The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-07-09

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10 the floor. Strong hands carried him i'm
mediately TO an upper Office room, and a
mattress was obtained from the Pullman
sleeper store room upon which he was laid,
bleeding profusely. Doctors were summon
ed by telephone and telegraph, and DR.. Bliss
speedily appeared upon the scene.
There soon followed him a score Of the
most prominent physicians in the city. DR..
Bliss al first said, at is a safe wound" After
he had watched the President for a few min
utes he said, with great thoughtfulness, at
is not necessarily mortal wound"
BosToN, July 2.--Guiteau's brother is in
this city, John W. Guiteau) in giving an
account of the assassin's early history, says
Charles Julius was born in Freeport, Illi
nois, in l841 or 1s42. He was one Of the
children Of L. W. Guiteau, late cashier Of
the Second National Bank, Of Freeport, Illi-
nois. Mr.. Guiteau, Sr., died recently, aged
seventy years, and was one Of The Oldest and
most esteemed citizens of the place. As a
youth Charles Julius is reported 10 have
beeu a good, traetable boy, with nothing to
mark him as either better or worse than the
average Of his associates. Several years be-
fore he became Of age and while Preparing
for college at the University Of Michigan he
conceived the idea Of joining the Oneida
Community aud did.so. He dwelt there for
some years, aud subsequently left because be
could not live up TO the restrictions of the
order. Full Of augor he threatened to issue
a publication exposing the peculiarlties Of
the Community, but was prevented from do
ing that by an article written by John II.
Noyes, the recognized head Of the Commu-
nifty. Immediately afterward he entered up
on the study Of law in the Office of George
Scovill, brother-in-law, in Chicago. He
was.admittad To the bar in that city about
eighteen years-ago, but is said to never have
had other than small office practice in way
of bill collecting and such like small work.
It is reported that he was prosecuted and
fell into bad odor In that city on account Of
collecting sums of money which he failed to
turn over 10 owners. He eventually had to
leave town.
Among the things about Guiteau is the
fact that what statements be has made to
District Attorney Corshill have on investi-
cation turned out to be correct One of these
statements was concerning the purchase Of
the pistol with which he committed his hor-
rible deed. He was known to be in very
Strengthened pecunisry circumstances at the
time, and much curiosity was envineed 10
ascertain where he obtained the money with
which to buy the revolver. He says it was
part of loan, and SO it was. He borrowed
$25 of an acquaintance, and with $ll of the
amount made the purchase,
ANOTHER ASSASSIN ABROAD.
WASHINGTON, July 5.-Daniel McNama-
ra, reported to be insane, appeared at police
headquarters to-day and said he was from
King William county, Virginia, but had
been living in Philadelphia. He announc-
ed that he had been inspired by God to
come here and kill Secretary Blaine. He
asked where the Secretary lived and ex-
hibited revolver. He was arrested; and
subsequently said he was not clear whether
his mission was to assassirate Secretary
Blaine or General Arthur. He has been
sent to the Insane Asylum. He stated
when examined that he had been inspired
by the spirits to kill General Grant during
the latter's administration, but was defeated
in that object, and added that if an oppor-
tunity were given him he would explain
the manner In which Guiteau was prompt
ed to assail President Garfield.
The man Mcnamara, who was arrested
in Washington yestered for threatening the
life of Secretary Blaine, lives when in Phil
adelpha at No. 740 South Sixth street, near
Catharine, with his aunt, Mrs. Murphy.
He left home at $50 P. NJ. on Monday to
go to Washington to get pension. His
folks say he spoke of seeing Secretary
Blaine, to secure that gentlemen's aid in
his behalf, and when the news of the Pres-
dents assassination was received here Nc
Nainara denounced il in strong terms; but
it seems that by the time he reached Wash
ington his head must have been turned.
He came to this country from Ireland when
IA years old. He served through the war
of the rebellion, and afterward for five years
he served in the regular army, stationed in
the west. Of late he has been unable to
get work, and be was admitted to the Phil
adelphia almshouse on the 22d Of October,
1880. He refused to remain there, how
ever, and was discharged on the next day.
On the oath of last January he threw a
brick through a window in the hope of se-
curing commitment to Jail. The authori-
ties, however, sent him to the Almshouse
Insane Asylum. He remained in the Hos
pital until until the I'd of last May, when
he was discharged. On the 18th of the
same month he obtained work at Baldwin's
but lost his situation there week ago. He
then made up his mind to go to Washing.
ton, where he hoped to be- able 10 get pen
sion. He took with him between four and
six dollars.
Mrs. Murphy, his aunt, said she had
never noticed in him during all the time
} he had lived with her any evidence of in
sanity but he was of a highly exfeable
and nervous disposition, and had extrava.
giant ideas of his own eminence. His gen.
eral manner TO those who did not know
HIM, she says, might suggest unsoundnes.
, of mind. McNamara was In the habit Ell
talking great deal aboet politics, and he
would become greatly excited while dis
cussing such topics.
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