The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1881-10-19
.tVITEAv'S CONFESSION.
A MonstrOus Production
THE WHOLE STORY OF THE
MURDER,
AS TOLD IN JAIL TO A PHO
NOGRAPHER.
From the New York Herald.

/ AFTER the deadlock nrOEG L saw MI.
Blaine at the state department one day,
and he said he did not think that the
President would remove Mr.. Walker.
! This was the first intimation from either
| the president or Mr. Blaine that they
did not intend to give ne the Paris con-
| sulship. l was surprised, and said 10
Mr. Blaine; Il am going to see the pres
ident and try and induce him to remove
Mr.. Walker and give me the Paris con-
sulship well, if you Gan, DO So, said
Mr., Blaine This is the last converse
ton had with him. / have not spOk-
en- to him on any subject since, A. few
days after saw Mr. Blame | called at
the White house to get the presidents
final answer in reference to my getting
the Paris consulship. sent in my card
and the doorkeeper came back in mo-
ment and said: Mr.. Guiteau, the preSi-
dent says it will be impossible for him
to see you to day therefore sent him
little note and told him about the Par
is consulshjp. I meyer had personal
interview with the president on the sub
ject of the Paris cOnsulshiD except once,
and that was when l handed him my
speech and told him that I would like
the Paris consulship, which was about
the 7th or 9Th of March. He was iaau-
gurated on Friday and it was about the
middle of the following week after his
Inauguration. The time that was press
ing the PARIS cOnsuIship began about
the first week in March AID terminated,
I should say, abont the last of April.
During those weeks I was pressing it
and expected to get it. have never had
any final answer either fFoEa The presi-
dent or from Mr.. Blaine in reference to
my having the Paris consulship. 1t did
not have the slightest influence On me
one way Or the other III reference to my
REMOVING the president.
CONCEPTION OF THE ASSASSIN
ALTON.
81 conceived the idea of rcmOvingthc
president" Guiiaau d clares, "prnding
the answer, and as far as lie Paris con-
sulship had any influence on my mind |
at all it would have deferred me from |
the act, because [ expected as a matter !
of fact, that / would get the Paris con-
removing the president Ibid not go pear !
Mr.. Blaine or near the president to press |
my application. About two or three
we eks interviewed from the time that |
called at the presidents when the door
keeper said, Mr.. GuIteau, the president
says it will be impossible for him to see
you to-day, to the time that I concciv-
I'd the idea of removing. him, during
which time | was patiently waiting for
ny answer, which, as a matter Of fact,
have never yet received. l had been
pressing the president and Mr.. Blaine
or an answer, and I thought that it
would be better for me to keep away !
rom them. They had my address, and
thought if they concluded to give me
be Paris consulship they would notify
ne or I should see an announcement Of
he appointment in he paper, and, as
ave stated, after l conceived the idea
# removing the president did not go
ear the president or Mr.. Blaine. My
conception of the idea of removing the
resident was this Mr.. G0nkling re-
igned on Monday, May f6, 1881. On
be following Wednesday / was in bed.
think had retired about o'clock I
cit perplexed and depressed on account
f the political situation, and retired ,
luch earlier than usual, felt WeaTTied !.
/ mind and body, and was in my bed !.
bout o'clock and was thinking over
le political situation, andthe idea fash :
! through my brain that il the pFesi-
ant was out of the way everything
ould 60 better. At first this thought
as a mere impression. 1t startled me,
1T the next morning it came with re d
swed force, and began to read the a
lpers with an eye, on the possibility g
at the president would have to go,and b
e more I read the more saw the COM Il
ication of public affairs, the more was Il
with the necessity of remo- n
ng him. This thing continued about n
% weeks. l kept reading the papers n
d kept being impressed, and the idea tC
pit bearing, and bearing, and bearing pit
wn upon me that the only way to unite g.
. two factions of the republican par al
and save the republic from going in M
the hands of the rebels and democrats GA
IS to quietly remove the president. ei
FOR THE CRIME. M
Two weeks after / conceived the y
"a NY mind was thoroughly settled ps
the intention to remove the presi- 10