The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1881-07-07

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General Iames-and 1t is quite possible that
neither one of them would.
WORKING UP THE CASE.
Chief Brooks of the Secret Service and Spe-
cial Attorneys Gibson and Cook are engaged
IN working up the case of the prisoner am
informed by member of the Cabinet that last
week information was received indicating
that personal violence might be offered the
President. The fact that Guiteau, who had
not money enough to pay his board and wash
ing bills, was enabled to pay I'll for pistol
and 81 to q hackman naturally suggests an
inquiry as to the source from which his mon
ey came. 1t is said that the officers of the
Government have evidence to show that Gui-
teau was accompanied to the depot by anoth-
er person. Who that person was cannot be
ascertained. Whether the man was insane or
not there can he no doubt that the CRIME was
coolly planned aud deliberately executed.
Guiteau over two weeka ago visited the Jail
to make an examination of it and was denied
Ambulance by the Warden. He saw that it
was safe enough to defend him from the hands
Of an Infatuated mob Immediately after the
shooting he expressed great anxiety to be Ia
ken to the Jail Immediately to escape the fury
of the crowd. The letter he sent to Gen, Sher
man requesting that officer to send troops to
the Jail at once, was evidently for no other pur-
pose than to defend him. A prominent lawyer
of the city said to-day, Insanity does not con-
template the risk and coolly plan to avoid it.
Insanity is not capable OF such accurate calcu-
latlon of danger. for the danger of being mob
ed for such an act ia the chief one, and of so
systematically planning to escape it-no sir.
That man is a. aane as you or l, and he is le-
gally responsible for his act. l tell you the
law should be swift in this case. Should the
President die, Quiteau should be indicted to-
morrow, tried on Tuesday, and executed We'd
nesday but before his execution he should be
forced to divulge the names ofhis confederates
in thia conspiracy"
WHAT MINISTER CAMAoHo SAW.
Senior Simon Camacho, minister from Ven
ezuela to the United States, was an eye-wit-
meas Of the shooting of the President He saw
the assassin fire both the. shots. and prevented
hla escape from the depot, Senior Qamaeho
said,
"a more brutal, revolving and cowaTdly act
was never done on this earth. Like Lincoln.
the president was first shot from the rear out,
unlike Lincoln, he struggled and staggered
away before he received the second shot. 1t
was frightful. Right among q dozen strong
men to be shot down like q dOgw Mr. CANA
cho was going to New York on the train. He
was waiting the arrival of some ladies at the
3 street door when the carriage containing
the PFesident and Secretary Blaine drove up.
The caEfiage was dismissed. and they entered
the ladiesy waiting lrr5oofG! AS The Rresfdents
Carrisge' drove Away smother One drove up;
and q man with = paley set face jump
eq out n.told W the driver Ito t. watt and
MlloYed tie Rresidpntr and "Secretary
Blaine into the room. "Let me say right here,
says Mr.. Camacho. "that the man did not look
insane. He had hard, determined look, but
was not at all wild, and acted throughout