Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-17

4 NEW PHASE IN LIFE THE ASSASSIN AND A
NEW EXPLANATION OF THE MOTIVE OF HIS CRIME.
There Is an old adage 'that woman is at the bot
ground for believing that the assassination OF the
President was the sequel To love affair OF the
ssssin. Always going well dressed and staying at
respectable hotels and boarding houses In fashion,
able neighbOrhOodS, he was. by some means, intro
daced in society in New York, and In the summer
lady of one OF the wealthiest families OF Gotham.
This lady he visited at her residence and elsewhere
ana also wrote 10 her. IL is not known, except by
WHIST the assassin has said, that she answered
ms letters or gave him the least encouragement
He, however, claims To have been engaged to the
Lazy. When he assumed the role OF republican
stump speaker he came TO the conclusion, it is
stated, that should the party succeed he would be
able To procure one OF the best places under the
government; that his speech, s'Garfield against
Hancock" had made him one OF the greatest men
In the country, and that when rewarded with po-
0fton in the diplomatic service he would be able to
Gus the wealth OF his betrOthed by giving her a
Standing in the highest circles OF European society
HIS MATRIMONIAL PLANS.
When he arrived here in March last he was quite
certain that all he would have do to obtain the
boon he souSht-the Austrian miSsion-was to ask
Tor IL He cherished the idea, IL seems, of marry
.ag tne iauy oi MS cholce as soon AFTER he should
receive the appointment as possible, and making
t1e bridal trip one OF pleasure and business COM
otaed, terminating at the court OF Vienna. In
Wv OF these facts IL Is thought now that the pO-
htleal motive given for his crime after con-
saderation with the assassin. His matrimonial
prospects having been spoiled by Secretary Blaine
House that he could not see the President, he de-
terInined on revenge. About this time the resig-
nations OF Senators COnkling and Platt having
t1ken place Guteau took up the idea that by claim
ing that whatever he did in the interest Of the
stalwart wing OF the republican party he would
become a much bigger man than otherwise and
perhaps II he put President GARFIELD out OF the way
ne would have many friends In the party who
"ouic not allow him 10 suffer.
WRITING LOVE LETTERS ~ JAIL.
Is known Since Guteau has been In TAIL that
NJ mas mi.e.sh more than one letter TO the ysung
Isy III question, and has believed that she has re-
ceived them, and that her parents would not allow
nff 70 answer tnen- 1t viii be remembered that
IA some Oh ms statements he said briefly that he
vas engaged 10 young lady of wealth in New
YORK. Recently there have been parties here fror,
New York who knew Guiteaui In that city and tneZ,
q his having been I'm the society OF the Young iadv
yeferred TO. 1t should be said that outside the
statements OF Guiteau and his letters there is No
10dication, by letter or otherwise, that there was
aDy love on the lady's side, and it is quite likey
tnsf II her name was given abe would be rather
surprised
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