Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-09
cRANKs UNDER srgyEuI.NcE.

According TO the statement of an officer Of the
| secret service force of the Treasury department.
all ofthe suspicious cranks loang about this CITY
| are under surveillance One such party was over
hauled last night having in his possession q
| dangerous knife.
GARFIEIDS PICTURE IN GUITEAUs CELL.
In Guiteau's cell at the Jail is picture OF
Gen Garfield. which was placed there by its oc
cupant whose quarters it was before Cuteau
was committed.
THE SCENE OF TIE SHOOTING.
This morning District Attorney Corkhill. with
Detective McElfresh visited the b. and p depot
and there had the positions of the parties pointed
cut to him in order to have thorough under
standing of the case.
GUTTEAU IN THE TREASURY ELEVATOR.
The attendant at the Treasury elevator says
that the very day before the shooting of the
President, Guitcau rode up and down in the
elevator. After having made an unsuccessful
effort to see the President he said: This is
| I'LL OF a government. Here have been try
ing for three days to see Secretary Window
Well, 1t won't last long. thank God. :" he added
Inc impression left on the mind of the elevator
attendant by the latter remark was that it
would not last over four years.
ONE OF PROFESSOR wIILIAMSON'S AERIATONS
was sent to the White House This is an ar
iahgeinent for purifying the air in sick room.
IL contains chemicals which destroy the impuri-
Ties In room, and make the air perfectly pure
| IN one or Two minutes after it is placed therein
IL Is clained. The one sent yesterday was too
iarge. This afternoon a smaller one was brought
| to the house.
| LOW DIET FOR GUIrEAU ADVISED.
Gen. Crocker, warden of the Jail, yesterday
received letter from Chicago, signed George
Pike, and dated on the 9th instant, saying: Il
see by dispatches that Guiteau wants good
! square NEAL l know the. .scOundrel so well that
take this liberty to tell you that good food will
keep up the assassin's false pride and eyotisn
Keep him on prison fare and you will begin 10
discover that this fellow is more sane than is
generaiiy Thought. | stopped at the same hotel
in New ork with Guiteau. when he told ne
that he was capable of great deeds: that on good.
nourlshln@ food he felt heroic and could atte,npt
grand things; that poor food took all the stamina
| out OF him and made him feel Respondent.
Gniteau is great rascal His philosophy is.
Ihc end luStifies the means:' that he is entitled
to get living anyhow until lie achieves an
exalted position; then he will do everything
straight; that he has analysis and great intelli-
gence Colonel keep the fellows diet low. and
you vii! bring him to a sense of the crime he has
committed. Keep from him all causes that
might keep up his pride. l know the scoundrel's
views. lie understands considerable of human
nature He thinks phenomenal conduct mystifies
ana creates wonder. You will find synlathy
WIN oIS Will MAKE nm
moody"
THE SUBSCRIPTION TO THE MRS GARFIELD FUND
last night footed up 800. The World. in an
article heartily endorsing the movement for a
subscription for the benefit of the family of Gen.
Garled proposes that the movement be made
popular one, suggesting subscriptions of So and
upwards and offers TO receive and pay over to
the treasurer Of the Chamber of Commerce fund
all sums with which it may be entrusted for that
PURPOSE. The article concludes aC
the amount thus subscribed shall even doubIe
that originally contemplated by the Chamber of
Commerce, there will be no subscriber to rrudpe
MS snare OF It, whether it shall prove to be
provision for the widow and the orphans of the
President of the United States. Or, as now most
happlfy seems much more probable. thank
Offering for his recovery from murderous as
sauit Fifteen thousand dollars were sub
scfleed at Long Branch yesterday to the Mrs.
Garfield fund. in addition to the S5 GOO subscrip-
ton OF Mr.. Moses Taylor, making $4,000 in all.
Among the subscriptions to the fund Yesterday
was 600 from j. S. Morgan. sent by cable from
London Mr.; W: W. Corcoran of this city has
telegraphed to Cyrus W. Field: II cheerfullv
join you in your benevolent purpose. and hone
it may be entirely successful. l will write by
mail"
THE PRESIDENTS bedroom
The room now occupied by the President. ac-
cordlng to an old attache of the Executive Man
sion, has always been used by the Presidents.
General Taylor, who died in the Executive Man
sion, occupied the room during the winter. but
as was the custom always removed to the north
west chamber for the summer and he died there
on the 9th of July, 1850. Except for its closer
proximity to the street this room would be
much more desirable and cooler for the Presi-
dent now. During the visit of the Prince of
wales, In Buchanan's term, he occupied this
northwest room, and it was afterwards called
the state bedroom During Lncoln's admins
traton it was newly furnished. the bedstead
being magnificently carved. the work of a Bos-
ton firm. The first to occupy the room was
General Burnside, on the night when against
his personal wishes, he had to take command of
the forces after General Mcclellan was recalled.
The room adjoining the Presidents. into which
it was reported he had been removed is one of
the handsomest in the mansion, and during
Buchanans term was occupied by his niece Miss
Harriet Lane.
NAN WHO BELIEVES IN ASSASSINATION.
In the Fourth of July speech of Surgeon Won /
Gottscha!k, of the Rhode Island militia. in con-
sequence of which he has resigned his commits
sion, he said that he believed in assassination
when needed, and that he thanked God for the
assassination of the Car. In the newspaper
reports he is quoted as gorifying the attempted
assassination Of President Garfield.
Still Another Case.
Editor Sar:-Messrs McElfresh and McDevitt
state that during the war cOmrade of theirs
received q similar wound to that of the Presi- |
dents. and under the treatment of Dr. Bliss. at
the Armory Square hospital. he recovered. and
is still alive and suppose he is well, as they saw
him few days ago.
Expressions Of Sympathy.
Dispatches expressing sympathy and hope
were received yesterday as follows, Gov. VI. w
Thayer, of Oregon, saying: ''The people of
Oregon send congratulations. rejoicing with all |
true friends of liberty over the improving pros
poets for the recovery of the President" From |
7. H. Wells. London, saying: "John Bright |
and the Dean of Westminster join with MS in
thanks for message and are full of grief and
deep sympathy. Prayers are daily offered un in
the abbey for the preservation of that precious
life. God grant that these earnest petitions
may be answered" From the LAFAYETTE family
Grief on account of the event; warm symna. |
thies." From the Seligmans Frankfort. Ger
many, saying: ''We are rejoiced to hear of |
President Garfeld's continued Improvement |
and sincerely pray for his speedy recovery for |
the sake of his dear family and our country
who cannot spare this great and noble mans |
services in leading it on to continued prosperity
The citizens of Danville, Va, have adopted res
olutions expressive of detestation of the crime
and sympathy for the sufferer A Joint letter
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