The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1881-07-03

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PT a5 by deputy clerk IN the meas assam am
I T9% al and received with gr0"' az
plause' rtbur and Senator Conk-
Gen, tho arrived in town thIs
ling, W. WV from Albany, put up. at
mOTIIlli.fftsb Avenue Hotel The wee
The .5ssJid lent was found in the the LOBBY 90 o.
PTeialofei' He said he had not re- re
the te. aG' sny private dispatches IN re-
Csiy,eQ+ !" az the shooting, and knew
gaTG. ~ ~ more than was announced
nOtllnS5 ,,IIetin. If it were true, he
On tIIe Of felt exceedingly sorry Tor
Mrs. G "a TnTecarious. Senator Conk-
heaItnlIo7 afined in his room and re-
ling Is ~ be interviewed. Edward
flse9I o ~ past grand master OF the
z, InoIn IF the State of New York,
As5oI cIpe "a depressed over the
was He expressed the deepest
news, ,+T for the Presidents family,
synIPESSii55 ts that even if the wounds
and y y Iot prove fatal, the shock to
shoulGG anr Ge in her present feeble
M MIS- GSlI will be very injurious. He He
con lInrss the shooting as beng one
de sPlRa Cc1reatest evils that could nap
0 ne the country
,,or,nbis. Tenn, Great excite
Men ~ tbe civ. Large crowds have
menJ III 'ilo Tho streets. and around
he %s" telegraph Office, awaiting Iua d
S S,sf of the crime. All classes are are
oTf fsr in condemnation Oh the
dastardiy act.
GUITTEAU.
Cl,;oono 2-Chas. Guittean, the
man who attempted to assaSSlnaIe
the iilt, President, has been more or less
Known E in Chicago for the past Ten I1a3l
nelgw He was a diSreputable lawyer
aand has generally been considered
% I,aIt insane, He went to New l ork
s "sr1t or eight years ago, and upon
S S;s ret ~ In rs, profeSsed to have
been converted, and delivered
several SeT lectures under the auspices
of Of t6e Y, NJ C. a. Henext appeared
Of Of the head of a scheme to buy the
Chicago Inte7-Ocea7l and run it, but
20 he had neither capital nor
lacking, the matter was soon
dT0pped by him. He left for Wash
inGt0n several months ago.
Private adyices say the Presidents
oo,dition is more serious than any
of the dispatches intimate. Accord
inc to this, which is reliable news,
he is almost necessarily fatally
hurt.
Although the news of the Presi-
dents attempted assassination was
received only few moments in adj
vance of reassuring dispatches as to
his condition. there was a sensation
caused, and the excitement mani
tested was only second to that when
Prest. Lincoln was aSSaSSinated IN
April. 1865. The news spread from
corner to corner as if by magic and
in a twinkling the bulletin boards,
telegraph aud newspaper offices
we're beseiged by eager and excited
crowds, who quickly communicated
their information to distant friends
by means of telephone and tele-
graph. Business was entirely SuS-
pended for awhile, and each mans
business was to learn and spread
the news. Never has the genuine
affection of the people for the Pre-
sident been more effectively demon
strated. There was an effort
on the curb stones where there
was a good deal of trading, to use
the news to effect stocks and grain.
Excavations and curses were heaped
on the head Of Gitteau by some, but
the general opinion seemed to be
that he was a crazy fool, crazier than
when he lived here. There was no
other possible explanation Of his act.
There was at every street corner an
involuntary expression of sorrow,
as unfaYOrable news and details
came in, and there were hearty
cheers and congratulations as it was
announced that the Presidents con-
duon was favorable. Said a
wealthy iron manufacturer: I wish
mad him in my foundry, so that l
could throw him into my boiling pot
OF molten iron" There are many
TecoilectiOns of Charles J. Guitteau,
which is his correct name, who
AYed here several years, and ac-
CURED an unenviable reputation.
lie was at one time on the point of
marriage with an estimable Young
lady on the south side, bit his char
acter became known just in time to
prevent such calamity to the lady.
and her family. Guitteau left town
Immediately after this fer some
months. One gentleman remarked :
u remember Charles Guitteau well.
be was here two or three years ago
and seemed to have no visible means
OF support. He preached or lectured
on religious and social subjects.
upon which he was an enthusiast.
he started in here as a lawyer, but
1alled utterly and then tried to lift
hllnSen into nOtoriety by lecturing
ON religion one evening in each
Week. His card in the newspapers
Is produced to-day, and is a literary
curiosity. He bored the newspapers
oy trying to get his manuscript
TINTED pm He failed also as alecturel
%mU Ihen began life asa tramp of The
b mOte respectable order. He was
olSSnueq by the Hotel Association as
A leu peat In appearance he is an
~ 0n Ileo1 OF French extraction, So tC
6,,; g5St f ola, medium height, slender