Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-19
THE ASSASSlN,S LETTERS.
Private Notes To Gen. Garfield. Etc.
He EXPRESSES HIMSELF on THE ROBERTSON Noxl-
NATION AND OTHER POLITICAL MATTERS

teau at newsstand at the depot on the morning of
the assassination, and since kept as a estate se-
cret' by District Attorney CorShill came 10 light
yesterday in the Criminal Court room. as stated in
! The STAR OF last evening. The notes written by
auiteau 10 the President were also submitted in
evidence. These notes were all marked private"
| addressed to the President in the most familiar
way, and most OF them were signed by Guiteau
SIMPLY with his Initials "C.G, as though the Pres
iient would, OF course, understand from whom
they came. The package OF papers lett at the de-
| pot were all OF the same character as Gliteau'S
! other compositions.
Among the letters introduced. several OF them
for the first time MADE public. were the following
MARCH 6. 1881.
Gene Garfield: 1 called to see YOU this morning
| but you were engaged. In October and January
| LIST, sent you note from New York touching
The Austrian mission. Mr.. kasSan, OF Iowa. IN
oerStant, shes II remain at Vienna till fall He
| Is good fellow. should not wish to disturb him
In any event. What do you think OF me for consul
and if agreeable to you should be satisfied with
the consulShp at Paris. The inclosed speech was
Soon thereafter they opened on the rebel war
claim idea. and 1t was this idea that resulted In
y your election Mr. Walker Of New York present
and presume he has no expectations OF being re-
lined. Senator's Blaine, Logan and Conkling are
Will be promptly confirmed. There IS nothing
AGAINST me- l claim to be gentleman ana
| SnFiStidn {. q.
Gen. Garfield: I understand from Col. Hooker.
OF the Nat. Committee, that am to have a con-
sulship. hope it is the consulship at Paris. as
|
Phelps has the Austrian mission think have a
right to press my claim for the consuship at Paris
! think Gen. Logan and Secretary Blaine are
favorable to this. and wish you would send in my
name for the cOnsulship at Paris. Mr.. Walker.the
present CONSUL do not think has any claim on
you for the oice. as the that did the business
| last fall are the ones to be remembered. Senator
Logan has my papers and he said he would
you about this. Very respectfully,
March 26 CHARLES GUITEAU.
Gent Garfield: From your looks yesterday I
TO IrDn peta and .l,,sV
by saying: 81 have not called for two or three
weeks" intended TO express my sympathy for
you since YOU came into Office. think Mr. Blaine
intends giving me the Paris consulstp, with your
ana an, 81, Cen hr aoganf appreciation and l am waiting
In New York and Chicago, and presume am well
qualified for it. / have been here since March 5
and expect To remain some little time. or until
| apis. CHARLES GUITEau
Gen. GarAeld:-I wish TO say this about Mr. Rob
ertSons nomination: Would ii not be well Ia with
draw 1t on the ground that Mr.. Conkling has
worked himself TO white heat OF opposition II
might be done quietly and gracefully the ground
that since the nomination many merchants and
ton of Gen. Merritt 1t strikes me that il would
be true policy 10 do this, Mr.. Conkling is 50 de-
termined to defeat Mr.. Robertson, and the chances
are he may dc It, Ii Is doing great harm all around.
am very sorry you have got Conkling down on
You. Had ii not been for Gen. Grant and Senator
Conkling We should have lost New York. The loss
or New York would have elected Hancock. Mr..
Conkling feels YOU ought to have consulted him
about the appointments in his own state, and that
is one reason he is set against Mr.. r., and many
people think he Is right. 1t seems to me that the
only way out of this difficulty is to withdraw Mr..
