The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1881-07-08

said finsf " Vas rom Chicago.
When brought to Jail to-d'y he was
admitted by the officer who had
previously refused to admit him.
Mutual rceOgnitlon took place,
Gui.trau saying, "lou are the man
that would not let me 90 through
the jiil some time ago. The only
other remark he made before beiu.
placed ia Jail was that Geu. Sher.
man would arrive at the Jail soon.
The officer was IN charge OF the old
city iail at the time of the aSSasSi
nation of President Lincoln
The following letter WAS taken
from the prisoners pockets ~ head
quarters:
"Tua Wr.rE IlOrsE. Jaly .. lssl.
"Thc Presidents tragic death was
q sad necessity, but it will Unite
the republican party and save the
republic. Life is a hmsy dream,
aud it matters little when oae goes.
4 human life is Of small value.
During the war thousands of brave
boys went down without tear. |
presume the President was q Chris.
tian, and viii be happier in paradise
than here. II will be no worse for
Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, 10 part
with her huSbnud this way than by
n natural death. lie is liable to 90
NJ any time any way. ! had no Ill.
will toward the President. His
death WAS Il political necessity. !
am Il lawyer, a thpologian aud a
Politician | am a stalwart of the
StalwartS. was with Gen. Grant
Il q the rest Of our nea in New
YORK during the canvass. ! have
some papers tor the press which
shall leave with Byron Andrews
aud his 60 journalists, ll20 New
Work avenue, where all the report
rrs can see them. | am going e
the jail. Sianed
CHARLES GuIrTEAu.p
The papers referred to have noI
been given out for publication.
Byron Andrews, who is the Wash
ington correspondent Of the Chi
caso HteI. OceoR, says that Il pack
age Of papers is in the hands O
the police, accompanied by n n0tt
addressed to himself { AndrewsG h,
has no personal aequtinlauce viii
Gaitteau, aud never heard OF hiseX
iSlcnce until this morning. From
What he has gathered from the 20
lice, Andrews believed that Quit
teau is from Freeport, Ills.
The following letter was found il
the street shortly after GnitIedul
arrest, the envelope unsedled an'
addressed to General sherman, o
his first assistant in charge OF th,
War Department
40 General ShermaH:--I hayI
Just shot the President. | shot hin
several times, as | wished him Il
go as easily as possible. His dealt
was a political necessity. J am
lawyer, a theolog1an and 4 pollti
elan. | am Il stalwart of the stal
warts. was with Gen. Graut an,
the rest of our men in New f0rl
during the canvass. | am going t
the jail. Please order out you
troops and take possession of til
Jail at once. Very respectfully,
CHARLES GUfrrEAu.'
On receiving the above Ceners
Sherman gave the following el
dorsememt.
Carbohydrates OF THE ARMY,
washington, July2, loSl-ll;j5 am.
"This letter was handed me thi
minute by Major William j. Twil
ing, United States Engineers, Con
missioner of tue DIS rict of Colun
bia, aud Major William G.. BrOcl
! Chief of Police. | don't know tn
writer. Never heard Of him I
saw him to my knowledge, an
hereby return it TO the keeping
the above named parties as test
mony in the case.
tSigneAl "W. |. SHERMAN"
There is a theory, that has mai
adherents, that tue attempted a
sassination was not the work OF
lunatic, but the result oil pl
much deeper and darker than hi
been suspected, 1t Is cited, IN sn
port OF this theory that Guitiea
arrau ged beforehand with a hac
man TO be in readiness to drive hi
swiftly in the direction of the co
. gressionIl cemetery, as soon us
made his appearance on returnli
t from the depot. In the mean,ii
5 he had u bundle OF papers in tt
/ bauls ol a boy with the view, it
maintained, to create belief III i
insanity in the event OF his captui
, (initteau said on his way 10 ].
[ that the Presidents assaSsinatl'
, WAS premeditated, and that he wei
to Long Branch for the purpose
$ shooting him here, aud "
J deferred by the enfeebled aud sd
/ dened condition of Mrs. CARTEL
/. which appealed 30 strongly to !
I, sense OF humanity that he Cat
/. back without carrying out his
!. tcniion. Those by whom Cutie
q has been eSauliaed Siuce the sho