New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-07-04
GUITEAU's INSANITY QUESTIONED.

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL COOK OF THE OrIN-
ION THAT THE ASSASSIN WAS THE TOOL OF A
CONsP1EAcY-THE REASONS FOR THIS BiIIEs
-GUrrEAUs POSSIBLE CONFKDERATEs-
iBY TELEGRAPH rRIBUsKi
WASHINGTON. July 3.-One Of tho notable fea-
lures of the day at tho White House was the inter
view held between the Attorney General tho Post
| master-Gcneral and Deputy Attorney General
William A. Cook, criminal lawyer of the District
| 1t is known that the interview related to the con-
spracy theory Mr. Cook is seriously of the opinion
that the attempted assassination of the President
| was not the act of an insane man. but WAS
| part of conspiracy. lilo says that his
| extensive criminal practice had led HIM
| to give especial attention to cases of
| insanity, and that Guiteau did not act like
an insane man. On the contrary. every step that he
took was evidently in accordance with prearrauged
| plan, and was done on the most perfect system.
GUrEAUs SYSTEMATIC PREPARATIONS
Ilc arranged his carriages he visited the railroad
Offices to inquire for exact details as TO the tne
tables OF special trains he confirmed his Inrormo-
ton by inquiries of White House officials and the
station agent he timed his arrival correctly. bo
had taken pains carefully go over the ground th .
very morning, and it appears that he had
been over it many times before; he had
purchased new revolver of an improvel
pattern, which carried tho most deadly of balls he
chose his position where he could not possibly miss
| and he shot for the vital parts
The detectives who working up the case i'm the
interest OF the Government include of the most
cxpercnced OF the Secret Service officials ard the
whole detective force of the city police There oro
sad TO be some rather vague indications that three
men were concerned in the plot and that
the three were all at tho station vcster
day morning, and in tho binding al the
time the attempt at assassination was made
In support OF this theory several persons are re-
ported To have observed two SIicOus looking men
around the depot early in the morning who left the
place hastily together Immediately after the sbots
fired.
SIGNAL GIVEN TO THE ASSASSIN.
1t is sad that one of these two men gave n nocu
liar signal by rapping upon the steam heater, and
that this sharp, peculiar clicking noise was dis
tinctly heard, possibly two minutes before tho ar
rival OF the Presidential party. The theory seems
10 be That this noise was signal by these men to
Uuiteau' Their confederate, informing him that
the President was approaching. The fact that
Uuitean had left q package of letters with
the restaurant keeper at the station is cited as nm
other indication of his sound mind and methodicaI
operations He had also checked his bappapc and
had tho checks on his person.
Whethor any OF these theories OF cOnspiracv
have any foundation not and it must be said
that they not believed by majority of the Cab
met it is certain that since the shooting at least one
reputable person has appeared before the Attorney
Pennsylvania ticket Office a suspicious character ON
the night preceding the assassination after nquir-
ing at what timo the special Presidential
train would leave, say they should not allow the
President to leave the city. From a source which is
unknown to the public it is also learned that the
President few days ago was warned to take pro-
cautions 10 protect his person against possible as
sault but he smiled at the suggestion.
Secretary Blaine has not searched the files of the
State Department or his private files for the number
oticttera which were received from Guiteau ad-
dressed both to himself personally and officially but
ne remembers very distinctly having received these
letters, and they of most threatening charac-
ter. They were, however ridicued as the eflusion
OF fanatic. One of them read in Cabinet meet
ing. The President also received a letter from Gu-
teau winch does not seem to have been preserved,
and III which he very severely denounced the Secre
tary OF State and charged Mr.. Blaine with RESPONSE
bility for most of his misiortunes. AS these lei
tiers are now recollected there is a growing i'm
preston in the Cabinet that it was also the assas-
sims purpose to have struck down Mr. Blaine if hc
had had time.
GuITEAU's HOSTILITY TO MIR. BLAINE.
An incident has been recalled to-day which is con-
sdered as indicating that Guiteau was also
deSlrOuB of shooting Mr.. BLAINE Tho preaidant md