IL. on the ground that since his nomination the
leading merchants OF n. Y. have expressed them
selves as well satisfied with Gen. Merritt, who GER
| Calnly Is not a ''Conkling man." am on friendly
| terms with Senator Conkling and the rest OF our
Senators, but write this my account and
| IN the spirit OF a peacemaker. l have taken the
liberty OF making this suggestion to Mr. Blaine.
and wish you ana he would give it due attention
Very very, rssospectfully, CHARLES GuITEAu.
| Gen. Garfield: am sorry you and Senator Conk-
ling are apart, but stand by you On the ground
that his friends, Morton, James, Pearson and the
rest OF them, have been well provided for, and Mr..
| Conkung ought to have been satisfied. Very re-
sI May !. CHARLES GUIrEAU'
Gen. Garfield: have got new idea about 81 II
be nominated and elected in 81 Your opponents
VIII probably be Gen Grant and MIR. Blaine. Gen.
after his trip around the world. Too many people
| are dead set against third term and don't think
ne can be nominated, much less elected again.
| Two national conventions have slaughtered Mr..
| Blaine on account or his railroad record and con-
necJipns. The republican party are afraid to run
him This leaves the way open for YOU Run the
Presidency on your own account; strike out right
ana lett. the American people like pluck; and in
IA we will put you in again. C.G.
WHITE HOUSE, May 10.
P.S. will see you about the Paris consulship to-
morrow unless you happen TO send in my name to-
day.
Gent Garfield: Until Saturday I supposed Mr..
| Blaine was my friend I'm the matter OF the Paris
consulship, but from his tone Saturday Judge he
| Is trying to run the State department in the in
terest OF the Blaine element in 81 You are under
small obligations to Mr.. Blaine. He almost de-
feated your election by the loss OF Maine. Had It
not been for HancOck's blunder on the tariff, and
the decided efforts of the stawarts you certainly
would have been defeated after the loss OF Maine
You recalled Mr.. Noyes for Mr.. Morton, and wish
you would recall Mr.. Walker for me. am ia with
4 Lar Arfh and I Twill 4 IN
| to go on my bond. Gen1 Logan and Senator Har-
rison and the rest OF my friends will that it is
said Mr.: Blaine, Saturday, ION the Paris consul
ship as long as you live" Heretofore he has been
my friend, but now his eye is on "Blaine man.
national conventions have slaughtered Mr.. Blaine
and he ought to see that there is no chance for him
am sorry Mrs. Garfield is sick, and hope she win
| soon recover. c.
| May 16.
Gen. Garfield: hope Mrs. Garfield is better.
Monday sent You note about the Paris CONSUL
flashed thro me like an inspiration, and believe
II VIII come true. Your nomination was a PrOvi-
aence and your election st stl greater Providence
would have been elected, probably, nOtwithstand-
ing Grant and Conkling and the treachery OF
| in the White House who did not know "a" about
the tariff, and this killed Hancock. You are fairly
terms in the White House and a trip around the
globe you can go into history by the side of Gen.
Grant. May tell Mr.. Blaine to prepare the order
for my appointment to the Paris cOnsulship, vice
| Geo. Walker, recalled? c. q.
| WHITE HOUSE, May Is
To Gen. S1erman:-I have Just shot the Presi-
| dent / shot him several times, as wished him
| to go as easily as posoible. His death was po-
| Iitical necessity. am a lawyer, theologian and
politician. am stalwart OF the Stalwarts.
was with Gen. Grant and the rest OF our men In
New York during the canvass. I am going to the
Jail. Please order out your troops and take pos
session of the Jail at once. CHARLES GUITEAU.
To Byron A7ld,'e,cS ana His CO-.yO,upalistS:-I
have just shot the President. His death was a
political necessity because he proved traitor to
| the men that made him, and thereby imperled
the life of the republic. am a lawyer, theologian
and politician. l am Stalwart OF the stawarts.
was with Gen. Grant and the rest OF our men In
| New York during the canvass. have some pa
| perS for the press / am going to the Jail You
| and your friends can see them there.
JUNE, 1881. CHARLES GUITEAU.
Washington, June 16 1881.
To THE AMERICAN PEOPLE: conceived the idea
OF removing the President four weeks ago. Not
soul knew OF my purpose. 1 conceived the idea
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