The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-15

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today Wa almost stunned. f4lt ~ N /,
could scarcely hold my BREATH. God .r,,,
u br not true. ! cannot ycf bruw n,t."fs
70 believe Il = A. lad M was iir>t r.pDrl4a
itis. Y true. tte most terrible scuur-. AZ,
mas afflicted fbis country since INV ,ru,'i'.
u Lincoln Aud an have 10 sar fn'iha,
gentlemen. 4 cunning 10 ~ 10 III. gon,., .,i
throwing up III hand~) may Heaven b4r
our country.r "''F
THE As~a>SIN.
Charles y Gnieau l. hi~ name. H. ~.
born Al Freepoft, iil.. and T. w French ds.
scent III Il about thirty -ti,e " iorix ,r.r
~ are. lie hailei from lhicayn wl,4t.. NJ
was. Or rnfporedto h.. pracfic.n1 lnw,.'.
When ilr-i captured in The depot me nrI..
oner made nv resistance. saying lhaf h.. isal
contem lated the killing AZ fhe rfe-l.,...,,
and u Wa Tor ihc good 81 Tho eo,intrv
Abouf nine p'yipcK he HAD gone ~ M.
mack stand adjoining the crl ipssl1
hacN frpm Barton, cfI"fed harkm4n NJ
sAia ne wanted ~ gp ~ sslritnond cmat4l.
"a snort tune. anil wanted the hatk man n.
nrAr teiy ia~f when i4e -l.onld ret Ia lht
nacS lie agreed NJ pay TWO dollar. for tle
hack IN condition Thar me hnrl,nsn wutsa
drNe fast. When stopped ,hr ASSASSIN ~.
toiu< 10 the hack he had Engaged. ana Nv
insisted thu II was important ftr hsiss ts so
and deliver message ~ General nrr nan.
When The officers refused ~ lei him a. M
peHxNn them - take letter ~ Isi ts CHI.
efw sherman, Of which The following /.
copy:
~ ". o.. ,, "JsLs :. iSst
rcsiy III il ~ii ui.t. thc K.pnh IN, Il ,I na N
20 ~nse the hcpahc. ilfei- "A hlfA n, s{r,a4,
A.lgyH y ma t"rs little whtn unc s00a "A hliNa1
,,,s H ~ sInl lmp .'iAnsc During the
tear p crume the President WIS A I hrs.
, .s, hnn mai ne VIII ~ inrplet in nm
a ,ar 1nAn nrrc vii D. NJ wo.se
her husband this wnr ihan IN nttii~,i
death: ie r. liable ", NJ At any iime
dent. III death was a political Necessary.
am q LAWYER thconx.an And Il llni tit.4n
AN rtAIwart Of the SfalwarfS: 4 WIZ with
,rnefAl hrant ~ the rem 81 our men N
New ORR du ing the canvass. ! have Som~
pape's iprihe press which 1 shall lrarc miib
~ on Andrews and niS cO-lournaii.f~ M lgsl
NtN ork avenue where ail reporters tan
see tnrm- aH now going ~ me i4il.
AiiAEl.E~ GNfvFAr."
The following lctf ar wa found un the
street shortly alter ENifean'~ arrest 4be
envelope Mas unscaied ana addressed
'i'ltaxe deliver a oufe u General sherman
~ ~ iirsi assistant IN charge W the War
Department"
h TO General sherman.
have list shut the President / shnf MIN
several mes a. Wished him IA ~ as c4sy
Y. pos .he Ills dpafh vas political nMres
am Sfai ~aff 81 The SinIwnr,~. / Na4 With
eurrsl Grant nnl the rest w uur rnfn tx Nrw
\ ~ nur nx the canvass. nm eu'nx ~ iulN
ne lAli AZ oAec. Very respectfully.
Ct*Mft~ GkiFEAr.
The Chicago dailiss contain detailed Nv.
'nun ~ TIE dninsS ~ euiiNam while III
hst city. Az of which W N ~hoe lhtt he
~ very errs'ic Aud pec'iiItr. ~ VA
hpught ~ many u BE- a frll:.inu. fanatic.
nd IN HI writing. usually slylsd h.m.ci
"a lawyer. thcnlNglan AMI politician. III
vas pronuunc u Crazy ~ many w those who
'ad dealings win him III Chicago. New
Iofk. Washington and other cities. Frank
'ilbcrf, ~ the Chicago Evening IiNrt9.
n.y. rs knew Guiteau and believed hin in-
anc seycraltears ago. Speaking -o,nr flmt
~ % tsuiteau's prc;cn-inn~ III Washing
ngton, General Logan said the man VIA.
faxy. The Avff0EH hrfst,bliexH. ~ WASHING
EN-, >ars he had fnr months been persistent
pp'icant A the state Department mr. I'M ~
ointment ~ Consul. AMI had rec4niy ~ent
tereinry blaine sess raj henNDtiafofy let-
sr~. bitterly complaining ~ the Admnl.frA-
on's neNltcf Ia not faxorabIy recognizing
- application. ana that paper thinks the
ln<t natural explanation ~ the moiixe ~
u act h That hr had been 20 long out ~
mplofmen', and had ~ ptrsi~tenty tried
\ secure appointment without success. thai
= had become % bankrupt N orkcf. IN ILL.,
nence and ~ character that b. fancied the
resident 20 he hi especial enemy and le
su~e ~ All li~ SORROWS and trouble.
When being conveyed 10 the District jail
ON The police station. after BIZ arrest.
'!i'eau talked freely. and -ait what NJ md
ene Wa for the good ~ THE Republican
ariy ana the country. me- hal nothing
;ainsf President Garfield. but wanted AT
'rr 10 be President.
Detective Mct.|fresh. one 0f The Officers
70 conveyed she prisoner n lhc JIM. -ay.
asked him: Il there ANYBODY ere with
~ ~ this matfcrs' ana he answered Not
linz soul. contemplated ihi- thing for
q last siN week, and would have Saoi bin
hen nc went away with Mrs. Garfield; but
looked ~ her. aud rhe looked - bad that
ranged my mind.'
The description 81 the prisoner. ~ shawn
The books af police headquarters IN
ashnrfon, Il ~ follows: /" Challss t,ul-
an. arrested at $50 y. M. July ?, ISL.
r shooting President Garfield. Aned fnir-
-slx, white. horn III the United States anil
profession lawyer. Weight Iai pounds
" dark brown. thin vhi~kers and sallow
dressed in = dark snt, with
speaking a the prisoner The Chicago
yrfs says:
\ he ~ about forty years ~ Orc has
French accent ana j. MAJ
4 o. fsccport. ~. TX made Appearance
- ScpNiIr Iic faded ~ mHkr h living N
practice 81 ia~. ana Snon became nntoris
~ boarding house beat. ~ may M M
level 10 have been insane FIR wear. iir
'catcnc ! 70 shoot Miss Svccf for rtfusllg
y \ cierk<hlp IN the pension nx lncy. Hr
yer paid his Office ROM. Tie talked ~
ind|ng 4 great daily newspaper IN thsa4r
aciu siIy made contracts Tor dlspl che
vcr'isin9 himself ~ lawyer and theolo
n hc delivered lectures AMI wruIc news
per articles en- the second Adrtn'. fvf
nfhs he pe1trrei Win hhs attentions
ing lady on the North side and tad N NM
en ned with arrest. During me pa~f TWO
mis- he has haunted the Excnnf Nc hnir
\ AIld dcmandcdan appointment ~ tNnsNl.
IN hc truly snii thar b represents uul ming
lhicago save unpiid bills"
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