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

922 l4th street northwest, a STAR reporter was
at once dispatched to the premises. He found
the family disposed to be extremely reticent on
the subject OF their late boarder. and 1t was only
by dint OF close questioning that our repre-
sentative was enabled to get the following par.
tieulars:
GuIteau o.
p --gaget beard about six weeks AGO.
&c IS described as shabby, seedy looking man
OF medium height, well along In the thirties 10
age, and anything but progressing In ap.
.ealshce, BE wore thin mustache and goatee
rather oaik In color, and had a queer, Wild look
In his eyes. The general opinion among his
ellow-boarders was that he was slittle ofY;''
others thought him half crazy but sane enough
10 know what he was about. He referred fire.
quently to his prospects for foreign missen n,
and spoke confidently OF his early appoint
ment. The Gay before yesterday he Was In.
formed by MIS- Grant that she would no longer
De put eff with promises; that he then owed
her $50. and unless he paid at once he must
leave the house. Gulteau declared himself un.
able to pay, and said that he would receive his
appointment In a few days and settle I'D. bit
this story having worn Itself threadbare, was
not accepted as satisfactory, and Mr.. Guiteau
had to go. Since then they had not seen
or heard Of him until the tragedy OF this morn.
Ing.
What the Clerk of the Arlington Knows
of Guiteau.
Mr.. F. O. Bennett, the clerk at the Arlington
Hotel, says, ''Guiteau the assassin, used to come
around here every day. He was a semi seedy
| character that is. he was respectable and he
| would haunt the reading room OF the hotel. L
OF course wanted TO know who he was; he
| seemed TO be harmless; he would come
| In and read the newspapers for an hour
| or more He had stern, rather than
"a fultiVe look. He acted strangely, but
hotel and said: "Can you tell me when the
President is coming back from Long Branch?D
Yes" said Mr.. Bennett; she will come to.
moIfoW On the O'Clock train" "Wl the Post
sill? Yes 1 think he wilI,D said the
clerk. "What time does the train
leave Long Branch which viii bring the PresI-
O'Clock, think. said the clerk.
MI. Bennett says Giteau was not one whom
ne could say was beat he behaved himself
them.
Guiteau's Chicago Career.
1t Is said that Guiteau is a third-rate lawyer
OF Chicago and formerly practiced in the west
side police court OF that city. A strange man,
a restaurant keeper from that city, called at
Police headquarters today, stating that he
knew him well, and that Guiteau owed him a
Oil OF s.. BE said that he met him In this city
March EXPERIMENTATION day; that he was
thought TO De q sort of third-rate lawyer and
political lunatic. Guiteau was stayfng ar fine
st. James hotel at that time.
Guifeau's Hickman,
Aquiila Barton. the colored hackman with
whom the assassin bargalned for hack, said
to STAR man: she said he wanted me to take
him to de berryin' groun'; to de grave yard. I
wish to God I'd ha knoWd what his object was
and I'd ha tuck him to de berryin' grown afore
now. Indeed he'd done been dar TO- dis time, I,
How Mrs. Garfield Saved the Presf.
dents Life.
Or one of the papers found In the assass,n's
bundle was memorandum to the effect that
he was at the Baltimore and Potomac depot
on the occasion when the President went away
with Mrs. Garfield to Long Branch, some two
weeks ago; that his purpose then was to shoot
the President at that time, but when he saw
the sick wife Of the President leaning on him as
they passed through the depot, he thought
that God was With him. and he put back
his weapon until q more propitious tine;
that had 1t rot been for Mrs. Garfield being
sick at that time he would have been killed.
Scenes i'm and Around the White House.
At O'Clock Col Corbin telegraphed ex-Presl-
dent Hayes as follows:-"President's pulse up
remote. Doctors offer no announcement" At
this writing the Presidents pulse has fallen TO
112, and ne seems to be resting little easier
he has been suffering most excruclating pain
all Gay, but has borne IL manfully His senses
have not at any time deserted him. and he re.
cognizes all his friends who enter the room. BE
Is lying In his own chamber, in the right wing
Of the house.
About the White House grounds is gathered
an immense concourse OF people, eagerly await
In news from within the house. Members OF
the Cabinet, physicians and members of the
press alone are admitted.
In the grounds, two companies OF soldiers,
one or Infantry and one OF cavalry from the
Arsenal, are encamped, and viii remain ali
night Mounted police officers patrol the ave.
nues. and double guard is placed at each
entrance. There Is much excitement but it is
OF suodued character. The eagerness OF the
crowd for news Is shown whenever any one
leaves the house. He Is Immediately sur.
rounded by a score or more and can hardly
force passage through the anxious ones.
Adjournment Of the Courts.
REMARKS OF JUDGE JAMES.
The Circuit Court Judge James, met at half
past eleven O'Clock, having adjourned last
evening to that hour to-day for the purpose OF
hearing argument In the case OF Wright agt
the Judge spoke as follows:
"Genuemen Of the jury: The testimony in
this case having been nr closed T. shall have to
in order that you may satisfactorily decide
the matter at future day q short time on.
/ conceive It to be an act OF simple pro-
priety to suspend the further hearing OF this
case to Wednesday morning next, because on
Tuesday we shall have to take up another I'M
finished case. II was sitting In the trial OF
criminal case, where personal liberty was the
question to be decided, should feel It my duty
to 60 on; but In matter involving question
OF money. am not willing, nor do think it
proper that the court should SIT; for at this
time the Chief Magistrate OF the country Is
diving, and probably has even now passed
away. 1shall therefore adjourn the Concluding
OF this case until Wednesday morning next"
The court thereupon was adjourned until
Tuesday morning next, the 5th inst.
Important and Interesting Facts.
Mr.. BLAINBls ORDER AND THE PRESIDENTS AP.
PRovAL.
After the shots were fired MI. Blaine directed
the officers who had charge Of the prisoner to
secure him In jail at once and let no violenc.
be done him. The President. who heard Mr.,
BlaineS order, nodded his head In approval
Of It
GUrT1AU 4 sHYsFKR LAWYER,
Secretary Lincoln says that he knew OF Cult
eau In Chicago. he was sort OF shyster police
court lawyer there and very eccentric In bis
Ways
Colonial coRKHuLS OFFICE,