Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-02

The White House this Afternoon.
Sir Edward Thornton and all the foreign
ministers In the city and the representatives of
such as are absent called at the White House
during the afternoon. Col. Rockwell, Gen.
sherman, Major Twining, Col. Corbtn and the
members OF Cabinet remained in the Presi-
dents Office during the afternoon. Postmaster
General James attended to the kilograms, hun
dreds of which were received from all parts OF
the country.
THK MILITARY AND THE POLICE.
AS soon as the shooting occurred Secretary
Lincoln ordered out two companies from the
barracks. One one went to the White House
and the other was sent to the jail to do guard
duty there. An order was Issued, calling the
District militia to be ready for service to aid tae
police.
" hat Byron Andrews Says About
Gufteau and his Papers.
A STAR reporter found Mr.. Byron Andrews,
the correspondent Of the Chicago Inter- ocean.
with whom Guiteau said he had left papers for
the benefit OF the press. Mr.. Andrews made
the following statement to the reporter:
ut was reported on the street that q package
OF papers we're found on the person of Guiteau
addressed to me. On hearing this rumor
District Attorney Corkhill in possession of the
documents. thea made a sworn statement
hat did not know Guiteau, never heard OF
him until to-day, and had no knowledge OF any
Of his operations. The District Attorney
thought best not to deliver the documents ad-
dressed to me. He let me see the contents OF a
personal note to me. which was written on q
single sheet OF paper and enclosed In small
envelope which was found In the package. The
contents were about like this: I am stranger
10 you. You don't know me- l know you By
reputation as journalist. 1 have chosen you
as the person to whom Will commit the &C
companying documents for distribution.
wish you to see that proper statement of the
affair goes to the American press Then he
signs his name and says he is from Freeporu
Ill never heard Of him." repeated Mr.. An
drews, land did not know there was such q
man living as Guiteau."
The President Brought to the White
House.
HIS CRITICAL C0NDIT10N-HE Is TOO WEAK TO
ALLOW THE WOUND TO BIZ PRoBED.
The President was taken to the White House
In tie police ambulance. he was brought
down fIon the superintendent room at the
B. & P. depot on q stretcher borne by Chief
OConnel and two others. Col Rockwell went
up in the ambulance with the President.
Arriving at the White House, he was borne up
stairs on the stretcher- and placed In his bed
rOom-a large and breezy apartment on the
south side OF the house. He looked very badly
BE said nothing, but shook hands with the
cabinet officers and his clerks, who were
admitted. At eleven O'Clock the physicians In
attendance said that his condition was too
weak to allow probing OF the wound. II he
rallied In temperature 10 degrees, when 1t
would be 20. an examination would then be
safe, and it could be told exactly what the
chances of recovery were. II the ball, which
from the rear passed down into the groin, es-
capped the bladder and intest1nes he would re-
cover without any doubt.
THE PRESIDENTS CLOTHING
was brought up from the depot He wore a
light suit. Every garment, even his low q lar
ter shoes, was saturated or covered With blood.
The White House was cleared Of all visltora
A company OF soldiers from the barracks was
ordered up and stationed on sentinel duty
around the house and grounds.
Description Of Guite0u, the Prison.
er.
HE HAs BEEN AN ALMOST DAILY VISITOR AT TIE
WHITE HOUSE AFTER CoNsuLsHIP.
AS to the assassin Guteau, he Is believed to
be crazy. He is well known figure to the peo-
pie at the White House. He is well known too
to STAR reporter. He has tried on several oc
casi0ns to pass himself Off as q newspaper re-
porter. He is German, short In stature. His
body is solid. His head is bald except some
light colored hair that is still left. He wears q
light moustache. He looks neat, dresses In
blue, wearing short blue sack coat He has
no Visible means Of support. He gets living
by the wits Of an insane beat. He
came to see the President shortly after
he was inaugufated. and has since
been an almost daily waiter for audience at the
White House. He was soon found out by the
attaches Of the House and was simply tolerat-
ed. What he wanted was consular post In
France. He used to write notes to the Presi-
dent. OF which the following Is sample:
~ ssgss the srGnDe THAT 9ss you are having aD
should maintain your position. You have my
support, and that Of all patriotic citizens. 1
would ike an audience Of few moments"
He would sit around for hours and never say
anything. Then he would approach one OF the
clerks In q very humble way and try to In
gratiate himself In his good gracea He was
regarded as harmless. At times he was inso-
lent. He used to seize upon the White House
stationery, take some OF It Oh. and write In
Vulnerable letters. He would also utilize the
blank cards by writing himself supply II he
should ever need them. One day Col Crook,
the disbursing clerk, said to him: "You
seem to make yourself at home here and to be
laying In asupply OF stationery" Said Guiteau
TO him IN an insolent manner: " Do you know