The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1881-07-09

value. During the war thousands of
brave boys went down without tear. l
presume the President was Christian.
and that he will be happier in Paradise
than here. 1t will be no worse for Mrs.
Garfield. dear soul, to part with her hus-
band this way than by natural death
lie is liable TO go at any time. any way.
| had no ill-will toward the President
His death was 4 political necessity.
am lawyer, a theologian, and a politi-
clan. | am a Stalwart of the Stalwarts
| was with Gen. Grant and the rest of
our men in New York during the can
vass. have some papers for the press
which | shall leave with Byron Andrews
and his co7journalists, at 1920 New York
avenue, where all the reporters can see
them. am going to the Jail.
CHARLES GUIIEAr.
The letter is without heading as 10
date or locality.
To Gen. .Shcrmnn Cor las First -issjstGa;
IN chnrqe Of Var Deportmen:):
Please delirer at once.
To Gen. Shcrman:-I have just shot
the President. shot him several times.
as wished him to go as easily as posi-
NV 10 uSttSi ~ p'litiCdi ICtCHSlb
| am lawyer, 4 theologian. and a poll
tician. | am 4 stalwart of stalwarts. |
was with Gen. Grant and the rest of our
am going to Jail. Please order out your
troops and take possession of the Jail at
once. Very respectfully,
CHARLES GUITEAU.
On receiving the above General Sher-
man gave it the following Endorsement:
HEADQUARTERS OF ARMY,
WAsHISGToE, ID. c.,
July 3, 1SSl-11 A. NJ.
This letter was handed me
this minute by Major VIM. J. Twining,
United States Engineer. Commissioner
of the District of Columbia. and Major
VIM. G. Brock, Chief of Police. | do
not know the writer. never heard of or
saw him, to my knowledge, and hereby
return it to the keeping Of the above
named parties as testimony in the case.
W. t. SHERMAN, General.
After some delay Guitcau waS sent to
Jail in the custody of Detective McElfresh
and Licutenants Austin and Ecklofl.
Arriving there he was searched and COM
mitted to 4 cell in an upper tier. 'rhe
officers of the jail identified Guiteau Us
4 man who was there inspecting the in-
stitution a few days back. Speaking to
Detective Nc Elfresh, while on the way
to .iail. Guiteau said: Mr. McElfresh.
contemplated this act siI weeks ago.
and intended 10 shoot the President at
that time. | laid for him at the depot
when the party went to Long Branch.
but Mrs. Garfield looked so sick and
delicate didn't have the heart to shoot
him. No accomplices were associated
with me. did it all myself
MORE ABOUT GVITEAU.
Reports from all sources relative to
Charles j. Guiteau. the Presidents AS
sassin. continue to give him an nnenvia-
bic reputation. Mrs. i. VI. Scoville,
whose husband is the keeper of hotel
on the banks of Beaver Lake, Wisconsin
is a sister of Guiteau. In Il recent inter
view she said the Guiteau family dates
away back in the French aristocracy.
Her great grandfather was physician to
the throne of France, and until the latter
generation all had been physicians. The
assassin. Charles, Mrs. ScovIlle has not
seen for three years. He was good-heart-
ed and shittless. she says, and a fellow
who ordinarily had good sense. Before
he was born, however, his mother was
sick with brain fever. and his mind SEEM
ed to have been affected by this. All
through his childhood he was Eighty
His mother was of a good family. She
was graduate of a female seminary in
New York. of whom Miss Willard was
principal. She died when Charles was
seven years of age. His training from
that time depended upon his aunt, who
resided in Freeport. Mrs. Scoville says
she has worried good deal about him
and has had fears that he would ulti-
matcly become insane. DR.. Rice of
Waukesha. thought he had brain trouble
and that he would become imbecile
Mrs. Scoville said that her husband has
assisted her brother in many ways. The
latter did not seem to know how to take
care of himself. He had an idea that he
was going to travel and evanGelize the
world on the Moody and Sankey plan.
He was somewhat influenced by Moody's
preaching. She says she has no fears
that he will be hanged, because any jury
will pronounce him insane. In the course
of conversation Mrs. Scoville said: ''Mr.
+. f. Spinner. the ex-treasnrer of the
United States, was married to Guiteau.
My brother got an appointment in the
treasury because Spinner wife was
Guiteau. Ny brothers wife is divorced
from him. She is now married to re-
spectacle man She says Charles first
went into politics in the Grecly-Grant
campaign, when he took the stump for
the former. She cannot imagine why her
brother shot the President.
THE LATEST REPORT.
The condition of President Garfield up
to . clock on Friday renamed such as
to further encourage the hope now gen
orally cherished that he is determined to
recover. He again took and assimilated
food, and the pain in his feet was not
felt, but an appearance of laundiGe was
noted and he expressed a desire to sleep.
The temperature of his room was re-
,luced by artificial means. DIR. Boynton,
who attended Mrs. Garfield through her
recent illness, visited the President yes
terday. He said that he was disappoint-
ed at finding the patient weaker than he
had been led t" expect, and gave it as
his opinion that reliance must he placed
upon nature and the strong will of the
President, whose chance of recovery he
regarded as an even one. n member of
The GatiGet expressed his belief that the
attending physicians dG net think the
President will die. as their preparations
all indicate the expectation of a long
professional attendance. The official bull
letins yesterday were of a hopeful char