Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-12
The Pistol Mystery,

MR.. HERZOG QUESTIONED BIZ DETECTIVE MEL
FRESH
AS briefly mentioned in THE STAR yesterday,
Mr. Joseph Herzog, of 9th street, near Pennsyl-
vania avenue, still sticks to his story that Gui-
teau, or a man resembling him, was; with q ce.a-
paniOn, in his store about five weeks before the
shooting looking for an English ''bulI-dOr- his
toll. Thus it will be seen, there is some discreI-
ancy in his statement and that of Mr.. VIM Cone
land. the well-knOwn journalist, who states that
he and his friend Alfriend were in the store to
buy the pistol. Mr. Copeland, in his letter to
District Attorney Corkhill. suggests that certain
questions should be asked of Mr.. Herzog, and
yesterday Detective McElfresh called and ques-
toned Mr. Herzog as follows:
QuestiOn.-Did you notice the eyes of the
party you took to he Guiteau-that one of them
was affected misshaped or crossed? Answer
No. sir; l saw nothing the matter with his
eyes.
Odd he ask for Colt revolver? A.-No.
nothing of that kind was mentioned.
Odd he say anything about having had a
Smith u Wesson which wore out his pockets in
Colorado or New Mexico? A.-NO sir
Q.-Did he remark that the pistol he was look
ing at was a terrible weapon? Al don't re-
member such words being used.
Odd he say he had Smith & Wesson. but
that it was too small? A.-No. sir: no name for
pisto! was used except the British Bull Dog
and Eureka.
Didn't you say that you had sold pistol
to party who went to Colorado who afterwards
sent back for another just like it? Al may
nave mentioned that, for had sold pistol to
Detective Voss' son, and Mr.. VOss came after
wards and got another to send him. Mr.. Cone
land may have been in the store and may have
made this remark to him.
GUTTEAU's ALLEGED ACc0MPLIcE.
DO you remember how the man who was
with Gniteau looked?" asked a STAR reporter
OF Mr.. Herzog to-day. ''His picture is in nv
mind now as though he stood before me" re-
piled Mr.. Herzog. 81 think II saw him long
way down the street would run after him and
catch him. He was tall, and his face was
smoothly shaver, save a mOustache Probably
Mr.. Copeland was here. 1 am very sure he was
here from one expression he uses in his letter
about my saying that man who had bought
pistol and gone west, had sent back for another
one: 1t was very right for Mr.. Copeland to
would write letter too. He may be innocent,
but think if he is innocent he would come out
and say who he is"
GUITEAU'S PAwNED PIPE.
"What is it about Guiteau pawning pipe
with your"
swell, about two weeks prior to the time
when they came in to see the pistol, man came
in and said he wanted to sell meerschaum pipe.
He wanted SO for it. did not notice the man
much, but looked at the pipe. He said he was
lawyer from Chicago and here on government
business. He said if would buy the pipe he
would probably come back himself and buy it at
profit. | gave him a dollar for it. remem-
Der his saying, i am lawyer from Chicago.
and | am here government business |
think" said Mr.. HerzOg, holding up photo
graph of Guiteau, " that that is the same man.
If could see him / think l could be sure I
could recall the impression made on ME BY the
man."
Mr. Herzog denies that he gave affirmative
answers to Mr.. McElfresh's questions and states
positively that the man did not resemble the de-
scriptiOn given of Mr.. Copeland, and that the
party who, Mr.. Copeland says was with him. he
knows well. and is certain that that party was
never in the store looking at pistol
Mr.. McElfresh states that of the five questions
he asked Suggested in Mr. Copeand's letter. he
answered three affirmatively, and he (McE. was
satisfied that Mr.. Copeland is the party Herzog
took for Guiteau.
COLONEL C0RKHnL
sustains Detective McElfresh's view that Herzog
saw Copeland, and is quite certain that Guiteau
was never in the store. Guiteau, who is q man
Of remarkable memory, asserts, most positively,
that ne never was In pawn shop on 9Th street,
and never looked at pistol at Hsrzogs
: Two PATENTS were issaRed to-day to Washing
tonians, one to Ginesi CasiniYo Tor . letter box,
the other to Frank Young for disinfecting ap-
paratus.
The municipal election at Annapolis, Nd,
yesterday, resulted In victory for the republ-
cans.
4 watsr.apout Il MsrsAalltown, Iowa, ysutsr-
day moenIn& nocded ~ plAoe and put foefy
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