Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-07

l purchased the new revolver and the questio was, whence came the money. The detectiEi
 l have, however, discovered that the weapc was purchased at Omean's gun stores, Eli I teenth and F street, opposite the Treasnr 1 which it was purchased was borrow
 ed by Guiteau. The man wh l lent the money is reputable and worth citizen, and out of respect for his feeling l the authorities are withholding his name He was deceived by the smooth tongue o Guiteau and now feels his unfortunate an unlntentional connection with the sad affair Those who have the facts are keeping then quiet. The fact that he talked good dea of expecting $500 from some source on tn day of the shooting was also made the mos of by those who saw fit to adopt the idea ol
 accomplces and a job; but careful investi
 gation has proven this to have been merely
 one of Guiteau's lies dictated by desire tc
 appear 8 man of means. It has been ascer
 tained that four or five weeks ago he was
 with a companion making inquiries at
 down town store and both seemed equally
 anxious that the weapon should be one that
 would kill. They, however, left determined
 to buy no other than a bulldog. Chief
 Brooks of the secret service will say nothing
 on the subject, but it is thought the detec-
 tives were at one time looking for the man
 who was with Guiteau when he bought the
 pistol. This seems to be the only approach
 to corroboration of the theory that the off, cials thought there was conspiracy, but they did not necessarily connect the stranger
 with the assassination. Since last Saturday the district attorney's office has been flooded with letters from all parts of the country and all kinds of people, giving all sorts of theories regarding the attempted assassination and probable accomplices that Guiteau might have had and purporting to give valuable in formation. It is said at the district attor- ney's office, however, that thus far every and that every act of Guiteau would be &C., counted for-where he bought the pistol and whom he had been with down to the attempted assassination. The de- tectives and secret service men who have chased down every clue and suspicious have reported the bottoms knocked out of them all, and it is assumed that were it not for the fact that the Attor- ney General and the host of self-constituted detectives have gone so far into the theory that the shooting was the result of 8 con- spiracy they would readily back out of it now. Not one of the many officers employ ed on the case believe that Guiteau had an In this connection it may as well be stated that the Attorney General was asked to- day if he would let copies be taken of the papers taken from Guiteau at the time of the arrest or those he left at the depot news stand. sNot yet,'' said the Attorney General, ''but those papers will be made pub
 ic just as soon as matters quiet down 8 lit tle." Is there anything very important in them? Nothing whatever" was the reply. '!The newspapers have had about all there is of any consequence" Does the withholding of these papers from the public indicate that you suspect there was conspiracy and that you wish to hunt it out? stBy no means, {" replied the Attorney General ''
 "There is nothing of any importance what syer in these papers. We are all satisfied
 hat there was no conspiracy, that the as 'assin did not confide his purpose to any lcted alone" Colonel Corkhill, the district attorney, spoke to the same effect, saying he papers were withheld at his request, in order not to gratify the egotism of the brutal assassin Guiteau.
 HOPEFUL FEELING AMONG THE DOCTORS.
 The Presidents physicians are more en- outraged than at any time during the case is
 hown at their every appearance from the ick room. Not one of them of course thinks he patient is out of danger, but they have trong hopes of his ultimate recovery. Dr. Bliss told the Attorney General this morning hat the President was improving every hour md that the improvement was substantial me. In answer to direct question he said, I think there is good substantial probabil- ty that the President will recover" The loctor attaches no importance to the increase n pulsation and temperature at noon to-day. He says that was to be looked for and his ymptoms are as favorable as could ,e expected. The theory of the surgeons in he Presidents case, however, is that the ,al passed through portion of the liver md not that the ball is in the liver as some rave an idea. On one occasion to-day when Dr. Reyburn left the consultation chamber frd6 C0nC ha psocI ,ear himself ?'' t'Oh, cheerfully, answered he doctor, who added with laugh, "but he complains that we don't feed him enough. He expressed his desire for 8 steak just now, put of course we could not allow that. We ave him chicken broth and beef tea and it sems to be very beneficial" ''His pulse eems to have gone up little. How about hat?" ssOh, that's nothing serious. We xpect his pulse to rise little during the af ernoon." In fact all the doctors are in good pirits over the prospects. ARRANGEMENTS IN THE SICK ROOM.
 No one is with the President now (9:35 p. n.) but Mrs. Dr. Edson, who will sit up with him till midnight. The physicians are within easy call. The Presidents symptoms re unchanged. All the Cabinet officers and heir ladies arrived at the mansion about lclock and remained several hours. Most of he foreign ministers called in time to re- eive a copy of the last official bulletin and able the contents to their governments. The Spanish, English and Japanese ministers rave called in person many times during | he day. Judge Harlan of the Supreme Court and Colonel Robert 1ngerson were morg the callers in the evening. No one las been admitted to the Presidents room xcept the physicians and the nurses. The President has been discouraged from talking ,r doing anything that would tend to disturb 1 'r excite him. The present arrangements or reducing the temperature of the room re only temporary and will be replaced in a lay or two with the most approved refriger- ting apparatus. They have proved very satisfactory in maintaining latent and uni orm temperature. A telegram was sent to New York tonight for patent cooling ap- ,aratus which consists of porous cloths sus- ,ended from turbin wheel and moistened p ice tanks. It is expected in time for use o-morrow.
 THE SCENE OF THE SHOOTING. Thousands of persons have visited the cene of the shooting of the President since he occurrence of the event. The ladies' oom of the Baltimore and Potomac depot will no doubt be as much one of the places of interest to future visitors to this city as the dedical Museum building on Tenth street, ormerly Ford's theatre, the scene of the as- assination of President Lincoln. Already peculators have made offers to purchase the ow of seats on which President Garfield sat, to carry then. from city to city on ,xhibition, All such offers have been re- used and will continue to be- The scene re- mains the same as it did on Saturday morn ng and presents a weird interest for lovers if the sensational. Scarcely person passes trough the depot without at least glancing nto the room.
 MORE TURBULENT SPIRITS ABROAD.
 An evidence of how thoroughly impregna- ed is every class and species by the excite nent that has hung about the capital for the ,ast five days was seen at the War depart nent this afternoon. A miserably drunken ellow, respectable probably when sober, ound his way into the corridors and forced is way into the office of Adjutant General Drum. He began to talk loudly about the langer the country was in, and in his excite aent Knocked down a handsome drophght. sy this time it was thought best to put the l tranger out. He kept all corners at a dis | anpe, however, and dourishing his arms ried out, eff Garfield dies it will be all ight, for Arthur will die too if have to kill l nm myself" Under the circumstances such ]
 remark, even from a drunken man, was l nough to create sensation. The police l 7ere sent for and the fellow was literally car l jed out. A great crowd was collected and uite an excitement prevailed The fellow, | Ehom no one seems to know, was not placed
 nder arrest, but was taken to 8 place of l afety in a hack. He was awfully drunk and ] sas totally irresponsible for what he said.