Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1881-10-20


remember that it has been stated that the day
of the shooting, few minutes before the act
was committed, Guiteau handed package to
the news agent at the depot and requested
him to keep it few minutes. After his ar
rest the package was taken possession of by
District Attorney Corkhill. In speaking to
Guiteau about it he said he remembered per-
fectly we'll what the package contained,
and at his dictation I wrote the following,
which he assured me was correct:
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 16, 1881.
"To the american People,:
"I conceived the idea Of removing the
Presi lent about four weeks ago. l conceived
the idea myself and kept it to myself. Not
soul in the universe knew of my purpose to
remove the President. 1t was my own con.
ception and execution. read the papers
carefully for and against the administration,
and gradually the conviction settled on me
that the Presidents removal was political
necessity because he proved a traitor. to the
men that made him and thereby inperilled
the Republic At the last presidential elec.
tion the Republican party carried every
Northern State. To-day, owing to the mis-
conduct of the President and his Secretary of
State, they could not carry one. They GER
tainly could not carry New York, which is
the pivotal State. Ingratitude is the basest
of crimes That the President, under the
manipulations of his Secretary of State, has
been guilty Of the basest ingratitude to the
stalwarts admits of no denial. The express
purpose of the President has been to crush
Gen. Grant and Senator Conkling and there
by prepare the way for his nomination in
1884. In the Presidents madness he has
wrecked the once grand old Republican par.
ty and for this he dies The men that saved
the Republican party must govern it and not
the men who sought its life. 1 have no i'll.
will toward the President This is not MUIR
der; it is political necessity it will make
my friend Arthur President and save the
Republic. Grant, during the war, sacrificed
thousands of lives to save the Republic.
have sacrificed only one. I shot the Presi-
dent as I would rebel if I saw him pulling
down the American flag. l leave my justl-
6cation to God and the American people.
CHARLES GuITEAU.'"
ADDITION TO THE LETTER.
1.-TWO days later, Guiteau made the follow
ing addition to the letter:
"WAsH1NGToN, D. c., June 1S, 1881.
"I intended to remove the President this
morning and went to the Baltimore depot,
but he came into the depot with Mrs. Gar
field leaning on his arm, and l concluded to
remove him when he was alone. 1t will be
no worse for Mrs. Garfield, dear soul, to part
from her husband in this way than by natu-
raj death. He is liable to 60 at any time,
anyway CHARLES Gu1TEAU."
Another postscript read as follows:
"WAsHINGToN, D. c., June 20, 1881.
"'The Presidents nomination was an act
of God. The Presidents election was an act
of God. The Presidents removal was an act
of God. I am clear in my purpose to re-
move the President. Two objects will be &C.
complshed. 1t will unite the Republican
party and save the Republic, and it will Gre
ate large demand for my book, The Truth
This book was written to save souls and not
for money, and the Lord wants to save souls
by circulating this book
CHARLES GU1TEAU.'"
GUITEAU's CONDITION.
my idea," said Mr. Scoville, in publishing
these statements, "is to let the people see and
Judge for themselves as to the condition of
Guiteau. Heretofore it has been telegraphed
all over the country that Guiteau had made
certain statements to the officers at the Jail,
but nothing that emanated directly from him
was permitted to get out. l do not intend to
deceive him, when he gives me document OF
any kind for a person be he high or low, I
shall deliver it if possible"
A Washington dispatch of the 18th says
that Mr.. Scoville, in reply to questions asked
him, stated that he had not yet received any
answer from Gen. Butler as to whether he
would act as counsel for defense, that the
statement already published as to Mr.. Mer-
rick expressing a willingness to argue the
question of jurisdiction (if raised) is correct;
that he has been advised by distinguished
lawyers all over the country, including sew
eral judges, to raise every question and make
every point that can properly be made on
behalf of his client; that such is also the ex-
press instruction Of Guteau, and that he
(Scoville) has no apprehension of personal
violence being offered to the prisoner on his
way to or from or in court. 1t is stated that
the District Judges have also expressed their
desire that all legitimate and proper questions
in the case shall be raised and fully argued.
WHAT IS AN INCH OF RAIN?-An inch of
rain is that quantity which, falling upon a
level surface and not absorbed or allowed to
run of, stands one inch in depth. The
amount of water falling upon an acre of
ground when the rainfall is one inch would
astonish any one who has given no thought
to the subject. On each square foot of sur
face there would be 144 cubic inches, and on
one acre, which contains 43,560 square feet
there would be 6,272640 cubic inches, which,