Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04

vENTNoR, July $40 Mrs. Garfield: Love,
sympathy and hope.
(Signed.) WHITKLAw REID AND WIFE.
THE LADIES OF RICHMOND sYMPATHIzK WITH MRS.
GARFIELD
RICHMOND, VA July 3.-To Mrs. Garfield: We
deeply sympathize with you In your sad affiic
ton. We shall to-day send UP many earnest
prayers for the speedy recovery OF your hus.
band ard our beloved President.
(Signed0 The LADIES OF RICHMOND.
THE KING OF RoUMANIA WISHES FOR THE PGEsI.
DENT s QUICK kKCOv EAY.
TIE following telegram has j1st been received
from1he King Of Roumania:
bucharest, CATRoCINI, July TO President
Garfield, Washington: / have learned with the
greatest indignation and deplore most deeply
and leg you to accept my warmes wishes fol
your quick recovery. {Signed,) CHARLES.
ALABAMA SYMPATHY.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, July 2.-To the hon.
James G. Blaine, Secretary OF State, Washing
ton: Profound al universal sympathy here
for the President. Telegraph us his condition.
tsigned d. P. r. COBB, Governor.
Further Facts About Guiteau.
THE MAYNARD SON AS DESCRIBED BY HIS
FATHER IN 1874.
The following is an extract from q letter
dated March 80, 1873, from the father OF the as
sassin to John w. Guiteau, his brother, In Bos-
ton. in which he refers TO Charles, as follows:
almost any folly. stupidity or rascaiity. The
one possible excuse can render for him Is that
he is insane. Indeed, II was called as witness
upon the stand am inclined to think should
testify that he is absolutely insane, aad is
hardly responsible for his acts. My own
impression Is that unless something shall
stop him in his folly and mad career
fit suueef 'm for tSsp enac Insane and
fore finally gave him up ] had exhausted all
my powers OF reason and persuasion, as we'll
as other resources, In ende avoriug to control
his actions and thoughts, but without avail.
found him deceitful and could not be depended
upon In anything; stubborn, willfu'. conce:ted.
and at an times outrageously wicked, appaT-
or twice when it seemed to me he was willing to
do almost anything wicked he should happen to
take fancy to. You will remember perhaps at
the last conversation we had about him told
you 10 keeP clear OF him and not have anything
TO do with him. Should anybody ask about him
now should be compelled to say to them that
l thought he was insane, or at least mono.
more about him. His insanity Is OF such a
character that he Is as likely to become sly
cunning desperate as anything. Could l see
him might possibly make a.t0sher and yigor-
GUS effort 10 change the whole channel OF his
thoughts and feelings. II could not do that
should have NO hope whatever OF being able Co
DO him any good. made up my mind long ago
never to give him another dollar In money unfil
| should be convinced he was thoroughly
hunbled and radically changed. l am some
times afraid he would steal, rob or do anything
before his egotism and self conce1t shall be
knocked out OF him. and perhaps even all that
vii Lot do 1t. SO you see, re yard his case SIS
hopeless, or nearly 80, and Of course kuo no
other way but TO dismiss LIN o1tireIy iron, my
Maker, with very faint hore that he C ~ pe
changed either In this world or the next"