Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-02

painful to behold.
The White House this Afternoon.
Sir Edward Thornton and all the foreign
ministers in the city and the representatives OF
such as are absent called at the White House
during the afternoon. Col. Rockwell, Gen.
Sherman, Major Twlning. Col. Corbin and the
members of Cabinet remained in the Presi-
dents office during the afternoon. Postmaster
General James attended to the kilograms, hun
dreds OF which were received from all parts OF
the country.
THE MILITARY AND THE POLICE.
AS soon as the shooting occurred Secretary
Lincoln ordered out two companies from the
barracks. One one went to the White House
and the other was sent to the jail to do guard
duty there. An order was issued, calling the
District militia to be ready fer service to aid the
police.
What Byron Andrews Says About
Guiteau and his Papers.
A STAR reporter found Mr.. Byron Andrews,
the correspondent OF the Chicago Inter ocean,
with whom Guiteau said he had left papers for
the bene1t Of the press. Mr.. Andrews made
the following statement to the reporter:
ut was reported on the street that package
OF papers were found on the person of Guiteau
addressed to me. On hearing this rumor
repaired at once to the City ball and found
District Attorney Corkhill in possession Of the
documents. / then made sworn statement
that did cot know Guiteau, never heard of
him until to-day. and had no knowledge of any
OF his operations. The District Attorney
thought best not to deliver the documents ad-
dressed to me. He let me see the contents Of a
personal note to me. which was written on a
single sheet OF paper and enclosed I'm small
envelope which was found in the package. The
contents were about like thiS L am stranger
to you. You don't know me- / know you by
reputation as journalist. 1 have chosen you
as the person to whom will commit the &C
companying documents for distribution.
wish you to see that proper statement of the
affair goes to the American press Then he
signs his name and says he is from FreeporU
Ill. never heard OF him." repeated Mr.. An
drews, "and did not know there was such
man living as Guiteau."
The President Brought to the White
House.
HIS CRITICAL CONDITI0N-HE IS TOO WEAK 20
ALLOW THE WOUND TO BIZ PRoBKD.
The President WAS taken to the White House
In the police ambulance. He was brought
down fron the superintendent room at the
B. & P. depot on stretcher borne by Chief
CroniD, Of the fire department. and Oficer
O'Connen and two Others Col Rockwell went
up in the ambulance with the President.
Arriving at the White House, he was borne up
stairs on the stretcher and placed In his bed
room-a large and breezy apartment on the
south Side OF the house. He looked very badly
he said nothing, but shook hands with the
cabinet officers and his clerks, who were
admitted. At eleven O'Clock the physlcians In
attendance said that his condition was too
weak to allow probing Of the wound. II he
rallied In temperature 10 degrees, when It
would be 20, an examination would then be
safe, and it could be told exactly what the
chances OF recovery were. II the ball, which
from the rear passed down into the groin, es
capped the bladder and intestines he would re-
cover without any doubt.
TIE PRRsIDRNTs CLOTHING
was brought up from the depot He wore
light suit. Every garment, even his low lar.
ter shoes, was saturated or covered with blood.
The White House was cleared of all visttora
company OF soldiers from the barracks was
ordered up and stationed on sentinel duty
around the house and grounds.
description Of Gufteau, the Prison.
ef.
he has BEEN AN ALMOST DAILY VISITOR AT THE
WHITE HOUSE AFTER CoNsuLsHIP.
As to the assassin Guiteau, he Is believed to
be crazy. Heis well known figure to the peo
pie at the White House. He is well known too
to STAR reporter. He has tried on several oc
cas1ons to pass himself of as newspaper re-
porter. He is German, short In stature His
BODY Is solid. His head is bald except some
light colored hair that Is still left He wears
light moustache. He looks neat, dresses in
blue, wearing short blue sack coat He has
no visible means OF support. He gets living
by the wits of an insane beat. He
came to see the President shortly after
he was inaugurated, and has since
been an almost daily waiter for audience at the
White House. He was soon found out by the
attaches OF the House and was simply tolerat-
ed. What he wanted was consular post In
France. He used to write notes to the Prel-
dent. Of which the following Is sample:
81 regret the trouble that you are having
with Senator Conklihg. You are right, and
should maintain your position. You have my
would like an audience OF few momentA"
He would SIT around for hours and never say
anything. Then he would approach one Of the
clerks In very humble way and try to In.
gratiate himself In his good gracea He was
regarded as harmless. At times he was inso-
lent He used to seize upon the White House
stationery, take some OF 1t OF. and write In
Vulnerable letters. He would also utilize the
blank cards by writing himself supply II he
should ever need them. One day Col Crook
the disburaing clerk, said to him: "You
seem to make yourself at home here, and to be
laying In asurbly OF stationery Said Guiteau
TO him IN en- insolent manner: "Do you know