The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-03

A. the JRIi by u RepOFteF-"P sItIVPly
no AdmIttnncs" - GetIeNu'S Appear.
nnCe.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-Tle district jail,
In the eastern extremity Of the city, was
visited by an Associated Press reporter
for the purpose OF obtaining an interview
with Gettesu, the would be assassin Of
President Garfield. The officers refused
sdmiltance to the building, stating the
reason therefore they were acting under
the instructions received from the AtLOr.
ney.G General, the purpOrt oil which were
that no one should be allowed to sea the
prisoner. At first, indeed, the officers
emphatiCally denied that the man had
been conveyed TO the jail, fearing, 1t APP.
pears, that should the fact be known that
he las there the building would attacked
by 4 mob. Information had reached
them that such movement was Contem'
plated. A large guard, composed OF regu'
lars from the barracks and the MetropOli.
tan police force, are momentarily expected
10 arrive at the jail TO be in readiness 10
repel any attack. The statement that the
sssassin's name is Get!eau was verified
by the officer In charge Of the jail. The
prisoner arrived and WAS placed in cell
about lO:3O o'clock, Just one hour after
the shooting occurred. He gave his name
as Charles Getteau, Of ChiCsgo, III. In
appearance he is man about 30 years ot
aye and is supposed to be oi French de.
scent. His height is about five feet five
inches.
He has a sandy complexion and is slight,
not weighing more than l25 pounds. He
wears a moustaChe and light chin whis.
kers, and his Bunken cheeks and eyes, lar
apart from each other, give him 4 sullen,
or, as Officially described, as a loony ap.
pearAnCe, The officer In question gave 1t
as his opinion that Getteau ls a Chicago
Communist, and stated that he has noticed
II to he a popularity Of nearly all murder.
ers that their eyes set far apart, and Get.
teau, he said, proves no exception to the
rule. When the prisoner arrived at the
iAil he WAS attired In a suit OF blue and
wore drab hat, pulled down over his
eyes, giving him the appearance OF an
ugly character. 1t may he worthy uf note
TO state that two or three weeks ago Get.
lesu went to the jail for the purpose oI
visiting II, but was refused admittanCe on
the ground that 1t Was not VISITORS day,
lie, at that time, mentioned his name ns
(tetteau, and said he came from Chicago
When brought to the jail to-day he wat
admitted by the officer who had previously
refused to allow him TO enter and mutu
al recognition took place, Getteau saying
"You are the man who wouldn't let mt
90 through the jail some time ago."
The only other remark that he made be
fore being placed in his cell was tina
Sherman would arrive at the Jail soon
The two jailors who are nov guarding hi
cell state that they have seen him sFOunt
the Jail several times recently, and that OF
one occasion he appeared to be under th,
Influence Of liquor. On one Of his visits
subsequently, 10 the first one mentioned
these officers say that Getieau succeeded
In reaching the rolunda ot the building
where he was noticed examining the seal
fold from which the Ilirth murderers wer
hanged, Pursuant to his orders from tn
Attorney General, the officer in charge
the jail declined TO give any further 10