Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-07-04

PEOPLE of lis native state, ss shown BY your
telegram. His condition Is unchanged. No
uDfavorable symptoms have supervened, and
his fortitude and cheerfulness are admirable
trust the pious and devoted example OF Ohio
may be followed by all the states OF the Union
Tomorrow"
Guiteau i'm Jail.
WHAT HE SAYS TO THE oFFIcIALs-HE IS SORRY
THAT THE PRESIDENT Is IN PAIN
No one has yet been permitted to see Guiteau
except the District Attorney and Detective off,
GERS District Attorney Corkhill had long In.
tervieW with the prisoner last evening, the re-
suits OF which were laid before the members OF
the Cabinet. To Chief Brooks and Detective
Rathbone, who sought an interview with the
prisoner, he said: II wish you people would let
ne alone. / have some rights" It was
some time before the officials could In
duce him to talk, and when he did
talk, he inquired very anxiously about
the President. When told that he was suffer-
ing great pain, he said that he was sorry to
hear that, and wished that he had put another
ball into him, as that would have ended his
suffering. He said that he had been contem-
plating the assassination for six weeks, and
was forced to do 1t by an inspiration from God;
that he did it for political purposes and through
patriotic motives; that he had conceived aud
executed the deed himself, and no soul on
earth knew OF it but himself; that he consid-
cred it political necessity to retire Gar
field and thus save the republican party;
he had no fear OF future punishment and no
fear but he would be liberated; he knew Vice
President Arthur and Gen. Grant very well; he
was sorry that his act had caused the Presi.
dent so much pain; his only motive was to have
stalwart for President. When asked how he
had rested he said: "That Is the first rest l have
had In six weeks. This thing has been on my
mind and l could not sleep. Now that 1t
Is over nay only wish Is that he may not
recover and make my act fruitless. My
mind would be perfectly at rest If he
died. and l do not fear any consequences"
The prisoner Is apparently cool and uncon-
cerned. The officials at the jail think that his
actions outside of his talk, betray no indica-
lions of insanity.
Gufteau Not A French Canadian.
A reporter OF THE STAR having called the at
tent1on OF Major Mallett, who Is an authority
on all matters relating to the Canadian ele-
ment la the United States, to the published
statement that Guiteau is a Canadian French
man, Mr.. Mallett asserted that the statement is
certainly erroneous. he stated that the name
Is not found In the chronicles of the original
Canadian settlers Of the Mississippi valley, nor
In the registers Of Canada;the only name In Cana
dian annals being that of Jacque5G uitaut dit Jol-
icHuT, which became extinct In the 18th century,
Mr.. Mallet also expressed the opinion that the
statement suggesting that Guiteau Is q de-
scendant OF some Of the followers Of Icarius
who founded socialisttc community at the
vacated temple OF the Mormons at Nauvoo
Ill, Is also erroneous, since the Icarian colony,
OF which Etienne CADET was the principal
founder, was established In Illinois only about
hot G,rHf
possess the French language proves-if, indeed,
he is OF French e4traction-that his family i'm
migrated to the United States much longer
than thirty years ago. 1t is well established
that Guiteau is q native OF Freeport, Ill.
Guiteau Writes q Note.
Saturday evening. While Mr.. e. G. Rathbone
was talking to Guiteau at the jail, the prisoner
wrote the following note which was attested
by MI. Rathbone.
Byron Andre,cs. 1870 Ncac York arenue;
~, flease get papers from Colonel Corknill which
consent-they are intended for you-and the
other papers. Attend to this at once.
CHARLES GUITEAU. In jail, July 2, 1881.
Written by Charles Gulteau In my presence in
the United States jail, District OF Columbia
about p. m, July2. ISL. A. G. RATHBoNE
Incidents.
President Hinsdale OF Hiram college, arrived
In the city late last night
Among the late arrivals here is Collector
Murphy, OF New York.
DIR. D. W. BLISS,
one OF the Presidents physicians, Is native OF
New England During the war he was q volun-
teer surgeon, and was mostly during its con.
tlnuance In Baltimore In charge of hospital.
just before the close OF the war he was trans.
ferred to this city, In charge of a hospital,
where he was, on the ending Of hostiiitIes.
mustered out OF service. Since the war he has
been IN private practice here.
POSITIVE ORDERS AGAINST FIREWORKS TODAY,
Last evening, at the suggestion OF the ply
slcians In attendance at the White House,
Major Brock issued an order forbidding, In posi-
tive terms, the use OF fireworks to-day, with
instructions to the police force to see to it that
none were used, and to arrest any person per-
sisttng in dlsregardlng the order. This was on
account OF the explosion of loud crackers In the
o. me e.
soldiers were sent to drive away the boys who
fired them.
Prayers for the President.
SERVICES AT THE CHRISTIAN CHURcH-sERvIcEs
HELD BY OTHER CONGREGATIONS.
The services in the churches of the city yes
terday were In most every case resolved into
special meetings. In behalf Of the President
At the Vermont Avenue Christian Church, OF
Which the President is member, special
service was held last evening. Rev. Fred. D
Power, the pastor, who had just arrived FROM
the west, presiding. The preliminary part OF
tne service consisted OF earnest prayer. at the
conclusion, Rev. 4. j. Hobbs, Of Cincinnati,
said:
We are engaged tonight In prayer to God In
Oehaii or ti.e President OF the United States
We remember him at the throne OF Grace. not
for his high Office, but also because he susCains
to us as religious body, and to this church In
particular, nearer than POLITICAL relation
We are happy in the assurance when
we thus remember him, that his life, according
TO the testimony OF public men most intimately
associated with him. has been in keeping with
his high profession as disciple OF Christ He
Will have left the cause with which he has been
Identified, should the worst come, true to his
convictions, and has scorned to make merchan-
disc OF his religion. In the fear of God he has
stesdfaStly adhered to the religious principles
which is the body we represent in the Chris
tan world.
The tenderness and delicacy Of his domestic
relations must necessarily come before us as we
remember him at the Throne of Grace. While
remembering him We will also contemplate his
anect1onate vile, sister in Christ dear to u.s.
who now, under this terrible cloud Of affliction.
needs the consolation and support that comes
from wel,erounded hope In Christ,
both for herself and In behalf of her
husband; and the mother, whose heart
Is ABSORBED With a natural maternal
pride In her devoted son, grIeves tonight as
none OF US can conceive. His tender and delicate
affection for his mother, known to all the peo-
pie. and best to those who knew them we'll has
touched cord In the public heart that responds
thy than could otherwise exist His children
also We hear npfOrn the Thrnne lraco nrav-