The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-05

thine when the presidential party woul'
leave for New York, and. baYin2 been In
| formed, be went away. He evidently pro
ceeded TO the Riggs House, where be regis
tered the day before aud secured room
"a one Of the clerks az that hotel state;
that In the morning be took out hi;
watch, end while comparing Il with
the hotel coSk asked the difference OF min
utes between actual and railroad time, stat
| ing that he wanted TO be exact, as {" he must
shoot him before be left the city," When b.
engaged the hack which was standing IN
| front of the dep0. at the time he committed
the crime ne told the backman that be want
ID him 10 drive TO Congressional cemetery
and It il thought by some that be bad au
| idea OF esca pc by taking the railroad at one
OF the stations beyond the city limits, or, il
too closely pressed, To save bis neck by 90
ing to the jail and delivering himself TO the
officers Washington Republican.
Guifcau In Jail.
WHAT HE SAYS TO THE OFFIcIALs-HE Is
SORRY THAT The PRESIDENT IS IN PAIN.
No one has yet been permitted to see
Guiteau except the District Attorney and
detective officers. District Attorney Cork
hill had long interview with the prisoner
| last evening, the results Of which were laid
before the members of the Cabinet. To
Chief Brooks and Detective RlthboDe, whO
sought an interview with the prisoner, be
said 81 wish YOU people would let me
alone. | have some rights" 10 was
some time before the officials could iu-
duce him TO talk, and when he did
talk he inquired very anxlouslg about
the President. Wien told that he was suf-
| ferng 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 bis suffering. lie said that he had
| been contemplating the assassination for
| six weeks. and was forced 10 do IL by an in
SEPARATION from God; that be did it for po-
iticaI purposes and through patriotic mo-
tiyes that he had conceived and executed
the deed himself. and no soul on earth knew
OF it but himself; that be considered 1t a
political necessity to retire Garfield, and
| thus save the Republican party. lie had
no fear OF future punishment, and no
| fear but ne would be liberated he knew
| Vice-P President Arthur and General Grant
very veil; he was sorry that his act bad
caused the President 50 much pain; his
only motive was to have StalwaIt for
| President. When asked how he bad rested
he said: "That is the first rest have had
in six weeks. This thing has been on my
mind and could not sleep. Now that II IS
over my only wish is that he NAV not re-
cover and make my act fruitlesS. My mind
would be perfectly at rest il he died, and
do not fear any consequences
The prisoner is apparently cool and un-
concerned. The officials at the Jail think
hat his actions outside Of his talk betray
no indications OF insanity Washington
| star, 4H.
His last Better.
Especial dispatch to the New York World.l
WASHINGTON, July BY singular CO.
incidence the very last letter written by
President Garfield was addressed to bis op.
pOnent in TIE last presidential clmpaign-
Maior-GeUcral Winfield :. Hancock. II
was dated Friday, and related TO IN ap-
pointment recently conferred upon Colonel
Mitchell, one Of General Hancock's aides
de-camp. Il was friendly and pleasant in
tone, and could not but have pleased the
recipient. The letter informed General
Hancock that Colonel Mitchell bad been APP
pointed Assistant Adiutaut-Genelal OF the
army, and after apologizng for deprlying
the Generals staff of an excellent officer
concluded While your staff, General
loses an ornament, the army gains an assis-
tant Acknowledgement Of whom II may well
feel proud"
The Penalty Of GuIteau's Crime.
Washington letter ia New York Times 4th.l
Should the wound inflicted on the Pres
dent terminate fatally, Guteau would be
tried for murder; but should the President
recover, his aSsailant could only be tried for
having committed an assault with intent TO
Kill. the penalty for which is prescribed IN
tho following section Of the District OF Co.
lumbla Code:
"SCcti0n 1850. Every person convicted
of manSl4ughter or OF any assault with in
tent TO Kill shall be sentenced to suffer i'm
prlsonment and labor for the first offence
for period not less than two nor more
than eight years, and for the second offence
for period OF not less than six Dor more
than fifteen years."
This discovery has caused general COM
ment, and the expression is universal that
an amendment should be made tc the Fcde-
raj Constitution Masking an assault upon the
President or Vice President Of the United
States treason, and punishable by death.
MIR. BIaine's seIf-POssessiOn.
July 3, 1881.
10 the Editor Of the Herald:
never saw mole seIf-poSsessed, cool,
aud controlling mlI in my life than Mr..
Blaine was in that ter ible moment.
SIMON CAMACHO,
Charge d'Aalires Of Venezuela.
No PretOrIan Guards Wanted.
From the New York Times Of yeseIday.J
But we cannot protect our Presidents
with body guards. There i no protection
with which We can surround them that Will
ward of danger or disarm il more effect
lively than our present refusal TO recognize
its existence. The history OF assassiuajlOns,
successful and attempted, shows what a
broken reed the king leans upon when he
calls armed men about him. AleXlGdrr
( IL. was slain in the midst Of his guards,
! aud Nobiliug buried thirty shot IN The
! body OF the Emperor o. Germany. AssaS'
! sins have often missed their marx through
! their own buugling or nervousness (;
rarely have their intentions miscarried
! through the Interference OF those about
! their victim. The internal cunning OF the
! NIhilists shows how wicked mems wits are
Sharpened by the obstacle IN their path, ana
| those unfortunates OF whom We often speak
as having " lost their wits J." become some
! how endowed with almost superbuman
crsftnesS. We are, in the end, compelled
| to recognize the fact that there is no sure
and immediate remedy for the state of
thugs we have pointed out. The Presi'
dent Of the United States, like every private
citizen, must face the common risks OF HE,
and beyond these the peculiar hazards OF
his exalted place. This will not deter any
man to whom the Office will ever be offered
from taking It.
The London Papers On the Attempt al
Assassination.
The Telegraph says; 1t is certain maj II
Gnitelu really uttered the word, " ArihuE
is now President" there Will be widespread
snsnicion in America that the crime may