Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-12
Guiteaa UpeH Conklin~,

In a recent conversation with Guteau he tsy-
pressed considerable admiration for ex-senator
Conhling politically. but seemed to think his
manners could be improved. Guteau has a
campaign speech on Garfield and Hancock which
he has been in the habit of using as an introduce
tioa to prominent political pefsona-es. In New
York awhile agohe approached Mr. Coaklng and
rendered him copy of the speech, but was
| treated rather cavalicry. The next time
he met him in Washington, and again handed
Mr.. Conkling copy of the speech, saying that
as he (Giteau) was an applicant for Office the
speech would show the ground Cor his claims,
Mr.. Conkling on this occasion angrily declared
that he did not want the speech. and he threw It
on the ground with scOrn. Senator Don Cam
erOn was present and witnessed the scene with
some amusement. Gteau says: don and |
came to the conclusion that my Lord Roscoe
was snubbing me-
A PICTORIAL POSTAL CARD FOR GCTrEAU.
Yesterdays mail brought postal card mailed
from Chicago, and addressed to Charles J.
Guitcau. Assassin On the card was a pen
picture of a man hanging on scaffold. with the
words Reptile Guiteau' across his stomach.
Buzzards and jackals are waiting to feed on the
body.
GUTTEAU IN A BIBLE CLASS.
The N. Y. Sun says: Guiteau. besides being a
member of Plymouth Church from 1867 to 1869.
was also a member of the Bible class taught by
Mr.. Hill Of the Bethel. Mr. Hill said yester-
day: "As soon as learned that it was Charles
). Guiteau. former member of the Bible class.
who shot the President, l took his picture down
from the wall where it had hung in the class
room. 1t was small card photograph such as
used to be called carte de visite. The custom
was for members of the class to hang their pic
lures on the wall. all in one frame. The first
time saw Guiteau he borrowed 81 of me TN
til, as he said. he could get Some work. I
found out that he was not trying TO get work.
and when he came soon afterHard to borrow
some more money l brought him up with a
round turn. He was in no wise eccentric when
knew him, but he was very insinccre."
Where is the Bullet?
DR HAMILTON DOES NOT THINK THHTESTMoNY
AS TO Irs POSITION CONCLUSIVE.
The New York Sta to-day says: It was re-
ported from Washington yesterday morning that
DR.. Bliss had said ''The indications of which
we have privately advised Drs. Agnew and Ham
nton by letter, are that the ball went through
the liver to the abdominal cavity, and is lodged
in the anterior wall of the abdomen. as at first
supposed, and it will be easy when the time
comes, to remove it from that point without
danger. / do not think it will be necessary to
enter the abdominal cavity
DIR. Frank H. Hamilton, one of the consulting
surgeons referred to, said last evening:
'Dr. Bliss has communicated with me pri-
vatefy in relation to the Presidents case bat I'D
to this moment have received no further inti-
nation as to the scat of the ball. My own pre-
sumption is that the correspondent is in error
as to What DR.. Bliss said to him. or if he is not.
have no doubt DR.. Bliss will inform me of what
the reporter allusies to. In my opinion the tes-
t!nony IN the case is not conclusive as to where
the ball les
DIR. Hamilton said that it was natural SUP
position that if the ball passed drought the liver
and Gid not make its appearance at the surface
OF the abdomen, it was stopped by the abdOmi-
nal wall.
DR.. Hamilton was asked whether he thought
the President would get we'll or not. He would
only say that he thought the conditions were
favorable to recovery.