Connecticut western news., 1881-07-13
of the ladies of the Cabinet afterward

cheerfully said to the President: "We expect to pull you through, MT. Presi- dent" MT. Garfield answered. "And l am going 10 try to help you pull me through" He never lost his spirits not even when the Doctor informed him that he perhaps had not many hours to live. He said then, "God's will be done; I am content" But from the moment he learned that he might not live his thoughts turned more anxiously to the arrival of his wife.
 WHAT SECRETARY LINCOLN SAID. E48geettfta ES4g ettftagic death of his father be in tba same position, said in the C..bixat coun. cil chamber, while sitting beneath the statue of his father, which looked down upon him, to colleague in the Cabinet, and some friends: "It is a curious fact that the President has lately talked a great deal about my father. At din- ner the other day, to which number of us were invited, his conversation was full of story telling. He narrated, among other things, his experience at the time of the assassination in New York, and said he strolled out of his room and almost nnconsciously attended | the meeting which was called in Wall | street, and made that remarkable speech which had such an effect in quieting the mob"
 | ANTICIPATING MUCH PLEASURE. Secretary Kirkwood, in a conversa- tion, referred to the remarkable good spirits of the President Friday, the day before the assassination. "I never saw him so iRht-hearted as yesterday after No and the President was the life of the meeting. He interspersed the proceed ings with anecdotes and jokes. He es- pecially referred to the convalescence of Mrs. Garfield and the anticipated pleas ures of hts visit to his old Alma Mater, the meeting with his old school-mates, and his trip to New England" THE CRIME LONG CONTEMPLATED. When Gniteau was asked by an officer if there was anybody connected with him in committing the crime, he said
 Not living soul. I have contem- plated the thing for the last six weeks, and would have shot him when he went away with Mrs. Garfield, but looked at her, and she looked so bad that changed my mind"
 The detective then asked Guiteau, "Have you ever been in this jail be- fore?" He replied, "No, sir"
 "Well, the Deputy Warden seems to identify you."
 "Yes, I was down here last Saturday morning and wanted them to let me look through, and they told me that could not, but to come Monday"
 "What was your object in looking through?"
 |" wanted to see what sort of quar- ters l would have to occupy"
 Among the papers of the assassin was the following letter to Gen. Sherman: To Gen. Shernao,a:
 have just shot the President shot him several times as I wished him to go as easily as possible. His death was political necessity. am law yer, theologian, and politician. I am Stalwart of the Stalwarts. was with Gen. Grant and the rest of our men in New York during the canvass. I am going to jail. Please order out your troops and take possession of the jail at once. Very respectfully, CHARLES GUITEAU.s
 The following add1ess was upon the letter l: "Please deliver at once to Gen. Sherman or his first assistant in charge of the War Department.
 THE ASSASSIN.
 Charles Guiteau, the assassin, is we'll l known in Washington, Chicago and other places. He is of French descent and claims to be Q lawyer. He has done little work about the lower courts oi Chicago, and was known as 0 "shyster. ' He was of nnwholesome appearance, and was regarded as of weak mental ca. pacity and partially insane. His man. ner was queer combination of ob. sequiousness, humility and querulous nobody seemed to want him around. He was constantly trying to get himself before the public ill one form or another. He was insanely anxious to get into print without apparent object. He was expert only in one line of business, and that was beating boarding-houses, never pay. | ing board bill if 1t could possibly be avoided. He was employed last fall by the Republican Committee as speaker, but failed in that. He has lectured also on Second Adventism, in which doctrine he is believer.
 He was several years with the Oneids Community. Since the inauguration O. the President he has been a persist ent office seeker about Washington, anc & hanger on about the White House. Ht has many times been driven away iron the latter place. He deserted his wife il Troy, N. r., leaving her there penniless
 THE ASSASSIN LETTER.
 The following letter was taken from the prisoners pocket at Police Head quarters
 "JU1Y 2, 1881.
 "IO the White House:
 '"The Presidents tragic death wa. sad necessity, but it will unite tho Republican party and save the repub lie. Life is 8 flimsy dream, and i matters little when one goes. Dur ing the war thousands of brave boys went down without tear presume the President was { Christian, and that he will be happier in Paradise than here. It will be nc worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, tt part with her husband this way than b, natural death. He is liable to go at any time any way. l had no ill-will toward the President. His death was @ politi cal necessity.
 'I am Q lawyer, theologian, and politician. am Stalwart of the Stal warts. 1 was with Gen. Grant and tn, rest of our men in New York during tn canvass. I have some papers for tn press which shall leave with Byrol Andrews and his cojournalists at i .24 New York avenue, where all the re porters can see them. I am going t. the jail. CHARLES GU1TEAU.'
 THE BRUTAL WISH. Il Brooks, who visited him in his cell "Does the President suffer much ?" MT. Brooks replied: "He is sufferin , very much indeed"
 , Guiteau said: "I am sorry, very sorr . indeed that ha s1lffars wish [ ha