The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1881-07-03

when one goes; q human life is of small
value: during the war thousands o
brave boys went down without tear
! presume that the president was ,
Christian, and that he will be happier
i'm paradise than here. 1t will be M
worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, Il
part with her husband this way, thar
by natural death. He is liable to &c
at any time, anyway. l had no i'll will
toward the president, his death was Q
political necessity. 1 am a lawyer, a
theologian and politician; l am in the
interest of the stalwarts; was with
Gen. Grant and the rest Of our men in
New York during the canvass; have
some papers for the press which shall
leave with Byron Andrew, Inter Ocean
correspondent, and his cojournalists,
at 1920 New York avenue. where all
reporters can see them. l am going to
the jail. CHAs. GUITTEAU.
The papers referred to in Guitteau's IS
letter to Sherman have not been given
out for publication.
Byron Andrews, the Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Inter
Ocean, says that while it is true that a
package of papers are in the hands Of
the police, accompanied by note ad-
dressed to him (Andrews), he has no
personal acquaintance with Guitteau,
and never heard of his existence until
this morning.
The following letter was found on
the street shortly after Guitteau's ar
rest, in an envelope, unsealed, addressed
as follows: PLEASE deliver at once to
Gen. Sherman, or his first assistant in
charge of war department. The let
ter reads as follows: Gen. Sherman,
have just shot the president; l shot
him several times, as 1 wished him to
60 as easily as possible; his death was a
political necessity; l am lawyer, theol-
ogIcian and politician; am stalwart
of the stalwarts; was with Gen.
Grant and the rest of our men in New
York during the canvass; am going
to jail, please order out troops to take
possession Of the jail at once. Very
respectfully yours,
CHAs. GUITTEAU.
On receiving the above Gen. Sher-
man gave it the following endorsement:
Headquarters of the army, Washing
ington. July 2, 'S1, 11:35 a. m.: This
letter was handed me this minute by
Major VIM. ]. Twiring, U. s. engineer,
commissioner of the District of Column
bia, and Major VIM. G. Breck, chief
of police. don't know the writer;
never heard of or saw HIM to my
knowledge, and hereby return it to the
keeping of the above named parties, as
testimony in the case.
w. T. SHERMAN.
BLAINE TO THE VICE PRESIDENT.
Washington, July 2.-The following
dispatch has just been telegraphed.
Washington, July 2.
To Hon. C. A. Arthur, Vice President,
New York:
At this hour Il p. m. the presidents
symptoms are not regarded unfavor-
able, but no definite assurance can he
given until after probing the wound, at
three O'Clock.
There are strong grounds for hope,
and at the same time the greatest anxi-
ETY. as tosthe final result.
[Signedl ]. G. BLAINE,
Secretary of State.
THE VICE PRESIDENTS ANSWER.
The following kilograms have been
received by Secretary Blaine and Gen.
Sherman:
New York, July 2.
To Hon. James G.. Blaine, Secretary of
Your telegram with its deplorable
narration did not reach me promptly,
owing to my absence. am profound
ly shocked at the dreadful news. The
hopes you express relieve somewhat
the horror of the first announcement.
I wait for further intelligence with the
greatest anxiety. Express to the presi-
dent and those about him my great
grief and sympathy, in which the
whole American people will join.
lSignedl e. A. ARTHUR.
ANOTHER DISPATCH.
Washington, July Executive
mansion, z p. m.
The following telegram has just been
sent by Blaine to AEthur:
To Hon. G. A. Arthur, Vice President,
New York:
Mrs. Garfield arrived quarter be-
fore Z O'Clock. The president was not
able to recognize and converse with
her. In the Judgment Of his physi-
clans he is rapidly sinking.
(Signedl JAS. G. BLAINE.
THE STORY FROM AN EYEWITNESS.
Washington, July "A gentleman
who was an eyewitness Of the attempt
ed assassination, gives the following
statement Of the occurrence:
81 was coming down Pennsylvania
avenue, when l saw carriage coming
up the avenue. The horses were run
ming 30 fast thought they were run
ming away. As the carriage arrived in
front of me the man put his head out
of the window and said: Faster,
faster, faster.' After hearing this re-
mark thought there was something