The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-13
A vIsIr FROM M. CYRUS W. FIELD.
A JOURNALIST WHO THINKS HE WAS TAKEN FOR
GUITEAU.
[From lhe WashIngton Post.


from The Washington Postl
District. Attorney COrkhiil yesterday re-
ceived the following letter in relation to
Guiteau having priced pistol IN Hefzos' S
store:
"LONG BRANCH, July 0, 1871.
"Fun is fun, but in serious business
like this, ! don't like to see you led OIL.
The facts of all this enclosed stuff from to-
days Herald are easily stated. First, eX-
pected ere this TO have been in Mexico, but
many reasons interviewed to keep me East.
wanted 10 buy a pistol, and good one
that was sure every time, 10 take
along. Second, / looked in HeTzog's
window many time, wondering
whether l could not buy a good second
hand one. Third, one day Frank Alfriend
and were walking along the avenue, and
went up to Aman's to take drink. Now,
on the way back from Aman's told Frank
wanted pistol and wondered il couldn't
get one cheap in the pawn shop. He said
maybe | could, and we would look. We
looked. The man HerzOg and bis friend
Guggenheimer are correct as to the de-
tails, even including time. l am his
Guileau, and Frank Aliriend is my
co.conspirator. l don't remember any
thing said about an English bulldog
but | remember that Frank said when he
showed me The Eureka as he called it.,
that it was something like Tranter,' or
something else, perhaps an English bull
dog '-ncither OF which names | had ever
known OF before in the pistol line. HerzOg
showed me the cartridges and all. Now, TO
settle this, ask him the following questions /:
First. Did Guiteau say he bad Reming-
ton, 80 caIibre, centre fire, which carried
too small ball to kill a man, aud had worn
out bis breeches.pOckets with it riding
horseback in Colorado and New Mexico
because it was so large? Second. Did be
not ask for Colts self-cocking, and did he
not show HIM the Eureka as a small, terri
BILE weapon, saying he had no Colt? Third.
Did he not say to Guiteau that Washington
gentleman who went out to the Territories
had bought one of them and sent for an
other, saying it was the best pistol he ever
had. Fourth. Did not Guiteau say he
liked the pistol and would buy it before he
went west TO Mexico? The fact is intend
ed to buy the pistol, because it was small
and ternble-loOking in bore and caibre.
But never went back 10 get il. Herzog's
statements are correct in sum and detail, as
far as they 90, but 10 save yourself trouble
Ou lDc UuCrAlou Va dNSbilDEiNN1 ihcl d>h
him the above questions, and you will find
that | shot Garfield and that Frank AIfriend
was my 'accompllce.' Truly yours,
Nv. p. COPELAND.
"The place | mean Is right by Aman's,
toward the avenue, on Ninth street."
The District Attorney dispatched Deec-
tive McElfresh TO PROFOUND the questions
TO Mr.. HeTzog, and they were answered In
the affirmative. The description he gave Of
the cO-couspiratOr eorrespOnded exactly
with that Of Mr.. Airiend, and later that
gentleman called at the store and was recog.
nized as the man who was in company with
the supposed Guiteau Copeland when pri-
cling pistols.
A Post reporter called on Mr.. Herzog
last night, and be gave somewhat differ
en-: version. According 10 his story Mr..
Alfriend called and asked him il he was
ever in the store to buy a pistol or with
another for that purpose. HerZog said that
he knew Mr.. Alfriend well by sight, but
was positive he was not the one who cIlled.
HerZog also denied that his replies to the
questions were In the affirmative,