Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1881-07-12


swept up his cell quite rs well as any OF
his fellow prisoners. No one has called
| specially to see Guitteau, except lady
whose name was not learned, and whose
request was promptly refused. At noon
| to-day Chief Brooks, Of the Treasury
secret service, had n long interview with
] the prisoner. Mr.. Brooks is of opinion
/ that Guitteau had no accomplice, but
that the act was the result of insanity.
Guitteau applied to the keeper of the
street railroad stables on Il. street, north
west, about 10 o'clocd Friday night to be
| permitted to sleep in the stable that
night. He had good felt hat with him
which he offered to give the stable boy
to let him remain, stating that he had no
money and that he had been turned out
doors by his boarding house. TO the
keepers he said he expected to get five
| hundred dollars the next day (yester-
day. He was refused lodging Mt the sta
| Bile and left. The papers taken from
Guitteau are represented by those who
have knowledge Of them be it OF friv-
Olous character. Some of them, con-
tanning about the same sentiment as that
in the letter taken from his person when
arrested. These have no important
Significance. 1t is, however, District
Attorney Corkhill's purpose to keep
| them to himself until they will be laid
before the grand jury. 1t has not yet
been asCertained where Guittcau got the
pistol, but it is said he had watch few
days ago, and the theory is now that he
traded the watch for the pistol. 1t is the
opinion of Cabinet Ministers and others
in high authority that the assassination
was entirely the act of Guittcau; that he
had 10 accomplice and let nobody into
the secret of his fell purpose. The most
thorough investigation made by secret
service force and detectives has convinc-
ed the authorities of this. The act was
planned by Guitteau alone, and executed
by him alone. Should the Presidents
wound prove fatal there Is an universal
demand that the vengeance of the law
be speedily executed upon Guittcau.-
The ablest criminal lawyers here main
tain that the plea of insanity is power
less, They point to the fact that Quit
teau was shrewd enough to realize that
his greatest danger would be from the
madness of the populace; that lie calcu-
lated upon this, and willingly surrcn-
dercd and begged the officers to take him
right to jail to escape lynching; that he
wens to the jail some days ago to exam
inc it TO see if he would be secure inside
its walls from lynching, and that the
note he was so anxious TO get delivered
to Gen. Sherman at once urged the Gen
eral to send troops to guard the Jail from
Il mob.
Lawyers, who have had years Of eX-
pericnCc In cases, say that insanity
does not thus look ahead, accurately
calculate the greatest danger and plan
to escape it. No expert witness will be
found to testify to Guittcau's insanity,
and it is doubtful if any lawyer will de-
fcnd him. The cry everywhere Is that
if the President should die, the law must
net with such certain swiftness as to de-
ter assassination in the future.
WELL KNOWN At THE WHITE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, July 3.-The assassin
Guittcau is well-known figure TO the
people Mt the White House. lie has tri-
ed on several occasions 10 pass himself
off as n newspaper reporter. He is short
in statue, his body is solid and his head
bald, except some light colored hair that
is still left. lie wears light moustachc.
lie was neatly dressed in blue, wearing
n short, blue sack-coat. lie has no visi-
bic means of support. He gets living
by his wits. lie came to see the Prcsi-
dent shortly after he was inaugurated,
and has since been an almost daily wait
er for audience at the White House. He
frequently wrote
NOTES TO THE PRESIDENT,
of which the following is n sample. 81
regret the trouble that you are having
with Senator Conkling. You are right
and should maintain your position. You
have my support and that of all patriot
ic citizens. | would like an audience of
few moments" At times he was in
soent. He used to sieze upon the White
House stationery, take some of 1t off and
innumerablc letters. lie would also
utilize blank cards by writing himself
supply If he should ever need thcm.-
One day, Col. Crook, dsbarsing clerk,
said to him, " you seem TO make your
self at home here and to be laying In
supply Of stationery" Said Guitteau
to him In an insolcnt manner: "Do you
know who amp am one of the men
who made the President" Last Tues
day he met one of the employees and
was very particular In questioning when
the President would leave and by what
train and road lie has an idiotic grin on
his face at times. The other day he said
this was
"a HELL or A GOVERNMENT"
"Thc people are no better than slaves"
he said. He has also haunted the state
Department IN search of his Consular
position In France. In 1875, the assHs-
sin Guitteau, employed Mcssrs. Judd q
Dctwiler, Of this city, to print PAM
phlct from lecture by him upon the
"Sccond Coming of Christ"
GUrrrEAU's PAMPHLET.
Judd & Dctwler had much trouble In
getting any money from him for their
work. The following is the title.
"rhis Lecture Is the key TO the Bible
Study IL and get some knowledge and
Valuable Ideas; A Lecture on Christ's
Second Coming, by Charles j. Gulttcau,
Chicago Lawyer. "-"'lf | win that
lie, John, larry, what ls that to Thee"
"Sccond Edition. Price 20 cents
Washington, u. c., Judd & Dctwilcr,
Printers and Publishers, 1877"
The authors preface reads; "This
InpIurp "A IL bplipvp1 contains thp iruth