Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-07
WHAT DIST RIOT ATTORNEY
CORKHILL SAYS ABOUT
GUHTEAU,

THE AsSASSIN'S DETAILED STATEMENT-CoL CORK
HILL SAYS GUITEAU is RATIONAL AND SANE
BIS ACT WAS COLD BLoODXD MEDITATED AT
TEMPT AT MURDER.
The Office Of the District Attorney at the City
Hall has always busy look, but there appears
TO be unusual activity at present. Colonel
Corkhill is closeted most the time with people
who call to confer With him. A STAR reporter
caught him at favorable moment to-day and
asked him for the latest regarding GuIteau, the
assassin. 'Walt a minute" said the Colonel,
as he proceeded to open some envelopes before
him. Il am In receipt OF large number OF
letters every day On this subject. Here, for
instance" continued the Colonel, holding up
letter, '.is one from Huntingdon. Pa, asking.
for a photograph, and here (pointng to two
letters contain threats OF assassination of other
people besides the President These letters of
threats u come from other cities, generally from
Philadelphia and New York. They are evil
IDENTIFY written by people who are insane. No.
wont say insane, because DON'T believe In
this insanity"
WHAT DO you do with these letters % asked
THE STAR.
"Whenever l receive communication that
pretends to make statement OF facts, l always
have them investigated thoroughly. There has
been good deal OF effort made by certain par
ties to fix this assaSsin's associations with Ger.
tain people; and In every case l make a thor
ough examination, as much to protect the rep
uta1ion OF the man charged with such associa-
t1on as for any other purpose"
. Is there nothing new TO be said ab)ut the
case?' inquired TIE STAR.
"The newspaper press" replied the Colonel
eVaslvely, "has secured about all the informl-
ton that has been obtained"
when Will the matter be laid before the
mo action viii be taken regarding the case
TN the result OF the is finally
"WRat can be done with Gulteau if the Pres
ident lves?"
"If the President lives the crime VIII be ..as-
sault with intent to kill. Wait. will give you
an item about that. SAM" continued the Col
onel, addressing his messenger, "Get me the
New York Tribune OF yesterday
Sam having brought the paper In from the
outer ONCE the Colonel read an editorial quot
intent to Kill in the District punishable for the
first offence with imprisonment for not less
than two years, or more than eight, and for
the second offence for not less than six years
or more than fifteen: The Tribune suggested
that the second shot fired might be considered
as q "second offence" within the mean
Ing OF the law, and Guiteau sentenced
THAT would be impossible" said the Colonel
sas the law considers as q second offence an
offence committed after conviction for the f1rsr.
The suggestion is made. however, that 1t might
De possible to 1ndict Guteau for two offences
considering each shot as a separate assault
and then he could be sentenced TO eight years
imprisonment for each orence. This is q mere
suggestion, however. 1 have not carefully ex-
amlned the subject"
taken from Guiteau?"
THAT question is asked me by everybody, as
II there was something very grave contained In
them. These papers are not so very import
ant mi, the only very important thing have Is
from its inception to its culmlnation,
which believe is accurately correct. Taat in
due time win be given to the public. / viii
cruel, considering the fevered state of the pIn
lie mind on this subject, and the horror with
which every man regards the assassin, that
any mans name should be mentioned In con-
nect1on with him. de Is an egotistical pre-
sumfng, dishonest man, attempting to borrow
money OF people, claiming acquaintance with
persons whom he only knew by the fact
them; speaking OF persons as his friends
whom he had no acquaintance with
at all: attempting to obtain money by repre-
sentlng himself as man Of great political IN
t1on the names OF these citizens In connection
with this man, at this time is improper and
nnnlust: tn WI While everybody who has known any
ly willing to detail to me his entire relations
with Gulteau, still there is scarcely one of them
nus nhq nad requested that his name be kept from
i" He was in the habit" continued Col. Cork.
MIL, speaking OF Guiteau, s'of going To fhe
riggs House. 10 the Arlington, and to WiIlarti's.
pylng The reading IOoms and conyer sing
win people occasionally, although he was mol
generally communicative"
~ would Ike to hear more about that.Ia
talIed statement" said TIE STAR.
The statement to which refer is a detailed
statement OF the crime, why 1t was done, when
IL was done and just how IL was DONE given to
me by the prisoner himself after I had told
MIN certain facts that had obtained. I then
got from him what / believe is correct state
ment he was so solicitous about its being cor
rect tnaC ne even sent messenger to me to re-
TURN to the jail, as he wanted 10 say to me some
thing which had escaped his memory. He was
AFRAID would learn It somewhere else, and
then think he had concealed something from
me-"
..Is there nothing new to say about ~" In
quired the reporter.
"There Is necessarily, and very properly, a
great anxiety on the part OF everybody to learn
the mfnutest detail In connection with the
commission OF this crime; l am met on the
night; have not minutes leisure In my
off1ce. / have said but very little, but /
think 1t proper to say that there are no start
ling revelations that will be developed from
present Indications; that the assassination
was q cold-bl0Oded, meditated attempt at
murder, by man that knew what he was
doing, and the consequence OF his act. have
no question that the man Is rational and
:ane."
Last Nights Bulletin.
The official bulletin. issued at $40 pm. last |
evening said: 'The Presidents condition con- |
I1nues as favorable as at last report. He has |
passed very comfortable day, taking more |
QOuYl0hmont than Yesterday. Prlsa 1n1 fem