Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-07-03

Purvis, Patterson, Surgeon-General Barnes,
AID Surgeon General Wales.
Bulletins of the Presidents condition are
telegraphed every half hour.
The District jail, a large brown stone
structure, situated at the eastern ex-
tremity of the city, was visited by
an Associated Press reporter shortly
after IL o'clock for the purpose of obtaining
an interview with Charles Guiteau the as
sassin of President Garfield. The officers
refused him admittance to the building,
stating as a reason that they were acting
under instructions from Attorney General
Macy eagh, which were that no one be al
lowed to see the prisoner. Information had
reached them that a movement to mob
the jail was contemplated. A large
| guard of regular troops and Metropolitan
police was momentarily expected to repel
any attack which might be made. Charles
Guiteau is about thirty years of age, and is
supposed to be of French descent He is
about 5 feet inches in height, sandy COM
plexion, and is slight, weighing not more
than 125 pounds. He wears a moustache
and light chin whiskers, and his sunken
cheeks and eyes far apart, give him a
sullen, or, as the officials described it, a
looney appearance. The officer in question
gave it as his opinion that Guiteau is a
Chicago Communist, and it is stated that he
has noticed it to be peculiar of nearly all
murderers that their eyes are set far apart.
Guiteau he said, proved no exception to
the rule. It is stated that two or three
weeks ago Glliteau went to the jail for the
purpose of visiting it, but was refused ad-
mitance on the ground that it was
not visitors day. He, at that time, men
toned his name as Guiteau, and said that he
4 camel from Chicago When brought to jail
to-day he was admitted by the officer who
had previously refused to admit him. A
mutual recognition took place, Griteau
saying: "You are the man who would
not let me go through the Jail
some time ago." The only other remark
he made before being placed in jail was
that General Sherman would arrive at the
Jail soon. The officer was in charge of the
old Jail at the time of the assassination of
President Lincoln The following letter was
taken from the prisoners pockets at police
headquarters:
"JULY I'd, 1881.
"To THE WHITE House, The Presi-
bent's tragic death was a sad necessity,
put it will unite the Republican party and
save the republic. Life is fimsy dream,
and it matters little when one goes. Life is
of small value. During the war thousands
of brave boys went down without a tear.
I presume the President was a
Christian, and that he will be happier
in Paradise than here. It will be no worse
for Mrs. Garfeld's, dear SOUL to part with
her husband this way, than by natural
death. He is liable to go at any time any
way. I had no ill-will towards the Presi-
dent. His death was political necessity.
1 am a lawyer, theologian and politician.
I am stalwart of the stalwarts.
was with Gen. Grant and the rest of our
men in New York during the canvass. l
have some papers for the press, which I
shall leave with Byron Andrews and his CO.
journalists at No. 1 ,420 New York auenue,
where all the reporters can see them. I am
going to the jail.
| Signed CHARLES GUITEAU."
The papers referred to have not yet been
given out for publication. Byron Andrews,
who is Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Inter-Ocean, says that while E
package of papers is in the hands of the
police, accompanied by note, addressed to
himself (Andrews), he has no personal &C
S quaintance with Guiteau, and never heart
of his existence until this morning From
, what he has gathered from the police, An
Freeport, Ills.
5 The following letter was found on tn,
street shortly after Griteau's arrest, will
the envelope unsealed, and addressed tt
General Sherman or his first assistant il
l charge of the War Department:
e $40 General Sherman.
/ II have Just shot the President I sho
: him several times, as l wished him to go a
easily as possible. His death was politica
v necessity. I am lawyer, theologian an
politician.
/. ''I am stalwart of the stalwarts [ wa
: with General Grant and the rest of our me
e in New York during the canvass. [ am &C
n ing to the jail Please order out you
e troops and take possession of the jail
@ once. Very respectfully,
& 'CHARIEs GUITEAU."
IS On receiving the above, General Sherma
Is gave it the following Endorsement
Il HEADoUARTERs OF ARMY, WASHINGTON
ID. c., July 2, 18S1-11.3 35 A. NJ.
Il "This letter was handed me this minut
. by Major William J. Twining, Unite
e States Engineer, commissioner of the Distrit
Z of Columbia, and Major William G. Brock
Il chief of police. I don't know the write,
u never heard of or saw him to my know
J edge, and hereby return it to the keeping @
/ the above named parties as testimony i
|, the case.
Il [signed]
b "W 7. SHERMAN,
s General"
/ EXECUTIVE MANsIoN.-1 p. NTH
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