Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-07-06
CHARLES JULES GUITTEAU.
WHO AND WHAT HEl rs.

WHO AND WHAT HEl Is.
A Brief History OF His Career-A Little
Looney On Religious Matters-A Tenn
perance Lecturer and anOpponent of
Ingersoll.
WAsHINGToN.J July :. Charles Jules"
Guitteau, who shot the President, is a
naive OF Illinois, about 40 years old.
He is a son OF l.. W. Guitteau, who for
many Years, up 10 the time OF his death,
which occurred about two years ago, re-
sided at Freeport, Ill. About % years
ago his father, accompanied by his son
Charles Jules, then about Is years old,
lett Freeport and
Joined the Oneida Community
in New York State. The father remain
ed with the community but short time
and then returned to Freeport. Tho
son remained in the community severa'
wears and next turned up in Chicago as
lawyer. When boy and up to the
time OF OF his arrival in Chicago he was
known as Charles Jules Guitteau, but
changed his name, dropping the
Jules, soon after reaching that city
He visited Washington about two years
ago and
Lectured in Lincoln Hall on Second Adj
ventism,
in which at that time he proltssed to be
tirm believer. \ gentleman in the
city who met him then pronounced him
q lunatic on the subject OF religion. The
assassin is 4 well known figure 10 the
people at the White House. He has
tried on several occasions to pass iim-
sell of rs newspaper reporter. He Is
a German, short in stature. His body
is solid, his head is bald, except some
light coored hair that is still lett. tie
wears a light mustachc. He looks neG,
dresses in blue He has no viSlET
means OF support.
He Gets Living by His Wits.
He came to see the President shortly
after he was inaugurated, and has since
been almost Il constant waiter Tor mdi.
ence NJ the White House. lie freqpnt.f
" wrote notes to the President, p
which the following is 4 sample: K
81 regret the troubles that you ar@-
having with ConkliGg. You are rigEi.
Hou should maintain your pOsitioG.
You have my support and that OF Ill
patriotic citizens. | would like an aucl-
ence Of few moments"
At Times He Was Insolent.
He used to seize 81 White House sta
tiouerv, take some oil and write innu.
merab.e letters He would also untiliHe
blank cards by writing himself 4 supply
il he should ever need them.
one day Col. Crook, dishursing clerk,
said TO him, "yuu seem to make your
sell at home and to be laying in sup
plv OF stationery" Said Guitteau TO
him, "Do you know who am? lam
One of the Men Who Made Garfield
President"
Last Tuesday he met one OF the en-
ployes, and was very particular in in
quring when the President would leave,
and bv what train and road. He had
an idiotiC grin OH his face. One day he
said: "This is q hell OF 4 government.
The people are no better than slaves"
He SAYS he has also been haunting the
State Department in search OF his consul
lar position in France. In lS11 the as
sassin, Guitteau, employed Alessrs. Judd
4 Detwiler, OF tins city, to print in
pamphlet form lecture by him on
The Second Coming of Christ
Judd x Detwiier had much trouble
in getting anything from him.
The following is the title and opening
OF the pamphlet:
This lecture is the key to the Eiblc: study it
aud get some new and valuable ideas.
A LECTl RE on ClGRISTS SECOND COMING.
A. u. 20.
BY CuARIE> J. IErCNv,
aChicago Lawyer and Thcologian.
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A Temperance Lecturer and iOppouent
to Ingersoi
SPRINGFIELD, Mass July > Charles
J. Guitteau, the assassin OF the Presl-
dent, applied tc q clergyman in this city
about two years ago tor chance to lee
ture in this city on temperance and in
reply to Bob ingCrsU!l. tie attempted
10 lecture on the former subject, but had
no house. He was subsequently, arrest
ed Tor attempting to beat his boarding
house paw. He is also the author OF all
incoherent pamphlet in reply to lnger-
soil, in which he quotes DIR. john Hall,
Juston Fulton and other divines in favor
OF hell fire and eternal damnation. He
saws heaven wouli be a hell ii the wick
ed could get into 1t.