Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-04


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 I'd The report was circulated this mornin lg that the assassin Guiteau had been taken IS Fortress Monroe on a gunboat to avoid tn .u risk of jail delivery This, however, prove l. to be false. The guard placed about the ja l. and at command was fully sufficient to guar 8. against any surprise. The prisoner slep y well and rose early. He eagerly inquired fo t. the morning papers and upon learning tha n the President was not dead remarked, "H y will die he must die" He ate igh r breakfast and sat down in one end of hi e cell without apparently desiring to tall a longer with his guard. All attempts on tht j. part of reporters to see the prisoner are fu s tile, the district attorney having given orders s that no one shall be admitted. The judicia : hearing held last evening is thought to have - developed something in regard to alleged CO l conspirators. The detectives working I up some clue, although without much con 8 fdence. The papers leftsby Guiteau for the press, but which the district attorney re- , fuses to disclose, are said to have some bear , ing on this point.
 The Washington Post says:
 While it is to be regretted, still the conclusion is
 irresistible that conspiracy existed to assassinate
 the President and Guieau of the instruments
 to put into effect The tenor of the letters
 shows that he claimed to be stalwart supporter of
 rant and that wing of the Republican party, and
 that the present political administra-
 tion disrupting the party and the only way to
 check the h"if-breeds was by destroying the Pres-
 dent. While his letters do not the persons
 connected with Guiteau in the damnable plot, still
 their connection is sufficiently strong to lead to
 hope that clews have been given by which can be
 traced the would assassinaors and lead to their | apprehension Chief Brooks of the government
 and the entire detective force of the city
 bending their energies to that end and expect to show | some good result from their labor"
 This idea however, is not shared by any
 other paper, nor indeed by any men of
 prominence who have been heard to express
 an opinion.
 Mrs. Garfield slept little last night. She | 1,e- Iol
 morning attended by the ladies of 1 the Cabinet, who took turns with Mrs l Garfield in attendance at the bed l side of the President The patient was not l allowed to talk, and all outsiders were rigidly excluded from the chamber. The White House grounds are guarded by military and police and no one is allowed to enter except on business. The fence is surrounded by l excited throngs of people. Bulletins of the Presidents condition are posted hourly It was decided this morning to send for the l Presidents mother. Many Senators and | members of legations called during the day. Vice President Arthur arrived ln the city early in the morning. He was visited by | members of the Cabinet, who found him ex- hausted from excitement and fatigue He sent a message of sympathy to the President, l but refralned from calling, as the effect of ! the excitement of an interview, it was feared, might prove injurious to the President. At D. m. an important consultation of physi- clans was held at the White House. THE POPULAR INDIGNATIoN-A DESCRIPTION OF THE SICK CHAMBER. WASHINGTON, D. C., July 3-An idea of the popular feeling can be gained from the action of the crowds that thronged and could with difficulty be kept back from the White House gates. The assemblage was made up of all classes, and they not drawn there by morbid curiosity. Every bit of news brought to the gates eagerly received. If it announced favorable change there could be heard on every side fervent utter ances of thanks. Men and women of all conditions, from the highest to the lowest fSrowded upon the lines marked by the sol ders, who strode silently before the gates TAere was no disorder. None attempted to dislQte the authority of the gate keepers 1 All Amed oppressed with the great sorrow, l and iAone spoke in high key dozen faces were turned towards him deprecatingly. | Hundreds of men neglected all other business | to cling So the iron railings in front of the | White HAnse. There was the usual amount | of wild run Aors in circulation in connection | with this terrible deed, and among them l the inevitable clairvoyant looms up. One | now comes foSward to declare that she pre- dicted funeral at the White House at an | early day. An&her refers to the publication | in local paper Hf an article which at the l horoscope. As summarized, these things l threaten injuries ofShe face and eyes and a | painful death. A gentleman connected with | a club of spiritualistsShere states that an | evening or two ago fAessage received | through medium sayinE Garfield will not | be with you long" Another rumor is that a | Free Love organization of this city has been | holding secret meetings and that Guiteau | was member and regular attendant of the | meeting. He has in his past career shown a | fault of getting into just such company as this | Free Love society.
 o. I6QT1& Arfh bn was sent for has just arrived at the White | House, and together with the members of | the Cabinent who were also sent for is now with the President
 add wash
 Secretary Blaine received the following 1 from Minister Lowell
 Just received from the Queen II am most anx- ous to hear the latest accounts from the President, veyed to him and Mrs. Garfield"
 Secretary Blaine replied thanks of President and Mrs. Garfield for her peated expressions of sympathy and interest. h. condition of the President much improved and his full i.i1''O''' Ai' ~'O-'''' -'''
 Treasurer Gillian, who is an intimate | friend of the President, states that the Presi 1 dent had been warned the day before the | shooting that he was in great danger, but would not believe 1t. Some comment has been caused in police circles by the appear
  detectives. They were asked1 If they were here on business connected with the attempt ed assassination but refused to disclose their mission. The mother of the President having been notified of her sons continued improve ment will remain at Mentor and await fur ther developments.
 The President lies in one of the pleasant est rooms of the White House, what has al ways been known as the southwest chamber, Presidents Lincoln, Johnson, Grant and Hayes occupied it as a sleeping room, as does President Garfield, hence it Is sometimes des- ignated ''the Presidents room' It is of course on the second floor and is entered from a large hall. Adjoining it on the east is the library where the physicians finger and beyond which is the Cabinet room. On the south side are two large windows, and on the west door leading to small dressing room. The bed stands with the head against the partition of this dressing room. The bed stead is of walnut with a birds-eye maple | finish and the other furniture is of the same | style. A large dressing case stands between the windows and washstands opposite the foot of the bed and few chairs are appro priately distributed. The ceilings high | and the walls lined and an elegant chandelier hangs over the foot of the bed. The carpet is a neat figured body Brussels, and the drapery of the room is of light drub silk. There is always pleasant breeze
 THE AssAssN-A LADY vIsrroR-THEoRIEs
 ABOUT HIS MENTAL CONDITION.
 WASHINGTON, July 3.-Attorney General hcVeagh has remained firm in his determina- tion that no one but the chief of the secret service department should sec the assassin and hence the jail remains closed to all out siders. During the first hours of his con. fnement he was greatly excited and seemed to fear that he might be lynched, but to day he is taking it more philosophically He has frequently asked the officers what is the news from the White House and they would reply that tho last news they heard from there was worse or better as the-case might be. To this he would make no response except when the answer was better, when he would put a Respondent look, and when the answer was worse he appeared to smile. He has made inquiries of the same character much more frequently this afternoon and the answer has generally been that the President was improving. He has been rather des- pondent He took the usual prison food to- day aud swept up his cell quite well as his fellow prisoners No one has called special ly to see Guiteau up to this time except n lady whose name was not ascertained