was Insolent.
He used to seize on White House sta.
tiouerv, take some off and write innu.
merable letters. He would also untilize
blank cards by writing himself supply
if he should ever need them.
One day Col. Crook, diSbursing clerk,
said TO him, "you seem to make your
self at home and to be laying in sup
ply of stationery. Said Guitteau to
him, "Do you know who | am? am
One of the Men Who Made Garfield
President"
Last Tuesday he met one Of the EN-
ployes, and was very particular in in
quiring when the President would leave,
and by what train and road. lie had
an idiotic grin on his face. One day he
said: This is hell OF a government
The people are no better than slaves"
He saws he has also been haunting the
State Department in search OF his cons u
lar position in France. In 1877 the as
sassin, Guitteau, employed Messrs. Judd
& Detwiler, OF tins city, to print in
pamphlet form a lecture by him on
The Second Coming of Christ
Judd d Detwiler had much trouble
in getting anything from him.
The following is the title and opening
OF the pamphlet:
This lecture is the key to the Bible; study it
and get some new and valuable ideas.
| A LECTU RE on CHRI,Ts SECOND COMING.
BY CHARLES J. GErEAU,
aChicago Lawyer and Theologian.
"IJ I1cW that he, [Johnl TarryGl come. ,ohat
- that 10 Itee''
Second Edition-Price 2j cts.
wAHINGToS, D. G.
judd X pstw.ler, PrinteEs and Publishers P
1877.
A Temperance Lecturer aud lOpponent
to Ingersoll
SpRINGFIsLD, Mass, July 2.-Char'es
J. Guitteau, the assassin OF the Presl-
dent, applied TO a clergyman III this city
about two years ago for chance to lee
ture in this city on temperance and in
reply to Bob Ingersoll. He attempted
| to lecture on the former subject, but had
no house. lie was subseq uestly arrest.
ed for attempting to beat his boarding
house pay. He is also the author OF an
incoherent pamphlet in reply to lnger-
soil, in which he quotes DR.. John Hall,
Juston Fulton and other divines in favor
OF hell fire and eternal damnatiOn. He
says heaven would be a hell ii the wick
ed could get into it.