Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1881-07-09
cu11EAU AND HIS srRRouNpIyGs.

say to them or they to him. He was looked
upon as mOrOse, and was quite rude at the
table, pulling up the dishes and helping
himself plentifully without seeing. or
caring whether others were supplied.
Upon one occasion in the course OF CONVEX
sation at the table he expressed some al
miration of Senator Conkling. lie had no
baggage, and two or three days ago MIS-:
Grant suggested TO him that she wouio
like TO have some money, or III least some
reference as to his capacity TO pay. lie
said that he was very well acquainted with
tho President, with Secretary Blaine and
other members of the cabinet, that they
We're his friends, and would be glad to
youcb for him. In short time after
wards he said TO her that he would receive
remittances in day or two, and he did
not think it would be worth while to
trouble the President and Secretary
Blaine about it. That same day he left
the house without saying word of his in
tention, and took quarters at the Riggs
House. His room was next to that Of the
Rev. Mr.. Shipper, pastor OF the All Souls
Church, and Mr.. Shipper says he has
seen him at his church several times list
ening intently to the sermon. He indica-
ted, in the brief conversations which he
NAV have had from time to time with the
other boardcrS, that he was devoted to
the occult sciences, and he made partic-
ular point of attending the New York
Avenue PRESBYTERIAN Church on the oc-
casion of review of the doctrines ana
opinions of Bob Ingersoll, by the Rev. DR..
| Paxton. His fcllow-bOardcrs had no idea
| of who he was or where he came from,
| but looked upon him as q somewhat
! strange and eccentric person. They, how
| ever. do not believe that he was insane,
| or, at any rate, they say he gave no lndi-
! cations of any alteration OF mind. Mr..
! Shippen, OH the night that Guiteau alb
| seconded from his clearinghouse, missed
| one of a package ofnew collars which lie
| had lust purchased, and there is no doubt
! that Guiteau took it, as he had on one OF
| precisely similar pattern when he shot the
! President this morning.
Guiteau came TO this city several days
| before the Inauguration Of the President
| and has been here since. lie first obtain
ed rooms in clearinghouse kept by
! Mrs. l.. Lockwood, ut No. SO Twelfth
| street northwest. He was not liked in the
house, and so rs to get rid of him as soon
as possible he was put in an upper ana
small room. About the middle OF Marcn
his bill was presented to him, but he sald
he mad no money TO pay 1t, but that Seha-
|
amount. On being asked ABOUT him SEN
ator Logan said he was crazy, and that he
was not responsible for him in any man
ncr. and that Guiteau was source OF
constant ANNOYANCE TO him, bothering
! him night and day. Finally Mrs. Lock
| wood told him she could not keep him any
! longer, and he left, requesting that she
say nothing of the little matter OF unpaid
! board bill, as il might hurt him, and besides
| that he would call as soon as he got Il
Sc 900 perannum pOsitiOn-conSul ut Mar
! settles. France-fOr which he was al APP
plicant To one of the bOarders he SAID
Inc was an applicant for the position OF
minister 10 France, but did not want IL
| known.
When asked this afternoon if any one
else was connected with HIM i'll the as
sassination plot he said. "Not Il soul; |
was enough to plan and execute the affair,
and alone am responsible for 1t. L have
had this on my mind for the past SIX
weeks, and would have shot him as he
was riding out with Mrs. Garfield Just
before she left the city, but she looked so
pale and sickly that | did not have the
heart TO do it; postponed il until today.
Guiteau has been roaming about the
| city for some days, generally calling HIM
self journalist, but there are Somany er-
ratio diseputahl0 people constantly here
making the same false prcten>e that neither
himself nor his talk attracted much atten-
ton. He now acts inSancly, but most
persons, Col. IngerSoll, who knows him
well. among the number, think his lnSan-
ity is fcigned.
Hanging round the Presidents house
and the departments, making free use OF
all that came in his way, now crining ana
now insOlent, he was understood to be
seeking Il consulship on the continent OF
Europe. 1t cannot be aScertaincd that he
had any recommendations. Some days
ago while the President was absent he
called, and day or two ago made special
inGuiricS there as to when and how the
President would leave the city. From
that time he has not been seen about the
White House, though Il gentleman states
that he was at the State Department yes
tcrday.
The statement that the assassin has been
i'm the consular service and has recently
| been dismissed turns out to be Incorrect.
! IL is known that he has been an applicant
for office, and has pressed his claims upon
! the President with 50 much impcrtncnce
that the President was obliged TO rcbukc
, him.
AN UNWELeoME VISITOR AT TIE WHITE
HOUSE.
Guitcau has Professionally logged the
Presidents house since the inauguration
Recently an order was issued to the door
KEEPERS to refuse him admittancc to the Of
fees, for the reason that hc was regarded
to be insane. lie was seldom violent III
any way, and though not admitted he went
off without any complaint, adding each
time, however, that he would return
| again. There are several just like him,
all thought to lie foreigners, the most
noticeable being a Greek doctor, who Is
| conspicuous for wearing his hair very
long, hanging down his back. These men
cali mt all hours, frequently calling at
| night. but as they are well known no at
tcntiou is paid to them except sending
them away. Last night Guitcau called
about o O'Clock. lie demanded that he be
| allowed to sec the President, but lie was
! Gained down and sent away. 1t Is now
| thought that had he seen the President he
would have asSassinatcd him then. Ii Is
thought that he visited the executive
mansion this morning early in the hopes
of seeing the President as he was getting
into his carriage TO go to the depot. and
that fearing his plan would be frustrated
by the attaches of the White House, all of
whom knew him, he hurried away to the
depot, arriving there az least twenty min
utes before the President arrived.
Another characteristic of him was his
proclivity to follow and prosecute with his
attentions respectable young ladies to
whom lie had obtained Il casual introduce
| ton, or on whom he forced his attentions.
| At one time he found himself in an ugly
predicament with the attorney OF Il young
! lady whom he had pestered beyond en-
| durance The attorney throttled him i'll