Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-07-08
wise the vice president as to the selection of
his cabinet
Mr.. GsarheisI--- Her Receipts Of the
VIEWS and Return 20 yvnshiugron.

wise the vice pteSiueut ~ 70 inc aelecuon OF
his cabinet.
Mra. szartielsI--- Ser Receipts Of the
News and Return 70 Warrington.
Mrs. Garfield, who was Mt Long Branch,
was to have joined her husband on Saturday
at Jersey City for the trip to New England.
The news Of the shooting reached her Mt
about 1890 A.. NJ. Although made nearly
frantic by the intelligence, she bore up
with wonderful fortitude. Preparations for
her departure for Washington we're at once
made and meantime she received visits Of
coincidence from Gen. Grant aud other dis
/ tingushed gentlemen. Gen. Grant was 80
overcome with emotion that he could scarce
ly speak the words of sympathy and encour-
agement that were upon his lips. The Penn
/ sylvania railroad placed a special train at
Mrs. Garfeld's disposal, cleared the road for
its passage, and gave orders that it be run
through to Washington in the quickest posi-
BILE time. This train left Long Branch at
| 12:46. Shortly before seven o'clock Mrs
| Garfield reached the White House. To avoid
| the crowd which at that hour bloekaded the
| front of the north entrances to the White
! House grounds and were packed clear across
| Pennsylvania avenue, the carriage approach
ed the mansion by the drive in rear Of the
house, and Mrs. Garfield, her daughter Mol
lie, and her son Harry, who had gone to the
/ utlbh W ultti lib lAAolAtis huAtIbu AAt DElNhlt
! doorway on the south front of the building.
Meanwhile the President had heard the
| grating Of the wheels upon the gravel and
! said to Postmaster General James, who was
| holding his hand, "She has come 1 would
like to see her alone" Mrs. Garfield enter
| ed all persons left the chamber and man aud
wife, in what was thought to be the death
chamber, were left alone. The President soon
noticed that Mrs. Garfield was greatly ex-
hausted by fatigue aud excitement and insist
ed that she should go down stairs for supper.
Mrs. Garfield consented, and escorted by
Col. Rockwell she went to the family dining
room at about 13O p. ~ The party had
| hardly commenced their meal when a mes
senger ran hastily down the private stairs
and INTO the dining room without ceremony.
announcing that the surgeons had said that
the President was dying rapidly and that
they must come quickly. The party rose. ut
once and went TO Gen. Garfield room, whore
they found that whilst he vas sinking rapidly
he had az yet his full consciousness AZ be
had had all day, but he seemed to be rapidly
nearing death. At o'clock he was still
lower in condition, and a few minutes later
still his pulse beat at the rate Of lj3 a minute
| The anxious group of physicians looked ev-
| cry minute, expecting to the sufferer
breathe his last This low condition contin.
ued for some time without change, a crcum-
stance which astonished the surgeons, and rs
the condition continued until toward nine
o'clock they became hopeful At 10 o'clock
the pulse had gradually receded TO l2S and
Mt last, for the first time since the shooting
the President fell into an easy sleep.
During the afternoon the President very
seldom referred to his condition his great
est anxiety was TO see his wife. As often NJ
every fifteen minutes he would turn to his at
PENDANTS and ask how soon they expected her
to arrive. The Cabinet members were all in
attendance. Secretary Blaine was, to all out
ward appearance, the most distressed He
was very pale, and evidently was making a
strong effort to keep up his strength. When
Mrs. Garfield alighted from her carriage,
weeping, and followed by her daughter Mr..
Blaine broke completely down and wept for
several minutes.
The Assassin.
The would-be murderer has led a strange
career a. adventurer, fanatic and dead
beat. His brother, who is a we'll known life
insurance man in Boston, and gentleman Of
honor and high character, gave the press Al
account of his life. Mr.. Guiteau declared
plainly thar he believed his brother insane
and irresponsible for his acts. The criminal.
full name is Charles Julius Guiteau H,
was born at Freeport, H., Sept. :, 1874. Hii
father desired to send him to college, but be
] iDhnlOutu us stuulcS anu soon aILcr lOiucu
the Oneida community, remaining four OF
five years and finally leaving because ne was
dissatisfied with the lack rather than the ex
cess Of license in social affairs. He theI
went to Chicago, studied law and was admit
ted TO the bar but was Obliged to leave the city
in disgrace because of his failure to pay ove
money which he collected. During thu
time he was married, but his wife was forced
to leave him because of his brutality and Ii
centiousness. After leaving Chicago he tried
his hand at lecturing, advertising himself a.
the talented and eloquent Chicago lawyer.
He published Life of Christ" and took thu
field AZ a Second Advent lecturer. He wa,
repeatedly posted by the Chicago and New
,, York papers a fraud and dead beat FoI
this he brought libel suits against these pa
pers, but they never came to trial. He con
ceived the idea of following Col. Iugersol
from place to place, and replying in mbse
quent lectures to the arguments Of the elo
: quent Colonel upon religious topics. II,
struck Boston in 1873 and caused himself Il
be pacarded and advertised the Hon
! Charles J. Guiteau, an eminent and eloquen
lawyer from Chicago, who would reply TO In
gersoll in Wesleyan Hall" His lecture was
complete failure and he left town withOu
paying the bills for printing and hall rent
and made tour of all the stable New Eng
land towns with a similar result. Early il
I, last years presidential campaign Guiteau ap
peared as a hanger-on at the Republican
headquarters in New York. Ex-Gov. Jewell
chairman of the National Republican com
mittee, said on Saturday His almost insC
lent intrusion of himself upon the eommitte
r and myself soon showed Us that he was a pes
= tilent bore, who was consumed with hunge
: for office. He continually approached m
. with requests that I use my influence 10 Sc
4 cure his appointment an Minister 10 Ausiris
, and exhibited as proof of his fitness for tina
I office alleged recommendations from prom
: nent politicians East and West. Finally,
I refused to speak or shake hands with hiI
- upon any of his frequent visits to the con
e mittee room. Besides wanting the appoint
Y ment to Austria he besieged us with request
e to assign him TO fields where he could max
a campaign speeches for Garfield and Arthu
!. and could organize political clubs. On inaJ
s guration day met him at Washington. B,
L fore that event ne had visited Mentor to urg
i his claims to a ministry, but he was not az
@ mitted, l believe, TO Mr.. Garfeld's presenc,
a When l met him at the inaugural he ono
t.; more besought me TO use my influence in b
q behalf, but refused then, as had done
d New York, to put before the President th
application of a person so manifestly unf
e even for a minor office. He then said he WI
p bound to have the office, and would do som,
J. thing desperate unless it was given to hin
To-day he carried his threat into execution.
Evidences of Guiteau's villainy are continu
ally appearing at Chicago. Nearly ever
It boarding house keeper in the city has hi
n against him, nearly every restaurant has h
< II o T." and all the hotels have records
At his discredit. The cumulative evidence is
n the effect that he is innate scoundrel, d.
IL void of morality or deoency, rather than thl
ie he is insane. 1t is now said that nobody ev,
- considered him insane, but all charged b
I actions TO moral obliquity. He has bee
At hung in effigy at Flint, Mich, with Il
n hearty excavations Of the citizens who too
a part in the ceremony.
IN Guitssu interviewed.