Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-10-08

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would remember what wanted. This was the
| only time that had any personal conversation
Win the President on my having the Paris con-
| suiship He took the speech and ran his eye
over II, and there were other people pressing
around him, and left him In the act Of reading
my speech went into his room through the
private secretary's room, and there | saw Mr..
Morton, minister to France, and Gen. Tyner and
Two OF three other gentlemen of that character.
Ihey knew me and was cleverly received, espe-
cialiy by Mr.. Morton. He asked me about my
health. how was getting along, &c. This enter
view with the President occurred about the 7th
or Sth of March.
LETTERS TO Mr.. BLAINE.
Il may say here that after Mr.. Blaine was ap-
pointed Secretary of State had not much ex-
pectatlOn that was to get the Austrian mis-
SION, because | expected that it was to be given
10 one of the Blaine men; but l did think and l
uid 1eei that had right to press my applica-
tioh lor the Paris consulship in view of my hay
ing surrendered any supposedrigft that might
nave had In reference to the Austrian mission
on account of my having called Gen. Garield's
attention to the Austrian mission in October and
also In January. / abandoned the idea of obtain
ing the Austrian mission as soon as saw that Mr..
Biaine was appointed Secretary of State, but 1
ana feel that had right to press my applica-
tion Tor the Paris cOnsulship. During the
deadlock in the Senate | wrote Mr.. Blaine
several notes. l called at the State depart
7,
SO said what had to by brief note. / al
ways addressed him Familiarity as Secretary
Blalne' or Mr.. Blaine After the deadlock
broke saw Mr.. Blaine at the State depart
ment one day. and he said that he did not think
Cfat the President would remove Mr.. Walker.
This was the first intimation from either the
PRESIDENT or Mr.. Blaine that they did not intend
TO give me the Paris cOnsuship. Twas surprised
and said to Mr.. Blaine 4 am going to see the
PRESIDENT and try and induce him to remove
CriI-n thn Do ,,lcI,;,,
wen, If you can, do So said Mr.. Blaine. This
Is the last conversation have had with him.
nave not spoken to him on any subject
since A few days after 1 saw Mr..
Blame L called at the White House
to get the Presidents final answer in refer
ence to my getting the Paris consuship. sent
In my card and the doorkeeper came back in
moment and said: Mr.. Guteau, the President
says 1t will be impossible for him to see you to-
day. L therefore sent him little note and told
MIN ABOUT the Paris cOnsulship. l never had a
personal interview with the President on the
subject of the Paris consulship except once and
that was when handed him my speech andtold
him that | would like the Paris consulship.
Whlch was about the 18th or Sth of March. He
was inaugurated on Friday. and it was about
the middle of the following week after his inau-
guration. The time that was pressing the
Paris cOnsulship began about the first week in
March and terminated | should say about the
last OF April. During those weeks | was press
III. L
any final answer either from the President or
from MIR. Blaine in reference to my having the
Parls c0nSulSfllp. 1t did not have the slightest
influence on me one way or the other in refer
ence to my removing the President.
CONCEPTION OF THE ASSASSINATION.
81 conceived the idea of removing the Presi-
dent, Guiteau declares, pending the answer,
and as far as the Paris consulship had any inf1u-
ence on my mind at all it would have deferred
m trny1 nf haa
OF fact, that | would get the Paris consulship.
After conceived the idea of removing the Pres
ldent did not go near Mr. Blaine or near the
President to press my application. About two
or three weeks interviewed from the time that
called at the Presidents when the doOrkeeper
said: Mr. Guiteau, the President saws it will be
Impossible for him to see you to-day. to the time
that l conceived the idea in removing him.
during which time l was waiting patiently for
my answer. which, as matter Offact, Ihave never
yetrecelyed had been pressing the President
ana Mr. Blaine fOra answer and thought that if
would be better for me to keep away from them.
They had my address. and | thought if thew
concluded to give HE the Paris cOnsulship. they
would notify me or should see an announce
ment OF the appointment in the paper. and as |
nave stated. after LcOnceived the idea of remOy-
ing the President | did not 90 near the presi-
dent or MIR. Blaine. My conception of the idea
OF removing the President was ths:-Mr Conk-
ling resigned on Monday. May 49, 1881 On the
following Wednesday | was in bed. I think /
retired about o'clock. felt depressed and per-
picked on account Of the political. situation. and
l retired much earlier than usual. | felt wearied
in mind and body. and was in my bed about 9
O'Clock and was thinking over the political sit
uat0n. and the idea flashed through nv brain
that if the President was out of the way everv-
thing would go better. At first this was mere
impression. 1t startled me. but the next morn
ing it came to me with renewed force. and I
began TO read the papers with my eye on the
possibility that the President would have to 60,
and the more read, the more saw the commit
cation of public affairs. the more was impressed
with the necessity of removing him. This thing
continued for about two weeks. | kept reading
the papers and kept being impressed, and the
idea kept bearing and bearing and bearing down
upon me that the only way to unite the two fac
lions OF the republican party and save the repub-
Tic from gong into the hands of the rebels and
democrats was to quietly remove the President.
PREPARING FOR THE CRIME
1.-TWO weeks after | conceived the idea nv
mind was thoroughly settled on the intention to
remove the President. l then prepared myself
sent to Boston for copy of my book. The
truth. ana spent week in preparing that |
cut out paragraph and line and word here
and there and added one or twonew CHAPTERS. mt
some new ideas in it and greatly IMPROVED If
knew that it would probably have LARGE sale
on account OF the notoriety that the act of re-
moving the President would give me. and
wished the book to go out to the public i'm
proper shape. That was one preparation for it,
Another preparation was to think the matter all
out in detail and to buy revolver and to pre-
pare myself for executing the idea. This re-
CURED some two or three weeks, and gave nv
entire time and mind in preparing myself to eX-
ecute the conception of removing the President
never mentioned the conception to living
soul. did most of my thinking in the park and
on the street, and used to go to the Arlington
and the Riggs House daily to read the papers.
WATCHING AN OPPORTUNITY.
"After had made up my mind to remove him
the idea when should remove him pressed me.
and was somewhat confused on that l knew
that it would not do to 90 to the White House
and attempt it, because there were too MANY of
his employees about. and l looked around for
several days to try and get good chance at him:
and one Sunday the Sunday before he went to
Long Branch) went to his church in the morn
ing. 1t is a small frame building, and stood
there at the door moment. l was little late:
the services had progressed about One-third /
noticed the President sitting near an open win
dow about three feet from the ground, and
thought to myself, That would be good chance
to get him. I intended to shoot him through
the back of the head and let the ball
pass through the ceiling, in order that
no one else should be injured. And there
could not possibly be better place to