Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-05

1 purchase of a pistol, the dangerous character
 of his persistent pursuit of the President,
 his preparations for flight and leaving be-
 hind papers that might become the basis of a
 plea of insanity, all seem to indicate sound
 mind He may be an enthusiast or fanatic,
 but enthusiasm or fanaticism is necessarily
 an accompaniment of insanity. The whole
 act appears to be one of reckless depravity
 rather than the deed of an insane man. But
 all this too must be carefully and impartially
 examined and will be. The present is not
 the time to give definite conclusion even as to his mental condition. This can only be
 done under the regular, tranquil and the pa tient forms of law. But to me it seems
 tion to assume and proclaim that
 when the first officer of the nation is
 stricken down by the hand of an assassin, to l say that he is insane. Whether the Presi
 dent dies or lives, we ought to take time | quietly and persistently pursue the investiga- | ton to arrive at the ultimate truth, and to
 suspend all final judgment until this is done, l and thus to form a careful and just opinion. | The time is come when perhaps the nation is | to be saved from acts of desperadoes and l villains At the same time any really unfor- | tunate imbecile in mind must be treated with proper and wise consideration. Some of the evidence referred to supporting the idea | of a conspiracy is the testimony of Mir. | Cutler, volunteer stranger witness who was | at the railroad station at the time of the shooting and saw two suspicious men in ear | nest conversation in the depot just before l the occurrence. He stated that he went to l the iaiI and when he got there the prisoner was lying on his back with the bed clothing l over him and he saw him at great disadvan- | tage He did not at the first glance think it was the same man until he put his hand up l to stroke his beard in a peculiar nervous l manner, which he recognized He thinks, however that if he should be dressed in the same clothing he wore at the time of the shooting and the same hat, it would make considerable difference. He has no doubt about his identity, but says from the move ments of them he is positive that the other man, who escaped after the shot was fired, was the leading spirit and was giving the small man directions how to proceed He was tall man, quite six feet high, of dark complexion, dark hair and eyes, the latter
 being very sharp and restless. This man as
 soon as the shots were fired went directly up
 Sixth street, increasing his gait as he in-
 creased the distance from the scene. Mir.
 Cutters first thought was that they were
 pickpockets and he involuntarily placed his
 hand on his pocketbook in passing them. Mir.
 Cutler is a quiet, honest appearing sort of
 man, and is evidently deeply impressed with
 his story and says whether or not the bot
 tom facts are ever reached he will still be of
 opinion that he had at least one confederate. MT. Cutler is well known to several highly respectable people in this city, who give him
 frst-rate name for truth and veracity.
 GUITEAU s ANTECEDENTs-HIs vAGARIEs IN THE ONEIDA COMMUNITY.
 WASHINGTON, July IA well-known au-
 thority on all matters relating to the Cana
 dian element in the United States denies the
 statement that Guiteau is Canadian French man. He states that his name is not found in the chronicles of the original Canadian set tiers of the Mississippi valley nor in the reg ister of Canada. The only name in the Ca ic tant, Dit Jolicoeur. which became extinct in the seventeenth century. MT. Mallett also expressed the opinion that the statement sug- gesting Guiteau's being a descendant of the followers of Icamius, who founded a socialist community at a vacated tenn pie of the Mormons. at Nauvoo, H., is also erroneous, since the 1scarian colony, of which Etiente Cabet was the principal founder, was established in Illinois only about the year 1849. The fact that Guiteau does not possess the French language proves, if, indeed, he is of French extraction, that his family emigrated to the United States much longer than thirty years ago. It is well established that Guiteau is @ native of Freeport, Ills. Hon. Horation Burchard, director of the mint WOO is a resident of Freeport, Ills, in conversation this morn ing said he had known Guiteau's family for number of years, but that he has almost lost sight of Charles, the assassin, of late. MT. Burchard says that the father of Guiteau was up to the time of his death, cashier of a bank in Freeland, Ills, and was regarded by l his neighbors as one of the most upright and intelligent business men in the town. How ever said MT. Burchard, the elder gentleman astonished his friends by joining the Oneida community, and announcing that he l was perfect and would never die. He lived with the Oneida people for some length of time, but finally I returned to his old home in Freeport, Ills, and resumed the banking business. His friends all thought that he was temporarily insane. After his return to his home he nev- CT gave any indication of his insanity. Mir. Burchard said he knew little about the younger Guiteau until he came to his office | few weeks ago and introduced himself. After | stating his services he said he hard up and needed assistance. Mir. Burchard gave him little money, but on further conversa- I ton with Guiteau he became satisfied that the man was crazy was intense egotism. The detectives have thoroughly shadowed l trail of Guiteau for the past few months and l find that he has been in the city since the | 4th of March. He has been noticed many | times haunting the portico of the Executive Mansion and the entrances to the grounds. | The coachman of the President says that ! Guiteau visited the stables several times and asked many questions about the horses and the hour the President took his | drives. On Friday before the commission of l his murderous purpose, Guiteau passed | through the portico of the White House and asked if the President in. Being an- l swered in the negative, he asked if he was out riding, and receiving an affirmative answer he slouched away in the direction of | the gateway.
 MT Francis Wayland Smith of the Oneida | community, gives the following interesting | statement in regard to Guiteau's conduct 1 when a member of that community: He was extremely cratic, and his egotism was so great that it was really phase of insan- l ity His mind was disordered continually | with hobbies of all sorts and descriptions. l For instance, when he was a member Of our | debating society. In his style of debate he l was original always, or tried to be. When | his turn came to speak he would rise and say, ! GAS the honorable gentleman has brought | nothing worthy of rebutta1, he has nothing | to rebut." Another characteristic was
 that in directing a package he would l write "C. O. D." and then lon delivery" | right after the letters. Once in a lecture he ] prepared for our evening exercises he had l written in these words in manuscript, " If the audience will excuse me, will take of l my coat" He used to work now and then
 in our trap factory. He marked goods for
 shipping in large beautiful round letters. One of his many idiosyncraces was to make a
 large card with this inscription: tCharles J.
 Guiteau, Premier of England, will deliver a lecture in St. James Hall, London" This he
 kept fastened to the wall before him. He l imagined himself some great dIgnltary or
 other. At that time fame and wealthy sta
 tions filled his thoughts day and night.
 | SCENES AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
 | WASHINGTON, July 4.-Dr. c. B. Purvis
 who has just been in consultation with the
 Presidents physicians, says that the Presi- dents symptoms at this hour (7:30 D. m)
 are more unfavorable. The worst feature of
 the case is that the Presidents mind seems to
 be disturbed The fever has not increased
 to any extent and there. are no further evil
 dences of peritonitis. The President is some
 what restless and complains of the heat
 which has been excessive to day. Dr. Purvis
 said the crisis will come about midnight
 and should the President survive that hour
 his chances of recovery would be more hope
 full An official bulletin from the physicians
 is expected in few minutes A great change
 has taken place in the scene about the
 Presidents mansion. A scene of quiet and
 security pervadedIthe grounds all day large
 crowd of anxious people being around the
 gate all the time, but the reports from the | sick room were SO favorable that no alarm or