The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-08


on l,st saturday morning ~ about
p "a, o'clock the President ~ the Quilted
STATES ua~ asSas>inatsl ID che depot ~
shr Baltimore and potomsc II. II. n
WN>hineion City. By man named
Cradles tittcau. N ho had been an I'M
successful hut persistent applicant for an
appointment Tho weapon used WAS Il
~ calihrc hult-dnxcr revolver. Min
Two -nois were fired. each taking effect,
cnr III the right arm. and The other IN
the back. TIC hail penetrating tile liver.
The latter wound Is serious one, and
may result fatally.
Gitfeau was arrested Immediately, and
declared 70 those who arrested hin !:
,lil il. and want q ~ arrested L
am . e,alvart and Arthur N President
now. have letter here TINT | want
you 10 giv.. 70 Gcn. sherman IL will eX-
llnsn every thing. Take me 70 police
sinfitn~
l'lr assassin is native Of Chicago.
TIL. about IS years old. Tie had recon-
sncn,lation~ from numerous parties la
Illinois for position. which shows "a
what an extent the pernicious system Of
promiscuous recommendations when
solicited i carried, even where the par
Ties are not personally acquainted The
i''lowing are the letters written by Git
ieau prcviops 70 the assassination:
JuLr 81, 1854.
To the White House:
The Presidents tragic death was sad
necessity, but il will unite the republi-
can party and save the republic. Life Is
4 flimsy dream. and il matters little
when one goes. A human life is of
small value During the war thousands
Of brave boys went down without tear.
and that he will be more happy in para
disc than here. IL will be no worse fo.'
Mrs. Garfield. dear soul, 10 part with
her husband this way, than by natural
death. lie i liable % 20 at any time.
| had no i!l-wili toward him. Ills death
was political necessity str alawycr,
4 theological and politician, AMI am a
-etaIwart 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 I shall
leave with Byron Andrews and his CO.
journalists at lao, New York avenue.
4 am now going 70 Jail.
[Signed CHARLES GfrTrAu.
THE NURDERER's LETTER TO SHERMAN.
To General Sherman:
! have Just shot the President and
shot him several times, as wished him
20 &c as easily Is possible. His death
was . political necessity. lam lawyer.
theologian and politician. am stall
wart Of the stalwarts. | was with Gen
.eral Grant and the rest az an man ~
New York during Tie canvass I an
going 10 jail. Please order ont vomr
froons aud take possession ~ IA ;e;i Z,
once. Eerv respccffnllv.
Cuaarrs ls'rrr.r
Hx.,or.,,r,- " =. ..-.
washlnr,sr. jaly ,. ISL.
1:35 q. m.-This letter was handed me-
this minute " Major william ]. Turn
ing. of the United States engineer 81
commissioners Of the District II Column
bia, and Major Black. chief 81 police
don't know the writer; never heard OF
Or saw him 10 my knowledge. and 1
hereby return II to tile keeping OF the
above named parties a. testimony n tl.e
case. w. a. SnEauAx. General.
Gitseau says he had contemplated thc
damninr deed for IN weeks. ma w.,,l,l
have shot him before but Tor sympathy
with Mrs.. Garfield. On account 81 her
siefDcss.
The lesson should teach the next Con-
gress the necessity Of dcvising some
means by which the President may be
relieved Of the great responsibility Of a.
pointing 50 many officers. The assassi-
nation \ me direct, and not infrequent