Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-03
The Case Of Guifpau.

The Case Of Guiteau.
WITNESSES BEFORE THE GRAND JURY TO-DAY.
This morning, when the grand jury of the
Criminal Court entered upon their work, the
case OF Charles J. Guiteau, for the murder of
James A. Garfield, late President of the United
States. by shooting him on the I'd Of July last,
was taken up. The first witness was Gen. j..
N Barnes. surgeon general of the us. army.
who testified as to the wound; DIR. j. B. Lamb,
who testified as to the autopsy and cause of
death; George w. Adams as to seeing the
shooting; Officer Patrick kearney, as to the ar
rest; George W. McElfresh, as to the prisoner
being brought to headquarters and being sent
to jail; Messrs Parke. Smith and others, as to
the shooting and the locations of the parties.
the waiting-room in the depot, was SO ex-
amined. Surgeon General Barnes and DR.. Lamb
were requested to return tomorrow, to which
time the grand inquest adjourned.
1T is possible that the presentment will be
made tomorrow. and perhaps the indictment
ing Mr.. ScOville, the counsel and brother-in-
law OF Guiteau, may have arrived, it is not un-
likely that time will be fixed at once for the
arraignment of the prisoner There is much
conjecture about the City Hall as to when and
how the prisoner will be arraigned.
CONTRIBUTION TO GUTTEAU'S COUNSEL FEES.
This morning money order was received
from Smith Jones. NelsOnviile, Mich, for the
payment OF one cent to G. J. Guiteau to be used
as counsel fees.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander P. H Cooper, to
special duty in bureau navigation. Surgeon F.
l.. Dubois to naval rendezvous, Philadelphia.
Detached-Cadet Midshipman Geo. E. Perry and
Cadet Engineers A. MOritz. VIM. II. Gartley and
Robert j.. Beach, from the Naval Academy and
placed on waiting orders. Surgeon F. NJ. Dear
borne, from the Constitution and placed on sick
leave. Surgeon B. S. Mackie, from the naval
rendezvous, Philadelphia, and ordered to the
Constitution. Passed Assistant Surgeon How
ard ellis, from the Constitution and ordered to
the training ship Saratoga. Passed Assistant
Surgeon H. E. Ames, from the Saratoga and Or
dered to the Constitution. Assistant Surgeon
Oliver Diehl, from the naval rendezvous. Phila-
delphia, and ordered to receiving ship F. Louis.
Commodore c. S. Norton, Lieutenant Comman-
der F. A. Cook, Master F. H. Crosby, Ensigns
WE Whitfield and DavidPeacock. to examination
for promotion.
The Republican Hubbub in New York.
sTALWART AND ANTI-sTALwART - NEW YORK
HERALD GOSSIP.
The New York Herald to-day. speculating upon
the probabilities as to the upshot of the republi-
can state convention ON Wednesday, gives the
following budget of gossip:
''ScOres of prominent men would give the idea
that their one mission i'm life is to kill Roscoe
COnkling, politically, and to damn him effectualy
from all participation in the politics of his native
state. But human nature is unchanged and the
stalwarts know that they have but to intimate to
the men on the fence, and, for that matter, to
men in large force on the haf-breed side of the
fence. that ex-senator COnkling will soon be Sec
retary Conkling to recOnyert them as suddenly as
some weeks ago they were converted. Dame
Rumor was very busy yesterday, and Madame
Gossip had on her seven league boots going from
point to. point with marvellous rapdity. 1t is
safe to say that the inside workers of the party
will know from headquarters very soon:
L. That Gen. Grant, who declined to be del
egate to the convention, is not to be a member
of President Arthurs Cabinet.
g That Roscoe COnkling will succeed Secre-
tary Window in the Treasury department at an
early day, and that while his seat is not, in pop
ular parlance, ''the head Of the table" he will
furnish an admirable illustration of the old say
ing that ''where McGregOr sits is the head of the
table,
3. That President Arthur "means business
when he cOunsels peace aud harmony and will
prove it by requesting Mr.. Blaine to retain his
present PORTFOLIO with ali the dignties hOnOrs
and emoluments thereof. Obviously it will bea
tough row for even Mr.. Blaine to hoe. 1t s
understood that the personal differences of
Messrs. COnkling and Blaine can be subOrdinated
SO that they can sit at the President council to-
gether in amity. but no one imagines they will
ever fall ON each others neck and embrace how
ever. Mr.. COnklings friends will look on
quietly, expecting that Mr.. Blaine will so soon
find himself Secretary Of the Exterior that he
will not consent to remain. On the other hand
Mr.. Blaines adherents predict that he will cap
ture the President, confront Conkling-and all
inside of six months from date.
f. That Collector Robertson, being "wilv
cove is literally keeping aloof from politics.
and as IN the past he made no removals as
against Mr.. COnkling or Mr.. Platt, SO in the
future his sound common sense will keep him
On the same path. In other words nothing can
be gained from him by fighting against his supe-
riors in office; and,
s. That the present Postmaster General and
his son-in-law. the city postmaster. will be per-
mitted to resign. This opens a fresh point of
interest which the glib talking clerks who rem
devious near the AstOr House rotunda will not
fail to notice. 1t is believed by the stalwarts
that more anti-COnklingism has been developed
in the post office under Mr. James and Mr. Pear
son since the 4th of March last than in all the
other federal Offices in this city combined
Careful perusal of the foregoing points will
the political reader that ''things is
workin," and between now and Wednesday it is
believed great many men and brethren now
classed among the half-breeds will see great
light, be converted and shout loudly in favor of
the orthodoxy of the administration church,
The President and the Star Reuters.