The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1881-07-15
THE wouLDr6E ASSASSIN.
A Fellow Without Principle
Beating His Way to
the Gallows.
HI. Record Mad. Up from MANY Sources.

4 0GdlIUU tbs way Id
the Gallows.
His Record Made Up from Many Sources.
/ From dozens of columns concerning Gui-
team the following items are condensed:
Charles Jules Guiteau was born In Free
port, Ills, and In about 40 years OF age. His
father was Luther w. Guiteau. of French
extraction; was born IN Utica, N. T., In 1910,
and went to Ann Arbor, Mich, and thence to
Freeport. In 1883 he married Jane, daughter
/ Of Major John Howe, OF Antwerp, N. Y.
She bore two sons-J. Wilson Guiteau. now
. prominent insurance man Of Boston, and
Charles j. Guiteau, the assassin. She died In
1s48 In 1854 the father married Maria Blood,
/ OF Cazenovia. N. Y, who bore him two chill
dren and IL still living Luther w. Guiteati
| was the first County Commissioner of
Schools i'm Freeport and the first Police
Magistrate and postmaster OF the city. He
was prominent citizen, and was honest, up
right and respected. He finally became
Cashier Of the Second National Bank, which
position he occupied until his death last year.
He was n Grant Republican. but Garfeld's
nomination pleased him. He was man of
deep religious convictions, belonging to the
the society Of :" Perfectioni>ts," and became
50 disturbed on religious matters some twen-
| " years since that he removed to the Oneida
community in New York, but subsequently
abandoned it.
When the family left Oneida, Charles Jules
remained. He was then about 10. He after
wards went TO Chicago and studied law, his
father furnishing the necessary means. Then
/ he went to Europe several years imbibing
socialistic doctrines, and returning to this
country lectured on the Second Coming of
Christi
| He set up AZ lawyer In New York In 1873,
and gave his special attention to g collec-
| TONS but was exposed ~ swindler by the
New York Herald: went TO Chicago, threat
ened the Herald with si00O00 libel suit, and
offered to compromise If Bennett would buy
him half interest in Chicago newspaper.
He seems to have continued business a. o
| shyster lawyer, principally in Chicago until
the last Presidential campaign, when he
bummed around Republican managers, de-
handing work and compensation. Immedi-
ately after the election he demanded a
French Consulate and was nuisance in his
persistent opportunities. As an instance,
the following Of his many notes are given:
MY DEAR BLAINE: Garfield leaves this
thing entirely in your hands. He puts entire
| confidence in your discretion. III Rassan
| don't want to leave Vienna won't irsist on
my request for it. I'LL take the Consulate
| General at Paris. CHAs. j. GUITEAu.
Fifth ADenue Hotel, Nep York:
DEAR GENERAL: I, Chas. Guitteau, here
by make application for the Austrian Mis-
sion, being about to marry wealthy and ac-
| complished heiress of this city. We think
| that together we might represent this Nation
with dignity and grace: On the principle of
| first come first served, i have faith that you
will give this application favorable consider
alton.
| tSigned) CHAs. GUITTEAu.
Among his other exploits was the pubIica-
| ton in 1879 of book Of religious essays. and
the delivery of a lecture in reply to Inger-
| soil.
In Philadelphia he passed himself of rs
minister.
| A cousin of Guiteau's says the assassin was
always peculiar and an unpleasant subject to
the rest Of the family.
Medical experts in New York regard Gui-
teau as vain, depraved and worthless, but not
| insane.
District Attorney Corkhill, who has his
papers, says there are no startling revelations
in them. He thinks he was sane, and that
| the papers are true recital Of deliberately
planned assassination, in which Guiteau had
no accompiices.
| The New York Herald inquiries: How
would 1t do rs q part OF Guiteau's punish
ment to give him q fiogging Of twenty lashes
week? 1t thinks 1t would make President
Guiteau attended the Moody and .sankey
revival meetings at Hartford, Conn, AMI sat
on the platform He also left his boarding
house there without paying his bill.
Guiteau says he conceived the idea of kill
ing the President about six weeks before the
| act Before that he had been very strong
administration man.
His Boston brother says Charles Ii vicious
| and irresponsible, and seemed to have no
moral attributes whatever. His father had
said of him in 1873: ~ have been ready to
believe him capable of almost any folly,
stupidity or rascality." His brother thinks
he Ii insane.
Byron Andrews, the Washington cores
pondent of the Inter- Ocean, for whom he left
the package Of papers now In possession of
the Attorney General, testifies he never
knew Guiteau or Of HIM
L When Guitean left to shoot the President.
he was owing Mrs. William s. Grant, of
Fourteenth street, Washington, q months
board. About ten hours after the shooting
Mrs. O., not knowing it was her late boarder
who had committed the crime, called at the
Office Of the Washington Post to have the
following inserted:
WANTED-Charles Guitean, of Illinois.
who gives the President anil Secretary Blaine
| ~ reference, to call at y24 Fourteenth street.
and pay his board bill.
Gniteau was q well known figure 10 the
people at the White House. He tried on
several occasions to pass himself off ~ q
newspaper reporter. He frequently wrote
notes to the President, OF which the follow
| ing IL sample: Il regret to trouble Won !;
you are battling with Senator Conking You
are alright, and should maintain your posi-
ton. You have my support, and that OF All
patriotic citizens. would like an audience
Of n few moments"
Guitean bought the pistol he used on the
9Th OF june from man named O'Meara for
$40. 81
When Guiteau was photographed In jail he
| was dressed In q dark suit of clothing, with
. standing collar and black cravat, the whole
surmounted by q black SLOUGH hat. He be-
trayed no unusual nervousness, and mani
tested desire to be taken In natural and
| easy position. II don't want TO appear
strained and awkward, !" he said to the opera
| tor. " II my picture il taken at all 1t must be
good one" Five styles Of pictures were
secnfed-nsmely. right and left views. front,
three-quarters and full face. During the pro-
cess the prisoner would frequently interrupt
BY saying, " Did you get me good that time?
want to look natural"
The President on Wednesday.
WASHINGTON, July h. The President Is
better than since he was shot. DR.. Bliss
sees marked improvement and his condi-