Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04

people of his native state, as shown by your
telegram. His condition Is unchanged No
uDfavorable symptoms have supervened and
his fortitude and cheerfulness are admirable
l lust the piouS and devoted example OF Ohio
may be followed by all the states OF the Union
to-morrow."
Guiteau i'm Jail.
WHAT He SAYS TO TEE oFFICIALS-HB Is SORRY
THAT THE PRESIDENT IS IN PAIN
No one has yet been permitted to see Guiteau
except the District Attorney and Detective Off.
GERS District Attorney Corkhill had long In
terview with the prisoner last evening, the re-
suits OF which were laid before the members OF
the Ca binet. To Chief Brooks and Detective
Raihbone, who sought an interview With the
prisoner, he said: II wish you people would let
me alone / have some rights" Il was
some time before tho officials could IL
duce him to talk, and when he did
talk. be inquired very anxiouIy about
the President. When told that he was suffer-
Ing great pain, he said that he was sorry to
hear that, and wished that he had put another
ball into him, as that would have ended his
suffering. He said that he had been contem-
plating the assassination for six weeks and
was forced to do it by an inspiration from God
that he did it for political purposes and through
patriotic motives; that he had conceived and
executed the deed himself, and no soul on
eartn knew Of 1t but himself; that he consid.
cred it political necessity to retire Gar.
field and thus save the republican party;
he had no fear Of future punishment, and no
fear but he would be liberated; he knew Vice
President Arthur and Gen. Grant very well; he
was sorry that his act had caused the Presi.
dent so much pain: his only motive was to have
stalwart for President. When asked how he
had rested he said: 'That is the first rest have
had in six weeks. This thing has been on my
mind and l could not Sleep Now that 1t
Is over nay only wish Is that he may not
recover and make my act fruitless. My
mind would be perfectly at rest If he
d1ed. and / do not fear any consequences
The prisoner is apparent ly cool and uncon-
cerled. The officials at the jail think that his
actions outside OF bis talk, betray no indica-
tons OF insanity.
Euiteau Not A French Canadian.
reporter OF TEE STAR having called the at.
tention OF Major Mallett, who is al authority
on all matters relating to the Canadian ele-
ment In the United States, to the published
statement that Guiteau is a Canadian French
man, Mr. Mallett asserted that the statement is
certainly erroneous. He stated that the name
Is not found in the chronicles of the original
Canadian settlers OF the Mississippi valley, nor
In the registers Of Canada; the only name In Cana
dian annals being that OF Jacques Guitaut duJol-
ic9ur, which became extinctin the 18th century,
MI. Mallet also expressed the opinion that the
statement suggesting that Gulteau is de.
scendant Of some of the followers Of Icarius,
who founded socialistlc community at the
vacated temple of the Mormons at NauYoo,
Ill, is also erroneous since the Icar1an colony,
OF which Et1enne CADET was the principal
founder, was established In Illinois only about
the year 1s49. The fact that Guiteau does not
possess the French language proves-if Indeed,
he Is Of French extractfon-that his family I'm
migrated to the United States much longer
than thirty years ago. 1t Is well established
that Guiteau is native Of Freeport, Ill.
Guiteau Writes Note.
Saturday evening. while Mr.. E. G. Rathbone
was talking to Guiteau at the Jail, the prisoner
wrote the following note, which was attested
oy MIR. Rathbone.
Byron Andre,rs, '47e Ne,c York auenue:
Please get papers from Colonel COrkhill which
ne took possession Of Illegally and without ms
are intended for you-snd the
other papers. attend to this at once.
CHARLES GUITEAU. In Jail, July g 1881.
Written by Charles Gulteau in my pre- sence In
me Unlted States jail, District Of Columola,
ABOUT p. m, July 2. 1881. A. G. RATHBoEE
Incidents.
President Hinsdale. of Hiram college, arrived
n the city late last night.
Among the late arrivals here Is Collector
Murphy, OF New York.
DIR. D. ". BLISS,
)ne or the Presidents physicians, Is a native of
New England. During the war he was a volun-
Ger surgeon, and was mostly during its con.
Inuance In Baltimore In charge OF hospital
erred to this city, in charge Of hospital,
where he was, on the ending OF host1iities.
mustered out OF service. Since the war he has
been In private practice here.
POSITIVE ORDERS AGAINST FIREWORKS TO-DAY.
Last evening, at the suggestion OF the ply
'lc1ans In attendance at the White House.
Major Brock issued an order forbidding, In posi-.
Instructions to the police force to see to it thai
lone were used, and to arrest any person per
sStlng IN dlsregardlng the order. This was on
account Q! me explosion OF loud crackers In the
causing him to start suddenly. nu noer OF
,oldiers were sent to drive away the boys who
lred them.
Prayers for the President.
ERvICEs AT TIE CHRISTIAN CHURCH-ssRyIcEs
HELD BY OTHER CONGREGATIONS,
The services In the churches of the city yes
erday were In most every case resolved into
special meetings, in behalf of the President
At the Vermont Avenue Christian Church. OF
when the President is member, special
service was held last evening, Rev. Fred. D.
poWer, the pastor, who had just arrived from
ne ne west, presiding; TIE preliminary part of
conclusion, Rev. A. j. Hobbs, OF Cincinnati.
said:
We are engaged tonight In prayer to God in
behalf OF the President of the United States.
We remember him at the throne OF Grace not
or Ills nigh 0nlec but also because he sustains
10 us as religious body, and to this church In
particular, nearer than POLITICAL relation.
We are happy In the assurance When
ne thus remember him, that his life according
% the testimony OF public men most intimately
associated with him. has been In keeping with
lis high profession as disciple Of Christ. He
Will nave LETT the cause with which he has been
dentlneo, should the worst come, true to his
CONVICTIONS, ana has scorned to make merchan-
Use OF his religion. In the fear Of God he has
,teadfastly adhered to the religious principles
which Is the body we represent In the Chris
ian world.
The tenderness and delicacy of his domestic
citations must necessarily come before us as We
him at the Throne of Grace. While
him we Will also contemplate MIA
afectionate wife, sister in Christ. dear to us
Hho now, under this terrible cloud of aff1icttoa
needs the consolation and support that Comes
rom wel-grounded hope In ChIist.
Doth for herself and In behalf of her
husband; and the mother, whose heart
g absorbed with a natural maternal
pride In her devoted son, grleves Tonight "a
none OF US can conceive. His tender and delicaIe
Affection for his mother, known to all the peo.
pie. and best to those who knew them well, has
,ouched cord In the public heart that responds
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